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Feds In Maryland Go After Online Gambling Figures
Is Bodog going to the dogs? Federal authorities are after two men involved in Bodog, the online gambling empire. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — Federal authorities in Maryland have filed money-laundering charges against two men, Edward Courdy and Michael Garone, who have figured in an ongoing investigation into the internet gambling empire…

Ooops: Juror In Sen. Stevens Case Caught In Big Lie
Well, under the category of “not very smart” comes Juror #4 Marian Hinnant. The Sen. Stevens Case By Jesse J. Holland Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – A juror who vanished during Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens’ corruption trial told the judge Monday she lied about her father dying and flew to California to see horse races….

Feds Probing Ex-Detroit Mayor’s Legal Fund
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who’s serving a sentence in the Wayne County Jail, may be in for more trouble –not that he hasn’t had his fair share already. Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a large volume of records from the Kilpatrick Civic Fund as part of an…

IRS And Justice Going After Secret Swiss Accounts
Suddenly those secret Swiss bank accounts don’t sound so appealing — or so secret. By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — At the Beverly Hills office of criminal defense lawyer Edward M. Robbins Jr., anxious new clients are showing up with an unexpected problem. The clients put money in Swiss bank accounts,…

Judge Orders White House To Produce Memo On Warrantless Wiretaps
The controversy rages on in the waning days of the Bush Administration. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memorandums that provide the legal basis for the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 warrantless wiretapping program. The judge, Henry H. Kennedy Jr. of Federal District Court in…

Bolivia Suspends DEA Operations After Accusing Agency Of Spying
Bolivia’s ties with the U.S. continue to weaken with this latest development. The DEA isn’t getting a lot of invites to dinner in certain South American countries these days. By Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles Times BUENOS AIRES — Bolivian President Evo Morales suspended operations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Saturday after accusing…

Unrepentant Sen. Stevens Trashes Prosecution On Campaign Trail
Even after his conviction, Sen. Ted Stevens isn’t admitting any wrongdoing on the campaign trail. In fact, he’s telling voters the only ones who have done something wrong are the prosecutors. By William Yardley New York Times ANCHORAGE – If Senator Ted Stevens is feeling down about his felony convictions, his uphill battle for re-election…