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The split among the Gulf Coast states surfaced again in November when the Justice Department announced the $4.5 billion settlement of criminal charges against BP.

Although BP has agreed to a settlement of criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon case, it still faces billions of dollars in pollution fines under federal environmental laws.

SAC Capital, a hedge fund, was expected to reach a $1.2 billion settlement of criminal charges relating to securities fraud as The Economist was going to press.

The new write-offs are largely the result of a settlement of criminal charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with the spill.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The British banking giant Barclays received a "sweetheart deal" from the Justice Department in a proposed settlement of criminal charges that the bank had violated federal trade sanctions, a federal judge said.

But the latter figure would only apply if BP is found guilty of gross negligence in the civil case and the settlement of criminal liabilities suggests that it may not.

On October 14th he filed civil charges against Marsh & McLennan, the world's biggest insurance broker, and announced settlements of criminal charges with two employees at AIG, the world's biggest insurer, and one at ACE, a big property-casualty insurer.

WASHINGTON — The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees joined in asking the Justice Department on Thursday for details of contracts that the department directed to former Attorney General John Ashcroft and other outside lawyers who are monitoring companies in out-of-court settlements of criminal allegations.

In the settlement of the criminal case, BP was placed on probation for five years.

NEWS ANALYSIS, PAGE B1 Andersen Makes New Offer To avoid a trial, lawyers for Arthur Andersen submitted a proposed settlement of its criminal case to the government.

JACK LYNCH SEARCH ENGINE CHALLENGE The Justice Department's settlement of a criminal investigation of Google for allowing Canadian pharmacies to advertise drugs for distribution in the United States reflected an effort to extend the reach of federal drug laws.