Former US coal sales exec files bid to dismiss bribery conviction
( August 24, 2026, 22:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, has filed a post-verdict motion to dismiss, saying the judge can use his supervisory powers to throw out the corruption case due to prosecutorial misconduct surrounding a proffer that hung over the trial. Document attached....
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