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  • June 2008

    • UK Won't Let Martha Visit

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 19, 08 10:21 PM CDT

      UK Won't Let Martha Visit

      Domestic diva Martha Stewart has been refused entry into the United Kingdom because of her felony conviction, the Daily Telegraph reports. She planned a business trip this month to meet with leading figures in the fashion and design worlds and to speak at the Royal Academy, but Britain refused to grant her a visa. Stewart served five months in prison for lying to investigators about some shady stock transactions. More »

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      Great Britain  • Martha Stewart  • obstruction of justice  • UK Border Agency

  • May 2008

    • Bonds Hit With New Indictment

      newser  |  ESPN  |  May 13, 08 9:25 PM CDT

      Bonds Hit With New Indictment

      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 against baseball's home-run king in November, before a judge ordered prosecutors to rewrite the original five-count indictment. More »

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

  • March 2008

    • Detroit Mayor Charged in Text-Message Sex Scandal

      newser  |  Detroit News  |  Mar 24, 08 12:32 PM CDT

      Detroit Mayor Charged in Text-Message Sex Scandal

      Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his ex-chief of staff were charged today with perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office related to their denials under oath that they were romantically involved, the Detroit News reports. Kilpatrick, who faces eight felony counts, said at a press conference shortly after the county prosecutor announced the indictments that he expects "full and complete vindication." More »

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      Detroit  • sex scandal  • mayor  • settlement  • affair  • perjury  • obstruction of justice  • Kwame Kilpatrick

    • Conrad Black Appeals Prison Sentence

      newser  |  National Post (Canada)  |  Mar 15, 08 9:30 PM CDT

      Conrad Black Appeals Prison Sentence

      Lawyers for former newspaper mogul Conrad Black appealed his 6½-year prison term for fraud today, arguing that the jury received bad instructions and that the evidence failed to prove he had knowledge of shady dealings, reports Canada's National Post . Black was convicted of bilking about $6 million from Hollinger International, his former Chicago-based newspaper publishing company. He began serving his sentence at a Florida prison last week. More »

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      jail  • Conrad Black  • appeal  • obstruction of justice  • US Circuit Court of Appeals  • stock fraud

  • February 2008
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  • June 2007

    • Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 8, 07 12:13 PM CDT

      Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

      In his first public appearance since being indicted Monday, Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty in federal court in this morning. The Louisiana Democrat, facing a laundry list of charges including bribery, racketeering, and obstruction of justice, then held a press conference in which he reeled off his family's achievements and called on his constituents to "keep an open mind." More »

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      corruption  • investigation  • Louisiana  • ethics  • bribery  • obstruction of justice  • racketeering  • William Jefferson

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