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A general view of the building where Kenneth Starr resides in New York and (inset) Kenneth Starr and Diane Passage

Former law firm partner charged with helping Starr operate Ponzi scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jonathan Bristol, a former law firm partner, with aiding and abetting Kenneth Ira Starr's Ponzi scheme by allowing Starr to use his attorney trust accounts as conduits for transferring the funds stolen from Starr's clients to Starr and his two companies for personal use.

Four arrested in widening insider trading probe

James Fleishman (R) walks out of the Robert Peckman United States Courthouse with his attorney Stuart Gasner (L) after appearing in federal court on insider trading charges in San Jose, California December 16, 2010
Four people, including an executive from an expert networking firm, have been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in an operation seen as part of a widening probe into insider trading.

BP, eight others sued by U.S. govt for Deepwater oil spill

A BP logo is seen on a petrol station in London
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil lawsuit against energy giant BP Exploration and Production Inc. and eight other companies, accusing them of violating the Clean Water Act and has asked the court to hold them liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution Act for all removal costs and damages caused by the oil spill, including damages to natural resources.
A U.S. 1040A Individual Income Tax form is seen at a U.S. Post office in New York

Five indicted in identity theft and tax fraud conspiracy

A federal grand jury has indicted five people in connection with an identity theft and tax fraud conspiracy in the Middle District of Alabama, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced.
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Russian 'Spam King' pleads not guilty to federal charges

Oleg Nikolaenko, a 23-year old Russian, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he is the mastermind behind a notorious botnet, dubbed Mega-D, that controlled a network of infected computers and generated some 10 billion spam e-mails daily, or a third of the world's total.
View of barbed wire fence at the Auschwitz ' former Nazi death camp in Poland, August 1978

U.S. provided a safe haven for Nazi war criminals: Report

The U.S. government had been secretly sheltering Nazi war criminals for several years and has clashed with other nations over their fate, a 600-page report, which the Department of Justice has tried to keep hidden from the public, reveals.
WikiLeaks supporters vow to step up cyber attacks

Wikileaks founder wanted by Interpol

The founder of the controversial whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has been placed on Interpol’s international wanted persons list, the international police organization announced today.
Law enforcement officials carry boxes marked "Evidence" out of the building housing Loch Capital Management in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2010

FBI cracks down on insider trading, raids hedge funds in three states

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stormed into offices of three large hedge funds in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts and seized documents in a string of raids that is being billed as a crackdown on insider trading by hedge funds, mutual funds and investment bankers.
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Fed judge pleads guilty to drug charge

A federal district court judge, who was arrested last month for purchase and use of drugs and illegal possession of firearms, has pleaded guilty and has agreed to step down from the bench.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009

Ghailani acquitted of 284 of 285 terrorism charges by U.S. jury

In what looks like a setback for the Obama administration in matter of trial of terrorism suspects in civil court, the first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian trial was found not guilty by a Manhattan federal court jury on all but one charge in the 1998 African embassy bombings.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghai

End civilian terror trials, critics say after Ghailani verdict

Lawmakers critical of President Barack Obama's efforts to try some accused terrorists in civilian courts continued in their opposition after a jury in New York convicted Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani of just one of 285 counts related to the 1998 twin U.S. embassy suicide bombings in Africa.
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Internet Crime Complaint Center logs 2 million entries

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which was set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center in May 2000 to monitor and prevent cyber crime, recently logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint.
Metropolitan Washington Police Officers stand around a mobile crime lab in Rock Creek Park in Washington, May 22, 2002 and (inset) Chandra Levy

Chandra Levy murder trial Day 9: Prosecutors drop some charges, rest case

After a long gap, the trial of Ingmar Guandique, who has been accused of murdering federal intern Chandra Levy, resumed on Wednesday and took a sudden turn with the prosecutors resting their case after abruptly dropping two charges against Guandique because a prison inmate has refused to testify against him, even as a FBI forensic expert claimed he had found former Congressman Gary Condit's DNA on Levy's underwear.

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