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'Rockefeller' Fights False Name Charges

Con man just gave
cops name he'd used for 15 years: defense

Mar 2, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The con man who went by “Clark Rockefeller” attempted today to dismiss charges he gave police a fake name when arrested last year, the Boston Globe reports. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter told police arresting him for absconding with his 7-year-old daughter that he was Clark Rockefeller—as he had told... More »

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fraud • Massachusetts • name • false statement • name change • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss • con man

Scientific Journals Battle Doctored Images

Publications see fraud in submissions; screening on the rise

May 30, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientific journals' status as bastions of objectivity and truth has come under fire in the past 10 years because of "image fraud," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Researchers alter representations of scientific data for inclusion in journal articles for various reasons, and not all have evil intentions.... More »

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federal investigation • scientific discoveries • doctored photo • scientific research • false statement • scientific journal

US Played Role in '78 Murder
of Aldo Moro

State Dept. wanted kidnapped Italian PM 'sacrificed': new book

Mar 11, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new book reveals the extent of American involvement in the fate of Aldo Moro, the Italian prime minister murdered by left-wing terrorists in 1978. In We Killed Aldo Moro, Steve Pieczenik, a State Department hostage negotiator, writes about his role in the "crisis committee" that leaked a... More »

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State Department • Italy • Aldo Moro • Red Brigades • Steve Pieczenik • hostage negotiator • We Killed Aldo Moro • false statement

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