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Wal-Mart Spends $230 Million on Mexican Bribery Investigation

by Mark Friedman – 1 week ago
Wal-Mart Spends $230 Million on Mexican Bribery Investigation
This is one of Wal-Mart’s locations in Mexico, where the company has come under scrutiny for allegedly paying more than $24 million in bribes so stores could open faster.

While an internal investigation into bribery allegations have cost Wal-Mart at least $230 million, the move was the right one, according to legal experts who follow Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement.
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Mitchell Williams Law Firm Still No. 2 but Catching Up to Friday Eldredge & Clark

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As the largest law firm in Arkansas has shed a few lawyers, the second-largest has gained, and now Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard is only four attorneys away from overtaking Friday Eldredge & Clark as the largest in the state.
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U.S. District Court Criminal Filings Mixed, Bankruptcies Decline

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Criminal charges in the U.S. District Court's Western District of Arkansas climbed 7.1 percent for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2012.
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