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14 Charged as Galleon Insider Trading Case Widens

Feds finger Rajaratnam associates, lawyer

Nov 5, 09 1:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Two former Galleon Group employees and a Ropes & Gray lawyer were among 14 people charged today in the expanding insider trading case surrounding the hedge fund founded by Raj Rajaratnam, who was busted last month. The traders and lawyers snuck around, communicating in code over throwaway cellphones, but had... More »

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Wall Street • US attorney • FBI • insider trading • Raj Rajaratnam • Galleon Group • Preet Bharara

 Facebook 
 Trips Up 
 High-Living 
 Fugitive 

Alleged bank fraudster caught in Cancun

Oct 14, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fugitives of the world, take note: If you’re having the time of your life hanging out in Cancun, you probably shouldn’t brag about it on Facebook. And you definitely shouldn’t add an ex-Justice Department official as a friend. Take it from Maxi Sopo, a 26-year-old who... More »

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US attorney • Facebook • fugitive • Cancun

 Fugitive in '68 Hijack 
 Nabbed at JFK 

After 41 years in Cuba, alleged hijacker could face life in prison

Oct 12, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime fugitive who allegedly hijacked a plane in 1968 and diverted it to Cuba was arrested yesterday at JFK Airport in New York and will be arraigned tomorrow. Luis Armando Pena Soltren, now 66, is accused of smuggling weapons inside a diaper bag and terrorizing dozens of passengers 41... More »

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US attorney • New York • Cuba • JFK Airport • hijacker • hijacking

Prosecutors Compete
for 9/11 Case

Va., NY vie for high-profile trial of alleged mastermind

Aug 4, 09 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors in New York and Virginia are fighting for the chance to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-conspirators on trial, the Washington Post reports. Justice Department sources say offices in Alexandria and Manhattan have been lobbying hard to prosecute the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, both stressing their... More »

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US attorney • trial • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terror suspects • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • federal prosecution

Obama Nominates US Attorney Fired Under Bush

Nevada prosecutor 
to get old job back

Aug 1, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US attorney fired by the Bush administration is set to get his old job back, the Washington Post reports. Daniel Bolger, whose 2006 firing is among those being probed for partisan motivation, has been nominated by President Obama to again be the federal prosecutor for Nevada. Former Attorney General... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • US attorney • US attorneys scandal • Harry Reid • US attorney firings • Daniel Bogden

(AP) - Federal prosecutors said today that one member of a North Carolina group that sought to wage "violent jihad" is still at large. US Attorney George Holding says authorities hope to soon apprehend an eighth person described in an indictment unsealed yesterday. The person's name is redacted from court papers. More »

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US attorney • terrorism • Pakistan • jihad • United States • North Carolina • domestic terrorism • manhunt

(Newser) - The 44 New Jersey politicians and New York and New Jersey rabbis arrested this morning were the subject of a 10-year probe, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. “The politicians willingly put themselves up for sale,” the US Attorney says. “For these defendants, corruption was a way of life.... More »

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US attorney • New Jersey • corruption • money laundering • nonprofit • arrest • politicians • Ralph Marra

Feds Drop Spying Charges Against AIPAC Lobbyists

Earlier rulings made conviction unlikely: gov't

May 1, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Government prosecutors say they will move to dismiss the espionage case against a pair of former AIPAC lobbyists linked to Rep. Jane Harman, the Washington Post reports. Prosecutors said they probably wouldn’t be able to secure a conviction because of the “additional intent requirement imposed by the... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • espionage • spy • AIPAC • Steven Rosen • Keith Weissman

GOP Finds Promising
Candidates in US Attorneys

Image of corruption-busting prosecutor plays well in recession

Mar 2, 09 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - US attorneys have been a sore subject for Republicans since the Bush administration's politically motivated dismissal of eight prosecutors in 2006. But in the Obama age, the office is becoming a wellspring of strong Republican candidates, Politico reports. The current climate of public distrust toward government and financial institutions means... More »

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US attorney • Republican • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • US attorneys scandal • GOP • governor • Jon S. Corzine • George W. Bush • gubernatorial races • Election 09 • election day November 2009

Illinois' New
Eliot Ness Bags Another Scalp

From twin towers to Valerie Plame, Fitzgerald is relentless

Dec 10, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - With the arrest of Rod Blagojevich, federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald notched up his second indictment against an Illinois governor in five years. But it's just another scalp for the US attorney who's brought down everyone from World Trade Center bomber Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman to media mogul Conrad Black, not... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • Valerie Plame • Patrick Fitzgerald • corruption • Lewis Scooter Libby • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal

Proof Mounts of Impropriety by Feds in Siegelman Case

US Attorney continued to guide case after recusing herself over GOP ties

Nov 14, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - New court documents call further into question the actions of Justice Department officials in their prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman on corruption charges, Time reports. With the Democrat’s appeal scheduled for next month, the House Judiciary Committee disclosed violations by the Bush-appointed US Attorney, Leura Canary, who... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • US attorneys scandal • corruption • Don Siegelman • Alabama • John Conyers • Michael Mukasey • bias • Leura Canary

Bush Taps Asst. US Attorney to Oversee Bailout

If confirmed, Barofsky will take bailout responsibilities from Treasury's inspector general

Nov 14, 08 10:45 AM CST
(AP) - The Bush White House today finally named a special inspector general to oversee the Treasury Department's $700 bailout, nominating a New York federal prosecutor named Neil Barofsky. The move comes a day after the Washington Post complained in a Page 1 story that 6 weeks into the bailout, no action... More »

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US attorney • Treasury Department • bailout • Troubled Asset Relief Program • financial crisis

 Feds Won't Charge Spitzer 

Not enough evidence against former NY governor in prostitution case

Nov 6, 08 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer will not be charged in connection with his involvement in a prostitution ring, the New York Times reports, as federal prosecutors could not adequately connect payments made by Spitzer. “The public interest would not be further advanced by filing criminal charges in this... More »

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US attorney • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • prostitution ring • Emperors Club • Ashley Dupre • criminal charges • Michael Garcia

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

 Feds Close Ledger Case 

Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify

Aug 6, 08 10:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the death of Heath Ledger without filing charges, meaning Mary-Kate Olsen will not have to testify, People reports. The US attorney's office in Manhattan had been trying to determine whether the painkillers Ledger took were obtained illegally. More »

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US attorney • OxyContin • DEA • Vicodin • Heath Ledger • Mary-Kate Olsen • Michelle Williams • Diana Wolozin • Helena Christiansen

 Feds Probe Al for
 $1.5M in Back Taxes 

Sharpton dismissed move as a 'try to intimidate us'

May 9, 08 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington is investigating Al Sharpton and his companies for nearly $1.5 million in back taxes and penalties, the AP reports. Sharpton, who has been negotiating the size of his federal debt, brushed off the government's latest move today. “Whatever retaliation they do on me, we never stop,"... More »

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US attorney • presidential campaign • Al Sharpton • federal investigation • federal income tax • tax records • National Action Network • Election 2004

Criminal Charge No Certainty
for Spitzer

Resignation could soften prosecutors' stance on NY governor

Mar 13, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Eliot Spitzer’s political career is over, it remains unclear what legal fate awaits the disgraced New York governor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Spitzer’s resignation wasn’t part of any deal, the feds confirm, but makes him less of a legal target. One possibility is a deferred-prosecution... More »

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prostitution • US attorney • sex scandal • Eliot Spitzer • money laundering • Andrew Cuomo • prostitution ring • Emperors Club • structuring

Doctor Sues
3 Officials in Anthrax Case

Claims they leaked
info, caused 'severe emotional distress'

Jan 13, 08 5:02 PM CST
(Newser) - A former army doctor identified as a "person of interest" in the 2001 anthrax attacks is suing three US officials for leaking information about him, the Los Angeles Times reports. In his five-year-old suit, physician Steven Hatfill claims the case caused him "severe emotional distress" and hindered his... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • FBI • John Ashcroft • physician • lawsuit • doctor • District of Columbia • anthrax • steven hatfill

Next AG Will Inherit Justice Budget Crunch

Pirority on terror has left few resources for other prosecutions

Aug 31, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales' successor at Justice will find a department seriously weakened by budget cuts that have reduced prosecutions in all types of crimes, the Wall Street Journal reports. As funds have been redirected to fighting terrorism, positions in US attorneys offices remain unfilled, and investigations have languished for months.  More »

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Congress • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • budget • Jerry Lewis

US Attorney Targeted After DoJ Brushoff

Lawyer put on pink-slip list after refusal to slow case vs. drugmaker

Aug 1, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US attorney testified yesterday that he found himself on a firings list after rebuffing DoJ pressure to slow a case—on the eve of a guilty plea. The Post reports a Justice higher-up urged John Brownlee to stall proceedings against the manufacturer of an addictive painkiller hours before it... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • OxyContin • John Brownlee

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