Bloomberg reported that one executive - deputy president of Coca-Cola's Pacific Group, Paul Etchells - opened an email he thought was from the company's chief executive.

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Anna Perez, communications executive, a former deputy assistant to the president and counsel to the national security adviser in the Bush administration.

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Then she changed her tune, claiming the bribe was for the president's deputy executive secretary, Vicent e dela Serna, and his aide, Ricardo Fulgencio.

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Mr Brennan, 57, is a veteran of the CIA, having spent 25 years at the agency in various posts including station chief in Saudi Arabia and deputy executive director in the administration of former President George W Bush.

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Biden was to announce plans to introduce the bill at a press conference Thursday with AOL chief executive officer Stephen Case, CaseFoundation president Jean Case and Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder.

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In Coca-Cola's case, hackers masqueraded as Coca-Cola's chief executive, sending an email to Paul Etchells, Coca-Cola's deputy president for the Pacific region.

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During its private meeting, Members of the Board received a briefing from the President of the World Bank, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, and the Executive Heads of WTO, ILO and UNCTAD on the current world economic situation.

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