International Business News - Ex http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The personal assistant accused of killing a punk rock pioneer in New York faces new charges that she stole cash and property from her. Natavia Lowery already was charged in Manhattan with second-degree murder in Linda Stein's death. An indictment updated Friday added grand larceny, forgery and identity theft charges. She has pleaded not guilty. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/new-charges-in-death-of-nyc-punk-rock-pioneer.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:03 EDT A former aide to Rudy Giuliani is out of prison and attacking the ex-mayor's ethics, saying he was ordered to help Giuliani's then-girlfriend get a below-market rent apartment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/fresh-from-prison-ex-aide-attacks-rudy-giuliani.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:54:32 EDT A former Russian lawmaker and brother of a Chechen warlord was assassinated on Wednesday as he was stopped at a traffic light just outside the British Embassy in Moscow, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/former-russian-lawmaker-assassinated-in-moscow.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:28:29 EDT Officials say Sweden will pay compensation to an Egyptian ex-terror suspect who was handed over to CIA agents and deported from Sweden in 2001. Swedish Helsinki Committee chief Robert Hardh says Ahmed Agiza will receive about $450,000 in compensation for his deportation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/sweden-compensates-egyptian-ex-terror-suspect.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:32:12 EDT Vice President Dick Cheney and future vice presidents will get six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office under legislation passed Monday by the House and sent to the president for his signature. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/congress-codifies-protection-for-ex-veeps.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:32:33 EDT The former mayor of Newark, N.J., is due at a federal prison camp Monday. Sharpe James was to report to Petersburg, Va., to begin serving a 27-month sentence. He was convicted earlier this year on corruption charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/former-mayor-of-newark-to-report-to-prison-monday.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:19:49 EDT Had this been like most nominations for federal judgeships, the chief lawyer with Corrections Corporation of America might have been packing up his office and heading for the courthouse by now. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/ex-inmate-helps-make-bush-nominee-controversial.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:00:14 EDT The former mayor of Newark broke a yearlong public silence hours before being sentenced for corruption with an attitude rarely, if ever, seen during his 20 years as the leader of the state's largest city: contrition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/100547-ex-mayor-trial.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/ex-newark-mayor-apologizes-before-getting-prison.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/ex-newark-mayor-apologizes-before-getting-prison.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:50:40 EDT Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison on Tuesday for his role in the cut-rate sales of city land to his former mistress. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/ex-newark-mayor-gets-27-months-for-corruption.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:51:28 EDT A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the corruption convictions of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his one-time mistress, but indicated that James probably will get less than the 15- to 20-year prison sentence prosecutors are seeking. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96444-ex-mayor-trial.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/judge-upholds-convictions-of-ex-newark-mayor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/judge-upholds-convictions-of-ex-newark-mayor.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:58:41 EDT Vice President Dick Cheney would continue to be shielded by the Secret Service for at least six months after he leaves office under legislation the House passed Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/house-bill-would-extend-protections-to-ex-vice-presidents.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:11:19 EDT A Mexican court sentenced a former state governor to 36 years in prison Wednesday for fomenting drug trafficking, overturning an earlier ruling that had imposed six years on lesser charges, his defense attorney said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/ex-mexico-gov-convicted-on-drug-charges.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:40:04 EDT Television was once her only window on the world. Now Natascha Kampusch--still adjusting to life after spending 8 1/2 years captive in an underground cell--is starting an improbable career as a TV talk show host. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57593-austria-ex-hostage-host.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/austrian-dungeon-girl-starts-tv-career.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/austrian-dungeon-girl-starts-tv-career.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 13:32:24 EDT Federal prosecutors said Monday it is dropping fraud charges against former Mayor Sharpe James and he will not face a second trial. James, 72, was accused of scheming to steer city-owned properties to his mistress and of using city credit cards for personal expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/fraud-drop-charges-dropped-against-ex-n-j-mayor.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 13:01:29 EDT Federal prosecutors said Monday it is dropping fraud charges against former Mayor Sharpe James and he will not face a second trial. James, 72, was accused of scheming to steer city-owned properties to his mistress and of using city credit cards for personal expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/prosecutors-drop-charges-against-former-n-j-mayor.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:01 EDT A dissident former general has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for bombing attacks on Spanish and Colombian diplomatic missions in Venezuela's capital. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/venezuelan-ex-general-sentenced-in-2003-bombings.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:17:40 EDT A judge has set a July trial date for former Newark, N.J., mayor Sharpe James on charges alleging he used city-issued credit cards to pay for $58,000 worth of personal expenses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/judge-says-convicted-ex-newark-mayor-faces-2nd-trial-in-july.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:21:44 EDT With one corruption conviction against former Newark Mayor Sharpe James secured, prosecutors must now decide whether to go forward with a second trial. James still faces a federal trial on charges h... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/prosecutors-weigh-second-trial-against-ex-newark-mayor.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:32:06 EDT A federal jury has convicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James and his ex-mistress of corruption stemming from the cut-rate sale of city land. James was convicted on all five charges he faced, includ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/ex-newark-mayor-and-mistress-convicted-in-corruption-trial.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:11:39 EDT A federal jury has reached a verdict in the corruption trial of former Newark, N.J. mayor Sharpe James. Jurors sent a note indicating they had reached a decision Wednesday morning. It was the sixth ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-ex-newark-n-j-mayor.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:50:39 EDT