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Alcatel finalizing US bribery settlement including $137M in penalties and fines
The deal set to conclude Wednesday in Miami federal court includes a $92 million penalty as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department. Altacel paid another $45 million to settle a related Securities and Exchange Commission
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:13A
Wednesday Open Thread: GM Edition
"Let me be clear" and "make no mistake", Comrade Obama not only took over GM in April 2009, he bypassed bankruptcy law, and did it in such a way as to take from bondholders and give to unions — who helped elect him.. In other words, the lowest form of
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:13A
Lawmakers move toward curbing checkpoint impounds
The state Office of Traffic Safety pays out millions of dollars in grants each year to cover police officer overtime at checkpoints, the main expense of the operations. When officers seize a vehicle from an unlicensed driver, state law currently
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:12A
Lawmakers move toward curbing checkpoint impounds
The state Office of Traffic Safety pays out millions of dollars in grants each year to cover police officer overtime at checkpoints, the main expense of the operations. When officers seize a vehicle from an unlicensed driver, state law currently
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:12A
Police hail rise in sex abuse victims coming forward
New figures released by the NSPCC show Warwickshire Police recorded 253 sex offences against children between 2009-10 - compared to 211 in the year before. They include some of the most serious offences such as rape, incest and gross indecency.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:12A
Former Indy Cop's BAC Not Admissible in Fatal DUI Case
Marion Superior Court Judge Grant Hawkins ruled Tuesday that blood-alcohol evidence in the case of former Indianapolis police Officer David Bisard cannot be used to bring charges of drunken driving, but may be used to support a charge of criminal
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:12A
Former Indy Cop's BAC Not Admissible in Fatal DUI Case
Marion Superior Court Judge Grant Hawkins ruled Tuesday that blood-alcohol evidence in the case of former Indianapolis police Officer David Bisard cannot be used to bring charges of drunken driving, but may be used to support a charge of criminal
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:12A
OPINION: Gender equality within Islam means passing the Bill
The first, and it appears the most contested, issue is whether or not a secular state should be regulating a religious family law system that has for centuries been regulated within the private domain by members adhering to that religion.
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:11A
Holiday patrols net 8 arrests for DUI
SIERRA VISTA — Nearly 100 traffic stops were made during a special intoxicated driving enforcement detail by three local law enforcement agencies over the holiday weekend. The 11 officers and deputies from the Douglas and Sierra Vista
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:11A
Holiday patrols net 8 arrests for DUI
SIERRA VISTA — Nearly 100 traffic stops were made during a special intoxicated driving enforcement detail by three local law enforcement agencies over the holiday weekend. The 11 officers and deputies from the Douglas and Sierra Vista
Updated: 06/01/2011 03:11A