Word: prosecutor
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...With all the publicity surrounding young Bush, the FDIC may feel pressure to push its suit to partially recover from the directors and officers of Silverado the $1 billion loss to taxpayers. On Friday Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the Silverado case; but at least one of the members, Edward F. Feighan of Ohio, abruptly withdrew from the effort after G.O.P. leaders threatened to seek the appointment of another special prosecutor to investigate the actions of former Democratic leaders...
...Boston courtroom last week. Their crime: letting their sick 2 1/2-year-old son Robyn die because they chose to follow their religion and rely on prayers rather than call a doctor. "This has been a prosecution against our faith," lamented David Twitchell, a lifelong Christian Scientist. No, countered prosecutor John Kiernan, it was a "victory for children...
John Poindexter testified before an Iran-contra grand jury last week, a palpable reminder that special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh is still at work. After the arduous trials of Oliver North and Poindexter, Walsh's focus is on officials at other agencies who assisted the illegal contra supply operation or may have misled Congress. A prime target is Donald Gregg, an adviser to Vice President Bush who is now ambassador to South Korea. In 1985 and 1986 Gregg's friend Felix Rodriguez played a central role in running the contra arms flights from El Salvador. Gregg has testified that he knew...
After a morning of closing arguments by Klieman and Special Prosecutor John Kiernan, the jury began deliberations over whether lifelong Christian Scientists David and Ginger Twitchell are guilty of involuntary manslaughter for relying solely on prayer to heal their two-and-a-half year...
Last week the prosecution rested. Spence, who claims that in 30 years he has never lost a criminal case as prosecutor or defense attorney, pulled a surprise: the defense would call no witnesses because the Government had "utterly failed in this case." For once Judge Keenan seemed to agree with Spence, asking, "What am I doing trying a case involving the theft of money from Philippine banks? I want to find out what the frauds were here in America, because ((Philippine President Corazon)) Aquino can enforce her own laws." Keenan deferred to Government policy, but the jury may share...