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Ex-Puerto Rican Senator Pleads to Federal Corruption Charges

allan16 years ago01 mins

This man could be off to prison for a long long time for greed. By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former Puerto Rican lawmaker has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges that could send him to prison for more than a decade. Former Sen. Jorge de Castro Font entered the plea…

A.G. Nominee Holder Repeatedly Pushed to Get 1999 Clemency for 16 Members of Violent Puerto Rican Nationalist Groups

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Eric Holder may be one of the more low-key nominees in the Obama administration, but his confirmation hearing promises to be anything but low key. By Josh Meyer and Tom Hamburger Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Attorney general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to…