Curt Anderson

August 31, 2004 | Law.com

The Secret Service is investigating the posting on the Internet of names and personal information about thousands of delegates to the Republican National Convention, officials said Monday. The probe focuses on anonymous postings on a Web site operated by the Independent Media Center, which describes itself as "a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate and passionate tellings of the truth."

By Curt Anderson

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December 01, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A once high-flying U.S. attorney who courted politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday on federal racketeering and fraud charges for allegedly operating a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements, law enforcement officials said.

By CURT ANDERSON

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September 15, 2005 | Law.com

The president of a national union of merchant fleet officers, his brother and two other officials were indicted on federal charges of election-rigging, embezzlement and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. Prosecutors say that they conspired in 1993 and 1996 to rig the American Maritime Officers Union's elections by stuffing ballot boxes and destroying ballots cast for their opponents and for union initiatives supported by the opponents. They also allegedly embezzled money from union benefit plans.

By Curt Anderson

2 minute read

December 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will get a new hearing on France's request to extradite him on money-laundering charges, a federal judge decided Thursday.

By CURT ANDERSON

3 minute read

August 26, 2004 | Law.com

In the first federal criminal copyright action taken against a peer-to-peer network, the Justice Department on Wednesday shut down a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games. The DOJ has also embarked on a nationwide campaign against purveyors of e-mail spam. Meanwhile, the Recording Industry Association of America said it has filed 744 new lawsuits against individuals claiming they illegally downloaded songs.

By Curt Anderson

3 minute read

May 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is violating an agreement with federal prosecutors by refusing to pay more than $2 million in legal fees to attorneys representing a dozen of his victims, according to a new federal lawsuit.

By Curt Anderson

2 minute read

March 16, 2007 | Law.com

A Uruguayan television reporter pleaded guilty Thursday to contempt charges for illegally using a cell phone camera inside a federal courthouse in Miami. Martin Sarthou, a reporter for Teledoce in Uruguay, used the camera to film extradition proceedings in October 2006 involving Juan Peirano Basso, who is accused in Uruguay of taking part in a bank scandal. The images were broadcast on Teledoce, including pictures of Peirano being led into court in handcuffs and leg shackles, according to court documents.

By Curt Anderson

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September 08, 2011 | Law.com

Hundreds of Floridians may want to opt out of a proposed $55 million federal settlement over faulty Chinese drywall in hopes of pursuing individual lawsuits in state courts, the attorney for two families said Wednesday. A key hearing Friday could be a major step in determining whether they can take their cases before state juries.

By Curt Anderson

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June 09, 2005 | Law.com

Two former America West pilots were convicted Wednesday of being drunk in the cockpit the morning after an all-night drinking binge at a sports bar. The pilots face a minimum of probation and a maximum of five years in prison after being found guilty of operating an aircraft while drunk.

By Curt Anderson

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April 22, 2003 | Law.com

The Bush administration is siding with the recording industry in its court fight to force Internet providers to disclose the identities of people who illegally trade songs over the Web. A Justice Department brief supports the effort by the Recording Industry Association of America to force Verizon Internet Services to identify a subscriber suspected of offering more than 600 songs from well-known artists.

By Curt Anderson

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