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NEWS ABOUT: federal prosecution

federal prosecution stories: 18 news summaries

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

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin throws water on the general celebration of Bernie Madoff's prison sentence, arguing that the 150-year term handed down to the fraudster Monday was a wasted opportunity. "I want to suggest, as I am confident others have, that Madoff be given a reduced sentence in exchange for answering... More »

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fraud • prison • Alec Baldwin • federal prison • Ponzi scheme • federal prosecution • Bernard Madoff • Frank Abagnale • prison sentence



 US Won't 
 Charge 
 Ruth 
 Madoff 

Not enough evidence to nab Bernie's wife in Ponzi scheme

Jul 1, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Madoff won’t be prosecuted in her husband’s giant Ponzi scheme, insiders tell the New York Post, because the feds didn't find enough evidence against her after a 6-month probe. She had “no criminal exposure,” one source says. But if something new turns up, authorities... More »

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fraud • prison • Ponzi scheme • federal prosecution • criminal prosecution • Bernard Madoff • Ruth Madoff

(Newser) - Vijay Singh is sticking by embattled buddy and alleged swindler R. Allen Stanford. The star golfer, who's been sporting the Stanford Companies logo even though he no longer gets paid to do so, offered to put up $500,000 of the billionaire’s bail, reports CNBC. He was denied the... More »

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golf • crime • Vijay Singh • bail • Ponzi scheme • bank fraud • endorsement • federal prosecution • Robert Allen Stanford

Corruption Trial of Ex-Louisiana Rep Kicks Off

Feds say Jefferson
took bribes, had $90K stashed in his freezer

Jun 9, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jury selection began today in the trial of former Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. The Democrat is charged with taking bribes and using his office to set up business deals in Africa. “It is good to have my family with me,” he said as... More »

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Congress • Washington DC • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • corruption • House of Representatives • clinical trials • federal prosecution

(AP) - A federal judge today ordered the US to publicly reveal unclassified versions of its allegations and evidence justifying the continued imprisonment of more than 100 detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay. The Justice Department had been filing unclassified versions of its legal documents under seal, so that they could only... More »

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terrorism • Judge Thomas Hogan • Guantanamo Bay • US District Court • detainees • federal prosecution • court ruling

(Newser) - Karl Rove is on the hot seat tomorrow. The former Bush adviser will be interviewed by federal prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation into the firings of US attorneys in 2006, the Washington Post reports. Rove will meet with Connecticut prosecutor Nora R. Dannehy, who has been charged... More »

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Bush administration • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • Harriet Miers • US attorney firings • prosecutors • federal prosecution • Nora R. Dannehy

Feds: Stanford Ran Massive Ponzi Scheme

Chief investment officer freed on 300K bond after night in jail

Feb 28, 09 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal officials have labeled shamed financier R. Allen Stanford’s operation a Ponzi scheme for the first time, the Houston Chronicle reports. The accusation—meaning the company used cash from new investors to pay older ones—came in an amended civil fraud complaint from the SEC yesterday alleging Stanford and... More »

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Ponzi scheme • securities fraud • federal prosecution • Stanford Financial Group • Robert Allen Stanford • Laura Pendergest-Holt

(Newser) - Laura Pendergest-Holt, the chief investment officer for disgraced financier Robert Allen Stanford’s firm, is being held on $300,000 bail, the Houston Chronicle reports. Her family is attempting to come up with the $30,000 cash necessary to free her. Holt spent last night in prison after being accused... More »

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arrest • bail • bank fraud • federal prosecution • Stanford Financial Group • Robert Allen Stanford • Laura Pendergest-Holt

US Will Charge 'Combatant' in Military Custody

In policy shift, he will get civilian trial, not military tribunal

Feb 26, 09 4:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Ali al Marri, the only alleged enemy combatant held on US soil, will be charged by the Justice Department, possibly for supplying material support to terrorism, ABC News reports. The move to a civilian criminal trial is an about-face from the policies of the Bush administration, which had insisted on... More »

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Department of Justice • ACLU • enemy combatants • Ali al Marri • US Supreme Court • terror suspects • federal prosecution • Obama administration • criminal charges

(Newser) - Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional staffers involved in the inquiry into steroids use in baseball, the Washington Post reports. Federal prosecutors say Tejada’s accounts of conversations with teammate Adam Piatt in 2003, while both played for the Oakland Athletics, are contradicted... More »

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Oakland Athletics • steroids • MLB • Houston Astros • Baltimore Orioles • Miguel Tejada • human growth hormone • Rafael Palmeiro • federal prosecution • criminal charges • Adam Piatt

Illegal Immigrant Cases
Hog Justice's  Resources

Once-federal cases get bounced to state, local officials

Jan 12, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal focus on prosecuting immigration crimes is killing resources to deal with a wide variety of other cases—meaning those cases go to state and local authorities, often overwhelming them, the New York Times reports. Immigration cases have soared in the past 5 years, while federal prosecution of drugs... More »

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Department of Justice • crime • prosecutor • illegal immigration • white collar crime • federal prosecution

(AP) - A federal judge in Chicago today granted prosecutors an additional 3 months to present evidence and obtain an indictment in the corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Chief Judge James Holderman said the case against Blagojevich is too complex to expect prosecutors to obtain an indictment by a... More »

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federal courts • corruption • Illinois • indictment • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • federal prosecution • extension

Siemens Will Pay $1.3B in Fines for Global Corruption

Company settles on US charges for $800M, shells out more over German accusations

Dec 15, 08 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - German engineering conglomerate Siemens pleaded guilty today to an international pay-to-play scheme and will pay the US $800 million in fines, the Wall Street Journal reports. It will also give $528 million to the German government—adding to a $275 million payout last year. More »

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Germany • corruption • guilty plea • engineering • Siemens • federal judges • fines • industry • federal prosecution • conglomerate

(AP) - Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead and became an anti-American rallying cry for insurgents, people close to the case said today. Prosecutors obtained the indictment late yesterday and had it... More »

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Iraq • Blackwater • shooting • federal prosecution

Feds Dig Into Price-Fixing by Egg, Tomato Processors

New inquiries add to list of investigations

Sep 23, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating allegations of price-fixing by tomato and egg processors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. California processor SK Foods is facing allegations it bribed buyers at six companies to pay inflated prices for tomato paste and chili peppers. Tomato prices have surged 16% over the past... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • eggs • tomatoes • price fixing • egg • monopolistic practices • federal prosecution

In Pursuit of Bonds, Feds Put Screws on Trainer's Family

Anderson long mum in baseball steroids case

Aug 29, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal authorities are still trying to get Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds’ former personal trainer, to testify about the baseball star’s steroid use, the New York Times reports, and may prosecute his wife and mother-in-law on tax charges to coerce him. “I have never heard anything like this,”... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • anabolic steroids • tax evasion • BALCO • Greg Anderson • baseball • federal prosecution

 Feds Triple
 Cases Against Illegals 

Immigrants account for half of prosecutions; critics question White House priorities

Jun 18, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Prosecutions of illegal immigrants have soared in recent months, now accounting for half of all federal cases, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some 9,350 illegal immigrants faced federal charges in March of this year, up from 3,746 in March 2007, as the Bush administration ratcheted up efforts to... More »

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Bush administration • border control • Michael Chertoff • illegal immigration • federal prosecution • federal cases

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