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Breaking News: Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner arrested by FBI, accused of extortion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has been arrested for extortion by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being held in Pulaski County Jail. FBI spokeswoman Kimberly Brunell said Shoffner was arrested Saturday at her...
Tags: Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Crimes, Police Arrests
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Atiyeh threatens lawsuit over Easton, Adams Outdoor billboard
Easton City Council tabled discussion of a proposed lease for a billboard at Hackett Park on Wednesday night, and that's when things got interesting. Attorneys stood and spoke, tossing accusations and recriminations at City Council and each other;...
Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Allentown, Lamar Advertising Company, Wilson
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Entrenched Mexico drug mafia, vigilantes battle for control of agricultural Michoacan state
Associated PressLA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. The Knights...Tags: Politics, Restraint of Trade, Limes, Government, Defense
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China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were charged with...Tags: Bo Xilai, Political Corruption, Organized Crime, Chongqing (China), Politics
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China charges six in sex video "extortion" case
ReutersBEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The six were...Tags: Bo Xilai, Political Corruption, Organized Crime, Chongqing (China), Politics
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Arkansas state treasurer resigns in face of federal charges
ReutersBy Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 21 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned on Tuesday, a day after federal authorities charged her with extortion stemming from accusations that she gave a broker state bond business in exchange for repeated...Tags: Mike Beebe, Justice System, Organized Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Latest Arkansas news, sports, business and entertainment
SEVERE WEATHER-ARKANSAS Tornado watch issued for much of Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Arkansas. The watch was put in effect for an area west and north of a line from...Tags: Mike Beebe, Arkansas Razorbacks, Accounting and Auditing, Politics, House Building
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Cheers greet Mexican soldiers relieving western town cut off from supplies by drug cartel
Associated PressLA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. People in La Ruana in Michoacan state lined the main road to greet more than a dozen...Tags: Defense, Organized Crime, Felipe Calderon, Armed Forces, Mexico
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Arkansas state treasurer faces federal charges, calls to resign
ReutersBy Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 20 (Reuters) - Arkansas' state treasurer was charged with extortion on Monday following a weekend arrest on accusations that she took repeated cash payments for state bond business, including money delivered in a pie...Tags: Mike Beebe, Organized Crime, Politics, FBI, Bonds
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Prosecutors say Richie Farmer's alleged wrongdoing started before 2008
The Lexington Herald-LeaderFormer Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer misused state resources to further his personal and political agendas prior to 2008, federal prosecutors allege in court documents filed late Friday. Prosecutors said Farmer, who was agriculture...Tags: Judges, Religion and Belief, Values, Politics, Bribery
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Cartel-controlled border towns present big challenge in Congress' quest for immigration reform
Associated PressMATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer...Tags: Brownsville, Gulf Cartel, International Law, Religion and Belief, U.S. Congress
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The Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez column
Miami HeraldThe protagonist of Simon Killer wanders the streets of Paris alone, often shot from the back so we see what he sees, the City of Lights never having looked this seedy and dangerous and menacing. Simon (Brady Corbet) has just graduated from college and...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Paris (France), The Miami Herald
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