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NEWS ABOUT: Federal Court

Federal Court stories: 15 news summaries


 Erin Andrews' 
 Alleged Stalker 
 Makes Bail  

Michael David Barret must submit to home confinement

Oct 5, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The traveling salesman who allegedly taped Erin Andrews in her hotel room and attempted to sell nude images of the ESPN reporter will be released on bail but confined to his home and forbidden to use the Internet. Michael David Barrett appeared in federal court in Chicago today and will... More »

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ESPN • federal courts • Michael Barrett • Federal Court • TMZ • US magistrate • stalking • ESPN scandal

 Judge Revokes Stanford Bond 


Jun 30, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(AP) - A US district judge today revoked bond for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who's charged with swindling investors out of $7 billion. David Hittner approved a request by prosecutors to overturn a magistrate judge's decision to allow Stanford freed on $500,000 bond pending his trial. Prosecutors argued that Stanford's... More »

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Federal Court • bond • bail • Ponzi scheme • federal judges • bank fraud • Robert Allen Stanford • flight risk

(AP) - A federal judge has tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's email and telephone eavesdropping program that was done without court approval. The dismissals were widely expected after Congress in July agreed on new surveillance rules that... More »

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Bush administration • lawsuit • Federal Court • wiretap • warrantless wiretapping • federal judges • Vaughn Walker

Feds Seek
3 Years for 'Cyberbully' in Teen's Suicide

Probation is no deterrent: prosecutors

May 7, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors are pushing for the maximum 3-year prison sentence for Lori Drew, whose MySpace trickery drove a 13-year-old to kill herself. “Defendant has become the public face of cyberbullying,” prosecutors wrote. “A probationary sentence might embolden others.” But in a presentencing report, probation officers said... More »

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suicide • MySpace • sentencing • Federal Court • cyberbullying • Megan Meier • teen suicide • Lori Drew

(Newser) - Hurricane Katrina victims get their day in court beginning today, as a federal judge hears a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers. Tens of thousands of New Orleans residents could win damages, in what lawyers are calling “the last case standing” against the government. “This is sort... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • flooding • lawsuit • Federal Court • Army Corps of Engineers

Supreme Court: Suspects Must Go Before Judge Within 6 Hours

Or confessions will be thrown out of fed court

Apr 6, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court today threw out the confession of Johnnie Corley, a Pennsylvania robbery suspect, saying that the 29½ hours federal authorities waited before bringing him to court was too long, the AP reports. In a 5-4 decision, the court said any confessions federal authorities elicited before a prisoner’s... More »

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Federal Court • US Supreme Court • confession • David Souter • federal cases

(AP) - Bernard Madoff's lawyer told a judge today his client will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts including money laundering, perjury and securities, mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors say the disgraced money manager will face up to 150 years in prison on the charges. More »

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Federal Court • money laundering • perjury • guilty plea • wire fraud • Ponzi scheme • attorney • securities fraud • conflict of interest • Bernard Madoff • mail fraud • Bill Maher Grid

(AP) - Disgraced money manager Bernard Madoff emerged from seclusion today to confront a potential conflict of interest in his massive fraud case: a $900,000 investment by his lawyer's sons. Prosecutors asked the judge to rule on the conflict to clear the way for another highly anticipated proceeding Thursday, when Madoff... More »

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Federal Court • lawyer • Ponzi scheme • scandal • securities fraud • conflict of interest • Bernard Madoff • Ira Sorkin

(Newser) - A former CIA official who steered contracts toward a friend in the days after Sept. 11, 2001, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison, the Washington Post reports. Kyle Foggo was, at the time, the CIA’s executive director, the agency’s third-highest position. In exchange for lavish dinners... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • CIA • corruption • Federal Court • government contracts • intelligence agencies • executive director • Kyle Foggo

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 Prosecution, Stevens Tangle 

Alaska senator's temper emerges under cross-examination

Oct 17, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The defense rested in the Ted Stevens corruption trial this afternoon, and the famously feisty senator then submitted to cross-examination. After 5 hours of friendly guidance from his own lawyers, the lead prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning didn't sit well, Politico reports. “I’m not going to get in the middle... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • Federal Court • Bill Allen • senator • corruption charges • Brenda Morris

 Stevens: Wife Was 
 in Charge of House 

Sen. testifies that he asked for all renovation bills, and thought he paid for everything

Oct 17, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Stevens was out of the loop on his home renovation, preferring to let his wife handle financial details, the Hill reports. In testimony today in Washington, the senator said he was only at the cabin for two days in 2000 while renovations were ongoing. He also said he thought... More »

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Alaska • corruption • Ted Stevens • trial • Federal Court • Bill Allen • home renovation • Veco • Catherine Stevens

 Feds Nail Down
 Case Against
 Spitzer 

Feds are confident about the case against the former NY guv

Jun 10, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The case against Eliot Spitzer is so strong that prosecutors have decided not to strike a deal with the head of the disgraced ex-governor's preferred call girl ring, the New York Post reports. Rather than making a plea agreement, the Emperors Club VIP honcho will plead guilty Thursday. Meanwhile, the... More »

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New York City • federal investigation • Federal Court • Eliot Spitzer • political scandal • prostitution ring • Emperors Club

Spitzer Madam Pleads Guilty in 'Disgusting' Operation

Plea deal could land 23-year-old up to 27 months in jail

Jun 4, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman who managed the prostitution ring that brought down New York governor Eliot Spitzer copped a plea yesterday in federal court, the AP reports. Cecil Suwal, 23, giggled and cried during a Manhattan hearing at which she pleaded guilty to money-laundering and promoting prostitution at the Emperors Club VIP... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • sex scandal • Federal Court • Eliot Spitzer • money laundering • guilty plea • prostitution ring • Emperors Club • Ashley Dupre • madams • Cecil Suwal

Bonds Wants Perjury Charges Dismissed

Slugger's lawyers
say that  grand jury questions were vague

Jan 23, 08 10:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Barry Bonds' attorneys have filed a motion in federal court to have the perjury charges against him dismissed. The charges stem from Bonds allegedly lying to a grand jury about his use of performance-enhancing drugs in December 2003. Bonds claims that the indictment was “scattershot” and that questions poised... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • Federal Court • BALCO • Greg Anderson • baseball • performance-enhancing drugs

Liberal Scholars Embrace Gun Ownership

Much to their own uncomfortable surprise

May 6, 07 10:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a federal appeals court ruled against a District of Columbia gun control law in March,  it was the first time an appellate court had used the Second Amendment to restrict gun contol legislation. And it was, even more surprisingly, the result of work by a group of liberal... More »

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Bill of Rights • gun control • Federal Court • Second Amendment • Washington, DC

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