December 12, 2011
The case of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials teetered on the brink of a mistrial Monday when a government cooperator revealed that he had written down statements of one of the defendants that had yet to be turned over to either side.
December 08, 2011
A colleague of two military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials told a Washington federal jury Thursday that he was suspicious about the legality of the Gabon deal and had expressed his concerns to one of the executives.
November 03, 2011
The government's cooperating witness in its case accusing six military equipment industry executives of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials admitted to a Washington federal jury Thursday that he improperly told two defendants that the proposed deal was above-board and legal.
November 01, 2011
Military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials told a Washington federal jury Tuesday that the government's main cooperating witness' memory of events in the case were spotty due to his past drug use.
October 27, 2011
Attorneys for military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials hounded the U.S. government's cooperating witness in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case before a Washington jury on Thursday over lies and law-breaking he committed under the FBI's instructions.
October 26, 2011
The government's cooperating witness in the trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials to win contracts on Wednesday defended his aggressive tactics in trying to sell the defendants on the proposed deal.
October 25, 2011
The government's cooperating witness in the trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials to win contracts denied Tuesday that his plea agreement hinged in any way on the successful prosecution of the defendants.
October 18, 2011
The government's cooperating witness in the trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of attempting to bribe Gabonese officials to win contracts told a Washington federal jury Tuesday of his involvement in the FBI sting operation that brought the defendants down.
October 17, 2011
The prime FBI cooperating witness testifying against six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts admitted to a Washington federal jury Monday his extensive history of drug use, visits to prostitutes and criminal activity.
October 13, 2011
An FBI agent testifying against six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts told a federal jury Thursday that his sexual innuendo-laced text messages with the government's lead informant were part of building their operational relationship.