Former federal prosecutor will review contract between Marion Barry and ex-girlfriend

September 21st, 2009 ADA: NY pol's assault case is 'about control'NEW YORK — A prosecutor says a domestic abuse case against a New York state senator is about "power and control." Assistant District Attorney Scott Kessler said in opening arguments Monday that Hiram Monserrate was angry because his girlfriend had another man's cell phone and union card. Monserrate has pleaded not guilty to assault charges in the December incident.

September 8th, 2009 NYC man charged in Ponzi scheme with porn linkNEW YORK — A small-time money manager who did business out of a shabby storefront in Brooklyn was charged Tuesday with running a $40 million Ponzi scheme that secretly diverted client money to unauthorized ventures, including a mail-order pornography business. Federal prosecutors and the Securities Exchange Commission said Philip Barry, 52, ran the scam without detection for 31 years until the economic downturn bankrupted him last summer.

September 1st, 2009 SAIC wins federal contractSAN DIEGO — Science Applications International Corp. on Tuesday said it has won a contract to provide operations and maintenance support for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security.

July 29th, 2009 Indicted NJ consultant who died had been illJERSEY CITY, N.J. — Authorities are investigating the death of a political consultant who was arrested in last week's federal corruption sweep in New Jersey.

July 15th, 2009 Arrest has former DC Mayor Barry back in spotlightWASHINGTON — For many Washingtonians, it's yet another episode in the long-running drama of former Mayor Marion Barry: there's the attractive ex-girlfriend, accusations that he stalked her and a matter of questionable use of public funds. Though the stalking charge was dropped soon after his July 4 arrest, the current D.C.

July 9th, 2009 Stalking charges dropped against Marion BarryWASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend. U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C.

July 9th, 2009 Marion Barry says his arrest "caused great pain"WASHINGTON — Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry says U.S.

July 8th, 2009 Marion Barry hired girlfriend while the two datedWASHINGTON — City records show that former D.C. mayor Marion Barry hired his former girlfriend soon after they began dating.

July 6th, 2009 Ex-DC mayor's lawyer: New charge will be droppedWASHINGTON — An attorney for former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry said Monday he's confident that a stalking charge filed against the veteran politician by a former girlfriend will be dropped. At a news conference Monday, attorney Frederick Cooke said Barry vehemently denies the allegation by Donna Watts-Brighthaupt.

July 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.

June 26th, 2009 Restoration work planned at Harding's tomb in OhioMARION, Ohio — The Ohio tomb of Warren Harding, America's 29th president, will undergo a couple of months of restoration work beginning July 6. The Ohio Historical Society says a contractor will clean and repair the marble burial site in Marion, Harding's hometown about 40 miles north of Columbus.

April 29th, 2009 Despite tax woes, former DC mayor buys $800 coatWASHINGTON — Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry owes thousands of dollars in back taxes, but that didn't stop him from buying his girlfriend an $800 coat. Barry tells The Washington Post he bought the opera coat with his own money Saturday at a cancer auction.

April 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - Rocker John Mayer has denied reports suggesting he is dating aspiring actress Scheana Marie Jancan. The singer specified that he doesn't have a girlfriend at the moment and is single, reported aceshowbiz.com 'If I had a girlfriend, she would be incredibly offended by me saying, 'I don't have a girlfriend',' he said.

April 24th, 2009 Prosecutor: No misconduct in CSI chief's old casesOMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska prosecutor says a review of dozens of cases so far has found no evidence of tampering by a top investigator who is accused of planting evidence in a 2006 murder.

March 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Stealing a motorcycle to impress his girlfriend turned out costly for a 22-year-old man in the capital as he landed in the police net the very next day, police said Thursday. Kailash Kumar, who worked as a painter, was arrested Wednesday by the police for stealing a bike from New Friends Colony in the capital, a police officer said.