Posted on Sat, May. 10, 2008
Plame again files leak-sources suit
WASHINGTON - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration who she alleges illegally leaked her identity to a columnist as a way to punish her diplomat husband for disputing a justification for the Iraq war.
A federal judge dismissed Plame's lawsuit last year, saying there was no basis for the case. Plame's lawyers asked a federal appeals court yesterday to send the case back before the judge and force him to consider its merits.
Plame and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, sued Vice President Cheney; his former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby; former White House political adviser Karl Rove; and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Wilson had disputed White House claims that Saddam Hussein was seeking nuclear material in Africa.
- AP
83 arrested over false marriages
ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal sting of four Florida-based companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said yesterday.
Immigrants, Americans and company officials were among the 83 arrested. The immigrants paid as much as $10,000, while the U.S. citizens were offered up to $2,500, U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill said.
The couples were coached on how to pass immigration checks with fake answers, officials said.
- AP
Papers defended in terror-aid case
ATLANTA - A federal magistrate judge recommended not throwing out evidence found in the luggage of a man accused of aiding terrorists. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerrilyn Brill said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowed seizure of the materials. A U.S. District Court judge has final say.
Syed Ahmed argued that books and personal writings found during an August 2005 search at Atlanta's airport should not have been copied by authorities. Ahmed and Ehsanul Sadequee, both U.S. citizens, are accused of discussing terror targets with Islamist extremists and training to carry out a "violent jihad." They have pleaded not guilty.
- AP
Elsewhere:
Apocalyptic sect leader Wayne Bent, accused of sex crimes, has been released from jail after his son posted his bond, authorities in northeastern New Mexico said. The clerk of the magistrate court in Clayton said a $55,000 bond was posted for Bent.
Robert H. Bork, onetime U.S. Supreme Court nominee, has settled a lawsuit against the Yale Club after he fell while stepping onto a platform to speak. Bork's attorney said the deal's terms were confidential. Bork wanted $1 million from the club for not having steps or a handrail leading up to the platform at the June 2006 event. Lawyers for the New York City chapter said his injuries were partially his fault.
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