Tag Archives: United States District Court

Man behind anti-Islam film sentenced

November 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

AP A file courtroom sketch shows shows Mark Basseley Youssef talking with his attorney Steven Seiden, left, in court in Los Angeles. Los Angeles – The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the … read more »

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$1.5B in penalties for Nigerian bribe scheme

April 6, 2011 by benim

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department says firms involved in a nearly decade-long conspiracy to bribe Nigerian officials have paid $1.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties. The latest settlement came Wednesday when a Japanese-based engineering and construction company, JGC Corp., … read more »

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Oprah sued for plagiarism

October 28, 2010 by benim

New York – Oprah Winfrey is being sued by the author of political booklet, “How America Elects Her Presidents”. Charles Harris claims in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in US District Court in Pennsylvania that in 2008, as Winfrey began … read more »

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Nigerian airline ticket fraudster gets 8 years

October 25, 2010 by benim

A West African fraudster has been jailed for more than eight years over his role in an airline ticket scam following his extradition to the US back in June. Ademola Ismaila Adegoke, 43, a Nigerian-born resident of Accra, Ghana, was … read more »

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