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Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome in U.S. history, oil reserve scandal that began during the administration of President Harding . In 1921, by executive order of the President, control of naval oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyo., and at Elk Hills, Calif., was transferred from the Navy Dept. to the Dept. of the Interior.... Read more |
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Harry Bridges
Harry Bridges (Alfred Renton Bridges), 1901-90, American labor leader, b. Melbourne, Australia. Arriving (1920) as an immigrant seaman in San Francisco, he became a longshoreman and militant labor organizer. Bridges led (1934) the West Coast maritime workers' strike, which expanded into an abortive... Read more |
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Unabomber
Unabomber or Unabomer , name given by the FBI to the elusive perpetrator of a series of bombings (1975-95) in the United States that killed 3 and wounded 23. The targets were mainly academics in technological disciplines, airline executives, and executives in businesses thought to affect the... Read more |
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Tax Evasion
TAX EVASION The process whereby a person, through commission of fraud, unlawfully pays less tax than the law mandates. Tax evasion is a criminal offense under federal and state statutes. A person who is convicted is subject to a prison sentence, a fine, or both. The failure to file a federal tax... Read more |
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My Lai incident
My Lai incident , in the Vietnam War, a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army Americal division, led by Lt. William L. Calley, invaded the South Vietnamese hamlet of My Lai (more correctly, Son My), an alleged Viet Cong stronghold. In the course... Read more |
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James Riddle Hoffa
James Riddle Hoffa , 1913-75?, U.S. labor leader, b. Brazil, Indiana. As a young warehouseman he organized (1932) a union that was admitted two years later into the Teamsters Union . Hoffa rose swiftly in the Teamsters, in 1952 becoming international vice president and in 1957 succeeding Dave Beck... Read more |
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Uniform Code of Military Justice
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was enacted by Congress in 1950 (10 U.S.C.A. § 801 et seq.) to establish a standard set of procedural and substantive criminal laws for all the U.S. military services. (It went into effect the following year.) The... Read more |
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Good Time
GOOD TIME The amount of time deducted from time to be served in prison on a given sentence, at some point after the prisoner's admission to prison, contingent upon good behavior or awarded automatically by the application of a statute or regulation. Good time can be forfeited for misbehavior. In... Read more |
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Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia independent nation (2005 est. pop. 108,000), c.271 sq mi (702 sq km), an island group in the W Pacific Ocean. It comprises four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Chuuk (formerly Truk), and Yap . The capital, Palikir, is on the island of Pohnpei. The... Read more |
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Mikhail Vasilievich Frunze
Mikhail Vasilievich Frunze The Soviet military leader Mikhail Vasilievich Frunze (1885-1925) reformed the Red Army and guided the militarization of the former U.S.S.R. Mikhail Frunze was born on Feb. 2, 1885, in Pishpek (renamed Frunze), Kirghizia, the son of a medical orderly. He attended... Read more |
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Former Member of U.S. Navy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for...
...Acting U.S. Attorney...and other federal officials...Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District...by three years of supervised...hundreds of members of the United States Navy, and we...the maximum prison term allowed...current and former ... |
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FORMER NAVY MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR...
...55, a former master chief...officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation...approximately 10 million gallons...from the U.S. Army in...convicted by a federal jury on Aug...FBI, and members of the ... |
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Former Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for...
...55, a former master chief...officer in the U.S. Navy, was sentenced today to four years in prison for his participation...approximately 10 million gallons...from the U.S. Army in...convicted by a federal jury on Aug...FBI, and members of the ... |
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FORMER NAVY SAILOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON IN ONLINE CHILD...
...Investigation: U.S. Attorney...announces that U.S. District...yesterday sentenced Robert William...Jacksonville) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison and a lifetime...be a 14-year-old child...enlisted in the Navy and worked...Unit is a ... |
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FORMER NAVY SAILOR SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR FRAUD SCHEMES.
...Division of the Federal Bureau of...Hamden, was sentenced today by...by three years of supervised...WILLIAMS was a member of the United States Navy/United...defraud USAA Federal Savings Bank...identities of 10 U.S. Naval service members to open ... |
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INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA...
...release: U.S. Attorney...announces that U.S. District...yesterday sentenced Robert William...Jacksonville) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison and a lifetime...be a 14-year-old child...enlisted in the Navy and worked...Unit is a member ... |
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Ex-contractor sentenced for sabotaging Navy subs.
...NORFOLK -- A former government...sabotage Navy 6th Fleet computers was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison. Richard...as much as 10 years in prison. U.S. District...low end of federal sentencing...Assistant U.S. Attorney...from ... |
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Ex-contractor sentenced for sabotaging Navy systems.(Front)
...NORFOLK - A former government...sabotage Navy 6th Fleet computers was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison. Richard...as much as 10 years in prison. U.S. District...low end of federal sentencing...Assistant U.S. Attorney...from ... |
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INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR CONNECTICUT ON APRIL 28:...
...Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for...Connecticut, was sentenced today by...followed by 10 years of supervised...formerly was a member of the United States Navy assigned...searched HOUSE's barracks...release from prison, HOUSE will...his ... |
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Two Sentenced in Pentagon Fraud; Marine Ex-Employee, Company Official Get...
A former Pentagon...were given prison terms yesterday...supervisor, was sentenced to 18 months...contracts. U.S. District...Alexandria also sentenced former Hazeltine...58, to 10 months in...150 million Navy electronics...Hazeltine last year. ... |