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Prosecutors call accused mob boss Bulger a 'hands-on killer'
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors described accused Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger as a "hands-on killer" in the opening statements Wednesday in his long-awaited trial on 19 murders he is said to have committed or ordered in the 1970s and 80s....Tags: Lawyers, Movies, FBI, Prisons, Brian Kelly
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Swiss upper house backs U.S. tax deal to protect banks
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland cleared the first hurdle towards ending a long-running U.S. tax probe after one chamber of lawmakers voted to allow banks to sidestep strict secrecy laws to end the threat of criminal charges for helping wealthy Americans...Tags: Lawyers, Elections, HSBC Holdings plc, Upper House, Politics
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Swiss upper chamber approves U.S. tax deal
ReutersZURICH, June 12 (Reuters) - The Swiss upper house of parliament backed on Wednesday a bill that would let Swiss banks hand over information to the U.S. authorities to help settle a dispute on tax evasion. After U.S. action over tax evasion led to the...Tags: UBS AG, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Swiss-US tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH, June 12 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five...Tags: Upper House, Politics, Swiss Confederation, UBS AG, Parliament
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Swiss-U.S. tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five months after...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Career and Workplace, Criminals, HSBC Holdings plc, Upper House
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Long-awaited trial of accused Boston mobster "Whitey" Bulger begins
ReutersBy Scott Malone BOSTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The long-awaited trial of accused Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who evaded an FBI hunt for 16 years before his arrest in 2011, starts on Wednesday with opening statements from prosecutors and defense...Tags: Lawyers, FBI, Movies, Criminals, Prosecution
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Study suggests blacks more likely than whites to be arrested in Greene County for pot possession
mmoloney@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Black Americans are more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white Americans, according to federal data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union. In a new study, the group looked at the 2010 statistics from...Tags: FBI, American Civil Liberties Union, United States Census Bureau, Prisons, Police Arrests
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Ron Kaye: Working for the union or fighting it
In Glendale, utility workers found their paychecks a little smaller last week — the price of the inability of their union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18, to negotiate an initial contract two years after winning the...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Patt Morrison, Wendy Greuel, Unions, Labor Legislation
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Bulger Trial Could Shed Light On Shameful Period For FBI
— Almost two decades after a corrupt FBI agent helped him avoid capture, reputed crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger is facing a trial starting this week that may shed new light on a shameful period for the FBI. Bulger, 83, is accused of 19 murders...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Robert Mueller, Prosecution, Jai Alai, Justice System
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WRAPUP 1-UN launches record appeal to cover Syria crisis
Reuters* UN warns Syrian civilization is "unravelling" * Clashes rage around Syria; rebels attack air base * Russia offers to replace Austrian peacekeepers * Sunni clerics denounce Hezbollah at Friday prayers By Crispian Balmer and Erika Solomon BEIRUT,...Tags: Bashar Assad, Beirut (Lebanon), Refugee, Wars and Interventions, Lebanon
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WRAPUP 2-UN launches record appeal for victims of Syrian war
Reuters(Adds more on appeal, Security Council call, other details) * UN warns Syrian civilization is "unravelling" * Clashes rage around country; rebels attack air base * Sunni-Shi'ite tensions rise across Middle East By Crispian Balmer and Erika Solomon...Tags: Bashar Assad, American Red Cross, Refugee, Wars and Interventions, Lebanon
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Piracy 'Extortion': Courts Cracking Down on Lawyers Targeting Porn Downloaders
ReutersMay 28 (TheWrap.com) - The most successful strategy to get consumers to pay up for viewing pirated films appears to be falling apart. Courts are starting to look askance at lawyers' efforts to seize on downloaders of porn rather than Hollywood films...Tags: Electronics, Verizon Communications, Justice System, Computing and Information Technology Industry, American Civil Liberties Union
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