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Israel's Foreign Minister Told He Will Be Indicted for Fraud

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli attorney general today told Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that, pending a hearing, he will be indicted for fraud, money laundering and witness-tampering, a move that could eventually bring the collapse of the government. Lieberman faces up to 10 years in jail if convicted. The draft...

Tom DeLay Gets 3 Years in Prison, and Finds No Sympathy From Twitter

"The Hammer" is heading to the slammer. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was sentenced to three years in prison today for his part in a scheme to funnel corporate cash to Republican candidates (aka money laundering) in Texas in 2001, The Associated Press reported. DeLay's lawyers had sought a sentence of probation,...

Hero of London Bombing Jailed for Cocaine Smuggling

LONDON -- Thirty-three men, including a firefighter commended for his bravery during the London bombings of July 7, 2005, have been sentenced to a total of 200 years in prison for running one of the U.K.'s largest cocaine-smuggling operations. Simon Ford -- who won a London Fire Brigade Gold Award for rescuing passengers...

Judge Has Many Options in Sentencing Tom DeLay

AUSTIN, Texas (Nov. 25) - Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued throughout his trial that the deck was stacked against him by a politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from the most Democratic city in one of the most Republican states. But following DeLay's conviction Wednesday on money laundering and...

'The Hammer' to the Slammer? Tom DeLay Blasts Guilty Verdict

(Nov. 24) -- It's a long way from "Dancing With the Stars." A Texas jury today found former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay guilty of money laundering. DeLay now faces punishment ranging from probation to life in prison, but is free on bail pending his Dec. 20 sentencing. Outside the courtroom, DeLay bemoaned what he...

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US Confiscates Property of Mexican Ex Gov Allegedly Paid for with Cartel Cash

U.S. authorities are trying to confiscate a nearly half-a-million dollar condominium and a 46-acre property in Texas allegedly purchased with drug money by a former governor of a Mexican state bordering Texas.

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Debt Collectors Confess To Defrauding Bank That Receives TARP Fund

Apparently debt collection agencies aren't only making things difficult for debtors.

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The Fall of the Mighty and the Rise of Justice in the Philippines

In bombshell testimony in a packed Senate hall today, the impeachment trial of Philippine Chief Justice Renato C. Corona took a dramatic turn.

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Jose Antonio Calle, Alleged Major Colombia Drug Trafficker, Surrenders To US

An alleged major Colombian drug trafficker whose paramilitary organization controls major coastal and border smuggling routes surrendered to U.S. drug agents in Aruba and was flown to New York, where he faces criminal charges, Colombian authorities said Monday.

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06/03/12 Financial crime and our laws Source: Dawn AT the International Judicial Conference 2012 hosted in April in Islamabad by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan, one of the themes was terrorism and money laundering.
06/02/12 Western banks 'reaping billions from Colombian cocaine... Source: The Guardian - London - UK The vast profits made from drug production and trafficking are overwhelmingly reaped in rich "consuming" countries â principally across Europe and in the US â rather than war-torn "producing" nations such as Colombia and Mexico , new research has revealed.
06/02/12 Mexico seeks freeze on politician's bank accounts Source: ABC - KSAT 12 - San Antonio TX Mexican federal prosecutors are seeking to freeze all bank accounts linked to a former governor of a northern state that borders Texas who has been accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels, an official said Friday.
06/02/12 Underworld bank dismantled Source: flandersnews.be - Belgium The investigation started when federal police at Brussels Airport stopped a man carrying 340,000 euros in cash.
06/01/12 Gang member, wife arrested, officers say Source: Houston Chronicle - Houston TX Police arrested a reported gang member and his wife at their New Caney home early Friday during an investigation into narcotics trafficking and money laundering.