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Jeffrey I. Greenstein, a co-founder of the Seattle-based hedge fund Quellos Group, and a former associate were indicted for tax fraud. A client’s lawyer also was charged with taking a kickback and money laundering. Greenstein and Charles H. Wilk, described ...

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A Chicago ordinance banning handguns and automatic weapons within city limits was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals panel, which rejected a challenge by the National Rifle Association. The unanimous three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Supreme Court ...

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The collection of DNA samples from people suspected of committing felonies under U.S. law and not yet convicted is constitutional, a federal judge in Sacramento, Calif., ruled. “DNA sampling is analogous to taking fingerprints as part of the routine booking ...

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Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor indicted on corruption charges, received a judge’s permission to hire three attorneys to be paid from his campaign funds at the rate of $110 an hour. U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel in Chicago ...

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As Alonzo Monk, former chief of staff to indicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich told a judge he’s not guilty of a related wire fraud charge, a U.S. prosecutor said the ex-aide may soon change his plea. “We expect to ...

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Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor indicted on charges of attempted extortion and fraud, pleaded not guilty before a federal judge in Chicago. Blagojevich, 52, entered his plea Tuesday before U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel in Chicago federal court. ...

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Betonsports founder Gary Kaplan, jailed since 2007 on charges he broke U.S. laws banning the placement of bets by interstate phone wire, will face trial on Sept. 21. U.S. District Judge Carol Jackson in St. Louis set the date Wednesday. ...

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KV Pharmaceutical Co., a St. Louis drugmaker, agreed to improve its manufacturing processes to resolve a U.S. Food and Drug Administration lawsuit filed in the wake of a shutdown of the company’s production. “We have been working diligently with the ...

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KV Pharmaceutical Co., a St. Louis-based drug company, sued Citigroup Global Markets Inc., claiming the investment banking unit compelled it to buy $73.9 million worth of illiquid auction-rate securities. The Citigroup unit misled KV, telling it that the securities were ...

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Rod Blagojevich, the 40th governor of Illinois and the subject of federal corruption charges including the attempted sale of President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat, was convicted of abuse of power by state legislators. He is to be removed from office. The Illinois senate voted to convict Blagojevich on one article of impeachment. A two-thirds vote was required. In a speech before the senate at the state capitol in Springfield, Blagojevich said Thursday he never "intended to violate any law" and that his conviction on unproven charges would set a "dangerous precedent."

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