AMERICAS
William Barr, Former United States Attorney General
EXCLUSIVE
U.S. investigators were told to take 'no further action' on Caterpillar, ex-client of Barr The option of President Donald Trump to rule the U.S. until William Barr became President Department of Justice, in a federal criminal inquiry by the department, he represented Caterpillar Inc, a Fortune 100 company.
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uch was at risk for Caterpillar: Since 2018, $2.3 billion in business fees have been requested by the Internal Revenue Service in conjunction with tax issues under criminal
inquiry. The organisation is contesting the conclusion. According to an email written by one of the agents and checked by Reuters, a week after Barr was named for the role
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of attorney general, justice officials in Washington told the investigation team in the ongoing criminal inquiry of Caterpillar to take' no more steps' in the matter. The decision, the email said, originated from the Tax Section of the Justice Department
