Coal Exec Used 'Mr. Yen' To Talk Kickbacks, FBI Testifies

By Matthew Santoni ( February 12, 2026, 6:45 PM EST) -- A former Corsa Coal Corp. executive exchanged messages with a sales agent in Egypt that appeared to reference splits of sales commissions among officials at the Al Nasr Co. for Coal and Coke, and used coded phrases like "meet Mr. Yen" to discuss sending money as kickbacks, an FBI agent told a Pittsburgh federal jury Thursday....

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