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New York-based Alcoa to face bribery lawsuit filed by Alba
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A federal judge in Pittsburgh today denied a motion by Alcoa Inc. to dismiss a bribery lawsuit filed against the company by an aluminum maker controlled by the Bahrain government.
Aluminium Bahrain BSC, one of the world's largest aluminum smelters, claims New York-based Alcoa reaped more than $400 million in illegal profits by overcharging it for alumina, which is used to make aluminum. The company, known as Alba, said part of the money was used to bribe Alba senior executives and Bahrain officials.
Alcoa, which has its operations center on the North Shore, claimed that Alba's complaint, filed in Pittsburgh, failed to link Alcoa executives to the alleged scheme and that, because the lawsuit centers on events overseas, federal laws don't apply.
U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose ruled that Alba's claims, if proved, show that the "control of the enterprise, the decision-making vital to sustainability of the enterprise, came from Pittsburgh."
An Alcoa representative couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
Aluminium Bahrain BSC, one of the world's largest aluminum smelters, claims New York-based Alcoa reaped more than $400 million in illegal profits by overcharging it for alumina, which is used to make aluminum. The company, known as Alba, said part of the money was used to bribe Alba senior executives and Bahrain officials.
Alcoa, which has its operations center on the North Shore, claimed that Alba's complaint, filed in Pittsburgh, failed to link Alcoa executives to the alleged scheme and that, because the lawsuit centers on events overseas, federal laws don't apply.
U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose ruled that Alba's claims, if proved, show that the "control of the enterprise, the decision-making vital to sustainability of the enterprise, came from Pittsburgh."
An Alcoa representative couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
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