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...Sierra Leone, which has charged him on 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, sexual slavery and mutilations--atrocities allegedly carried out by Taylor loyalists with his knowledge during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war. The court has asked the Netherlands to be host to Taylor's trial because of concerns that his presence in Sierra Leone could lead to more unrest. If convicted, he will face multiple life sentences. Says Desmond de Silva, the court's chief prosecutor: "His presence in [our] custody sends out the clear message that no matter how rich, powerful or feared people...
...still no students or Harvard faculty members on the nine-person presidential search committee unveiled yesterday. The committee comprises the six members of the Harvard Corporation—the University’s highest governing board—as well as an art historian, a computer scientist, and a trial lawyer, all three of whom serve on the Corporation’s sister body, the Board of Overseers...
...University’s newly-unveiled nine-person presidential search committee will include an art historian, a computer scientist, and a trial lawyer, along with six Harvard Corporation members...
This notion was supported by evidence introduced during an alien-smuggling trial in 2003 involving Tyson Foods Inc., which describes itself as "the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork." In this secretly recorded conversation, a federal undercover agent posed as an alien smuggler who was taking an order from the manager of a chicken-processing plant in Monroe...
...Trial experts predict that Lay's defense, handled by famed attorney Mike Ramsey (who won an acquittal for accused millionaire murderer Robert Durst), will be that he was not aware that Enron was cooking the books. "The problem is, he's a Ph.D. economist," says Wynne. "It's going to be a very hard sell." Plus, says Wynne, if he wasn't involved in the business, why was he drawing such a large salary? "Lay's basic response is, 'I wasn't there. I wasn't around. And I was kept in the dark about what was going on,'" says...