Category Archives: Legal

Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Granddad ‘mercenary trained in Ukraine’ December 5, 2012 Christine Flatley AAP A Victorian grandfather trained at the International Bodyguard Association in Ukraine so he could fight the Indonesian government as a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DynCorp Dodges Ecuadoreans’ Chemical-Exposure Suit

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

DynCorp Dodges Ecuadoreans’ Chemical-Exposure Suit By Gavin Broady Law360, New York (March 06, 2013, 2:00 PM ET) — Government contractor DynCorp International Inc. has escaped a suit over injuries purportedly caused… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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DOJ Declines to Prosecute DynCorp Over FCPA Allegations

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

March 28, 2013, 5:57 PM ET DOJ Declines to Prosecute DynCorp Over FCPA Allegations Samuel Rubenfeld Wall Street Journal The parent company of DynCorp International Corp. said Wednesday that the Justice… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Lawyer: Murtha-Linked Pa. Brothers to Plead Guilty By JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH March 27, 2013 (AP) Two brothers who owned defense contracting businesses that benefited from earmarks obtained by the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Fourth Circuit applies the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to the Civil False Claims Act

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Fourth Circuit applies the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to the Civil False Claims Act Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP Douglas W. Baruch, Jennifer M. Wollenberg and Kayla Stachniak… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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They’ll want their questions answered’: Ontario-based bodyguard in Saadi Gaddafi smuggling plot deported

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

They’ll want their questions answered’: Ontario-based bodyguard in Saadi Gaddafi smuggling plot deported Stewart Bell | 13/03/21 8:43 PM ET   Darren Calabrese/National PostGary Peters, former bodyguard of Saadi Gaddafi, speaks to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Halliburton Whistle-Blower Gets 2nd Chance

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Halliburton Whistle-Blower Gets 2nd Chance By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN      (CN) – Halliburton and KBR must face claims that they falsely billed the U.S. for services at military bases in Iraq while… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Drone Contractor Says PE Firm Poached Info, Employees By Helen Christophi Law360, Los Angeles (February 22, 2013, 10:17 PM ET) — In a suit removed to Tennessee federal court Friday, drone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

  Christina Wilkie Iraq War Contractors Fight On Against Lawsuits, Investigations, Fines Posted: 03/20/2013 7:34 am EDT  |  Updated: 03/20/2013 11:22 am EDT WASHINGTON — Donald Rumsfeld declared war on the Pentagon bureaucracy… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Army Finance Office Misconduct U.S. Attorney’s Office March 19, 2013 Eastern District of North Carolina (919) 856-4530 RALEIGH- United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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