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$16 for a Muffin?! The Justice-Dept. Conference Boondoggle
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General Tuesday released a report blandly titled "Audit of Department of Justice Conference Planning and Food and Beverage Costs." The menu may be tough to digest -- it's 148 pages, after all -- but
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:35P
Full Tilt Poker is Full Tilt Ponzi Scheme, Says Justice Dept.
Federal prosecutors are accusing Full Tilt Poker and its executives of defrauding players of hundreds of millions of dollars in what they describe as a "global ponzi scheme," The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Preet Bharara, US Attorney for
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:35P
US prosecutors write to News Corp as part of payment inquiry – reports
A confidential letter has been sent from the US justice department in an effort to determine whether News Corp violated American laws on foreign corrupt practices. The US justice department said it had no comment on the report, carried by Bloomberg,
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:35P
SEC's David Becker's Case Goes To Justice Dept.
by Staff The Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general is referring a possible conflict of interest case to the US Justice Department, a report said. The case involves SEC general counsel David Becker, who helped with decisions on how much
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:34P
A Step in the Right Direction: Death In Custody Reporting Act to be Voted on
Sandra M. Kenley died in an immigration detention facility after spending seven weeks asking for blood pressure medicine she never received. Part of the problem is that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not kept an accurate record of who
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:34P
Insider Trading Investigation Yields Another Guilty Verdict
A former salesman at a Silicon Valley research company was found guilty Tuesday of conspiracy and wire fraud, the latest individual to be convicted in the government's vast crackdown on insider trading at hedge funds.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:34P
Law school faculty committee still mulling Pope-funded constitution center
The proposal came from NCICL director and former NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Bob Orr, but stirred controversy with some faculty, law school students and alumni because Republican activist Art Pope, is a major funder of the organization.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:34P
$16 for a Muffin?! The Justice Dept. Boondoggle
The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General Tuesday released a report blandly titled "Audit of Department of Justice Conference Planning and Food and Beverage Costs." The menu may be tough to digest -- it's 148 pages, after all -- but
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:34P
Protecting pedestrians in Newtown
The Sycamore Street Traffic Awareness Program includes the implementation of several measures to ensure drivers obey the 35-mph speed limit and to remind motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. According to state law, pedestrians have the
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:33P
Health groups heard on cig label suit
(AP) - Several public health groups are weighing in on a lawsuit over graphic cigarette warning labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker, saying the federal government has a strong interest in more effectively informing people about the
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:33P
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