William Jefferson verdict: Guilty on 11 of 16 counts
August 5th, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Former Democratic Congressman William Jefferson was found guilty of 11 of 16 corruption charges today by a federal jury.
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Husband of Former Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Stolen from Iraq
August 5th, 2009
USDOJ - A New Jersey accountant pleaded guilty today to laundering portions of more than $300,000 stolen from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Republic of Iraq and brought back to the United States by his wife, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.
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UBS tax deal details unlikely on Friday: sources
August 5th, 2009
ZURICH (Reuters) - The United States and Switzerland are expected to reach a final settlement on Friday to end a tax row against giant UBS, but details of the deal won't be made public the same day, sources familiar with the situation said.
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GFI Director on NPR this Morning
August 5th, 2009
Raymond Baker, director of Global Financial Integrity, appeared this morning in a segment about the UBS case which ran on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen to the clip below, or read the online print article which also quotes Mr. Baker here.
http://public.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2009/08/20090805_me_09.mp3
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