Five aging mob figures convicted in Chicago Outfit racketeering case
A federal jury convicted James Marcello Joseph Lombardo Frank Calabrese Paul Schira and Anthony Doyle in a 10 week racketeering conspiracy trial detailing extortion loan sharking bribery illegal gambling and tax fraud tied to the Chicago Outfit. The verdicts follow testimony by a hit man who described 18 unsolved killings including Tony Spilotro’s murder and burial. The five face potential life sentences.
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Joey the Clown" Lombardo
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Ex-Liberian leader's son pleads innocent in U S case
Charles McArthur Emmanuel nicknamed Chuckie Taylor, son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, pleaded not guilty to a new U S indictment accusing him of commanding the Antiterrorist Unit during 1999 to 2002. The unit allegedly tortured victims with molten plastic hot irons scalding water and electric shocks. The indictment describes acts to intimidate and eliminate opponents. Trial is set for January.
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Rebels claim credit for attacks on oil and gas pipelines
Mexican rebels, the EPR, claim responsibility for a string of explosions that damaged at least six pipelines along Veracruz and other states, triggering fires, market jitters, and hundreds of millions in lost production. No injuries reported, though two elderly women died of heart attacks after the blasts.
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Exiled Pakistan former PM Nawaz Sharif forced from country
Nawaz Sharif, twice prime minister, landed in Islamabad from London and was detained aboard his plane. Security agents deported him to Saudi Arabia amid protests and clashes with police, sparking political backlash and emboldening opponents of Pervez Musharraf.
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Nine more US troops die in Iraq fight and al Maliki strain
The Pentagon reports nine U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq including seven in a non combat vehicle accident. Prime Minister al Maliki says Iraq’s forces still need American help and time to assume security duties as lawmakers hold hearings on U.S. strategy. He cites a 75 percent drop in Baghdad violence since February but Sunnis dispute improvement. Civilian deaths remain steady countrywide.
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