Sun May Have Violated Bribery Laws

John Petersen submits:Vinod Khosla, the founder of Sun Microsystems (JAVA) and an icon of cleantech venture capital investing, is famous for bluntly telling audiences that "Economics matters, NOTHING that defies the law of economic gravity can scale." This principle is a simple yet self-evident adaptation of Newton's law gravitation to the human condition.

US authorities have been investigating Oracle for at least a year to see if the business software titan violated anti-bribery laws in its overseas business, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.Citing unnamed sources, the Journal said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Justice Department have been pressing a criminal investigation, as the Securities and Exchange Commission looks into possible civil violations.

Reuters - A U.S. judge on Thursday approved Daimler AG's settlement of allegations that the luxury car and truck maker violated federal anti-bribery laws by showering foreign government officials with money and gifts to win contracts.

March 2 (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp said it "likely" violated the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which outlaws the bribery of foreign officials, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc pushed back on Wednesday against

The world’s largest retailer by sales has launched an internal probe into whether some employees in its international business violated US laws on bribery

Joel West submits: InfoWorld chronicles the technological brain drain at Sun Microsystems (JAVAD) after it was gobbled up by Oracle (ORCL

The SEC investigates whether financial firms violated bribery laws in dealing with sovereign wealthy funds, says WSJ.