October 06, 2011
Attorneys for six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts questioned an FBI agent in Washington on Thursday over why he had failed to file required reports on undercover meetings with the defendants.
October 03, 2011
An FBI agent testifying against six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts described for a Washington federal jury Monday how the defendants met in Miami to work out the details of the alleged conspiracy.
September 29, 2011
An FBI agent detailed for a Washington jury Thursday the origins of a sting operation that snared six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts, focusing on wiretapped phone calls with the FBI's cooperating witness.
September 28, 2011
The trial of six military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabonese officials to win contracts kicked off Wednesday with defense attorneys telling a Washington jury that the FBI and its cooperator bungled an underlying sting operation.
July 07, 2011
A Washington federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of four military equipment industry executives accused of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing Gabon officials to win contracts, after the jury indicated it was unable to reach a consensus.
June 23, 2011
Attorneys for four military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabon officials to win contracts took their final shots at the prosecution's top informant as the trial closed in Washington on Thursday, alleging he was unsavory and unreliable.
June 22, 2011
Government lawyers prosecuting four military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabon officials to win contracts told a Washington federal jury Wednesday that the evidence outweighed any concerns about the sting itself, as the defense blasted the FBI's handling of the investigation.
June 13, 2011
The lead FBI agent testifying in the criminal trial of four military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabon officials denied suggestions under cross-examination Monday in Washington that his pursuit of the case was motivated by careerism.
June 09, 2011
During the trial of military equipment industry executives accused of bribing Gabon officials for contracts, an FBI agent on Thursday told a Washington federal jury a lead government informant lied to one of the accused that the bribes were compliant with the law.
June 08, 2011
A federal jury in Washington heard Wednesday that the chief informant in the government's case accusing four military equipment industry executives of bribing Gabon government ministers for contracts had been paid for consulting work by the same companies whose officers he tried to lure into an illegal deal.