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MIAMI — A Miami federal jury convicted Venezuelan national Franklin Duran, on charges of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela within the United States, without prior notification to the Attorney General of the United States, as required by law.
In December 2007, Duran, 41, along with […]

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BALTIMORE – A federal judge sentenced 45-year-old Saifullah Anjum Ranjha, a Pakistani national residing in Washington and Maryland to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to launder money and for concealing terrorist financing.
U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis also signed a preliminary order forfeiting $2,208,000 of […]

BOSTON — Eight-term Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson was arrested this morning on public corruption charges stemming from her acceptance of more than $20,000 in cash payments to introduce legislation in the State Senate.
United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Boston Field […]

Voice of America
The Iranian parliament has decided to begin the process of impeaching Interior Minister Ali Kordan for falsely claiming to possess an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. While not a close ally of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Kordan is causing embarrassment to the president and could eventually bring down his government if he is unable […]

Special to HarpBlaster.com News Wire
HONOLULU — Six United States Marines appeared in federal court last week to face charges stemming from a scheme to steal sensitive military equipment from the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay to sell on the open market for personal profit.
The six active duty Marines — all United States citizens — […]

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LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 29, 2008 — Gov. Dave Heineman today said he will call a special session to amend Nebraska’s safe haven law. The session will begin Nov. 14.
“After consulting with the Speaker of the Legislature, I am calling a special session for November 14 to correct Nebraska’s safe haven law,” Heineman said.  […]

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WASHINGTON – Helio Castroneves, two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States of income taxes and with six separate counts of income tax evasion for tax years 1999 through 2004, the Justice Department announced.
Count one of the indictment charges Helio […]

By Kristen Noel
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2008 – Legislation imposing tough penalties for operating undocumented semi-submersible vessels in international waters would help drug-interdiction efforts, the deputy chief of the Coast Guard’s Law Enforcement Office said Sept. 30.
Self-propelled semi-submersibles, or SPSSs, are small sea vessels, usually less than 100 feet in length, […]

Railfanning.org News Wire
NEW YORK — Federal investigators are looking into sweetheart deals that allowed nearly all workers who retire from the Long Island Rrialroad, able-bodied or not, to receive federal disability benefits, officials said.
At least one U.S. senator — Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. — has demanded a comprehensive internal investigation of the federal Railroad Retirement […]

PRNewswire-USNewswire
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 16, 2008 — Alaska legislators and citizens filed suit today to halt an investigation of Governor Sarah Palin and others because the investigators have lost the appearance of impartiality required under the Alaska Constitution.
The Legislators have asked for declaratory and injunctive relief in the investigation, stating that the investigation is an attempt […]