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...Cambridge Fire Department's arson unit is investigating the fire that swept through a Quincy House suite December 30, the Fire Department said earlier this week...
Sparg, who is white, then identified herself as a guerrilla of the African National Congress, the outlawed antiapartheid political organization. Last week, dressed defiantly in the A.N.C.'s colors of black, green and yellow, she pleaded guilty to charges of treason, arson and attempted arson and was sentenced to 25 years in prison...
Authorities blame a rash of fires this year on arson, severe summer drought and the seasonal mistral wind that has whipped flames across dry southern forests. After tour ing the area, Prime Minister Jacques Chirac proposed a two-year program to improve the region's ability to fight and prevent fires. But for much of the south, the proposal came too late...
Last week, after deliberating 11 1/2 hours on testimony heard during a four- week trial, a jury in nearby Fort Myers found her son Steven Benson, 35, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, two of felony murder and five relating to arson and unlawful explosives. Judge Hugh D. Hayes Jr. said he intended to heed the jury's recommendation for life in prison when formal sentencing occurs next month...
Critics of RICO in the business community insist that Congress never intended the law to be used against legitimate enterprises. Yet a recent 15:35American Bar Association study found that only 9% of the civil RICO suits it sampled had allegations of typical Mob crimes, like arson, bribery or extortion. Most of the rest simply alleged securities or commercial frauds. Often even garden-variety contract disputes have RICO charges thrown...