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Sen. Durbin asks Bush to commute former Illinois governor's corruption sentence
CHICAGO (AP) _ Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6½-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism. "This action...Tags: National Government, Prisons, George Ryan, Employees, Richard Durbin
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Durbin asks Bush to cut ex-Gov. Ryan's sentence
AP Legal Affairs WriterIllinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6{-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism. "This action would not...Tags: Prisons, Employees, Richard Durbin, Executive Branch, George Bush
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Feds arrest Birmingham, Ala., mayor on bribery, fraud, other charges linked to sour bonds
Associated Press WriterBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ The mayor of Alabama's largest city was arrested Monday on charges of steering millions of dollars of bond work to a friend in exchange for more than $230,000 in bribes to pay for an expensive wardrobe and flashy jewelry. The bond...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Jefferson County (Alabama), Bank of America Corp., Trials
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Dick Durbin misses the point about Ryan
Just before Thanksgiving, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) moistened his finger and, as he has done so many times in his career, held the digit aloft to check the prevailing winds. This time, when he figured the winds were just right, Durbin lofted his trial...Tags: Prisons, George Ryan, Richard Durbin, Punishment, Corporate Crime
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DA files suit to have ex-felon fired
Of The Associated PressA few years ago, James Lambert went to prison for trying to bribe a New Jersey public official. When he got out, he applied for a job that would seemingly be off-limits to a felon: chief executive of a public waste management authority, overseeing 15...Tags: Employees, Trials, Constitutional Issues, Lawyers, Government
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DWI SUSPECT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
A Farmingville man was charged with drunken driving and attempted bribery Thursday morning after he offered $2,000 in cash to two Nassau County police officers, then handed them cash, hoping they would let him go, police said. Muhammad Waqqas, 27, was...Tags: Road Transportation, Corporate Crime, Transportation
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35 arrests for drunken driving in Nassau County
matthew.chayes@newsday.comWith family parties, college students home from school and general holiday merriment, authorities call Thanksgiving weekend among the year's busiest for boozing. And Long Island police agencies say they are tailoring their patrols accordingly. During...Tags: Academic Progress, Corporate Crime, Islip (Islip, New York), Central Islip, Dining and Drinking
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Cops: Farmingville DWI suspect tried bribery
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Farmingville man was charged with drunken driving and attempted bribery Thursday morning after he offered $2,000 in cash to two Nassau County police officers, then handed them cash in exchange for dropping the charges against him, police said. Muhammad...Tags: Corporate Crime, Trials, Hempstead (Hempstead, New York), Transportation, Road Accidents
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Defense company BAE says police visited its South African offices as part of UK bribery probe
LONDON (AP) _ British defense company BAE Systems PLC said Thursday that South African police visited its offices near the capital of Pretoria as part of an investigation by Britain's Serious Fraud Office into alleged bribery. BAE spokesman John...Tags: David Jones, BAE Systems Plc, Corporate Crime
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The markets in 60 seconds
Time-share firm to close offices, lay off 182 Bluegreen Corp., a time-share company based in Boca Raton, plans to close two sales and marketing facilities in Orlando and substantially reduce staff at three other Orlando locations. A total of 182 employees...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Injuries, Advertising, Daimler AG, Health and Safety at Work
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Ex-UMBC construction chief guilty in bribes case
A former manager of construction services at University of Maryland, Baltimore County has pleaded guilty to soliciting bribes from contractors and vendors doing business with the school, the Maryland attorney general's office said. George Flores Alinsod,...Tags: Catonsville, Corporate Crime
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Ex-director of NYC hospital admits bribe receiving
A former executive director of New York City's Bellevue Hospital Center has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes from a company owner who wanted a service contract with the facility. Carlos Perez pleaded guilty Tuesday in exchange for a sentence of five...Tags: Punishment, Corporate Crime
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