“When lashing out at the Justice Department’s crackdown on bribery, some critics say the agency fails to mind its own beeswax. In applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Justice has repeatedly targeted foreign-based companies and non-U.S. citizens for overseas bribery charges with the justification that they are fair game because the companies trade on U.S. exchanges. The critics say DOJ …

“A man believed to be connected to the slaying of veteran Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen fatally shot himself at a Hollywood hotel Wednesday evening as Beverly Hills police were serving a search warrant there, sources told The Times. The name of the man was not released, and his exact connection to the Chasen murder case was not immediately known. The …