Court upholds tax conviction for Japanese student turned sex worker
Akiko Takizawa, 32, lost an appeal of a tax evasion conviction in the Second Circuit. The court unanimously upheld her three month prison term and a $22,000 fine for failing to report about $35,000 earned through sex work in 1974 75 and for omitting her occupation on permanent residence papers. Her defense claimed she relied on a lawyer who misled her.
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New York
U.S. 2Nd Circuit Court of Appeals
Akiko Takizawa
Miss Takizawa
United States
U.S. District Court
East Side
Nagano
Japan
U.S
Carolyn Henneman
New FBI informant guidelines raise leeway in crime cases
Attorney General Civiletti announced new FBI guidelines that in some cases allow informants to participate in crimes, warning that relationships with the bureau do not shield them from prosecution except in specified instances. Director Webster cited Gary Rowe's case to illustrate allowances for nonlethal actions.
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Washington
Benjamin R. Civiletti
FBI
Civiletti
Bureau
William H. Webster
Gary Thomas Rowe
South
Rowe
Alabama
Viola Liuzzo
Webster
Liuzzo
Property defense does not justify deer possession in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General says landowners may raise a defense of protecting property when charged with unlawful deer killing but cannot claim lawful possession of the animal. A substantial property threat and exhausted legal remedies are required, with proof that killing was reasonable. Mere trespass or minor damage is insufficient.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert T. Stephan
Stephan
Fish and Game Commission
Fog turns highway into landing strip near McPherson
LaCygne couple E A Bunch and his wife faced heavy fog on Interstate 135 near McPherson Kansas and landed on the highway edge to wait for clearance. They then resumed by air in a Piper Tri Pacer once the fog lifted and continued to McPherson Airport.
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Landing Strip
Mcpherson, Kan
LaCygne
Kan
McPherson
E.A. Bunch
Bunch
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