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Criminal

Jul. 6, 2026

Federal judge dismisses bribery case against San Diego defense contractor

The indictment had alleged a yearslong scheme to influence a Navy contracting official through gifts, jobs and other benefits in exchange for favorable treatment on federal contracts.

Federal judge dismisses bribery case against San Diego defense contractor
Aaron Dyer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A federal judge has dismissed a criminal bribery case against a San Diego defense contractor and one of its executives after prosecutors moved to drop the charges nearly two years after obtaining an indictment and about seven years after the alleged conduct ended.

U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson on June 30 granted the government's unopposed motion to dismiss without prejudice the indictment against Mark Larsen and Cask Technologies LLC. The order also exonerated Larsen...

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