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Wealthy underworld kingpin exposed
He was found guilty of kidnapping - after using a stun gun on the victim - committing a crime with a firearm and perverting the course of justice. Beckham was a successful businessman who used to own the ITM store in Mangonui, ran a property
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:37P
John Edwards Indicted Over Alleged Funds for Mistress
Reports of a plea deal between Edwards and the Justice Department fell apart earlier this week. At the center of the controversy is Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the 100-year-old heiresses who financially supported Edwards during his two failed presidential
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:36P
Forsyth battles to points win
Forsyth took the unanimous verdict over New Zealand's Oscar Siale 78-77, 77-75, 78-76 in an eight-round bout which highlighted both the good and not so good about the 2004 Olympian boxer. Early on it looked as though Forsyth would canter to victory
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:36P
KINGSTON — Proposal for the enactment of legislation to amend the country's
Speaking at post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz said the proposal was submitted by the Ministry of Justice. “This submission will be considered with the various recommendations coming out of the (Hugh Small) Committee that was
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:36P
HC Stays BJP's Disqualification Notice to Chaman Lal
Justice Hasnain Masoodi ordered status-quo on the proceedings and communication (disqualification notice issued by BJP MLA Jugal Kishore to Gupta) of the May 23 notice till June 9. Kishore, elected as new Leader of BJP Legislative Party by four
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:36P
Govt Against DLF Flats Near Rashtrapati Bhawan
The counsel for the Centre told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna that the views of the President's Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs, DDA, Delhi Police and NDMC have been taken on the issue and they have advised
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:36P
Homeowners Bring Sheriff's Deputies To Bank Of America Branch To Collect
The couple had been the defendants in a foreclosure lawsuit filed by BofA, at least until the bank realized it had made a mistake and dropped the suit. That's when the couple began the Sisyphean ordeal of trying to recoup the $2534 in legal fees they
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:35P
NGOs Call for Probe Into Judge's Cases
JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal The arrest of Syarifuddin Umar, a judge caught allegedly accepting bribes in a bankruptcy case, has prompted calls for a review of the cases he had handled, especially where the defendants were acquitted.
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:35P
NGOs Call for Probe Into Judge's Cases
JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal The arrest of Syarifuddin Umar, a judge caught allegedly accepting bribes in a bankruptcy case, has prompted calls for a review of the cases he had handled, especially where the defendants were acquitted.
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:35P
ACLU Files Suit in Georgia Against Its “Show Me Your Papers” Immigration Law
The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and a coalition of other civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit challenging Georgia's discriminatory anti-immigrant law passed last month and inspired by Arizona's
Updated: 06/03/2011 01:34P
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