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FBI Looking At Detroit Star In Mortgage Scam
Detroit Pistons star guard Lindsey Hunter could end up in court soon — and not the basketball court. A suburban Detroit man alleges that the hard-working guard was involved in a mortgage scam. Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — A Waterford Township man who alleges veteran Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter involved him in…
Feds Hunting N.Y. Mob Informant
It’s nice to feel wanted. But Kenny “The Rat” O’Donnell’s can’t feel that way. He was accidently released from prison last month. Now he’s wanted by the feds. By Kati Cornell New York Post NEW YORK — The feds are hunting for a former mob informant and lifelong con artist who was mistakenly released on…
Prosecution Suffers A Blow In Sen. Stevens Trial
Sen. Stevens attorneys failed to get the judge to toss out the charges or declare a mistrial, but they did score a victory in the high-profile trial. By Richard Mauer and Erika Bolstad Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON – The corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens suffered a blow to its credibility this afternoon when a…
Student Indicted In Sarah Palin E-Mail Scandal
There’s hacking and there’s hacking big time. David Kernell has hit the big leagues. Just ask the grand jury. By Richard Locker Memphis Commercial Appeal NASHVILLE — A federal grand jury in Knoxville has indicted David C. Kernell, a University of Tennessee student from Memphis, on charges that he intentionally accessed without authorization the…
Virginia U.S. Atty. Chuck Rosenberg Resigns
A U.S. Attorney in one of the higher profile offices in the nation is stepping down. By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Chuck Rosenberg has resigned as U.S. attorney in Alexandria, one of the most prominent federal prosecutor’s jobs in the country, Justice Department officials said yesterday. Rosenberg, 48, who was…
Nigerian Sentenced For Forcing Teen To Work
By Henri E. Cauvin Washington Post Staff Writer GREENBELT, Md. -A Nigerian-born businessman convicted of smuggling a 14-year-old girl into the United States and forcing her to work as an unpaid servant at his home in Germantown was sentenced yesterday to more than eight years in prison. George Udeozor, who was extradited from Nigeria in…
FBI Finds Buried Colombo Underboss in N.Y.
For once, a tip about a buried mobster panned out. The FBI has been looking for three bodies. By Robert E. Kessler Newsday EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – A forensic dentist has confirmed that the body whose remains were found by FBI agents excavating an apparent mob burial site is that of former Colombo family underboss…
Steven’s Atty Goes After Key Government Witness
The prosecution and defense in the Sen. Ted Stevens trial continued to slug it out Tuesday. Meanwhile, the judge has set a hearing later today to address a defense motion to dismiss the charges based on allegations of government misconduct. The government has called the allegations baseless. Neil A. Lewis New York Times WASHINGTON –…