Helio Castroneves knows what it’s like to be a champ and be beloved. Unfortunately, today he’s not feeling the love– at least not from the IRS. By Curt Cavin Indianapolis Star Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves is expected to appear in federal court today after he was indicted on multiple counts of tax evasion…
BY Maggie O’Brien Omaha World-Herald Staff Writer OMAHA, Neb – Not many people know what part-time Von Maur employee Julie Fidler did to help authorities in the hours after a 19-year-old gunman walked into the Omaha store last December and killed eight people, then himself. Julie Fidler, 52, who lives in Bellevue, would prefer to…
Jack Abramoff, a toxic Washington lobbyist who went off to prison, continues to amuse and mystify this city. Some groups are trying to dig a little deeper to untangle his web in the nation’s capital. The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal judge has rejected the Bush administration’s attempt to shield records that may shed…
There was a time when Colombian drug dealers would never have been extradited to the U.S. Times have changed. By Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT – Two alleged Colombian drug traffickers have been extradited to Detroit to face charges handed down by a federal grand jury, acting U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg announced Thursday. Carlos…
FBI agents digging for dead mobsters came up empty handed on Thursday, but continued looking Friday. Will it end up being a wild goose chase? By ROBERT E. KESSLER Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – FBI agents spent their first full day digging yesterday at an East Farmingdale site that, according to sources, is described by…
The stories this week continue to trickle in about the injustice at Justice when it came to the firings of some U.S. Attorneys. In Missouri, blood flowed in the case of U.S. Attorney Todd P. Graves who was axed in 2006. By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writer In Missouri, evidently, Republican politics are…
The U.S. economy may be tanking, but the Taliban’s big business — drug trafficking — is doing just fine. How does that impact the war on terrorism? It can’t be good. By James Gordon Meek New York Daily News WASHINGTON – The resurgent Taliban get a yearly injection of $100 million from drug trafficking, the…
The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a conviction of two Yemeni men accused of terrorism. The case included a witness who had set himself on fire in front of the White House. Tough to top that act. By Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — A federal appeals court Thursday overturned the convictions of…
