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Burris Won't Face Perjury Charges:
Ill. Prosecutor

Evidence on Blago contacts insufficient

Jun 19, 09 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury for neglecting to tell an Illinois House impeachment panel about additional discussions he had with associates of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the State Journal-Register reports. While Burris did omit conversations about the Senate appointment with members of Blagojevich’s inner circle, they... More »

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Senate • Senate Democrats • bribe • corruption • perjury • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris • John Schmidt

Pinning Burris for Perjury Difficult: Experts

Senator says he was just placating Blago brother in taped calls

May 28, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Controversy surrounding Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate has heated up after the release of his conversations with Rod Blagojevich’s brother, taped by the FBI, but a criminal case against him is still iffy, Politico reports. The possibility of perjury charges over inconsistencies in Burris’ statements is slim, experts... More »

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ethics • Congress • FBI • Senate • perjury • tape • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • fundraising • Roland Burris • Robert Blagojevich

Bribed Lawyer Lied to Protect Berlusconi

Italian PM faces calls to resign after court ruling in corruption case

May 20, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi is facing calls to resign as Italy's prime minister, reports the Times of London, after an Italian court found his lawyer guilty of accepting a bribe to protect him from corruption charges. In a 400-page verdict released yesterday, the judges said that attorney David Mills—the estranged husband... More »

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Italy • bribery • corruption • perjury • immunity • Silvio Berlusconi • David Mills

(Newser) - Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty this morning to all 11 felony charges against him, saying he was "sorry and ashamed" for his criminal acts. The judge accepted the plea and revoked Madoff's bail, bringing cheers from spectators in the courtroom. Madoff was escorted out in handcuffs and will remain in... More »

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fraud • New York City • perjury • guilty plea • plea • Ponzi scheme • securities fraud • courthouse • Bernard Madoff • Bill Maher Grid

(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

(Newser) - The perjury trial of baseball’s home-run king won’t begin Monday as scheduled, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, with federal prosecutors today delaying—perhaps by months—the start so they can appeal a ruling that excluded what they view as key evidence against Barry Bonds. Reports of positive steroids... More »

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steroids • Barry Bonds • perjury • obstruction of justice • Greg Anderson • Susan Illston

Feds Grill Burris
in Blago Probe

Calls for senator to step down gain strength

Feb 22, 09 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Federal authorities interviewed Illinois Sen. Roland Burris yesterday as part of the investigation into whether former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell President Obama's Senate seat, reports the Chicago Tribune. Burris is not a specific target in the Blago case, sources said, but he is being investigated for perjury by... More »

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Richard Daley • corruption • perjury • Illinois • Senate Ethics Committee • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Roland Burris

 State Reps Tell 
 Burris to Resign 

Senator omitted important info during January hearings

Feb 15, 09 5:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Two Illinois Republicans are calling on Sen. Roland Burris to resign amid allegations he committed perjury during the Rod Blagojevich impeachment hearings, Fox News reports. State representatives Jim Durkin and Tom Cross are also demanding an outside investigation. "I think it would be in the best interest of the... More »

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impeachment • perjury • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Roland Burris • Republicans

Witness Says She Saw Bonds Being Injected

Family friend, ex-Giant catcher to testify at slugger's perjury trial

Feb 14, 09 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors say they have a witness who saw Barry Bonds being injected by his trainer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Kathy Hoskins, a personal assistant and friend of Bonds' since childhood, is expected to be a key witness at the slugger's perjury trial along with former Giants teammate Bobby Estalella,... More »

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steroids • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • perjury • BALCO • Greg Anderson • steroid use

Federal Grand Jury Will Look at Clemens' Perjury Case

McNamee, Radomski may help get indictment for lying to Congress over drugs

Jan 12, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors have convened a grand jury to investigate whether Roger Clemens committed perjury when he told Congress he’d never taken steroids, ESPN reports. The grand jury has subpoenaed Kirk Radomski, who says he supplied Clemens with drugs through the pitcher’s trainer, Brian McNamee. More »

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Congress • steroids • Roger Clemens • George Mitchell • perjury • Kirk Radomski • performance-enhancing drugs

 'I'm Set for Comeback,' Boasts Booted Detroit Mayor

Plea-deal felon apologizes, talks of his 'standards for excellence'

Sep 5, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hours after pleading guilty to two felony perjury charges, disgraced Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gave a televised address that the Detroit Free Press called part apology, part campaign speech. "This city always gets up," said Kilpatrick, pointing out the "standards for excellence" he has established. "I... More »

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Detroit • perjury • obstruction of justice • plea bargain • Jennifer Granholm • Kwame Kilpatrick • Christine Beatty • felony assault • Kenneth Cockrel Jr. • Carlita Kilpatrick

Detroit's Mayor Admits He Lied, Will Step Down

Kilpatrick to serve 4 months for perjury; still faces assault charges

Sep 4, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit’s embattled mayor plead guilty to perjury charges today, admitting that he lied under oath during a police whistleblower trial, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a deal that requires him to resign, Kwame Kilpatrick will serve 4 months in jail on two felony counts of obstruction of... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • resignation • perjury • guilty plea • Kwame Kilpatrick • whistleblower

Detroit Mayor Dickers Over
Jail Time in Plea

Prison now appears unavoidable for embattled Kilpatrick

Sep 4, 08 3:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is weighing whether to enter a plea deal this morning that will cost him jail time, the Detroit Free Press reports. A lawyer for Kilpatrick, who faces felony perjury charges, said Kilpatrick was negotiating jail time, probation and retaining the right to run for future office.... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • perjury • plea bargain • Jennifer Granholm • Kwame Kilpatrick

Mich. Gov OKs Ouster Hearing on Kilpatrick

Unusual step could boot Detroit mayor from office for 3 years

Aug 27, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will hold hearings next week on allegations that Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick misled City Council for personal gain, the Detroit News reports. The proceedings, which could remove Kilpatrick from public office for 3 years, are above and beyond criminal perjury and assault charges the beleaguered... More »

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Detroit • perjury • assault • Jennifer Granholm • Kwame Kilpatrick • criminal charges • hearings

Detroit Mayor Rejects Deal to Step Down

Embattled Kilpatrick would have had one assault charge nixed

Aug 22, 08 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has rejected a plea deal in his assault case that would have forced him to resign, the Detroit Free Press reports. The judge in the case declined to discuss the mayor’s bond, which confines him to Detroit, and set a court date for Monday.... More »

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Detroit • Democratic National Convention • resignation • perjury • plea bargain • assault • Kwame Kilpatrick

Detroit Mayor Sent to Jail for Bond Violation

Unauthorized Canada trip gets Kilpatrick
a night in the slammer

Aug 7, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend tonight in jail after an unauthorized business trip across the river to Windsor, Ontario, the AP reports. Kilpatrick violated terms of his bond in a pending perjury case by not asking the court for permission. The mayor apologized to the judge, saying, "I've... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • jail • perjury • Kwame Kilpatrick

Bonds Hit
With New Indictment

Revised charges are essentially the same: He lied about steroids

May 13, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The feds filed a new indictment against Barry Bonds today, charging him with 14 counts of perjury for allegedly lying when he told a grand jury that he never used performance-enhancing drugs and one count of obstructing the government's investigation, ESPN reports. The charges are essentially the same ones lodged... More »

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steroids • San Francisco • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • perjury • obstruction of justice • BALCO • federal indictment

 Roger's Pals Appeal: 
 Cut Your Losses! 

Friends want Rocket to drop suit, critics agree

May 2, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Friends and critics of Roger Clemens agree on one thing: He's well beyond "say it ain't so" and entering "stop the bleeding" territory. Those close to the rambling family man are urging him to drop his defamation lawsuit against Brian McNamee, and a legal expert compares him to... More »

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steroids • Roger Clemens • perjury • defamation • Brian McNamee • performance-enhancing drugs • Mindy McCready

Clemens Had More Women, Source Says

'Family man' flew several in private jet; gave gifts of jewelry

Apr 30, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - It wasn't just country singer Mindy McCready that Roger Clemens carried on with, a source tells the New York Daily News. The former Major League pitcher apparently had several lovely lady friends whom he jetted across the country in his plane and presented with expensive jewelry. One of them... More »

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Roger Clemens • perjury • adultery • defamation • Brian McNamee • performance-enhancing drugs • Mindy McCready

Tearful Singer:
Clemens Affair Rumors True

Country star McCready confirms relationship with embattled pitcher

Apr 29, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country star Mindy McCready confirmed that she had a 10-year affair with Roger Clemens in a tearful interview yesterday with the New York Daily News. "I cannot refute anything in the story," McCready says. The two met in 1991, when the singer was 15, and Clemens was... More »

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Roger Clemens • perjury • Brian McNamee • performance-enhancing drugs • Mindy McCready

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