By Michael McGuire Click the play button below to hear the news report, including excerpts from the interview with attorney Robert Lee Jenkins, Jr.
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Audio: Fake Lawsuit Leaves ‘Tortured Trail’
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D.C. Nightclub Owner Sentenced, Faces Deportation
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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 [...]
