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FirstEnergy Ex-C.E.O. and 2 Others Are Indicted in Bribery Scandal

Ohio’s attorney general accused a former chairman of the state’s Public Utilities Commission of taking more than $4.3 million in bribes from FirstEnergy executives.

By J. Edward Moreno

Decisions and Verdicts Ethics and Official Misconduct Frauds and Swindling Lee Jae-yong (1968- ) Lee Kun-hee Samsung C&T Corp Samsung Electronics Co Samsung Group Seoul (South Korea) South Korea Stocks and Bonds

Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Acquitted in Stock, Accounting Fraud Case

Lee Jae-yong’s case had raised questions about the immense power that chaebol leaders wield and the legal system holding them to account in South Korea.

By John Yoon

Decisions and Verdicts Deferred Prosecution Agreements Ethics and Official Misconduct Morgan Stanley Prosecutorial Misconduct Stocks and Bonds

Morgan Stanley to Pay $249 Million in Block Trading Investigation

Federal prosecutors found at least one employee at the Wall Street firm had committed deceptive practices in handling trades of large blocks of stock from 2018 to 2021.

By Matthew Goldstein

Beverages Conflicts of Interest Diet and Nutrition Ethics and Official Misconduct Harvard University Heart Medicine and Health National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties

After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar background.

By Roni Caryn Rabin