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Micheline Pollock admitted to conspiring to defraud the U.S. through the shoddy construction of military and humanitarian projects in Africa
A Canadian who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States was sentenced to time served after being in custody since September 2020. She was also ordered to pay nearly $7.2 million in restitution.
A disagreement over how to sentence drug smugglers broke out into the open when U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had undercut his authority
On home confinement in San Diego, “Fat Leonard” hired servants and undermined the security requirements aimed at keeping the mastermind of a $35 million Navy bribery scandal from fleeing.
Since escaping two weeks ago, officials say the fugitive Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" — who orchestrated one of the U.S. Navy's largest bribery scandals — zipped between countries to find a place where he could become virtually untouchable for American authorities.