Bribery Defendant Giffen Walks Away With No Penalty

By Christie Smythe (November 19, 2010, 6:32 PM EST) -- James H. Giffen, the chairman of investment bank Mercator Corp., walked away virtually scot-free on Friday from a case over the alleged bribery of Kazakh officials on behalf of Western oil companies, with the judge noting that Giffen's "time served" battling the charges was punishment enough....

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