Latin American Nextel carrier NII Holdings Inc. has asked for a bankruptcy judge's permission to pay executives and other top-level employees as much as $9 million in bonuses, Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review reported yesterday. In court papers filed last week, NII proposed bonuses for eight employees, including five senior executives and three vice presidents, tied to goals that incentivize a timely restructuring or sale. The names of the employees in line for the bonuses weren't disclosed.