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SENTENCED. JACK ABRAMOFF, 47, Washington lobbyist who pleaded guilty to offering bribes to members of Congress; to five years and 10 months in jail, in a separate fraud case; for using a fake $23 million wire transfer--intended to prove a down payment had been made--to qualify for a loan to buy a fleet of gambling ships; in Miami. Abramoff was allowed to remain free to assist the investigation into the congressional lobbying scandal...
...auction--not by far. According to the list of top consumer complaints to the Federal Trade Commission for 2005, released in January, Internet-related scams accounted for 46%, or 316,000, of all fraud gripes last year. And the percentage of Internet frauds with "wire transfer" as the reported payment method more than tripled from...
...Social Security and more. It's easier, and the funds are less vulnerable to theft. "Direct deposit gives you far greater control over your money and time than waiting for a paper check to arrive each month," says Richard Gregg, commissioner of the Treasury's Financial Management Service. "Come payment day, you know your money will be safely in your account--on time, every time." The Treasury has streamlined the sign-up process: Call 800-333-1795, or go to godirect.org
...obligations of almost every conceivable kind.” While this ruling would not necessarily be applicable to Massachusetts State law, the principle is still relevant. If Massachusetts concedes to Catholic charities, it will have to consider granting exemptions to other religious groups seeking exemptions from compulsory military service, payment of taxes, vaccination requirements, child neglect laws, and drug use—a disastrous scenario that will lead to the state having to evaluate the legitimacy and sincerity of different religions...
...accusations of illicit business dealings hanging over him. He has never received a final guilty verdict in Italy's three-stage appeal process, though several cases were eventually shelved because the statute of limitations had expired. This time, prosecutors accuse the 69-year-old media mogul of ordering the payment in 1997 of some $600,000 to British lawyer David Mills ? a onetime business associate of Berlusconi's who helped the magnate set up offshore accounts ? in exchange for Mills' false testimony in two trials against Berlusconi. Indictments are also being sought against Mills. Both men deny the allegations, which...