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Two US soldiers charged with murdering Iraqi prisoner
BAGHDAD AFP — Two American soldiers in Iraq have been charged with murdering an Iraqi prisoner, the US military said on Saturday. First Lieutenant Michael Behenna and Staff Sergeant Hal Warner were each charged with multiple offences following the death of Ali Mansur Mohammed, the US military said. ...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Iraq, obstruction
Research articles 2008-08-02
Libby case cited as precedent
In arguing against jail time for his client, the attorney for disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy has invoked the case of former White House official Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Libby was sentenced to 30 months in jail and two years of probation for charges including obstruction of justice and perjury. President...
Tags: Games, Libby, NBA, obstruction, president, probation
Research articles 2008-05-21
Steroids: Bonds case to continue
Barry Bonds has little chance of having his perjury case dropped. Bonds' lawyers were scheduled to ask U.S. District Judge Susan Illston today to dismiss a federal indictment charging him with perjury and obstruction of justice for his grand jury testimony, in which he denied knowingly using illegal performance-enhancing drugs....
Tags: bond, FBI, Government, obstruction
Research articles 2008-02-29
Department of the Army Official and Alabama-Based Private Contractor Sentenced in Public Corruption Case
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1- 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today that a Department of the Army official and an Alabama-based contractor were sentenced to federal prison in connection...
Tags: Alabama, FINANCE, fraud, Litigation, Mortgages, obstruction, U.S. Department of Justice, Virginia
Research articles 2008-02-28
Court documents outline charges against Bonds
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — US propsecutors released court documents on Friday outlining their charges against former San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds, who is accused of perjury in denying he took steroids. The charges, which include four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice, allege that Bonds,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bond, FINANCE, Investment, obstruction
Research articles 2008-02-15
Cleveland Scrap Metal Dealer and Owner Indicted in Antitrust Conspiracy
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs +1- 202- 514-2007 Companys Vice President Indicted For Perjury and Obstruction of Justice WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- A federal grand jury in Cleveland indicted a scrap metal dealer and its owner for conspiring to allocate scrap...
Tags: antitrust, Cleveland, obstruction, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2008-02-06
US ex-congressman indicted in terror funding case
WASHINGTON AFP — A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a former US lawmaker for his links to a charity that sent funds to an Afghanistan-based supporter of Al-Qaeda through banks in Pakistan. Republican former representative Mark Deli Siljander was named in a 42-count indictment against the Missouri-based Islamic...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, MARKETING, Missouri, obstruction, Pakistan
Research articles 2008-01-16
Media tycoon Black sentenced to 6.5 years' jail
CHICAGO AFP — Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black was sentenced to six and a half years in jail Monday for raiding his company's coffers and trying to cover up his crime. "You've committed a very serious crime, Mr. Black," Judge Amy St. Eve told the former media mogul as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, fraud, Government, Litigation, MARKETING, media, obstruction, SEC, shareholder, tycoon
Research articles 2007-12-10
Baseball star Barry Bonds indicted over steroid probe
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Baseball superstar Barry Bonds has been indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice after lying to investigators probing a steroid scandal, justice officials said Thursday. A statement from the California Department of Justice in San Francisco said Bonds had been indicted for lying...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, bond, FINANCE, Investment, obstruction
Research articles 2007-11-15
Disgraced Conrad Black denied bid to overturn fraud conviction
CHICAGO AFP — Fallen press tycoon Conrad Black lost his bid to overturn his conviction on fraud and obstruction charges after a judge ruled that the US government proved its case. Black and his co-defendants had asked Judge Amy St. Eve of Chicago's federal court to quash the conviction...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chicago, conviction, Litigation, obstruction
Research articles 2007-11-06
Former Texas Department of Criminal Justice Officers Indicted for Beating Inmate
To: STATE EDITORSContact: Angela Dodge of the U.S. Department of Justice, +1-713- 567-9388 HOUSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two former Texas Department of Criminal Justice TDCJ corrections officers have been indicted for assaulting a former inmate, covering up the assault and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle and acting...
Tags: attorney, Government, obstruction, officer, Texas, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2007-10-31
Michigan Attorneys Indicted for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008, TDD: +1-202- 514-1888 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oakland County, Mich., attorneys Geoffrey Fieger and Vernon Johnson have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan for alleged crimes relating to fundraising for the 2004 presidential campaign...
Tags: attorney, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, Michigan, obstruction, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Justice
Research articles 2007-08-24
Progressive Leaders and Bloggers Join Forces to Expose GOP Strategy of Blocking and Blaming
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Toby Chaudhuri or Noreen Nielsen, +1-202-955-5665, both of Campaign for America's Future WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With thousands of progressive activists gathered at the YearlyKos conference in Chicago and legislators on Capitol Hill preparing to return to their districts for the summer recess, progressive leaders and...
Tags: America, blogger, Blogging, INTERNET, leader, Leadership, MARKETING, obstruction, Rep., U.S. Congress, video
Research articles 2007-08-03
US court jails Palestinian on lesser charge in Hamas financing case
CHICAGO AFP — A Palestinian man cleared of terrorism charges by a US jury was sentenced to 21 months in jail Wednesday on a lesser charge of lying under oath in a high-profile Hamas financing case. A jury acquitted Chicago businessman Muhammad Salah in February of accusations of being...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chicago, Eve, FINANCE, financing, Government, Investment, obstruction, SECURITY, terror
Research articles 2007-07-11
Tanker Company and Second Engineer Indicted for Dumping Oil and Obstruction of Justice
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD +1- 202-514-1888 WASHINGTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ionia Management, a Greek company that manages a fleet of tanker vessels, was indicted today for its role in overboard dumping of waste oil from the M/T Kriton into international waters and their efforts...
Tags: attorney, Connecticut, Florida, obstruction, SOFTWARE, U.S., U.S. Department of Justice, United States Coast Guard
Research articles 2007-06-07
Jurors wonder why others weren't also on trial
WASHINGTON -- A question occupied the jurors in the trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby as they sat through 14 days of testimony and deliberated for 10 more days: Why is Libby the only person on trial? "There was a tremendous amount of sympathy for Mr. Libby...
Tags: Bush, CIA, identity, juror, Libby, obstruction, president, White House
Research articles 2007-03-07
Former White House aide guilty in trial of CIA spy leak
WASHINGTON AFP — Former top White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby was found guilty Tuesday of obstruction of justice and perjury in connection with the scandal over the leak of a CIA agent's identity. Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted on four out...
Tags: aide, CIA, Iraq, Libby, obstruction, verdict, White House
Research articles 2007-03-06
State Senator Vincent Fumo Indicted Along with Three Aides
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Rich Manieri of the U.S. Department of Justice, +1-215- 861-8200 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Fumo and three of his aides have been indicted on numerous charges of fraud, tax offenses and obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan of the Eastern...
Tags: aide, fraud, Litigation, obstruction, Philadelphia, senator, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2007-02-06
Two Palestinians found not guilty in US Hamas financing trial
CHICAGO AFP — A US jury found two Palestinian men not guilty of racketeering conspiracy charges in a Hamas financing case once hailed by the US administration as a major victory in the "war on terror." The jury did however find both men guilty of less serious charges of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chicago, FINANCE, financing, Investment, obstruction, torture, verdict
Research articles 2007-02-01
Two Palestinians not guilty in US Hamas finance trial
CHICAGO AFP — A US jury found two Palestinian men not guilty of racketeering conspiracy charges Thursday in a Hamas financing case once hailed by the US administration as a major victory in the "war on terror." The jury did however find both men guilty of less serious charges...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Chicago, FINANCE, financing, Investment, obstruction, prosecutor, torture
Research articles 2007-02-01