Pleads
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Marine World
Tragedy on the Hudson: Negligent Captain Pleads Guilty in Fatal Charter Boat Capsizing
Richard Cruz, the owner and captain of the ill-fated vessel Stimulus Money, has pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct and neglect…
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Maritime News
Owner of Unlicensed Charter Boat Pleads Guilty for Fatal Capsizing
The owner and operator of an unlicensed and overcrowded charter boat that capsized in Hudson River in 2022 killing a…
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Marine World
Austal USA Pleads Guilty to Accounting Fraud, Agrees to Pay $24 Million Settlement
Austal USA, a Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and…
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Maritime News
Vitol Trader Pleads Guilty to Second Set of Bribery Charges
Former Vitol energy trader Javier Aguilar has pleaded guilty to a second set of charges related to a sprawling…
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Maritime News
Hamburg Pleads With Port Workers to Say No to Drug Smugglers
Hamburg's port is one of the main gateways for cocaine smuggling into Europe, a prized market for cartels because…
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Maritime News
Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a U.S. Navy Official
A defense IT company and one of its former executives have pleaded guilty to charges of bribery in connection…
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Maritime News
Trafigura Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $126M to Settle Brazilian Bribery Case
International commodities trading company Trafigura resolved a long-standing investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice into a bribery scheme…
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Maritime News
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Pleads Guilty to Cartel Conduct in Australia
Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS pleaded guilty to charges of criminal cartel conduct in Australia’s Federal Court on…
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Maritime News
Containership Crewman Pleads Guilty in $1 Bln Drug Bust
A crew member from the containership MSC Gayane pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking stemming from a $1 billion bust in…
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Tanker News
Unix Line pleads guilty to ship pollution charges
Singapore-based Unix Line, the primary shi management arm of MOL Chemical Tankers, has pleaded guilty in a federal court in…
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