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Gitmo ex-prosecutor claims retaliation
2008-05-30 04:02:00 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former chief prosecutor of military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, said Thursday that he was denied a service medal for criticizing the trial process. Last week, Air Force Col.
By: Get rich
Michael Taylor Resigns as Prosecutor After DUI Arrest
2008-05-27 03:26:00 Raymore, Missouri. For the past few years Michael Taylor has been prosecuting criminals and keeping his community safe. Unfortunately, Taylor will now experience being prosecuted as he was arrested... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Detroit City Council Votes to Boot Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Out
2008-05-15 07:41:00 On Tuesday, the Detroit City Council narrowly voted to oust Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, after investigations showed that he perjured in a whisteblower trial. The council voted as follows on having the governor oust the mayor under her power, having the council itself remove the mayor and censure the mayor: Council President Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. - Yes, Yes, ...
Top federal prosecutor in NJ: “Being undocumented not a crime!”
2008-04-30 01:56:00 JACKASS! (link) DOVER, N.J. - New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor told a Latino group it’s a civil offense _ not a crime _ for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation, a comment that a spokesman later said was aimed at a narrowly worded question.U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, widely considered to be a leading ...
Former war crimes prosecutor alleges Kosovan army harvested organs from Ser
2008-04-22 15:16:00 Carla Del Ponte, the ex-chief prosecutor for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a trade in human body parts in Kosovo and Albania after Nato bombed Serbia in 1999. Del Ponte claims, based on what she describes as credible reports and witnesses, that Kosovan Albanian guerrillas transported hundreds of Serbian prisoners into northern Albania where they were killed, and their organs "harvested" and trafficked out of Tirana airport. The Kosovan government, now headed by the former guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci, dismisses the claims as untrue, while Serbia and Russia are demanding a war crimes investigation into the allegations. Del Ponte, now a Swiss ambassador, has been ordered to keep silent by the Swiss government. The allegations are aired in Del Ponte's just published memoirs of her eight years as chief prosecutor for the international war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia, based in The Hague. The Hunt: Me and ...
By: Circle of 13
Ex-prosecutor clams up over alleged involvement in fraud case
2008-04-18 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}A recently jailed former prosecutor, who has been hit with a fresh arrest warrant for a fraud case, has kept silent about his alleged involvement in the incident, sources close to him said.Initially, Morikazu Tanaka, 64, told investigators during questioning that 90 million yen he is accused of defrauding from a businessman is an attorney's fee and a mediation fee."The businessman promised to pay 50 million yen as a contingent fee to me and 40 million ye ...
Gyakuten NOT Saiban / Perfect Prosecutor
2008-04-12 00:00:00 Capcom is working on a spin-off game (series?) based on Phoenix Wright/Ace attorney (Gyakuten Saiben). It is called Perfect Prosecutor (Gyakuten NOT Saiben). In this game (series?) you do a complete turnabout and play as the prosecutor.Perfect Prosecutor (DS/Capcom/release date not available)* A law adventure game where you act as the prosecutor.* Main characters are Miles Edgeworth, Dick Gumshoe* You control Edgeworth, searching for overlooked evidence and inconsistencies at the crime scene.* New search and deduction systems are introduced.(source: Weekly Game Journal)
Justice Gabriel Bach: Eichmann Prosecutor
2008-04-11 19:15:00 On April 10, 2008, Justice Gabriel Bach came to speak at Touro Law in Central Islip, New York. Who is he? He is the former Justice to the Israeli Supreme Court, and also was a former prosecutor of Adolf Eichmann. Born in Germany in 1927, Justice Bach was educated in ...
By: Jewneric
Belgian prosecutor: Church of Scientology is a criminal organization
2008-04-10 05:15:00 A video posted on YouTube last year shows a news report on how the Cult of Scientology was facing the possibility of facing trial for charges of fraud and extortion. A 10-year invesitigation led a Belgian prosecutor to contend that the cult should be labeled a criminal organization. Investigation of the cult in Belgium was ...
FRETILIN asks National Parliament to invite Prosecutor General to explain h
2008-04-02 00:48:00 FRETILIN MP and Vice President Arsenio Bano asked the National Parliament today to invite the Prosecutor General of the Republic, Longuinhos Monteiro, to explain the result of his investigation into the 11 February attempts on the President and de facto Prime Minister, as well as the implementation of the state of siege.
Central Michigan Officials Unable to Confirm/Deny Penalty for Noose Student
2008-03-27 08:27:00 OK, so the Central Michigan Life did a story in response to my recent blog post and I just wanted to keep you updated on the situation. The CM-Life asked for a statement from the university concerning the leak, and Tony Voisin, Director of Student Life, said, “It would be a problem for that person to ...
Bush Picks Veteran Prosecutor as New White House Homeland Security Adviser
2008-03-25 20:42:00 From foxnews.com From the White House, Ken Wainstein will coordinate efforts “to ensure that we continue to make progress on combating terrorism, securing our borders and strengthening our emergency preparedness,” Bush said in a statement. In an e-mail to his staff, Wainstein said he expected to start at the White House in about 10 days. “I am profoundly ...
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Faces a Range of Charges
2008-03-24 17:54:00 Today at 11:00 A.M., Kym Worthy released her decision on whether or not to file charges, and boy was it a big decision. She filed 12 counts of criminal activity against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Democrat), as well as some against former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty. Here’s what the Detroit Free Press said about ...
Leaked Info: Noose Student at Central Michigan Suspended
2008-03-22 01:20:00 I received the following information from a Central Michigan University faculty member (read here for my previous post on this: http://inkslwc.wordpress.com/20-08/03/17/what-ever-happened-to--the-noose-student-at-cmu/): CMU has kicked the student out until Aug. 1, 2008. The student (a white male senior ? not a black guy trying to generate sympathy for ?his cause,? as some have suggested)), will take incompletes ...
Two Illegal Immigrants Arraigned on Murder Charges in Troy
2008-03-15 06:53:00 Well, I had heard about these murders earlier this week - and now 2 suspects have been arrested and arraigned. What makes this case worse is that the 2 murderers never should have been here in the first place - they were illegal immigrants. Miguel Angel Servando and Nelson Oswaldo Mendoza (both from Texas) were ...
Bipolar disorder? New York Governer Eliot Spitzer, fierce prosecutor of org
2008-03-11 15:28:00 Princeton undergraduate, Harvard Law School graduate, perfect score on New York State Law Boards, former New York State Attorney General, fierce prosecutor of organized crime and prostitution rings, current Governor of New York State Eloit Spitzer linked to a prostitution ring and organized crime. This is classic bipolar disorder behavior."People often behave recklessly during a bipolar episode—gambling away savings, engaging in inappropriate sexual activity, or making foolish business investments, for example. They may also become angry, irritable, and aggressive, picking fights, lashing out when others don’t go along with their plans, and blaming anyone who criticizes their behavior."This is a bombshell for the general public, probably not a bombshell for people familiar with the inappropriate behavior associated with bipolar. I doubt this was the first time Spitzer had engaged in this activity. Governor Spitzer has been married for twenty years and has three...
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring
2008-03-10 20:50:00 Well, today hasn’t been a good day for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (Democrat). He’s just made a speech apologizing and not saying much else about 20 minutes ago, after allegations that he was connected to a prostitution ring, Emporers Club VIP, came out today. He was caught on a federal wiretap that was trying to ...
Bipolar disorder? New York Governer Eliot Spitzer, fierce prosecutor of org
2008-03-10 20:16:00 Princeton undergraduate, Harvard Law School graduate, perfect score on New York State Law Boards, former New York State Attorney General, fierce prosecutor of organized crime and prostitution rings, current Governor of New York State Eloit Spitzer linked to a prostitution ring and organized crime. This is classic bipolar disorder behavior."People often behave recklessly during a bipolar episode—gambling away savings, engaging in inappropriate sexual activity, or making foolish business investments, for example. They may also become angry, irritable, and aggressive, picking fights, lashing out when others don’t go along with their plans, and blaming anyone who criticizes their behavior."This is a bombshell for the general public, probably not a bombshell for people familiar with the inappropriate behavior associated with bipolar. I doubt this was the first time Spitzer had engaged in this activity. Governor Spitzer has been married for twenty years and has three...
This Is The Prosecutor?
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By: Los Cuatro Ojos
Indonesia Corruption Prosecutor Took Bribe: Watchdog
2008-03-03 12:11:00 A lead Indonesian prosecutor investigating billions of dollars in bank bailouts that went missing in the 1990s has been caught taking a massive bribe, an anti-graft official said Monday.Urip Tri Gunawan was caught in a raid holding $660,000 in cash, said the spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Johan Budi."He was arrested on Sunday evening and is still being questioned at our office. He is now officially a graft suspect," Budi told AFP.He declined to give further details, but local television footage showed that Gunawan was arrested at one of the homes of Syamsul Nursalim, a banker implicated in the sweeping probe.Gunawan had been heading an investigation begun in mid-2007 into the misappropriation of funds that targeted Nursalim, but the attorney's general office dropped the probe against the banker Friday, citing a lack of evidence.Bank Indonesia doled out almost IDR145 trillion ($16 billion) in bailouts amid the Asian financial crisis in 1997.But state audi...
Former chief prosecutor for Guantánamo?s military commissions speaks about
2008-02-21 03:44:00 Today from Russ Tuttle - The Nation: Secret evidence. Denial of habeas corpus. Evidence obtained by waterboarding. Indefinite detention. The litany of complaints about the treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay is long, disturbing and by now familiar. Nonetheless, a new wave of shock and criticism greeted the Pentagon’s announcement on ...
By: What's Going On
One suspect freed after ETimor attacks: prosecutor
2008-02-19 13:42:00 DILI, Feb. 19 (AFP) - The first suspect detained in connection with attacks on East Timor's two political leaders has been freed but will be kept under house arrest, a prosecutor said late Monday. The suspect, Timorese-Australian citizen and lawyer Angelita Pires, had been arrested on Sunday after the attempted shooting last week of President Jose Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.
The Siwa's victim of torture case to the General Prosecutor office
2008-02-11 18:49:00 Another victory to the people and the human rights in Egypt , the district attorney or district prosecutor of Matrouh decided to escalate the case of Yahia of Siwa transferring the case to be investigated by the General Prosecute in Cairo ,in other brief words , there is a good chance insh Allah that this case will be in court and those police officers who tortured Yahia will send behind bars just like their co-workers who threw a man from his balcony Technorati tags: Egypt, Siwa, Torture, human rights, democracy, citizen journalism, Mideast, Middle east, police officers, Africa, news, national
Aruba prosecutor: Tape admissible
2008-02-05 00:59:00 ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - A hidden-camera interview with a Dutch student saying missing teenager Natalee Holloway was dead and that he had a friend dump her body at sea is admissible in court, the chief Aruban prosecutor said Monday.
By: Get rich
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Involved in Another Scandal
2008-01-26 08:16:00 Well, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has got himself into (another!) scandal. How the man ever got re-elected is still a question I’ve never been able to figure out the answer to - heck, even my hard core Democratic grandma can’t stand him. So, here’s what’s going on. According to a Free Press article, the Mayor and Christine ...
Police Chief?s Wife, Prosecutor, PTA President, Child Molester?
2008-01-23 01:51:00 wsfb.com: NEW CITY, N.Y. — A former suburban prosecutor and PTA president had sex with two underage boys, joined many other teens in booze and pot parties and kept it all a secret from her police chief husband, officials said Tuesday. Beth Modica, 44, was indicted on 35 counts alleging statutory rape, criminal sex acts, ...
By: Thought-Blender
Duke lacrosse prosecutor bankrupt, $180M in debt
2008-01-17 03:40:00 And the nation smiles in revenge. Mike Nifong, the district attorney from the Duke lacrosse rape case, recently filed for bankruptcy, listing around $180 million in liabilities. He listed his assets at around $9000 in personal property, a 2003 Honda Accord, a $230,000 house, and around $5,000 a month in pension. The above link has a copy of the document which has some interesting info on his financials.
By: Wikilaw
Mukasey Appoints ?Outside? Prosecutor in CIA Tape Case
2008-01-02 21:14:00 Would a federal prosecutor from Connecticut qualify as an ‘outsider’? Doesn’t a federal prosecutor from Connecticut frikkin’ WORK FOR Mukasey? Or am I missing something here? I wonder exactly what kind of abilities Deputy United States Attorney John H. Durham brings to the table in a case that is as potentially explosive as this one. ...
By: Daily Nonsense
NYT on Prosecutor Purge Investigation: Don?t Stop There
2007-12-26 23:08:00 The New York Times is not ready to let go of the US attorney firings, and they’re pushing for some governmental follow-through. They acknowledge that key players have left Washington (AG AG, unnamed), that Congress made changes such as rescinding Bush’s power to appoint US Attorneys without Senate confirmation, and that AG Mukasey has restricted contacts ...
Swiss Prosecutor Drops Investigation of Yassin Al-Qadi
2007-12-24 16:34:00 From today's Arab News : The six-year-long saga of Saudi businessman Yassin Abdullah Al-Qadi, who was accused by US authorities of funding terrorism, has ended with the Swiss federal prosecutor exonerating him of all charges. According to a report carried by Al-Watan newspaper yesterday, judicial authorities in Switzerland have closed the case against Al-Qadi after investigations that lasted for six years and two months. The judgment issued by a court in Geneva on Dec. 13 said it had not found any...(read more)
Prosecutor has 'evidence' to charge Zuma
2007-12-20 20:05:00 The stakes in South Africa's battle for power were raised dramatically on Thursday when the country's chief prosecutor said there was enough evidence to bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the newly elected head of the ruling African National
By: Get rich
Prosecutors To Use Hip-Hop DVD Against Take Down Records
2007-12-17 17:15:00 Prosecutors will use a straight-to-DVD movie as evidence in the trial of Take Down Records? CEO Alton "Ace Capone," who is accused of using his record label as a front to run a $25 million dollar drug operation out of Philadelphia. Coles headed up Take Down Records, a well known local Philadelphia-based Hip-Hop label. In 2003, the label released a high-quality, straight to DVD film titled New Jack City: The Next Generation. The "fictional" movie tells the story of a...(read more)
Top Ten Reasons Why The Senate Should Request a Special Prosecutor in the C
2007-12-13 23:16:00 The American Civil Liberties Union has called for a special prosecutor to investigate the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes. The full letter is available here. The letter outlines ten reasons why the Senate should ask for an independent prosecutor. (Sorry for those going through withdrawal during the writer’s strike–this is not a Letterman-like top ...
By: Liberal Values
Prosecutor: No criminal charges in MySpace suicide case
2007-12-06 00:00:00 By BETSY TAYLOR The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- There will be no criminal charges in the case of a 13-year-old girl who killed herself last year after receiving cruel messages on the Internet.
Detroit Prosecutor Blames Video Games On Skyrocketing Crime
2007-12-04 21:50:00 There’s a national organization of some sort today who’s name slips my mind and I can’t be assed to go look for it because I’m cooking as I do this post and I’m afraid the extra effort might just cause my arms to fall off. They gave parents a grade of C- when it ...
By: U Suxxors.com
Lori Drew, Megan Meier: Prosecutor Comes to Drew?s Defense
2007-12-04 12:01:00 Prosecutor Lists Reasons for Declining to File Charges Will it Make Any Difference in the Public Mind? Is This the “Other Side of the Story”? Jack Banas, the St. Charles County prosecutor who announced that no charges would be filed over the Megan Meier Internet hoax, answered some questions yesterday about why no charges would be forthcoming. But ...
Prosecutor releases 'do not buy' violent video game list
2007-12-04 10:25:00 In Detroit, Michigan, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy released a list of the top 10 most violent video games, warning parents not to buy them for their children this holiday season. According to Worthy, Grand Theft Auto, which topped the list this year, "absolutely glorifies" carjacking and encourages shooting, running over pedestrians, and many more violent acts. "Please do not buy these video games and bring them into your home," Worthy said. "It desensitizes (children) to violent acts." Now in her third year of releasing the list, Worthy said that there are many more violent games out there and it is necessary to bring all of them to the public's attention. "It's no wonder we're seeing the crimes we're seeing lately," she said. 1. Grand Theft Auto 2. Manhunt 3. Scarface 4. 50 Cent Bulletproof 5. 300 The Videogame 6. The Godfather 7. Killer-7 8. Resident Evil 4 9. God of War 10. Hitman Blood Money Read the full article
Prosecutors call for 25 years behind bars for train rapist
2007-12-02 00:00:00 OTSU -- Prosecutors have demanded that a man charged with raping a woman in a train lavatory spend 25 years behind bars."The defendant committed the act on a busy train. It was an unprecedentedly vicious crime," one prosecutor told the Otsu District Court.The court is scheduled to hand down a ruling on the defendant, 36-year-old Takamitsu Uezono, on Jan. 17 next year.The defendant offered an apology during the hearing. "I caused great trouble to the victim and ...
Saskatchewan Business News - U.S. prosecutors request stiff sentencing for
2007-11-29 06:07:00 U.S. prosecutors request stiff sentencing for Conrad BlackA U.S. probation office has recommended that former press baron Conrad Black be penalized under tougher current U.S. federal sentencing guidelines, which could see his sentence range from 19 to 24 years, according to documents filed with the U.S. District federal court in Chicago Tuesday. ‘‘
By: Saskapedia
T.I.'s Past Might Hurt Him, Prosecutors Plan To Use It Against Him In Feder
2007-11-26 22:12:00 The Feds say this Is TIP's 2nd offense. Prosecutors in the federal weapons case against rapper T.I. say this isn't the first time he's been caught with machine guns and silencers as a convicted felon. As reported by the Associated Press, the prosecution filed a notice today (November 26) with the U.S. District Court in Atlanta stating it's plans to introduce evidence of three occasions when Tip unlawfully possessed guns, rounds, and a silencer, "all after having been convicted of a felony offense."The first time T.I. (born Clifford Harris) was caught with weapons was on December 22, 2001. The rapper was arrested in Atlanta for carrying a concealed 9 mm pistol. While he allegedly gave officers the name Douglas Morgan, that arrest did not result in a criminal conviction. The second time, he wasn't so lucky. On November 1, 2002 Tip was arrested in Henry County and later convicted for carrying a 10 mm pistol. T.I.'s third arrest came on December 18, 2004, after officers searched h...
Prosecutors To Use T.I.?s Previous Gun Violations In Trial
2007-11-26 20:14:00 In a document filed Monday prosecutors pointed out that T.I. had violated gun laws previously by possessing firearms and silencers while a convicted felon. Prosecutors plan on introducing evidence of the three occasions on which T.I. violated gun laws. The first was Dec. 22, 2001, in Atlanta. Harris allegedly gave the name Douglas Morgan and was carrying ...
By: Get A Bar
Warren Jeffs: Prosecutors say judge should rebuff bid to overturn verdicts
2007-11-20 08:37:00 Jeffs' attorneys had argued earlier that the judge should throw out Jeffs' conviction, sayng the case against him was speculative and "purely circumstantial."
Thompson?s Prosecutorial Record Explained
2007-11-19 05:48:00 A while back, the MSM tried to make Fred Thompson’s record as a Prosecutor in Tennessee look bad. They wanted the public to get the impression that he was incompetent or that he had a bad record. Since that time, I was doubtful, but since I could not prove things one way or the other, ...
FBI And Prosecutors Have Been Involved In Kidnapping Scandal For Decades &m
2007-11-18 16:55:00 Some might not agree with my usage of the term “kidnapping” in this heinous scandal, but before I get to the meat of the topic, let’s examine the definition of the word (source: WordNet): kidnapping n : (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a ...
Hoffman Prosecutors Seek Testimony of Dead Witness
2007-11-12 16:36:00 News Update 11.12.07 North Carolina Jonathan Gregory Hoffman was convicted and sentenced to death in Union County in 1996, based in part upon the testimony of a root doctor who claimed he sold Hoffman a magical charm that would keep him from getting arrested. (For those not from the Deep South, a root doctor or rootworker ...
King County Prosecutors Shockingly Decline to Prosecute Resigned Crime Lab
2007-11-10 18:54:00 Seattle, Washington - November 9, 2007. Anne Marie Gordon signed an evidence document under penalty of perjury. Everyone that prosecutes and defends DUIs in Washington State understands what that means. Each and every one of us knows that by signing that document Anne Marie Gordon is certifying she examined and tested simulator solutions. The truth is ...
Swiss prosecutor gets case against Bhutto
2007-10-30 11:17:00 CNews GENEVA: A key prosecutor said he received the conclusions of a money laundering investigation against former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but it was unclear whether there would be any further legal action against her in Switzerland."The investigating magistrate has sent me the file," Daniel Zappelli, chief prosecutor of the canton (state) of Geneva, told the foreign news agency.The prosecutor can now decide whether to file charges, suspend the proceedings or drop the case.Since 2004, the magistrate had been conducting the investigation into allegations that Bhutto had used Swiss banks to launder millions of dollars in kickbacks.Swiss lawyers are closely following the developments in Pakistan and there has been speculation in the Swiss media whether they might wait to see what Pakistan's highest court will decide.Another Geneva magistrate convicted Bhutto and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, in absentia of money laundering in July 2003 under a Swiss law that empowers...
Haneef Case: Prosecutor demoted for debacle
2007-10-24 11:52:00 Clive Porritt, a prosecutor at the centre of the Mohamed Haneef’s case debacle involving the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Australian Federal ...
By: B4U India
Jurors Claim Mob Defendant Threatened Prosecutor, New Trial Coming?
2007-10-21 06:49:00 At least four jurors in the city's biggest mob trial in years allegedly heard one of the defendants threaten a federal prosecutor as he delivered closing arguments, according to a published report. Convicted loan shark and hit man Frank Calabrese Sr. allegedly told Assistant U.S. Attorney Marcus Funk, “You are a (expletive) dead man,” according to a letter obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times and |
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