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Investigation of alleged bribery under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is greatest danger to Rupert Murdoch's media empire
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/feb/11/news-corp-us-investigation-fcpa
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It would also bring the scandal to America, which is the financial heart of the global company. News Corporation's headquarters are on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue, which is why the company is susceptible to the FCPA, a law introduced in the 1970s to hold US-based companies accountable for acts of bribery and corruption abroad.
Eric Holder, the US attorney general, launched a preliminary investigation into News Corporation's activities last July. The FBI is known to be involved in the investigation on both sides of the Atlantic.
It is also understood that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is conducting its own inquiries. The SEC takes an interest in cases where false financial information has been provided in the case of News International, the use of false names in company records and accounts to disguise the recipients of bribes from journalists could fall into that category.
In September, the US justice department reportedly approached News Corporation directly and asked for information on alleged bribes of police officers.
madokie
(51,076 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)which I find distasteful.
Please provide link to confirm that Murdoch has murdered more than 2,752 people.
madokie
(51,076 posts)I'm talking about the fact that fox noise lies to so many that believe their lies as to elect dicks like dick and w along with their preemptive wars that is only making more enemies and as a counter we have the patriot act which took a lot of our freedoms away. Do I need to go on?
I didn't say nor insinuate one thing distasteful in my original reply.
peace
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)the US government did.
madokie
(51,076 posts)George are you blind to what is happening in the world today, in fact since the coup of 2000?
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)given that the police here acted on behalf of information provided to them by News Corp's own investigation team.
Its also worth noting that the first police officer arrested was the one suspected of supplying information to the Guardian itself last August. That was on the afternoon that the Guardian published the name of someone arrested that day BEFORE the police had released that information - bit of giveaway that one.
malaise
(269,185 posts)when I read that, but with all the lies being spun by the Murdoch empire and other interested parties I no longer know who to trust.
The fact that Rupert is now crossing the pond suggests that there are serious problems
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)to reassure the staff at The Sun , face to face , that he has no intention whatsoever of shutting it down.
madokie
(51,076 posts)I doubt the Sun will last up to the summer IMO
CanonRay
(14,118 posts)On the other hand, if you're just a poor sucker...