Colo. brother-in-law of wealthy Democratic fundraiser is charged with bank fraudSeptember 25th, 2009 Colo. brother-in-law of Dem fundraiser is chargedNEW YORK — A Colorado man faces charges that he helped a wealthy Democratic fundraiser cheat banks out of hundreds of millions of dollars. Federal prosecutors said Friday that Telluride resident Shahin Kashanchi provided fake documents letting his brother-in-law Hassan Nemazee (hah-SAHN' nah-MAH'-zee) defraud three banks of more than $290 million.
UK court dismisses requests against US extradition in connection with '98 embassy bombingsAugust 7th, 2009 Terror suspects lose case against US extraditionLONDON — A British court has dismissed motions by two terror suspects asking not to be extradited to the United States. Khalid al-Fawwaz and Abel Abdel-Bary are wanted in the U.S.
Appeals court in Va. orders new arguments in case of Sept. 11 conspirator MoussaouiJuly 14th, 2009 New arguments ordered in 9/11 conspirator's caseRICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ordered new arguments Tuesday in the case of Sept.
Man who escaped Colo. prison in hijacked helicopter gets parole after 20 yearsJuly 14th, 2009 Parole for man who escaped prison in a helicopterFORT MORGAN, Colo. — A man who escaped from a Colorado prison nearly 20 years ago in a helicopter hijacked by his wife has been paroled.
Yes he can: Prison decides Obama's books are suitable reading for al-Qaida inmate after allJuly 10th, 2009 Al-Qaida inmate gets access to Obama's booksMcLEAN, Va. — The Bureau of Prisons says it reversed course months ago to allow some of the country's most dangerous prisoners to read two books written by President Barack Obama.
Audacity of Nope: Supermax prison tells inmate that Obama's books harmful to national securityJuly 10th, 2009 Supermax prison: Obama's books objectionableMcLEAN, Va. — The federal government's most secure prison has determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material "potentially detrimental to national security" and rejected an inmate's request to read them.
Yes, in my backyard: Illinois town among few in US lobbying to get Guantanamo detaineesJuly 4th, 2009 A few US cities hope to host Gitmo transplantsMARION, Ill. — Once the nation's most secure prison, the federal lockup in southern Illinois has housed everyone from spies to a Colombian druglord to dapper mob boss John Gotti.
Chilean man convicted in Conn. student's murder, sex assault in Colorado gets life in prisonJune 29th, 2009 Man gets life in prison for Colo. student slayingBOULDER, Colo.
University of Virginia president John Casteen tells board he's retiring after 19 yearsJune 12th, 2009 University of Virginia president retiringCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — University of Virginia president John Casteen is retiring.
Prosecutors: Supermax prison restrictions on shoe bomber Richard Reid to expire June 17June 11th, 2009 Shoe bomber's prison restrictions expire June 17DENVER — Special prison restrictions will be lifted next week for the man who tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001 with explosives hidden in his shoes, a federal prosecutor said. Convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid is serving a life sentence in Florence, Colo., at the maximum-security facility known as Supermax — the most secure prison in the federal system.
Gunmen help 53 inmates flee Mexico prisonMay 18th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Some 20 gunmen wearing police uniforms managed to enter a prison and helped 53 inmates escape in the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in Cineguillas penitentiary, located some 30 km from provincial capital Zacatecas, and all the inmates who escaped belonged to the Gulf drug cartel, Zacatecas Governor Amalia Garcia said.
10 killed in Chile prison blazeApril 27th, 2009 SANTIAGO - At least 10 people have died in a massive fire at a prison in Chile, officials said. The incident took place in the Colina II prison Sunday, some 35 km north of Santiago.
Four escape from juvenile home in Himachal PradeshMarch 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Four minors, charged with drug trafficking and circulating fake currency, have escaped from a juvenile home in Himachal Pradesh, the police said Thursday. 'Four undertrials escaped from Una's juvenile observation home this (Thursday) morning by breaking the gate,' Una district police chief N.
20 killed in Mexico prison violenceMarch 6th, 2009 CIUDAD JUAREZ - Twenty inmates were killed and six injured when a fight broke out between two rival gangs at a prison in this northern Mexican city. Hundreds of soldiers and members of the federal police rushed to the site to control the situation following the incident Wednesday, the report said.
Colombian inmate allowed to dress like a womanJanuary 17th, 2009 BOGOTA - A Colombian court allowed an inmate to wear a skirt and makeup in a men's prison, acknowledging his freedom of personality, EFE has reported. The decision of the Superior Court of the central city of Ibague Friday will allow Fairber Narvaez to dress like a woman and go by the name of 'Mireya' in the jail near Chaparral.
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