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Mafia don casts doubt on alleged Berlusconi link

AFP - Fri Dec 11, 1:36 pm ET

A former top Mafia don Friday cast doubt on a turncoat's allegations last week that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had tight links to the Cosa Nostra in the 1990s.

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EBay Executive: Payment To Craigslist For Rights 'Extortion'
Nasdaq - Wed Dec 9, 3:48 pm ET
GEORGETOWN, Del. -(Dow Jones)- An eBay Inc. (EBAY) executive said a $16 million payment to Craigslist's controlling shareholders for certain rights related to eBay's stake in the online classified-ads site was essentially extortion for a chance to invest in the company.
John Stamos target of alleged extortion plot
CNN - Tue Dec 8, 5:32 pm ET
Former "Full House" star John Stamos has been targeted in a failed extortion plot, his publicist said Tuesday.
Over $1 million worth of marijuana seized
The Yuma Sun - Wed Dec 9, 8:35 pm ET
For the fourth time in a week, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the remote Camp Grip prevented a group of backpack-carrying smugglers from bringing drugs into the country.
Trial Continued for Derrick LePard
WAAY-TV Huntsville - Wed Dec 9, 8:27 pm ET
Trial has been continued for a former Cullman county teacher accused of extortion and child porn. 25-year-old Derrick LePard is charged with extortion and attempting to produce obscene material. He once
Spikes springing up in recent drug busts concern area authorities
The Monitor - Wed Dec 9, 8:00 pm ET
HAVANA — Suspected drug smugglers used spikes to deflate the tires of a U.S. Border Patrol unit during a pursuit Tuesday night — at least the second incident in which area authorities have discovered the devices in a week. Border Patrol would not...
NYC concrete-testing racketeering trial starts
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay - Wed Dec 9, 7:57 pm ET
Concrete-testing trial starts, execs accused of doctoring results for NYC landmarks
Africa's Sahel rebels use drug trade to fund operations: UN
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 2:31 pm ET
A top UN official sounded the alarm Tuesday about "terrorists and anti-government forces" in Africa's Sahel belt increasingly using revenues from drug trafficking to fund their operations.
Potential State Charges in Reed Cocaine Ring
WJHG Panama City - Wed Dec 9, 7:04 pm ET
NewsChannel 7 has learned there could be other prosecutions on the state level in connection with the Dr. Michael Reed cocaine ring.
Yakuza 4 Dated
1up.com - Wed Dec 9, 1:38 pm ET
Over in Japan today, Sega announced that Yakuza 4 will be released March 18 in that country for a price of 7980 yen. The PS3 title has no release date as of yet in the US, where Sega just recently reconfirmed that Yakuza 3 , The Toshihiro Nagoshi-produced sandbox Japanese mobster game released last February in Japan, will hit American shops in March 2010. More as it comes.
Guilty plea by ex-ICE agent shocks many
The Arizona Republic - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
Family and friends doubt ties to drug traffickers.
Will Bribery Probe Hit IDT?
Forbes - Thu Dec 10, 1:54 pm ET
Company dealt with indicted Haitian telco official.
Ex-Lumberton administrator indicted in FBI probe
Courier-Post - Fri Dec 11, 4:12 am ET
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted the former township administrator of Lumberton for alleged corruption in his separate role as an Ocean County assemblyman.
On Syria border: No sign of Saddam loyalist
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 3:24 am ET
Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator.
Court documents detail Venezuela drug smuggling case
Miami Herald - Thu Dec 10, 10:31 pm ET
A U.S. government investigation has found evidence of a massive drug smuggling operation out of Venezuela , linking a powerful trafficker who is accused of supplying arms to Colombian guerrillas with a fugitive Venezuelan businessman, El Nuevo Herald has learned.
Extortion charge filed
Carteret County News-Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:55 am ET
BEAUFORT — Norvie Lee Henry, 35, was charged Dec. 4 with one count of extortion, according to Chief of Police Steve Lewis.