Jun 30, 2014
The Daily Free Press - June 30, 2014 The lawyers defending Azamat Tazhayakov, who is charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy in the investigation of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, began selecting a jury for Tazhayakov’s trial alongside federal prosecutors Monday. Tazhayakov, who is the first of
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Aug 23, 2008
By LUKAS I. ALPERT Posted: 5:08 am August 23, 2008 He was more Gargamel than Papa Smurf. The man who helped bring the Smurfs to America was busted yesterday for allegedly trying to shake down his son-in-law - a deep-pocketed executive at a top private equity firm - for $11 million, authorities said. Stuart Ross, 71, of Aventura, Fla., was
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Jul 19, 2008
by TERI THOMPSON and NATHANIEL VINTON A multi-agency narcotics strike force tapped the cell phone conversations of Spanish Harlem boxer Edgar Santana as part of its year-long investigation into an alleged cocaine conspiracy, which prosecutors say used the U.S. Postal Service to ship multiple kilograms of the drug from Puerto Rico for
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Jul 18, 2008
Pro Boxer Edgar Santana Busted As Part Of Alleged Major Cocaine Ring By Teri Thompson, Michael O'Keeffe And Nathaniel Vinton Daily News Sports Writers Updated Friday, July 18th 2008, 4:58 PM (Originally published on July 18 at 10:12 a.m.) Edgar Santana, the junior welterweight boxer often billed as "The Pride of Spanish Harlem," was
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Feb 18, 2008
By Matthew Lysiak and Elizabeth Hays DAILY NEWS WRITERS Monday, February 18th 2008, 1:57 AM A Brooklyn agency that's supposed to help the disabled spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money on fancy cars, flat-panel TVs, business trips and a $100,000 no-show job for the director's close friend, a report charges. Despite
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