Indian American actor held in $13 mn extortion plot
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Aug 23 (IANS) A small-time Indian-American actor has been arrested by federal agents on charges of trying to extort millions of dollars from five business tycoons, including Harvey Weinstein, ... Read more...
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Was the gurdwara shooter a white supremacist? (Third Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) As FBI looked for a motive for Sunday's attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, media reports suggested the gunman, a bald man with a 9/11 ... Read more...
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American wanted for child rape arrested in Mexico
March 11th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 11 (IANS/EFE) An American man wanted in his homeland on child rape charges has been arrested in Mexico, authorities said.Federal agents discovered that Phillip Steven Borden was ... Read more...
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ISI agent Fai to plead guilty in US lobbying case
December 7th, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, the US based Kashmiri separatist leader accused of aiding a "decades-long" operation by Pakistan's spy agency to influence US policy on Kashmir ... Read more...
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US gang recruiting Russian women for strip clubs busted
December 1st, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 20 members of a human trafficking ring were arrested Thursday by US federal agents for allegedly smuggling women from Russia to work in ... Read more...
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US man held over Pentagon bomb plot
September 29th, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (IANS) A US man was arrested over plotting to blow up the Pentagon and the US Capitol with large explosives-laden remote-controlled aircraft.Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, of Ashland, Massachusetts, ... Read more...
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Lawmaker arrested in immigration protest at White House
July 28th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS/EFE) Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested for staging a sit-in in front of the White House to demand that President Barack Obama stop the deportations of ... Read more...
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Rajaratnam’s lawyers grill star Indian American witness
March 16th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 16 (IANS) Lawyers of hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam sought to discredit prosecution's star witness Indian American Anil Kumar calling him a money launderer and tax dodger ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks probe: Judge says Twitter users must hand over accounts
March 12th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar. 12 (ANI): A federal magistrate judge has ruled that Twitter users targeted by federal agents have no right to dispute the release of their account records to investigators probing ... Read more...
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Feds make Medicare fraud arrests
February 18th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tampa, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The police have made several arrests after an investigation into Medicare fraud.About 20 people including three doctors have been arrested in connection with the fraud. The police ... Read more...
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Former ‘Big Brother’ winner Adam Jasinski sentenced to four years in prison
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by BNO News
BOSTON (BNO NEWS) -- Adam Jasinski, the season nine winner of the CBS reality television show 'Big Brother', was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Friday. Jasinksi had earlier pled ... Read more...
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Former New England Mafia Head Luigi Manocchio Arrested
January 21st, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous ex-leader of New England's Patriarca crime family has at last been tracked and arrested in Florida. One other probable mob associate has been tracked ... Read more...
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Bryan Mazon’s restaurant offers lion tacos
January 20th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tucson, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A restaurant in Tucson has rather unusual items on its menu.The restaurant, Boca Tacos y Tequila, has already offered its customers turtle, kangaroos, rattlesnakes, elk, alligator and ... Read more...
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Sven Koppler arrested for sending hundreds of tarantulas to US
January 20th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A German man made a living by selling tarantulas all over the world.37-year-old Sven Koppler of the German town of Wachtberg has several customers all ... Read more...
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German man admits to mailing hundreds of tarantulas to US
January 20th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 37-year-old German national has pleaded guilty to smuggling hundreds of tarantulas into the United States.Sven Koppler, admitted to prosecutors on Tuesday that he mailed about ... Read more...
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Sven Koppler Admits Mailing Hundreds Of Tarantulas To U.S., Faces 20 Years In Prison
January 20th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) German national Sven Koppler who was accused of mailing hundreds of tarantulas in the United States, has pleaded guilty to the charges and is now facing ... Read more...
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Alcoholic energy drinks will be transformed into Ethanol
January 7th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials in the United States are taking some alcoholic energy drinks from off the shelves after it was found that the drinks could potentially harm its ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania man threatened to kill Obama, eat his flesh
December 20th, 2010 - 12:56 am ICT by BNO News
PHILADELPHIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Pennsylvania man has pleaded not guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama and then eat his flesh, local media reported on Sunday.The Philadelphia Daily News reported ... Read more...
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No attempt made to entrap potential Oregon Islamic bomber: FBI
November 30th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.30 (ANI): U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has dismissed speculation that FBI agents entrapped potential Oregon bomber Mohamed Osman Mohamud.In comments to reporters, the Christian Science Monitor quoted Holder, as saying ... Read more...
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Arrested Somali teen spent six months setting up sting operation: FBI
November 28th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
Portland (Oregon, US), Nov.28 (ANI): Federal agents have said that the Somali teenager they arrested on Friday while he was trying to detonate a car bomb at a packed annual Christmas tree-lighting ... Read more...
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FBI failed to act on Headley’s wife’s terror link expose 3 yrs before Mumbai attacks
October 16th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): The key figure in the Mumbai attacks David Coleman Headley's wife had informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at least three years before the November 2008 attack, ... Read more...
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Before Mumbai attacks, wife warned of Headley’s terror ties in Pakistan
October 16th, 2010 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) Three years before Pakistani terrorists struck Mumbai in 2008, federal agents in New York City investigated a tip that David Coleman Headley was training in Pakistan ... Read more...
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Extortionists Sentenced To Four Years Of Imprisonment For Threatening John Stamos
October 9th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A man and woman based in Michigan were sentenced to four years of prison each on Friday. They had been convicted of trying to ... Read more...
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$21 Million Counterfeit Seized At Northern Kentucky International Airport
September 30th, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development Federal agents seized over $21 million in counterfeit gadgets like DVD players and iPad this month which was a result of the ... Read more...
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Long Island Muslim man busted for financing attempted Times Square bombing
September 16th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.16 (ANI): Federal agents have charged a Long Island Muslim man for financing the attempted Times Square bombing.Mohammed Younis, 44, is charged with operating an unlicensed money transfer business between ... Read more...
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Drug Enforcement Administration In Search Of Efficient Ebonics Translators
August 24th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is in search of some masters of Ebonics from the Southeast region of United States who could help them in some ... Read more...
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich convicted on 1 count, plans to appeal
August 18th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Illinois Governor – Rod Blagojevich has been convicted on just 1 count of speaking the untruth to the federal agents. The jury wasn’t able ... Read more...
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Chicago man held on terror charges
August 5th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Aug 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An American citizen has been charged by federal agents for aiding and abetting Al Qaeda and a second terror group al Shabaab.He was alleged to have supplied ... Read more...
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Two found guilty in JFK bomb plot face life in prison
August 3rd, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 3(ANI): Two men charged with plotting to blow up fuel tanks at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport have been found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn.The ... Read more...
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Assistant Of Rick Pitino Has Asserted That Pitino Commanded Him To Dish Out $3000 To A Pregnant Female
July 30th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 30, 2010 (Just Flashed): Rick Pitino happens to be a prominent American basketball coach. For nearly 9 years, he has been the chief coach at the University of Louisville. ... Read more...
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John Stamos Lawsuit Hearing Begins At Michigan Court
July 14th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Marquette, July 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The trial for the John Stamos lawsuit against two Michigan residents Allison Coss and Scott Sippola began on Tuesday at the federal court in Michigan. ... Read more...
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Vt. Scrap wood dinosaur posing problems, public wants it to be dismantled
July 13th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Post Mills, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Government officials and neighbors have increased pressure on the owner of a 25 foot tall and 122 foot long sculpture of a dinosaur to ... Read more...
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Die Hard Director McTiernan Pleads Guilty In Pellicano Wiretap Case
July 13th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 13, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): John McTiernan, who is well-known for directing the movie Die Hard, has pleaded guilty for lying to the FBI in the wiretapping case of Anthony Pellicano, ... Read more...
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Elian Gonzalez Expresses That He Is Happy To Be In Cuba
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 16-year-old Elian Gonzalez has expressed his gratefulness to the American populace for assisting him to return to his Dad in Cuba. Who is Elian ... Read more...
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Federal agents thrash the Internet movie pirates
July 1st, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, July 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Internet movie pirates had a bad day when the federal agents conducted a crackdown on them. The federal agents were in a very investigative mood ... Read more...
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