From its Pittsburgh headquarters over the last two decades, Alcoa directed the bribery of Bahraini officials and business leaders, which resulted in $400 million in profits for the global aluminum giant, according to a private racketeering suit filed by Aluminum Bahrain, or Alba. A federal judge denied Alcoa’s motion to dismiss the claim this week.
The case went on hiatus shortly after it was first filed in 2008 because the U.S. Department of Justice intervened, saying that it was pursuing a related criminal investigation.
