• And parts of the foreign effort in Afghanistan also rely on Ahmed Wali, including allegedly the CIA (though he denies reports he is on the agency's payroll).

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  • Mubarak is facing a host of charges related to his time as Egypt's president, including allegedly giving his friend the inside track to export gas to Israel.

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  • Gonzales came under heavy criticism for a range of issues, including the allegedly politically motivated firings of several U.S. attorneys and a controversial government no-warrant wiretapping program.

    CNN: Even some Republicans happy about Gonzales resignation

  • Spitzer's case is focusing on a few arcane areas of accounting--including an allegedly bogus deal by AIG with General Re, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, to bulk up AIG's balance sheet.

    FORBES: The Battle of the Titans over AIG

  • It is widely believed in Italy that Silvio Berlusconi seeks influence to resist the legal battles - including having allegedly had sex with an under-age prostitute - that he still faces.

    BBC: Italy: Last days of Mario Monti

  • In 1807 one of Napoleon's generals was sent to remonstrate with the then incumbent over the local practice of chopping prisoners' heads off, including, allegedly, that of a French general whose head was then used as a football.

    ECONOMIST: Balkan history

  • At the Dubai Lynx Awards show in March (which is owned by Cannes Lions), organizers stripped the Qatari agency FP7 Doha of its Agency of the Year title after learning that several of its award-winning ads--including one allegedly given the nod by Samsung--were never commissioned and never ran.

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  • Valez and Pride are also caught on surveillance cameras in the neighborhood fleeing the crime scene, including one that allegedly shows Mr. Pride ditching the murder weapon under a car, Mr. Taub said.

    WSJ: Trial Opens in Slaying of Officer

  • Russia's role as Olympic host got another black eye after a top Russian crime lord was gunned down last week in Moscow in what police described as a war between two powerful mobs over lucrative construction projects, allegedly including ones for the 2014 Sochi games.

    NPR: Invest Now, Russia Says _ But Warning Signs Loom

  • Prosecutors say Mr. Barai also put Mr. Pflaum in touch with contacts to obtain insider information, including some he had allegedly used while at Citigroup.

    WSJ: They Were Best of Friends, Until the Feds Showed Up

  • Two high-ranking supervisors on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig have been indicted on 23 counts, including manslaughter, for allegedly ignoring warning signs of a possible blowout on the rig.

    CNN: Judge approves BP plea agreement, record $4 billion fine

  • Hasse alluded to several threatening statements Williams had allegedly made, including one to Janice Gray, an ex-girlfriend.

    NPR: Man Jailed As Slain DA Investigation Continues

  • The charges relate to a variety of corruption schemes in which the governor was allegedly involved, including so-called "pay to play" deals - the doling out of jobs, contracts and appointments in return for campaign contributions.

    BBC: Illinois moves against governor

  • Mr Edis challenged him over how he could remember specifics about a conversation a decade ago, including the fact that Huhne had allegedly been present when Ms Pryce signed the prosecution form, an element of the legal defence of marital coercion.

    BBC: Vicky Pryce's brother 'knew about speeding coercion'

  • But interviews with former employees of Nexus reveal that Doherty has a history of allegedly questionable business practices, including playing fast and loose with regulations governing the transport of firearms on cargo vessels.

    FORBES: Venezuela Frees U.S. Ship And Crew After Smuggling Investigation

  • Durham, a veteran prosecutor based in Connecticut, has been using a grand jury to call many witnesses, including clandestine officers and agency lawyers who allegedly advised there was no legal reason to avoid destroying the tapes.

    NPR: No Charges In Destruction Of CIA Interrogation Tapes

  • Dozens of cyclists were allegedly implicated in the scandal, including former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, who is expected to give evidence in the trial.

    BBC: Spain's Dr Eufemiano Fuentes in court for cyclists' doping

  • Mark Anthony Longoria, Daniel L. DeVore, Winifred Jiau and Walter Shimoon allegedly accessed inside information about companies including Apple, Dell, AMD, Marvell and Flextronic without the knowledge of their employers.

    FORBES: SEC Charges Six With Insider Trading

  • The FBI is investigating former referee Tim Donaghy for allegedly betting on games perhaps including those he officiated during the last two seasons.

    NPR: Commissioner Says NBA Deserves Benefit of Doubt

  • He was indicted in Brooklyn following a sting operation last week in which he allegedly tried to steal three more paintings, including the Picasso, Mr. Hynes said.

    WSJ: House Painter Is Accused in Long Island Art Theft

  • Filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, the indictment does detail some actions that Stevens allegedly took on VECO's behalf, including requesting federal grants from several agencies and funding and other aid for the oil services company's projects and partnerships in Pakistan and Russia.

    NPR: Justice Department Indicts Alaska Sen. Stevens

  • Money was allegedly paid by outside firms via two former treasurers including Luis Barcenas, who stepped down in 2009 and is currently under investigation for money-laundering.

    BBC: Spain ruling party faces inquiry over 'slush fund'

  • As the first hate crimes case of its kind because the victims were disabled, the indictment alleges that Weston's "abusive control and confinement techniques" caused the deaths of two of the victims, including Weston's former roommate, Maxine Lee, who she allegedly continued to collect benefits from after she died of acute meningitis.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Many appointments, including Mr Reyes's, are partly in the hands of (allegedly crooked) independent commissions.

    ECONOMIST: The UN��s prosecutor resigns, taking an enemy with him

  • Though Madoff has allegedly said he acted alone, others have questioned who else knew, including his wife.

    FORBES: A $15 Million Question For Ruth Madoff

  • Defendant Bond allegedly spread dangerous chemicals on objects her rival was likely to touch, including a mailbox (smell a federal issue here?).

    FORBES: Supreme Court Decision Stirs Talk Of New Attack On Obamacare

  • MPs from all three coalition parties - including Mr Papaconstantinou's Pasok - signed a proposal calling for his investigation for allegedly tampering with a public document.

    BBC: Greek ex-minister Papaconstantinou faces nepotism probe

  • The Fidesz government has been in trouble before over allegedly anti-Semitic and anti-Roma comments by its supporters, including Zsolt Bayer, a columnist at the daily Magyar Hirlap.

    BBC: Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter

  • In addition to telling Mr. Murray, Mr. DeCinces allegedly then told David Parker, a Utah businessman, and others, including his physical therapist, a California real-estate lawyer and a longtime friend from Maryland about the merger before it was announced, the SEC said.

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  • Estech countersued, claiming it had been sued because it refused Medtronic's repeated requests to raise prices, including one in March 2003 when Medtronic's then-president of cardiac surgery allegedly threatened that "if Estech did not agree to increase its prices to match the higher prices charged by Medtronic, Medtronic would sue Estech for patent infringement"--which it did, four months later.

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