Judge freezes congressman's assets
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A federal judge Thursday froze the assets of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting bribes.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's decision to freeze the assets of a Missouri-based Islamic charity with alleged links to a foreign group that supports terrorism.
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LIMA, Peru  - Former Peruvian President Alberto  Fujimori's bank accounts contain millions of dollars, much more  than he could earn and potential proof that he stole large sums  of state money during his 10-year rule, a Supreme Court judge  said on Saturday.
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The oil giant won court orders freezing as much as $12 billion in petroleum assets controlled by Venezuelaâs government.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - A Costa Rican judge on  Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American  States under house arrest for six months while he is  investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said.
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A US judge ordered lenders to stop an auction of OAO Yukos Oil Co.&#39;s biggest unit to help cover a $22 billion tax bill. US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark issued a temporary restraining
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A Costa Rican judge on Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American States under house arrest for six months, while he is investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said.
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Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) was given up for dead politically after the FBI found $90,000 in alleged bribe money in his freezer, and he barely survived a Nov. 7 primary election, garnering 30 percent of the vote in a crowded field of 12 challengers.
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ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer obtained a court order Wednesday to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept...
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A judge has frozen more than $500 million in assets owned by doctors and dentists who bought abusive tax shelters run by a San Diego investment company.
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In what could be a major defeat for Ralph Nader, a judge has issued a temporary order that keeps the independent presidential candidate off the Florida ballot.
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Prosecutors and investigators building a bribery case against Rep. William Jefferson have been unable to examine the documents and computer files seized in a search of the lawmaker&#039;s Capitol Hill office.
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WASHINGTON -- A judge has struck down more than a dozen of the government&#39;s current rules on political fund raising with just weeks before Election Day, concluding federal regulators improperly weakened the nation&#39;s campaign finance law.
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A federal judge in Ohio has ruled against a longstanding foreclosure practice, potentially creating an obstacle for lenders trying to reclaim properties from troubled borrowers and raising questions about the legal standing of investors in mortgage securities pools.
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A federal judge ruled that Gregory L. Reyes, convicted in August of stock-options manipulation, is not entitled to a new trial.
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A federal judge in San Diego yesterday froze more than $500 million in bank accounts linked to the San Diego financial planning firm Xelan, whose aggressive tax shelters had run afoul of the Internal Revenue Service.
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A Democratic congressman, William Jefferson, whose freezer was allegedly stuffed with $90,000 (Â£45,000) in cash, was charged yesterday with bribery, money-laundering, racketeering and wire fraud.