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USA v. GONCALVES et al

  1. March 27, 2012

    Feds Drop Remaining Charges In Gabon FCPA Case

    The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to dismiss its vast Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against three more military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials and to suspend prosecution for one man facing charges of improper deals with Georgian officials.

  2. February 21, 2012

    Feds Give Up On Massive Gabon FCPA Case

    The federal government on Tuesday dropped its vast Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case accusing more than 20 military equipment industry executives of bribing Gabonese officials to win business, ending years of unsuccessful prosecution and dealing a major setback to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  3. January 11, 2012

    Feds Hit Back At Gabon FCPA Execs In Last Word Of Trial

    Federal prosecutors lashed out at five military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials as the closing arguments of their trial wound to an end Wednesday, saying each was simply "pounding the table" instead of confronting the facts.

  4. January 10, 2012

    Gabon FCPA Execs Decry FBI Tactics, Informant

    Attorneys for five military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials on Tuesday strongly denounced the government's key cooperating witness who helped the FBI set up the sting operation — and the tactics used — that ensnared the defendants.

  5. January 09, 2012

    Feds Blast Gabon FCPA Execs In Closing Argument

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday wrapped up its case with gusto against five military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials, saying the defendants were clearly aware that a crime was being committed.

  6. January 04, 2012

    Gabon FCPA Exec Says He Didn't Understand Arms Sales Biz

    A former U.S. Secret Service agent accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials took the stand in his own defense Wednesday, professing his inexperience in the military equipment industry and lack of comprehension that any crime was being committed.

  7. December 22, 2011

    Nixed Conspiracy Charges Free 1 Gabon FCPA Defendant

    The Washington federal judge overseeing the trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials threw out the government's conspiracy charge against all six on Thursday, allowing one of them to walk free entirely.

  8. December 20, 2011

    Gabon FCPA Execs Try To Kick Conspiracy Charge

    Attorneys for six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials asked a Washington federal judge Tuesday to scrap the government's conspiracy charge, saying prosecutors could not prove the executives even knew each other.

  9. December 14, 2011

    Gabon FCPA Judge Mulls Nixing Key Testimony

    The Washington federal judge overseeing the trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials said Wednesday that he would decide Thursday morning whether to scrap the testimony of a government cooperating witness.

  10. December 13, 2011

    Execs Copped To Payment In Gabon FCPA Case: FBI Agent

    An FBI agent testifying against six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials told a Washington federal jury Tuesday that two of the individuals had admitted to contributing to the payment in post-arrest interviews.

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