European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Imp Page 7 a r a asks Rosiar Fife Ess pm a i,7stek saw dark economic Clouds Atu,.i in cars Chi strict in live or so i no Vood create Job crisis some of which Sands o us a mtg Uii i Merce said every rumours of its , he added we re concerned a will urge local citizens to voice concent Wiume Carter administration and Legisla elsewhere though the shuffling of Mill Lary and civilian jobs had a More ominous ring. The Pentagon proposed relocating thepnava recruit training commans at great lakes and removing All Active duty army personal from fort Sheridan _ in a North of Chicago. M firm fined record sum of $1.38 million Washington up1 control datacorp., one of the nation s largest computer firms pleaded guilty wednesday to three criminal charges involving the bribery of foreign of Filiau and was fined $1.38 Mil lion the largest suck Fine i history. The Minneapolis based company acknowledged two years to that it had made at least $2.3 million in payments to foreign government officials Between 1973 indl975 to influence computer government s corporate payoff task Force said it had developed considerable evidence t prove that control data has violated the Bank secrecy act that Law re quires individuals or companies to report 10 the government any movements of Cash excess of $5.800 into or out of the United states. The complaint filed in . District Wurt in Washington said that on at least we occasion in 1s7j control data shipped80,000 in bearer checks from its Brus Sels office to Minneapolis. About one Weeker the company sent $200,000 to the in Fawl foreign officials for use to influence my computer sales the complaint said. The complaint said control data Waso arged by the government with devising scheme to defraud the citizens of the named foreign nation of their right to 1 honest and Loyal services of their gov Vav men officials through bribes to Pur me or lease computer hardware provided by control a task Force spokesman said the entire operation was conducted with the knowl Joje and approval of some company offi file $1.38 million Fine was the largest Wrate Fine on record. New Orleans judge fined j. Ray me Ujj Jiotti producer of Oil drilling equip. To million for violations of the Bank by act and Federal anti racketeering tues. The task Force spokesman said the gov a agreed not to reveal the identity Ine officials who received the bribes or country involved. Be aug said no additional criminal or penalties would be sought some officials say proposals Tori tar Domestic Milita it us come before and it will a Tome my before final decisions Are reached on the latest round of changes Iblis informs Well be in 0 Wilh those Amie la need pllyjivcsun8 in do meow and come eau Tsuo Lis Willalu 5e but Many of the proposed changes would this is going 10 Hurt said Reduci Lemayor Lloyd Meyer of the Pentagon s pro Osollo close the Baudette air Force site by 1979. Eliminating 100 military and .10 civilian jobs you can t Lake that much payroll from a Community without somebody feeling thee feet of he said adding that rumours of closing the base have been circulating foursome time. This is something in the Back of you mind inc mayor said. You always have to expert by Fred _ a Weiyi \4 Witul i closing spectre rises again off a a Rev ti.1 ihl1yar j near Portsmouth. N.h., is hut he a a spare us
