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AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says (arstechnica.com)

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[-] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 19 points 6 months ago

Can we put those involved in prison?

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Former AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza is set to go on trial in September 2024 after being indicted on charges of conspiracy to unlawfully influence then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. AT&T itself agreed to pay a $23 million fine in October 2022 in connection with the alleged illegal influence campaign and said it was "committed to ensuring that this never happens again."

Also, the congressman who took the bribes resigned and is facing trial on October 8th, 2024.

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

The legislation will also be overturned right?

... Right?

this post was submitted on 14 May 2024

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