Former building inspectors, reputed mob figures, charged in NYC construction corruptionOctober 1st, 2009 Several charged in NYC construction corruptionNEW YORK — Six former New York City building inspectors, two reputed Lucchese crime family leaders and more than two dozen other people and businesses were indicted Thursday in a sprawling racketeering case that ranges from construction bribes to gun trafficking. The encyclopedic indictment grew out of a gambling investigation and ultimately spanned from a betting operation in Costa Rica to construction bribes in the Bronx, authorities said.
Australian footballer held after assaulting Indian taxi driverSeptember 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While Australian authorities have been pledging to bring a tougher law to combat attacks on Indians living in the country, an Indian taxi driver became the latest victim of such an attack here Friday. A star Australian footballer, Michael Hurley, was arrested for kicking and punching the unidentified Indian cabbie outside a fastfood centre on Hoddle Street after an altercation early Friday morning, the Herald Sun reported.
DC Councilman Jim Graham's chief of staff indicted on federal bribery chargesSeptember 24th, 2009 DC Councilman's aide indicted on bribery chargesWASHINGTON — The chief of staff for D.C. Councilman Jim Graham was arrested Thursday on bribery charges alleging he promoted taxicab legislation in exchange for cash.
Va. sheriff accused of taking bribes to not interfere with cockfighting guilty of racketeeringAugust 28th, 2009 Rural Va. sheriff pleads guilty to racketeeringHARRISONBURG, Va. — A rural Virginia sheriff accused of taking bribes in exchange for promising not to interfere with a cockfighting ring has pleaded guilty to racketeering.
US student's murder charge reduced to manslaughter after Hong Kong taxi crashAugust 22nd, 2009 US man faces lesser manslaughter charge in HKHONG KONG — A drunken American university student accused of causing a taxi crash and the death of its driver in Hong Kong had his murder charged reduced to manslaughter, his lawyer said Saturday. The murder charge against California State University, Chico student Kelsey Michael Mudd was reduced to manslaughter in a brief court hearing on Friday, lawyer Ian Polson told The Associated Press.
21st-century technology leads to quick recovery of 18th-century violin left behind in NYC taxiAugust 18th, 2009 GPS helps find 18th-century violin left in NY taxiNEW YORK — A musician is reunited with his 18th-century violin after he mistakenly left in a New York City cab. City taxi officials say a GPS device in the cab led to the quick return of the instrument to Korean violinist Hanh-Bin on Monday.
US Army captain accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes during time in IraqAugust 17th, 2009 Army captain accused of accepting bribes in IraqNEW YORK — A U.S. Army captain has been charged with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes while he was stationed in Iraq to steer more than $500,000 in contracts.
Vt. cab driver accepts CDs, gift cards as fare in his 'Pay What You Want' Recession Ride TaxiAugust 3rd, 2009 Vt. taxi service allows patrons to decide faresESSEX, Vt. — When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares.
Attorney says Former La. congressman Jefferson not expected to testify at his bribery trialJuly 23rd, 2009 Bribery trial: Ex-lawmaker not planning to testifyALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes will not testify in his defense at his bribery trial, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Detroit political consultant, former Michigan lawmaker indicted in Conyers corruption caseJuly 16th, 2009 Detroit consultant, former lawmaker indictedDETROIT — A federal grand jury has indicted a political consultant on corruption charges, accusing him of working with a Detroit City Council member to shake down businesses for bribes in exchange for favors. The charges against Sam Riddle filed Wednesday came less than three weeks after his former boss, Monica Conyers, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and quit the council.
Detroit Council member Conyers, wife of veteran congressman, charged with taking bribesJune 26th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman charged with taking bribesDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a powerful Democratic congressman, was charged Friday in a bribery scandal, accused of accepting cash bribes in a filing that typically signals a plea deal has been struck. Conyers was expected to appear at a court hearing Friday morning in Detroit, and was not immediately available for comment.
Taxi hits curb, ejects passengers before crashing into pedestrians near Philly's Kimmel CenterJune 25th, 2009 Cab crashes outside Philly's Kimmel Center; 4 hurtPHILADELPHIA — Police say a taxi jumped a curb and crashed into a crowd in front of Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, ejecting the cab's driver and passenger and striking two pedestrians. Police say a car was trying to merge into another lane when it hit the taxi at around 10 p.m.
Witness at ex-La. Rep. Jefferson's trial: 'consutling fees' disguised bribe paymentsJune 17th, 2009 Witness says he bribed ex-La. congressmanALEXANDRIA, Va.
Plane in Colorado with 145 aboard runs off taxi-way; no one hurtJune 12th, 2009 Colo. plane with 145 goes off taxi-way; none hurtFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Allegiant Air says the nose gear of one of its planes ran off a taxi-way at the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport, but none of the 145 passengers and crew was injured.
German prosecutors open investigation into bribery scheme at truck maker MAN AGMay 5th, 2009 Prosecutors allege bribery at German truck makerBERLIN — Munich prosecutors opened a corruption and bribery investigation against MAN AG on Tuesday and searched the truck maker's offices across Germany. Lead prosecutor Manfred Noetzel said the company is suspected of paying millions in bribes in exchange for deals to sell and lease its trucks and buses.
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