Saturday, 2 November 2013

Caterpillar unit is subject of U.S. criminal probe: filing


Federal prosecutors in California are investigating a unit of Caterpillar Inc (CAT) for potential violations of environmental law and other alleged improper business practices, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday.

Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar said in the filing that its Progress Rail Services Corp subsidiary received a grand jury subpoena on October 24 from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The U.S. attorney's office in that district told Progress Rail it is a target of a criminal investigation related to the subpoena, the filing said. CAT.

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