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Boston Feds Add 23 More Counts To Indictment Against Ex-State Rep. Dianne Wilkerson
The former state senator thought she had problems before. Now the charges are really piling up. Another promising political career down the drain. By Jonathan Saltzman The Boston Globe BOSTON — Former state senator Dianne Wilkerson began taking bribes in exchange for political favors in 2002, five years earlier than authorities originally alleged when she…
Va. Scientist Gets 51 Months for Leaking Technology to China
Scientist Quan-Sheng Shu figured he’d be on easy street the remainder of his life. Now he’s off to prison. Not exactly a retirement dream come true. By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK, Va. — A local scientist was sentenced Tuesday to 51 months in federal prison after admitting he passed space technology to China and…
Accused Texas Swindler R. Allen Stanford Speaks Out and Denies Wrongdoing
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FBI Probing Leak of Hugh Jackman Film on Web a Month Before Release
There is pirating a film and there is this, posting it on the website even before it’s released. That’s a bold new world we’re entering here. By The Herald Sun of Australia The FBI is investigating the leak of a copy of Hugh Jackman’s new film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, almost a month before its cinema…
Judge Tosses Ted Stevens Case; Appoints Lawyer to Probe Government’s Misconduct
As expected U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan not only voided the conviction of ex-Senator Ted Stevens but he publicly criticized the Justice Department for its embarrassing execution of the case. This isn’t the end of all this. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A federal judge this morning tossed out…
Feds Question Jesse Jackson Jr. in Blago Case
In Chicago politics, where ever there’s smoke, at minimum, there’s more smoke. We’ll see if there’s any fire here. This probe could still have more legs. NATASHA KORECKI AND FRAN SPIELMAN Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — Federal authorities have asked U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson (D.-Ill) why former Gov. Rod Blagojevich believed he would get campaign cash…
Justice Department Still Moving Against Aging Nazis
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — They’re getting up there in age, but the Justice Department continues to take action against Nazi guards living in the U.S. The lastest effort is against Anton Geiser, 84, of Sharon, Pa., who authorities say served as an armed SS guard at two Nazi concentration camps in Germany during…
Alabama U.S. Atty. Deborah Rhodes Latest to Step Down
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Deborah Rhodes of Alabama’s Southern District in Mobile becomes the latest U.S. Attorney to step down. The Press-Register in Alabama reported that the prosecutor will step down April 17. Rhodes assumed the position initially on an interim basis in 2005 after U.S. Attorney David York resigned “amid allegations of…