| |
Christie's bridge scandal lawyers to be subpoenaed Monday, Mar 31, 2014 04:35 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey legislative committee probing a political payback operation carried out by Gov. Chris Christie's aides and associates plans to subpoena interview transcripts and other documents from the lawyers the governor hired to carry out an internal investigation, the committee co-chairman said Monday. Full Story | Top |
Man who shot at White House sentenced to 25 years Monday, Mar 31, 2014 04:01 PM PDT | Top |
Man who shot at White House sentenced to 25 years in prison Monday, Mar 31, 2014 03:19 PM PDT By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Idaho man who fired a rifle at the White House in 2011 was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison, lawyers said. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 23, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., for firing at least eight rounds with a semi-automatic rifle. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not in Washington at the time, and no one was hurt. Bullets narrowly missed Secret Service officers guarding the White House, U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
Jury selection begins in Apple-Samsung case Monday, Mar 31, 2014 02:47 PM PDT | Top |
'Ten Most Wanted' suspect pleads not guilty in NY Monday, Mar 31, 2014 01:32 PM PDT | Top |
Jury: White officers falsely arrested black teen Monday, Mar 31, 2014 01:23 PM PDT | Top |
Cameroon education minister arrested for suspected embezzlement Monday, Mar 31, 2014 01:13 PM PDT Cameroon's secondary education minister Louis Bapes Bapes was arrested and remanded in custody on suspected embezzlement of public funds, a court official and state radio in the central African nation said on Monday. Bapes Bapes is the first sitting minister to be arrested under President Paul Biya, 81, one of Africa's longest serving heads of state. Bapes Bapes, who as education minister managed one of the largest ministerial budgets in the country, was taken to the Special Criminal Tribunal in the capital on Monday. Full Story | Top |
'Ten Most Wanted' suspect pleads not guilty in US Monday, Mar 31, 2014 12:39 PM PDT CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — An alleged member of a Salvadoran-based street gang suspected in the execution-style killings of his 19-year-old girlfriend and her toddler son has been ordered held without bail in New York. Full Story | Top |
Former Italian PM Berlusconi acquitted in Unipol takeover case Monday, Mar 31, 2014 10:11 AM PDT | Top |
Brits arrested for Nigeria oil theft 'innocent': employer Monday, Mar 31, 2014 08:07 AM PDT | Top |
Libya: Militiamen arrested on Korean tanker freed Monday, Mar 31, 2014 06:30 AM PDT TRIPOLI (AP) — An official at the office of Libya's chief prosecutor says authorities have released three militiamen arrested on board a North Korean-flagged tanker that tried to illegally take oil out of the country. Full Story | Top |
Factbox: Crime and corruption among Israel's political elite Monday, Mar 31, 2014 01:29 AM PDT Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was found guilty of corruption on Monday in a case revolving around a contested real estate deal during his time as Jerusalem mayor. Here is a look at some prominent Israeli politicians who were convicted of offences or forced to leave office because of indiscretions. * EHUD OLMERT: Olmert served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003 and became prime minister in 2006, but quit two years later when various allegations of corruption surfaced. He was largely acquitted in one major case in 2012, but any hopes he might have had of a political comeback have been killed off by Monday's bribery conviction tied to the construction of the Holyland apartment complex in Jerusalem. Full Story | Top |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment