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        March 28, 2013 -
        
  
        A watchdog group has compiled a list of banking's "dirty dozen" corporate criminals, and Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America makes the cut with billions paid out in penalties and settlements for various crimes.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        October 2, 2012 -
        
  
        Unallowable expenses the utility giant submitted as part of recent North Carolina rate hike cases included lobbying, political junkets and costs related to a criminal investigation in Indiana. A watchdog group calls for an audit and penalties for improper future submissions.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        September 21, 2012 -
        
  
        From arranging their affairs so they get checks from the IRS rather than writing them, to their reliance on government contracts, U.S. corporations show a serious dependency on public assistance.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        April 12, 2006 -
        
  
        Florida papers are reporting that the state is finally moving to prosecute Convergys, a global corporation tied in dozens of scandals since taking over the contract to manage Florida's human resources department -- one of the largest privatizations in the country:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        May 26, 2005 -
        
  
        How the Texas legislature became the fine deliberative body it is today. From the Associated Press (via truthout):