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MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced in Nashville
NASHVILLE – Three members of the MS-13 gang have been sentenced for their role in an enterprise that was involved in murder, attempted murder and witness tampering, the Justice Department said. Ernesto Isai Mendez-Tovar was sentenced to 13 years in prison; Eliseo Iglesias was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months; David Alexander Gonzalez got 19…
Prez Of Public Water District Admits Theft
KANSAS CITY – The president of a public water district and his wife, who served as the district’s clerk, pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $390,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Stephen C. Collier, 62, and his wife, Sharron K. Collier, 62, both of Rich Hill, Mo.,pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith…
Court Delays White House Confrontation In U.S. Atty Firings
White House catches a break in U.S. Attorney firings. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court declined yesterday to order current and former White House aides to testify before a House committee about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys, leaving the next Congress to decide how aggressively to pursue…
Organized Crime Squad Investigating Russians And Hospice Care
It’s not often that organized crime and hospice care are mentioned in the same breath. Now comes a case in Philadelphia. By Kitty Caparella Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA — The FBI’s organized-crime squad is investigating a Russian group for alleged Medicare fraud at the Home Care Hospice Inc. in the Northeast. At stake is $8.5…
FBI Finds Human Remains In N.Y. Hunt For Mob Bodies
Several days of digging for mobster bodies may have paid off. By Robert E. Kessler and Carl Macgowan Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — FBI agents and personnel from the New York City medical examiner’s office believe they found the remains of a human body yesterday at an East Farmingdale location that an informant told them…
Rep. Jefferson’s Staffers Subpoenaed
Four staffers for Rep. William Jefferson will have to take a field trip to Alexandria, Va., where their boss will stand trial on public corruption charges. It’s a trip, in all likelihood, they’d rather not take. By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — Four staffers for Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, have been subpoenaed…
Exchanges In Steven’s Trial Heating Up
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The exchanges between opposing sides in the Sen. Ted Stevens federal trial continued to heat up yesterday with the government calling the defense’s attacks “baseless.” “In their third attack on the government in one week, the defense continues to engage in baseless speculation regarding the government’s motives and conduct,”…
FBI Documents Show A Flip Side Of Evel Knievel
The Associated Press has obtained FBI records of Evel Knievel, which show that the agency was investigating him in connection with a crime syndicate. Nothing came of it. By Sarah Larimer Associated Press Writer MIAMI — Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law – the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But…