Rajat Gupta wins a key ruling, loses on wiretaps
March 28th, 2012 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 28 (IANS) Goldman Sachs Group's indicted former director Rajat Gupta has won a court order requiring prosecutors to share information that might help his case, but lost ... Read more...
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Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
December 8th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by BNO News
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) -- Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on Wednesday after being convicted of numerous counts of corruption, prosecutors said.Blagojevich, who ... Read more...
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Dinner parties turned into the unspeakable: Berlusconi
October 22nd, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 22 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known worldwide for his libido boasts, described parties he hosted in Rome as high-class soirees that evolved into scandalous affairs."They were ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI wants to make accused’s wife a witness
July 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday sought permission from a special court here to add 10 more witnesses, including the wife of an accused, ... Read more...
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Italian PM’s brother to stand trial over wiretap
June 4th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, June 4 (IANS/AKI) A judge in the northern city of Milan Friday sent Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's brother to trial for the illegal publication of a wiretapped phone ... Read more...
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Rajaratnam’s lawyers rest case, prosecutors end with new wiretap
April 19th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 19 (IANS) As hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam's lawyers rested their case with a finance professor's testimony that he did not trade on inside information, prosecutors played ... Read more...
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Italian PM’s sex trial adjourned
April 6th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Milan, April 6 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges that he paid for sex with an underage Moroccon dancer was adjourned shortly after it opened ... Read more...
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Indian American gave secret Intel info to Rajaratnam
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 23 (IANS) A former Indian American Intel executive has testified that he shared confidential information about the chipmaker with hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam because "we were ... Read more...
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Canadian Police kept in dark over Parmar’s phone tapping in Air India case: Bass
March 9th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver, Mar.9 (ANI): Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy commissioner Gary Bass has said RCMP investigators in the Air India case were not told that Canadian Security Intelligence Service had been wiretapping the ... Read more...
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More arrests possible in Air India bombing case: Canadian police
March 8th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Vancouver, Mar 8 (ANI): More arrests could be done in the 26-year-old Air India case after new efforts were being made to find two men who checked in bags with explosives at ... Read more...
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MPs seek probe into Jayalalithaa wiretap
March 3rd, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Fourteen AIADMK MPs have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order a judicial probe into the alleged tapping of party leader J. Jayalalithaa's phones by ... Read more...
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Amar Singh’s phone tapped on official directions: Reliance Infocomm
February 14th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Reliance Infocomm Monday told the Supreme Court that whatever wiretap it had carried out on Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's telephone was ... Read more...
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Berlusconi vows to sue state over sex allegations
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to sue the state over "unfounded" and "shameful" allegations by "subversive" prosecutors who want to put him on trial for allegedly ... Read more...
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Apex court slams Amar Singh for wasting time in wiretap case
February 9th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday slammed Rajya Sabha member and estranged Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh for wasting its time by going back on the allegation that the ... Read more...
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I’m aware of corporate nervousness over phone tapping: PM (Lead)
December 14th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said he was aware of the "nervousness in the corporate sector" over phone tapping and asked Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar to ... Read more...
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Government looking into 5,000 telephone intercepts: Pillai
December 6th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Monday said telephone intercepts of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's conversations with some journalists and politicians in the 2G spectrum allotment case were only ... Read more...
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Government orders probe into Radia tape leaks
November 30th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The government Monday ordered a probe into the leaks of conversations between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and leading businessmen, politicians and journalists.The order on the probe ... Read more...
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Ratan Tata goes to court against publication of Radia tapes (Second Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Tata group chairman Ratan Tata moved the Supreme Court Monday seeking judicial restraint on the publication of transcripts of phone intercepts of top corporate lobbyist Nira Radia ... Read more...
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Ratan Tata moves court against publication on Radia tapes (Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Tata group chairman Ratan Tata moved the Supreme Court Monday seeking restraint on the publication of transcripts pertaining to the phone intercepts of top corporate lobbyist Nira ... Read more...
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Wiretap on lobbyists, journalists reveal links at top?
November 18th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Days after the resignation of A. Raja as communications minister over the 2G spectrum scandal, Open magazine has uploaded on its website what it claims are phone ... Read more...
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Die Hard director goes to jail for perjury
October 5th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): John McTiernan, director of the Die Hard films, has been sentenced to one year in prison for perjury.McTiernan was also involved in lying to officials in a wiretapping ... Read more...
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US concerned over Karzai order to review West-backed anti-graft bodies
August 6th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 6 (ANI): United States has expressed concern over Afghan President Hamid Karzai's move to have control over U.S.-backed corruption investigations.The Washington Post quoted officials here saying that they have ... Read more...
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BlackBerry ban seekers need lessons in internet, says RIM boss
August 6th, 2010 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 6 (IANS) Slamming foreign governments seeking ban on BlackBerry, device maker Research In Motion (RIM) president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said these people need lessons in the internet.
He said his ... 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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Media blackout as Italian journalists protest muzzle law
July 9th, 2010 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 8 (DPA) Italians are poised to face a dearth of news Friday, after journalists walked off the job Thursday to protest a recording and media muzzle law proposed by the ... Read more...
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Afghan official says US ambassador suggested he resign
June 29th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 29 (DPA) Afghanistan's Attorney General, Mohammad Ishaq Aloko, said Tuesday that the US ambassador, Karl Eikenberry, admonished him to arrest an Afghan official allegedly involved in corruption or resign.
"The US ... Read more...
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Italy’s senate passes wiretap restrictions bill
June 11th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 11 (IANS/AKI) Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a major victory when Italy's Senate passed a controversial law to restrict wiretapping and impose fines on news organisations that publish leaked information ... Read more...
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3G auction to be over in couple of days: Raja (Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telecom services in the country is being conducted in a totally transparent manner and would be over ... Read more...
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Islamic Charity Wins Case Against Unlawful Wiretapping
April 2nd, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
San Francisco, Apr 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The judge in a court in the United States has ruled that the wiretapping program carried out by the National Security Agency was against ... Read more...
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Former Atheros executive pleads guilty in largest hedge fund insider trading case in history
March 4th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A former Atheros Communications, Inc. executive pleaded guilty for his role in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history, prosecutors said on Wednesday.Ali Hariri, ... Read more...
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Hartford man sentenced to 27 months for role in drug ring
February 19th, 2010 - 4:52 am ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Hartford man was sentenced for his participation in a narcotics trafficking ring, U.S. Attorney Nora R. Dannehy said Thursday.Alexander Guzman also known as “Diego” and “Lex,” ... Read more...
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Newington, CT cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison
February 17th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A man of Newington, Connecticut was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in a federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute ... Read more...
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Connecticut heroin dealer sentenced to two years in prison
February 12th, 2010 - 6:30 am ICT by BNO News
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – A Hartford, Connecticut heroin dealer was sentenced to two years in federal prison on Thursday, prosecutors said. His prison sentence will be followed by 3 years of ... Read more...
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Magazine editor ’sues Tom Cruise for spying on him’
December 22nd, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 22 (ANI): Tom Cruise is being sued for allegedly spying on a magazine editor, according to reports.As per documents obtained by TMZ.com, Michael Davis Sapir has claimed that the ... Read more...
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National Security Agency found spying on Americans
April 16th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.16 (ANI): The National Security Agency has attracted criticism for intercepting Americans' e-mails and phone calls in recent months on a scale that went beyond limits set by Congress last year, ... Read more...
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