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In 'Astonishing' Move, Kerik Pleads Guilty

By Allan LengelNov 5th 2009 – 3:07PM

(Nov. 5) -- Bernard Kerik, the former police commissioner of New York City whose meteoric rise to the national spotlight was matched only by his even faster fall, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to eight felony counts that included lying to the White House and tax crimes. The plea agreement calls for a sentence of...

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Texas Led Nation In Workplace Discrimination Complaints In 2011, EEOC Report Says

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 16th 2012 - 03:57PM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received more complaints of workplace discrimination from workers in Texas than from any other state last year, with 10 percent of all complaints filed there, according to a report made public by the agency on Monday.

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Victor Bout Trial: 'Merchant of Death' Prosecution Begins in New York

By John Rudolf Oct 12th 2011 - 08:26PM

Victor Bout was ready to provide it all to the FARC, a drug-dealing revolutionary group at war with the Colombian government, federal prosecutors charged at the opening of Bout's trial in federal district court in lower Manhattan on Wednesday.

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