Brasil Telecom CEO Charged

Brasil Telecom Chief Executive Carla Cico was charged with racketeering as part of a Brazilian probe into whether she hired security firm Kroll to spy on the government and executives at Telecom Italia, a business rival. The charges must be confirmed by a court, which could take months. The 44-year-old executive is the first executive to be charged in a police investigation into whether Kroll used illegal methods such as wiretapping to gather information on both the government and Telecom Italia.