Novartis Pharmaceuticals to pay $422.5 million over marketing of epilepsy drug, kickbacks

Novartis fined $422.5M in marketing, kickback case

PROMISES, PROMISES: Pelosi sets ethics bar high, but falls short of delivering on pledge

PROMISES, PROMISES: Pelosi ethics pledge falters

Germany’s Daimler to add integrity executive to board following bribery case

Germany’s Daimler to add integrity executive

Justice Dept. prosecutor commits suicide while under investigation for conduct in Stevens case

Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide

In Georgia, a Republican’s financial troubles recast the race for governor

Republican’s financial woes recast Ga. race

2 plead guilty in Seattle to scheme that helped wealthy avoid paying $240M in taxes

2 plead guilty in Wash. to massive tax scheme

2 plead guilty in Seattle to scheme that helped wealthy avoid paying $240 million in taxes

2 in Wash. plead guilty to massive tax scheme

Drugmaker Merck discloses Justice, SEC probes of possible foreign anti-bribery law violations

Merck discloses probe of foreign sales practices

Calderon warns Mexico in new stage of drug war, says cartels show no ‘limits or scruples’

Mexico prez: cartels show no ‘limits or scruples’

Attorney for former Illinois governor’s brother begins closing arguments, count dropped

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Prosecutors take aim at Blagojevich defense, say alleged attempt to get money, job is a crime

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National psych group takes first-ever step in backing CIA detainee abuse claim against doctor

Psychology group backs CIA detainee abuse claim

National psych board takes first-ever step in backing CIA detainee abuse claim against doctor

Psychology board backs CIA detainees abuse claim

DOJ: Snamprogetti Netherlands to pay $240M to resolve charges of bribing Nigerian officials

DOJ: Dutch firm to pay $240M over bribery charges

Canadian court documents outline charged sports doc’s sessions with US athletes

Documents outline Galea’s contact with US athletes

Goldman Sachs CEO defends actions, says investors got risk they sought in buying securities

Goldman CEO denies wrongdoing in crisis

WASHINGTON — The CEO of Goldman Sachs is testily defending his company’s ethics and business practices during the nation’s financial crisis, saying that customers buying securities from the investment house came looking for risk and that’s what they got.

Former Obama car czar Rattner still under kickback cloud as new details emerge about conduct

Former Obama car czar remains under kickback cloud

Daimler firms plead guilty, pay $185 million after being caught paying bribes

Daimler firms plead guilty, pay $185 million

Long before it got caught paying bribes, Daimler blew a chance to clean up its dirty laundry

Daimler bribes: a blown chance to clean up its act

Democrats ban earmarks to for-profit companies as GOP leaders urge complete moratorium

House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium

House Democrats ban earmarks to for-profit companies

House Democrats ban earmarks to corporations

After vowing to drain the swamp of ethics abusers, Democrats find themselves mired in it

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Senate votes unemployment benefits, highway funds

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

Senate chairman demands search for e-mails of lawyers who worked on Bush interrogation policy

Senator: Find missing e-mails on interrogation

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

Review finds no misconduct but cites Bush-era lawyers for poor judgment on interrogation memos

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NY Gov. Paterson drops election bid amid scandal

Hundreds of foreclosure attorneys investigated in Calif. for duping desperate homeowners

Lawyer misconduct rises with foreclosure record

Judge dismisses drug charges, but billionaire Broadcom co-founder may face damaged reputation

Broadcom ex-CEO cleared but reputation may suffer

Budget woes, business incentives and ethics reforms top 2010 agenda for Missouri Legislature

Budget, ethics top Missouri lawmakers 2010 agenda

UBS informant files complaint with DOJ claiming false statements led to improper prison time

UBS informant files complaint with DOJ

MIAMI — The key whistleblower in the tax evasion investigation of Swiss bank UBS AG claimed in a complaint Tuesday that prosecutors made false statements to a judge who sentenced him to prison.

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