Politics

Liberia's Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years for War Crimes

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting horrific war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's civil war. Both defense and prosecution are expected to appeal the sentence by an...

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Former Head of Worldwide Sales at California Valve Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Offense

Paul Cosgrove, the former head of worldwide sales at Rancho Santa Margarita, California-based valve company Control Components Inc. (CCI) pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced the Justice Department’s...

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Vatican Confirms Pope's Butler's Arrest

The Vatican confirmed Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI's butler has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private quarters.

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Former Covington Bank CEO Charged with Bank Fraud and False Statements

Richard S. Blossman, Jr., age 52, a resident of Covington, Louisiana, was charged today in a one-count bill of information alleging one count of bank fraud and one count of false statements, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

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Former Law Enforcement Officers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy

Kevin J. Guillot, age 43, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana; and Daniel G. Spears, a resident of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, age 40, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S....

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Prosecutors ask court to impose death sentence on Ben Ali

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TUNIS Former Tunisian President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, who has been charged in absentia with ordering the killings...

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US threatens aid cut after Pakistan court sentences surgeon who helped track Osama

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The United States has threatened to cut aid to Islamabad following the sentencing of a Pakistani surgeon who was...

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Chinese National Charged with Illegal Export of Sensitive Technology to China

A Chinese national in Massachusetts on business was arrested for illegally supplying U.S. origin parts to end-users in China in violation of U.S. export laws.

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