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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...spooky economic times, does Nicole Amaya, a college student who also works as a ticket agent at JFK Airport in New York City, really need the $200 worth of Halloween party supplies she's holding in two plastic bags? "No," says Amaya, 20, who just purchased a fog machine, black lights and spider-web decorations from Spirit Halloween, a specialty retailer. Amaya, who is throwing a bash with a friend, adds, "Honestly, it's hurting my wallet." So why suck the blood out of your finances? "With jobs and school, everyone is so tense," says Amaya, who lives on Long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Halloween: One Holiday Not Scared by Recession | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

Fast facts: • Born May 20, 1957, in Chicago, according to an affidavit by FBI agent Leslie Martell supporting the criminal complaint. Grew up in Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Spy Stewart Nozette | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...charges, was a respected U.S. scientist who had worked on the Star Wars missile-shield effort and helped discover water on the moon. But around 2006 or so, investigators became suspicious that Nozette was secretly working for a foreign government, and in September they launched a sting: an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer asked the 52-year-old to provide sensitive material. He allegedly coughed up a treasure trove of top secret information about U.S. early-warning systems, satellites, communications intelligence and military and defense strategy. If the high-flying scientist was seeking adventure, it ends here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Spy Stewart Nozette | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...thought I was working for you already. I mean, that's what I always thought. [The foreign company] was just a front." - Allegedly responding to an undercover FBI agent's request that he work for Israeli intelligence by saying that he thought he already was (Conversation dated Sept. 3, 2009, according to the affidavit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Spy Stewart Nozette | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...expect me to do this for free." - Allegedly telling an undercover FBI agent who he believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer that he expected payment for his services (Conversation dated Sept. 4, 2009, according to the affidavit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Spy Stewart Nozette | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

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