Feds Unveil Charges Against Ex-Governor
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Newly released prosecution documents paint a picture of chronic corruption in former Gov. George Ryan's administration, with alleged payoffs including cigars, cuff links and a free Mexican vacation.
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A former Mexican governor freed after six years behind bars was immediately re-arrested Thursday on a U.S. extradition request in which he is accused of helping smuggle 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, federal prosecutors said.
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(Hartford-AP, November 23, 2004) - A former top aide to Gov. John G. Rowland and a major state construction contractor were indicted Thursday on charges they ran a corrupt criminal organization out of the governor&#39;s office.
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Federal regulators are expected to bring charges this week against two former employees of the mutual fund unit of the old FleetBoston Financial Corp. -- and settle with three others -- in connection with a long-running investigation of improper market-timing trading at the former bank's Columbia funds unit, according to attorneys and officials involved in the case.
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Â· Party boss likely to face more corruption charges  Â· Case would hamper presidential ambitions
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NEW HAVEN -- Former Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to a single federal corruption charge Wednesday, becoming the first governor in Connecticut history to face a prison term for misuse of his office.
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MONTREAL - The public servant who ran the federal sponsorship program, and two top advertising executives, will face fraud charges in Quebec Superior Court next May.
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Federal police formally charged a former Sao Paulo mayor with money laundering, embezzlement and other crimes they allege he committed while in office, officials said Wednesday.
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Federal prosecutors are planning to unveil an indictment against former New York City police commissioner Bernard B. Kerik as early as week's end, spotlighting alleged corruption that occurred a decade ago when he worked was a trusted adviser to former New York mayor -- and now presidential...
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Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland speaks as he stands with his wife Patty outside Federal Court in New Haven, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, after pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to steal honest services.
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PLEA DEAL: Ending a two-year federal investigation, former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to steal honest services.
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HARTFORD, Conn. Sept. 23, 2004 - A top aide to former Gov. John G. Rowland was indicted Thursday along with the state&#39;s largest construction contractor on charges they participated in a corrupt criminal organization run out of the governor&#39;s office.
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Federal prosecutors announced more charges on Wednesday in a Philadelphia corruption scandal whose defendants include the former city treasurer, a prominent supporter
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Federal prosecutors contend a businessman known for pledging money to help track down criminals has pocked $3.2 million of income over the past several years while not paying federal taxes since 2000.
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The former president has been charged with stealing more than $1 million from Liberia's coffers while in office, government officials said Wednesday.
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South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a former real estate developer who became a rising political star after his election last year, was indicted Tuesday on federal cocaine charges.
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The former federal prosecutor in Maryland said he was forced out because of investigations involving associates of the stateâs governor, a Republican.