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Four U.S. women charged in Amish beard-cutting attacks
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted four more women over a rash of bizarre beard-cutting incidents against fellow Amish in Ohio, the US Justice Department said Wednesday. A total of 16 people — 10 men and six women — have now been accused in what prosecutors called five…
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom calls U.S. charges ‘malicious’
WELLINGTON — Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Thursday accused US authorities of mounting a “misleading and malicious” case against him, saying there was no way they could win a landmark online piracy action. Free on bail in New Zealand after winning a legal fight with prosecutors who wanted keep him…
‘Anonymous’ hackers attack Brazilian websites
The computer hacker group Anonymous attacked websites of Brazil’s federal district Saturday as well as one belonging to aBrazilian singer to protest the forced closure of Megaupload.com. Anonymous posted messages on Twitter describing attacks against hundreds of Brazilian sites that share the URL ‘df.gov.br,’ which are owned by the government of the federal…
Twelve indicted over Amish beard-cutting attacks
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted 12 members of a breakaway Amish group over a rash of bizarre beard-cutting incidents against fellow Amish in Ohio, the US Justice Department said Tuesday. In a statement, it linked the accused — including the leader of the group and two women…
U.S. man charged over bid to give China defense info
WASHINGTON — A US man once employed as a guard at a US consulate in China has been charged with attempting to pass defense information to the government in Beijing, the US Justice Department said Wednesday. The new charge came in a superseding indictment for Bryan Underwood, 31, atop previous…
S&P president steps down after US ratings downgrade
Standard & Poor’s president Deven Sharma is stepping down, its parent company announced, just weeks after the credit rating agency cut the US’ top AAA rating and sent global markets into turmoil. Sharma, who will take another role in the company before leaving altogether at the end of the year,…
Ex-Blackwater guard sentenced to 37 months for Afghan’s death
WASHINGTON — A former Blackwater security guard was sentenced to three years and one month in prison Tuesday for involuntary manslaughter in a Kabul shooting in 2009, the US Justice Department announced. Christopher Drotleff, 31, and Justin Cannon, 29, another former Blackwater employee, were convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter…
FCC approves Comcast takeover of NBC-Universal
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put its stamp of approval Tuesday on a plan by cable-provider Comcast to acquire NBC Universal. “In a 4-to-1 vote, the FCC determined the deal was in the nation’s public interest and assigned a number of conditions to the venture to ensure that Comcast shares…
Polanski free after Swiss reject extradition
GENEVA  Swiss authorities have rejected a US extradition request for director Roman Polanski over a child sex case and the film-maker can go free from house arrest, the justice minister said Monday. “The 76-year-old French-Polish film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the USA. The freedom-restricting measures…
Holder: Criminal probe into BP oil spill ‘ongoing’
WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department is still investigating the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to determine whether to bring criminal charges, Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday. “The investigation is ongoing. We are in the process of accumulating documents, talking to witnesses on both the criminal…
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