Former agent jailed for theft from royal composer AP (November 02, 2009) LONDON (AP) - A man has been jailed of 18 months for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from the official composer to Queen Elizabeth II.
Polanski lawyer submits new bail offer to Swiss AP (November 02, 2009) PARIS (AP) - A French lawyer for Roman Polanski says he has submitted a new bail offer to a Swiss court to try to free the filmmaker from jail.
Appeals court: Detained Canadian cannot sue the US AP (November 02, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
Swiss reject another bail offer from Polanski AP (October 30, 2009) GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected another appeal by Roman Polanski to be released from prison because of the high risk he would flee the country.
Calif. lawmakers support Polanski extradition AP (October 29, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter supporting the extradition of Roman Polanski to Los Angeles to face his decades-old child sex conviction.
Conviction of Berlusconi-linked lawyer upheld AP (October 27, 2009) MILAN (AP) - An appeals court has upheld the conviction of British lawyer David Mills for accepting a bribe to lie in court to protect Silvio Berlusconi.
US files Polanski extradition request in sex case AP (October 23, 2009) GENEVA (AP) - The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss authorities said Friday.
Jury set to decide Travolta extortion case AP (October 20, 2009) NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Lawyers for an ambulance driver and a former politician accused of trying to extort millions from John Travolta urged jurors Tuesday to clear their clients, accusing the actor's attorneys of setting them up.
State Department employee accused of taking bribes AP (October 20, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities have arrested a State Department employee suspected of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks on contracts for Iraq reconstruction work.
Calif. man pleads guilty in Swiss bank case AP (October 20, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California man on Tuesday formally pleaded guilty to failing to report more than $1 million he transferred to a Swiss bank account.
Scientist who worked for gov't accused of spying AP (October 19, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - A scientist credited with helping discover evidence of water on the moon was arrested Monday on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer.