FBI agent Pitts pleads guilty to espionage counts in undercover plot
Pitts admitted delivering a classified booklet marked Secret to a drop point for what he believed were Russian agents. He faced up to two life terms and a $500,000 fine, with sentencing set for June 20. Prosecutors noted the case follows other high profile Russian spy prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Pitts
Randy Bellows
Frank Dunham
Dunham
Ellis
Moscow
United Nations
New York
Washington
CIA
Aldrich Ames
Richard W. Miller
Los Angeles
Miller
Texas Governor Addresses Silver Elephant Banquet
Texas Governor George Bush Jr spoke at the South Carolina Silver Elephant Banquet arguing for stronger state governments and limited federal role. He cited Texas reforms in welfare taxes and education as proof, praising Bush as the greatest governor and noting support from Beasley McMaster and Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Columbia
George Bush Jr
Ameria
Bush
America
South Carolina
George Bush
David Beasley
United States
Beasley
Republican Party
Henry McMaster
Carroll Campbell
Bank Robbery Rampage Ends After Torrid North Hollywood Shootout
Gunmen from a bank-robbery ring fired on police and news helicopters in North Hollywood, abducting a suspect, with a third arrested later. Officers reported multiple weapons and intense gunfire as the crowd was warned to shelter in place near studios and the Disney complex. One officer was hospitalized in serious condition but expected to survive.
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McBride
North Hollywood
Los Angeles
Disney
Universal
Warner Bros. Studios
Hollywood
Northridge Hospital
Wendell Mobley
News
Brenda Hidalgo
Plaza Carwash
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Court finds misconduct but orders new trials for several defendants
Hawkins testified in October that prosecutors violated ethical rules and hid evidence that could aid the defense while star witnesses lied on the stand. The judge said misconduct was drastic but not necessarily remediable by retrials. Former Rep Taylor served 18 months and was released in 1992 awaiting a new trial after an appeals ruling. New trials were ordered for Reps Blanding and Derrick. Gordon and Sen Long had been convicted but not sentenced.
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Hawkins
FBI
Ntion
Taylor
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Reps
Blanding
Derrick
Ep. Gordon
Sen
Long Hadeen
Sunrise Rotary hears from career minded students
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club hears reports from four Aiken County Career Center students on career paths in health care machine tool technology health occupations and computer electronics. They discuss hands on training teamwork and future goals while Jim Lambright notes a certificate of appreciation from the South Carolina Department of Transportation for Adopt a Highway. The club meets Thursdays at 7 AM at Houndslake Country Club.
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Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Mursany
Aiken County Career Center
Roberta Williams
Ms. Williams
Jennifer Rudder
Ms. Rudder
Health Occupations
Chris Gratop
Rick Chapman
Chapman
Jim Lambright
Club
S.C. Department of ‘Transportation
Aiken
Attorney General lauds church parental outreach in mentoring program
The attorney general notes a partnership where churches and parents cooperate for youth benefit. He cites the program as one of the few instances where government has returned power and responsibility to the people it had previously taken.
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Louis Freeh
Heart Rock Cafe
Scott Webster
Betsy Wilson-Mahoney
Aiken Women’s Heart Board
USC Aiken Etherredge Center
Debbie Lee
Carol Krist
Armando Jimenez
Jimenez
McKibben
Jankins
Sunrise Rotary Club
By Thomas Smith
Condon
Raw Arene Hari Hey Mando
Epee Meare
Donies Ohne
Dante's Peak
Sat
Sun
Zeus
Roxanne
Ouing
First Presbyterian
Tome
Mother’s Morning Out
First Presbyterian Church
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