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Video: Sentencing Set in Child Porn Case
Posted in Jayna Johns, Wednesday's Articles on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Blog: Reflections from the Reporters
Posted in Ben Petitto, Jayna Johns, Michael McGuire, Rachel Aiken, Wednesday's Articles on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Rachel Aiken, Jayna Johns, Michael McGuire and Ben Petitto Click the thumbnail images of the reporters to venture to their personal blog stories about their experiences in Washington so far.
Court Hears Muslim’s Race Discrimination Appeal
Posted in Rachel Aiken, Wednesday's Articles on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Rachel Aiken For Ali Asghar, the bottom line in his appeal is whether his attorney convinced a federal appeals court today that he has enough proof to support his allegations that he was the victim of race discrimination on the job. Asghar, who is in his 50s, is a Muslim born in Afghanistan who [...]
Audio: Fake Lawsuit Leaves ‘Tortured Trail’
Posted in Michael McGuire, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By Michael McGuire Click the play button below to hear the news report, including excerpts from the interview with attorney Robert Lee Jenkins, Jr.
D.C. Nightclub Owner Sentenced, Faces Deportation
Posted in Jayna Johns, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Jayna Johns A federal judge today sentenced a former D.C. nightclub owner to 38 months in prison and ordered him to pay more than $950,000 in restitution to the IRS for underreporting his annual income. Abdul Karim Khanu, 42, of Potomac, Md., who owned DC Live, Platinum and H20, was convicted last year of [...]
Judge Tells U.S. ‘Put Cards on Table’ in Drug Case
Posted in Ben Petitto, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Ben Petitto A federal judge joined defense attorneys for 10 Colombian nationals today in trying to jumpstart a three-year-old case that accuses the men of running a drug cartel that allegedly sought to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. The defendants are charged with using stash houses, guns and boats [...]
Vietnam Vet Says Fighting IRS Was His ‘Duty’
Posted in Ben Petitto, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Ben Petitto As a U.S. Army helicopter pilot during the war in Vietnam, Allan Tanguay said he first began to believe that it was “my job and duty” to fight for America. But years later his devotion took on new meaning as he fought what he described as “Goliath,” the IRS. Tanguay, 67, is [...]
Firm Fined $2 million for 747 Deal with Iran
Posted in Rachel Aiken, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Rachel Aiken A federal judge today imposed what she called the “largest overall fine ever” for an export violation when she ordered a U.K.-based aviation firm to pay $2 million in criminal penalties for its role in the illegal shipping of a commercial Boeing 747 aircraft from the United States to Iran. U.S. District [...]
Fake Lawsuit Leaves ‘Tortured Trail’
Posted in Michael McGuire, Tuesday's Articles on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By Michael McGuire Frustrating. That’s the word U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon used to describe a case that began three years ago when another judge was duped for a day into approving the $3 million settlement of a fake lawsuit. In a hearing this morning, defense attorney Robert Lee Jenkins, Jr. stepped aside as [...]
IRS ‘Funny Box’ Entertains Taxpayer Excuses
Posted in Michael McGuire, Monday's Articles on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Michael McGuire An IRS employee testified today that four men accused of orchestrating tax defiance schemes used a variety of reasons for refusing to pay federal taxes, ranging from membership in an Indian tribe to entitlement to reparations for slavery. Shauna Henline, an IRS senior technical advisor, said the returns and claims filed by [...]
