Prominent Southeast real estate developer charged in wife's death released from jail on bondOctober 9th, 2009 Fla. developer charged in wife's death out of jailORLANDO, Fla. — A prominent Southeast real estate developer charged with second-degree murder in his wife's shooting death in Florida has been released from jail.
Prominent Southeast developer pleads not guilty in wife's death in Fla. mansionOctober 8th, 2009 Developer pleads not guilty in wife's Fla. deathORLANDO, Fla.
Prosecutors: Source of nearly $10K cash deposited in Baltimore mayor's accounts is a mysterySeptember 22nd, 2009 Prosecutors: Baltimore mayor's $10K is a mysteryBALTIMORE — Investigators looking into Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's finances can't determine the source of nearly $10,000 in cash that was deposited into her bank accounts in 2004, according to court documents. The Democratic mayor faces trial in November on charges including perjury and theft.
Hartford, Conn., councilwoman pleads not guilty in probe involving mayorSeptember 18th, 2009 Conn. councilwoman pleads not guiltyHARTFORD, Conn. — A city councilwoman has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the Connecticut state corruption investigation of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez and the city's government.
Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to corruption charges; prosecutors want to combine 2 casesSeptember 11th, 2009 Hartford mayor pleads not guilty to extortionHARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford, Conn., Mayor Eddie Perez has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he tried to extort $250,000 from a real estate developer.
Hartford, Conn., mayor and 3 others arraigned for alleged roles in corruption probeSeptember 8th, 2009 Hartford mayor arraigned on extortion chargeHARTFORD, Conn. — The mayor of Hartford, Conn., and three others charged in a corruption investigation last week have made a brief appearance before a state judge.
Hartford mayor arrested for 2nd time this year in corruption probe; 3 others also chargedSeptember 2nd, 2009 Hartford mayor's corruption arrest his 2nd of 2009HARTFORD, Conn. — Mayor Eddie Perez on Wednesday surrendered to state police for the second time this year to face corruption charges, this time on allegations he and a former state lawmaker tried to extort money from a real estate developer.
Baltimore police say suspect in beating of elderly black man was nicknamed 'Hitler'August 19th, 2009 Baltimore race beating suspect has Hitler tattooBALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a suspect in the racially motivated beating of a 76-year-old black man has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his stomach and even uses "Hitler" as a nickname. Twenty-eight-year-old Calvin Lockner was ordered held without bail Wednesday morning.
10 charged in corruption case against NY labor union that endorsed Bloomberg re-election bidAugust 6th, 2009 NY labor union leader charged in bribery probeNEW YORK — The FBI has arrested the leader of a powerful New York labor union that recently endorsed Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his re-election campaign. Michael Forde is executive secretary-treasurer of the New York City District Council of Carpenters and Joiners.
Baltimore rededicates statue of jazz icon Billie Holiday, with once-omitted panels on racismJuly 17th, 2009 Billie Holiday statue rededicated in BaltimoreBALTIMORE — A Baltimore statue of Billie Holiday now bears images evoking the anti-racism message of a song recorded by the jazz icon in the 1930s, just as the sculptor intended. Two panels at the statue's base — one of a lynched man and another of a newborn baby — were part of the design, but weren't included when the piece was erected in 1985 in a West Baltimore neighborhood.
Former Washington, D.C., Mayor Barry arrested and charged with stalking womanJuly 5th, 2009 Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalkingWASHINGTON — Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman. The United States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C.
AP Source: 10 more people likely to be charged in probe of disgraced financier Bernard MadoffJune 30th, 2009 AP Source: 10 more could be charged in Madoff scamNEW YORK — A person familiar with the investigation into disgraced financier Bernard Madoff (MAY'-dawf) says at least 10 more people are likely to be charged by the time the probe is complete. The person tells The Associated Press they will face federal charges over the next few months.
Former Georgia congressman Swindall indicted in alleged campaign contribution schemeJune 24th, 2009 Former Ga. congressman charged with conspiracyATLANTA — A former Georgia congressman has been charged with conspiracy and telling lies in an alleged campaign contribution scheme linked to a 2005 Atlanta city council election. Former Rep. Pat Swindall was charged Tuesday in a state court with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime and four counts of false statements.
Conn. councilwoman apologizes after release of DWI arrest video; warned cops she OKs salariesJune 17th, 2009 CT councilwoman apologizes for DWI arrest behaviorGLASTONBURY, Conn. — A town councilwoman in Connecticut is apologizing for her conduct after police released the video of her drunken driving arrest which shows her warning officers that she approves their salaries.
NYC mayor calls meeting with governors, World Trade Center developer on ground zero projectMay 9th, 2009 NYC mayor calls for ground zero development summitNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for a summit to resolve stalled ground zero redevelopment talks. The mayor is inviting the owners of the World Trade Center site, developer Larry Silverstein and the governors of New York and New Jersey to a meeting next week.
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