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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: grand jury

grand jury stories: 12 news summaries

Edwards' Mistress Appears Before Grand Jury

Proceedings are secret, but likely have to do with campaign funds

Aug 6, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rielle Hunter, former galpal and rumored babymama of John Edwards, arrived at the Raleigh federal courthouse with her daughter this morning to appear in front of a grand jury, the News & Observer reports. Hunter’s video production firm was paid $100,000 for work on Edwards’ presidential campaign,... More »

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John Edwards • presidential campaign • campaign funds • affair • mistress • grand jury • love child • political scandal • Rielle Hunter

Keep Richardson Cabinet Spot Hispanic, Leaders Urge

Latino activists disappointed NM governor won't head Commerce, push new list

Jan 5, 09 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Richardson’s Cabinet nomination was big for the Hispanic community, and with the New Mexico governor backing out, Politico reports, Latino leaders are pushing Barack Obama to choose another of their own for the Commerce slot. Says the head of one group, “We hope we can keep that... More »

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Bill Richardson • Cabinet • Bill Clinton • nomination • grand jury • George W. Bush • Hispanics • President Obama • commerce secretary • Manny Diaz • pay to play • Xavier Becerra • Marty Chavez


 Richardson 
 Camp Mum 
 to Vetters 
 on Pay-to-Play 

Gov. tight-lipped about investigation

Jan 5, 09 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Richardson’s sudden exit from the prospective Obama Cabinet is causing some Democrats to question the transition team’s vetting process. Sources tell Politico that Richardson evaded the team’s questions about the “pay-to-play” investigation he cited as his reason for backing out. The investigation has been public... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Richardson • New Mexico • grand jury • political scandal • transition team • President Obama • commerce secretary • pay to play

(AP) - Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into a lucrative state contract awarded to a firm that backed the New Mexico governor's political activities. Barack Obama's transition office said today that Obama has accepted Richardson's withdrawal. More »

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Bill Richardson • New Mexico • nomination • grand jury • commerce secretary • pay to play • CDR Financial Products

Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney, Gonzales

Indictment, overseen by controversial DA, zaps pair over prison abuse

Nov 19, 08 4:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A grand jury in a small southern Texas county has handed down indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for "organized criminal activity" connected to abuse in federal prisons, Reuters reports. The indictments, overseen by controversial local District Attorney Juan Guerra, accuse Cheney of... More »

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Dick Cheney • Alberto Gonzales • Texas • indictment • grand jury • district attorney

US Probes of Lehman May Include Fuld Subpoena

NY, NJ prosecutors convene grand juries to investigate stock-offer fraud

Oct 17, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers is getting the evil eye from three different US attorneys, who have convened grand juries to investigate the failed investment bank, Bloomberg reports. Prosecutors are particularly interested in a $6 billion stock offering made in June, and suspect Lehman was not straightforward with investors about the financial health... More »

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US attorney • investigation • bankruptcy • Lehman Brothers • credit crisis • grand jury • Richard Fuld

 Palin 'Hacker' 
 Dodges 
 Charges 
 —for Now 

Grand jury to resume hearing testimony on Tenn. student

Sep 24, 08 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal grand jury ended its session yesterday without handing down an indictment against a University of Tennessee student accused of breaking into Sarah Palin’s email account, reports the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The panel heard testimony from schoolmates of David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of state Democratic... More »

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email • Tennessee • grand jury • hacking • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Chattanooga • David Kernell • Mike Kernell

US Attorney Probe Moves Forward

Justice Dept. wants grand jury to hear perjury evidence

Jun 16, 08 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time since it came to light 2 years ago, the US attorneys scandal has gone beyond the investigative phase. The Justice Department has asked for a grand jury to hear evidence as it weighs perjury charges against a former interim US attorney, the Wall Street Journal reports.... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • US attorney firings • grand jury • Bradley Schlozman

Top US Execs Victimized by Devious Phishing Scam

Virus, disguised as subpoena, thought to come from Singapore or China

Apr 16, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - American executives are the latest targets of an incognito email virus that comes packaged as an authentic-looking subpoena demanding the corporate heads appear before a California grand jury. There have been several victims of the attack, the New York Times reports, which is thought to originated in Singapore or China—... More »

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subpoenas • scam • phishing • grand jury • passwords • executives • antivirus

Parents Face Capital Murder Charges in Baby Grace Case

Death penalty looms
for Texas pair

Dec 13, 07 3:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A grand jury took just three minutes to decide to bring capital murder charges against a Texas couple in the death of their 2-year-old daughter, the Houston Chronicle reports. The child's mother has admitted that the child, dubbed Baby Grace, died after she and her husband beat the little girl.... More »

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Texas • murder • grand jury • Baby Grace • Galveston Bay • Royce Clyde Zeigler II • Kimberly Dawn Trenor • Riley Ann Sawyers

Grand Jury Calls Guards —but Not Shooters

Blackwater guards give State Dept. conflicting accounts of  shootings

Nov 20, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal grand jury investigating the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater security guards has called guards who were present at the September incident to testify—but not the five who admit firing their weapons, sources told ABC News. Twelve other guards were said to be present at... More »

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Iraq • Blackwater • security contractors • grand jury • Iraq contractors

Bonds Indicted on Perjury

Grand jury accuses home-run king
of lying under oath

Nov 15, 07 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - A grand jury today accused Barry Bonds of lying under oath when he denied taking steroids, the AP reports. Baseball's home-run king was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. He will be arraigned on Dec. 7. "... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • grand jury • baseball

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