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Groups Fight To Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide

Farmer spraying pesticide in paddy field.

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Former Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Defrauding the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau

A former soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud on the U.S. Army National Guard Bureau, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney...

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Joe Usher Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Offenses

Zebbie Joe Usher, III, 46, of Knoxville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on June 2, 2014, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville to a two-count information charging him with tax evasion and conspiracy to commit tax evasion...

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Former Charlotte Mayor Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Offense

Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick D. Cannon pleaded guilty to one count of honest services wire fraud, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, and John A. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau...

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North Smithfield Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Tax Evasion

Paul F. Pytko, 49, owner of Pytko Construction Corp. in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to conceal the sale of company assets he agreed to sell in order to satisfy more than $1 million...

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Former Alabama Corrections Officers Sentenced for Identity Theft and Tax Fraud

Bryant Thompson was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison and Quincy Walton was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison for their roles in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice...

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Texas Woman Allegedly Prepares Tax Returns Claiming False Deductions and Credits

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in McAllen, Texas, permanently barred Maria I. Cantu from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. Cantu, a tax preparer in McAllen, agreed to the civil...

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OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports dialogue on future reform of Ukraine’s justice system

As discussions on the need to improve effectiveness of the judiciary are gaining pace in Ukraine, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator supported a roundtable meeting on 2 June 2014 with the aim of facilitating dialogue on reforms to the justice system.

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