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Venezuelan lawyer gets 2 years in prison after guilty plea, cooperation in suitcase scandal
AP Legal Affairs WriterMIAMI (AP) _ A Venezuelan lawyer dispatched by President Hugo Chavez's government to help cover up a cash suitcase scandal was handed a two-year prison sentence Monday by a judge who commended his prompt guilty plea and testimony against others. U.S....Tags: Prisons, National Government, Court Preliminary, Trials, Punishment
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'Clark Rockefeller' to get half of his gold coins back
The Associated PressThe man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller will get back about half of the gold coins and cash seized by federal authorities after he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter, under an agreement reached today. Prosecutors agreed...Tags: Witnesses, Lawyers, Clark Rockefeller, San Marino, Prosecution
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FBI: Birmingham mayor arrested on federal charges
The Associated PressThe mayor of Alabama's largest city, a player in a multibillion dollar sewer bond deal that drove the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy, was arrested on Monday on federal criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said. Larry Langford was taken...Tags: Jefferson County (Alabama), Securities, Regional Authority, Prosecution, Bankruptcy
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US judge tosses some corruption charges against Puerto Rico's governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A U.S. judge on Monday threw out most of the federal corruption charges against Puerto Rico's governor, who faces trial in February for alleged campaign finance violations. The judge dismissed 15 of the 24 charges against...Tags: Corrupt Practices, Values, Trials, Corporate Crime, Campaign Finance
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India demands Pakistan take 'strong action' against those behind Mumbai attacks
Associated Press WriterMUMBAI, India (AP) _ India demanded Monday that Pakistan take "strong action" against those behind the deadly Mumbai attacks, and Washington pressured Islamabad to cooperate with the investigation. The only known surviving attacker told police that his...Tags: Asif Ali Zardari, Manmohan Singh, Heads of State, Prosecution, Islam
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2nd FBI informant says Fort Dix plot suspects were training for 'jihad'
Associated Press WriterCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) _ An FBI informant testified Monday at the trial of five men accused of plotting to kill soldiers at the Army's Fort Dix that a trip they took to Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains was intended as training for a holy war. Besnik Bakalli...Tags: Assault, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Prosecution, Osama bin Laden
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Man who calls himself 'Clark Rockefeller' to get $140,000 in gold coins back to pay defense
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller will get back about half of the gold coins and cash seized by authorities after he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter. Prosecutors agreed Monday to turn over 160 gold...Tags: Witnesses, Lawyers, Clark Rockefeller, San Marino, Prosecution
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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: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Fraud, Jefferson County (Alabama), Financially Distressed Companies
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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrested
Larry Langford, the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., has been arrested. Langford was arrested on Monday on federal criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said. The Alabama mayor was a player in a multibillion dollar sewer bond deal that drove the surrounding...Tags: Securities, Prosecution, Laws, Jefferson County (Alabama), Regional Authority
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Rare raid on Britain's Parliament sets off debate on lawmakers' privacy
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain....Tags: Parliament, Government Ministers, Elizabeth II, Imperial and Royal Matters, Gordon Brown
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India vows to boost anti-terrorism effort
Los Angeles TimesFacing mounting public anger over the response of his government and security forces to last week's assault on Mumbai, India's prime minister vowed yesterday to beef up anti-terror measures, and a top police official more pointedly fixed blame on a...Tags: Riots, Islam, Terrorism, Law Enforcement, Condoleezza Rice
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A rundown of the day in the Fort Dix plot trial
WHAT HAPPENED MONDAY: In the trial's 21st day, paid FBI informant Besnik Bakalli told jurors repeatedly that the defendants' trip to the Pocono Mountains was "training for jihad." The government used Bakalli to introduce several recordings he secretly...Tags: Prosecution, Defendants
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