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Cognizant, US prosecutors should be ordered to turn over material on 'intrusion' into ex-exec's bribery defense, lawyers argue

By Richard Vanderford ( June 24, 2021, 21:31 GMT | Insight) -- Cognizant Technology Solutions has admitted to interviewing members of the defense team of its former chief legal officer, Steven Schwartz, who faces US bribery charges, Schwartz's lawyers said, arguing that the company must turn over information that could determine whether Schwartz's defense was undermined. The row over the intrusion has emerged as a major dispute ahead of the trial, scheduled to start later this year, of Schwartz and Cognizant's former president, Gordon Coburn.Cognizant Technology Solutions has admitted to interviewing members of the defense team of its former chief legal officer Steven Schwartz, who faces US bribery charges, Schwartz's lawyers said, arguing that the company must turn over information that could determine whether Schwartz's defense was undermined....

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