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Aide's wife says John Edwards knew about money
John Edwards, and his wife, Cheri, appear during a hearing at the Chatham County Superior Court House in Pittsboro, NC Cheri Young testified in Edwards' trial on federal campaign finance charges. She said she deposited money from the donor into a bank
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:35A
SEC Charges Former CalPERS CEO With Fraud
In the lawsuit filed April 23 in US District Court in Nevada, the SEC alleges that Federico Buenrostro, who served as CalPERS CEO from 2002 to 2008, and Buenrostro's close friend, Alfred Villalobos, fabricated documents that had been requested by
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:33A
Thoughts on the Charles Taylor Verdict
By Lansana Gberie : I have been asked by many people about my views on the conviction, on 26 April, of Charles Taylor, Liberia's former president, for aiding and abetting Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF). He is the first head of state
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:31A
Holiday juror loses sentence appeal
A juror from Blackpool jailed for contempt of court after going on holiday during a trial lost a challenge against her sentence. Three judges at the Court of Appeal in London rejected a plea by Janet Chapman, 52, that the 56-day term imposed on her was
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:31A
Supreme Court opens door slightly for George Ryan
But the 7th Circuit said Ryan's lawyers had failed to object to the jury instructions at his trial and that it was too late to object now. Last week, in an unrelated case, the high court ruled that appeals court can sometimes ignore the fact that a
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:30A
Supreme Court opens door slightly for George Ryan
But the 7th Circuit said Ryan's lawyers had failed to object to the jury instructions at his trial and that it was too late to object now. Last week, in an unrelated case, the high court ruled that appeals court can sometimes ignore the fact that a
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:28A
John Edwards' criminal trial resumes in NC with aide's wife talking about
John Edwards arrives outside federal court following a lunch break in jury selection for his criminal trial on alleged... (Associated Press) Cheri Young testified in Edwards' trial on federal campaign finance charges. She said she deposited money from
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:23A
John Edwards' criminal trial resumes in NC with aide's wife talking about
John Edwards arrives outside federal court following a lunch break in jury selection for his criminal trial on alleged... (Associated Press) Cheri Young testified in Edwards' trial on federal campaign finance charges. She said she deposited money from
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:23A
Groeneveld Transport Efficiency, Inc. Awarded $1.225 Million In Damages And A
BRUNSWICK, Ohio, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Groeneveld Transport Efficiency, Inc. announced today that, based upon a unanimous jury verdict awarding $1.225 million in damages, the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:21A
60 Minutes interview exposes Gordon Wood's lies
They were lies easily exposed by evidence presented at his trial - and repeated in the judgment by the Court of Criminal Appeal that overturned Mr Wood's conviction for murdering his girlfriend, model Caroline Byrne. During Sunday night's $200000
Updated: 04/30/2012 11:21A