May 04, 2011
An accused middleman who allegedly helped Lindsey Manufacturing Co. executives pass off bribes in exchange for Mexican utility contracts told a California federal judge Wednesday there was insufficient evidence she knew of the scheme when she signed checks for lavish gifts.
April 29, 2011
The wife of the Grupo Internacional de Asesores SA director accused of bribing Mexican officials for a utility contract asked a California federal judge to acquit her Friday, saying federal prosecutors only charged her to get at her husband.
April 28, 2011
Jurors on Thursday were shown checks signed on behalf of Lindsey Manufacturing Co. that were allegedly used to bribe officials in exchange for contracts with a Mexican state-owned utility, as defense attorneys for the electrical parts maker began cross-examining the prosecution's final witness.
April 27, 2011
Lindsey Manufacturing Co. sought to recruit a lobbyist for his close ties to corrupt officials at the Mexican utility the company allegedly bribed to win lucrative electrical supply contracts, a federal jury in California heard Wednesday.
April 21, 2011
A California federal judge issued an opinion Wednesday explaining his refusal to dismiss bribery charges against Lindsey Manufacturing Co., bolstering a definition of "foreign official" under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that can include employees of state-owned corporations.
April 15, 2011
A California federal judge on Thursday rejected Lindsey Manufacturing Co.'s bid to block evidence seized during searches, as the trial continued over the electricity systems maker's alleged scheme to bribe its way into contracts with a Mexican state-owned utility.
April 04, 2011
A California federal judge on Friday rejected a challenge by Lindsey Manufacturing Co. to the U.S. Justice Department's definition of key terms in its foreign bribery prosecution, allowing the trial against the electrical engineering company to continue.
March 31, 2011
A California federal judge on Monday dashed the hopes of defendant Lindsey Manufacturing Co. in a foreign bribery case over contracts with a Mexican state-owned utility, rejecting its argument that prosecutors waited too long to turn over exculpatory evidence.
March 30, 2011
A federal judge in California on Tuesday agreed to suppress statements made by a power company CEO in a case accusing him of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing officials with Mexico's federal electrical utility in exchange for contracts.
March 01, 2011
A utility equipment company and two executives asked a California federal judge Monday to suppress evidence they claimed federal agents illegally seized before accusing them of scheming to bribe officials for contracts with Mexico's state-owned utility.