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Rebel's Files Show Chávez Aided FARC

Laptops point to arms deals, training accords with Colombian rebels

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal May 9, 08 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A cache of computer files found on a dead Colombian guerrilla leader's laptops implicates Hugo Chávez in arms deals with the FARC rebels. The Wall Street Journal reports that Colombian and American intelligence agencies, which came into possession of about 100 files, have no doubt of their authenticity. Both FARC and the Venezuelan president claim that they are counterfeit. More »

More about:  Venezuela • Colombia • Hugo Chávez • FARC • Ingrid Betancourt • US intelligence • Interpol

Global Pedophile Was Jersey's 'Best Santa'

Cops find child porn, boys' underwear in man's apartment

Associated Press Associated Press May 9, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An admitted New Jersey pedophile snared by a global Interpol appeal was an entertainer at children's parties and was dubbed one of the area's "best Santas," AP reports. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Wayne Anthony Corliss, who was arrested at his apartment, has admitted having sex with young boys in Thailand. Police have found boys' underwear and child pornography in his home, according to authorities. More »

More about:  New Jersey • child pornography • pedophile • Interpol

Interpol Nabs Pedophilia Suspect Sought Since '06

But public pinpoints
NJ man in only 2 days

ABC News ABC News May 8, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - It took the public two days to lead authorities to the Internet pedophile Interpol had been hunting since 2006, ABC News reports, with US authorities arresting Wayne Nelson Corliss, 59, early this morning in New Jersey. Police had been scouring the globe for a man seen abusing young boys in at least 800 photos circulating online. More »

More about:  New Jersey • child pornography • pedophile • Interpol

Cops Launch Global Hunt
for Pedophile

Interpol appeals for help identifying man filmed abusing boys

BBC BBC May 6, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol has launched a worldwide appeal for help in tracking down a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys, the BBC reports. Pictures of the man abusing boys 6 to 10 years old in Southeast Asia were found on the hard drive of a convicted pedophile in Norway. Police think the images date from around 2000-01. A similar appeal last year led to the quick arrest of another high-profile suspect. More »

More about:  child abuse • sexual abuse • pedophile • Interpol

Interpol Chief Resigns Amid $200K Bribery Charges

South Africa's top cop linked to drug smuggler payoff

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 14, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The president of international police organization Interpol has resigned over corruption allegations. Jackie Selebi, who is also South Africa's national police commissioner and a leading member of the African National Congress, is accused of taking $200,000 in pay-offs from a notorious convicted drug smuggler, who is awaiting trial on murder charges, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »

More about:  corruption • South Africa • Thabo Mbeki • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • Interpol

Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

Cops: Canadian teacher hiding out in Bangkok

Reuters Reuters Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol has identified a suspected serial pedophile who posted altered photos of himself with as many as 12 boys he apparently molested in Vietnam and Cambodia, reports Reuters. Agents identified Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian English teacher who has taught at Asian schools, after Interpol released digitally unscrambled photos from the internet in a rare appeal to the public for help. More »

More about:  Germany • South Korea • Thailand • child abuse • Vietnam • pedophile • Cambodia • Interpol

Interpol Asks Public Help to Find Pedophile

Despite photos, abuser has remained at large for years

Reuters Reuters Oct 8, 07 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Interpol is issuing an unprecedented worldwide appeal for help in tracking an elusive sexual abuser of more than 12 young boys. In 2004, the global police body received about 200 photos of a man abusing boys, with his face obscured by a swirl pattern. Computer experts decoded the swirl, but police haven’t been able to identify the resulting face, Reuters reports. More »

More about:  Vietnam • pedophile • sex offenders • Cambodia • Interpol

Saddam's Eldest Daughter Sought by Interpol

Arrest warrant issued for Raghad Hussein

BBC BBC Aug 17, 07 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Accusing her of terrorism and other related offenses, Interpol is on the hunt for the oldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader executed last December for crimes against humanity. Raghad Saddam Hussein left Iraq when US forces invaded and was believed to be living in Jordan as recently as last year. But her current whereabouts are not known. More »

More about:  Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Jordan • Interpol • crimes against humanity

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