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CORRUPTION * USA - 200 Million Dollar US Trucking Fraud Case May Go To Supreme Court
Appeal Court Upholds Conspiracy to Defraud in Transport Scam
Racine,Wisconsin,US –Handy Shipping Guide -3 December 2009: -- Consumer products manufacturer SC Johnson yesterday won in a dramatic case which began in 2004 after a gaggle of employees and trucking companies were caught stealing from the group. The transport director Milton Morris and deputy director Katherine Scheller were jointly accused of inviting bribes from haulage suppliers in return for delivery contracts. The pair then invoiced the company for the inflated shipping amounts and paid kickbacks to their accomplices... Under state regulations the reported $102 million loss that Johnson’s suffered was doubled to a total of $203.8 million as a penalty against wrongdoers. The appeal was launched by two drayage company owners, Thomas Buske and Tom Russell who claimed the original Courts verdict was flawed. The men’s lawyers say they will now move an appeal before the Supreme Court... Five companies under the jurisdiction of Buske and Russell were involved in the suit and Russell received a two year sentence in May after he failed to disclose during discovery for the case where large amounts of money... * More Allegations Of Corruption In US Trucking Industry. Truck Leasing Company Stand Accused of Bribing Tennessee Court Official whilst California in a Fog over Pollution Ruling
Memphis, Tennessee,USA -Handy Shipping Guide -4 December 2009: ... Three employees of Fleet Equipment and Leasing, who sell and lease freight vehicles stand accused of bribing a Shelby County Court official... Two of the accused, William and James Welch are apparently in custody after indictment on several charges of bribery and conspiracy to bribe a public servant. The third man has not yet been apprehended... The offences were allegedly committed when the company wished to facilitate faster registration transactions and for more vehicles than was permissible... The recipient of the bribes is reportedly Julia Lynn Marshall, a Court title clerk, who stands accused and indicted for the receipt of money to process over 150 separate title transactions... The current cases follow similar offences committed at Millington County Court in May when eleven clerks were indicted and await their cases coming to Court. The fact that the employees were operating as officials for the state is liable to weigh heavily against them if found guilty. Sentences could conceivably be as much as twelve years imprisonment... (Photo from farm1.static.flickr)
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