Former Georgeson LLC employee Charles Garske (L) enters the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 26, 2018. REUTERS/Nate Raymond
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BOSTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Three ex-employees of a firm that advises companies on shareholder votes have struck deals with prosecutors that could result in the dismissal of charges that they schemed to learn how a proxy advisory firm’s investor clients voted through bribery.
Federal prosecutors in Boston on Friday filed deferred prosecution agreements for three former employees of Georgeson LLC, a proxy solicitation firm owned by Computershare Ltd, that would resolve the case against them ahead of a Feb. 22 retrial.
Under the agreements, the ex-employees - Michael Sedlak, Charles Garske and Richard Gottcent - accepted responsibility in exchange for prosecutors agreeing to drop conspiracy and wire fraud charges after 12 months.
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