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Federal appeals court rules fugitives no right to IRS records

donal brown March 19, 2012

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals supported the government’s position that two fugitives accused of tax evasion could not have access to IRS records assembled as part of the criminal investigation against them. The two fugitives, both U.S. citizens, most likely fled to China to evade a criminal trial while in the meantime the IRS initiated a civil investigation of their companies and assessed them $1.75 million in back taxes, penalties and interest. The attorney

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Government relies on advanced surveillance technology to find leakers

donal brown February 13, 2012

With the Obama administration aggressively prosecuting government workers for revealing classified information to the media, journalists are finding it more difficult in the age of improved surveillance technology to protect their sources. It used to be that the government had to pressure the journalists directly for the identities of their sources, but increasingly they can find out on their own by keeping an eye on government workers  with security clearances. -db From an analysis in

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Federal judge orders release of report into alleged prosecutorial misconduct in case involving late senator

donal brown February 9, 2012

A federal district judge ruled that the government had to release a 500-page report about alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case against the late Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska for failing to list improper gifts in Senate ethics forms. Stevens was convicted of the charges and lost his seat in the senate, but the conviction was vacated when it was discovered that the prosecution withheld evidence from the defense. -db From Politico, February 8, 2012,

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Government watchdog alleges FBI stonewalling on WikiLeaks surveillance

donal brown January 31, 2012

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has sued the Justice Department and the FBI claiming that they refuse to release information on the FBI’s surveillance of citizens who have shown support for or interest in WikiLeaks. EPIC made the Freedom of Information Act complaint in federal court. -db From the Courthouse News Service, January 31, 2012, by Iulia Filip. Full story  

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Justice Department shuts down popular file-sharing site in criminal copyright case

donal brown January 23, 2012

In a criminal copyright case, the Justice Department shut down Megaupload, executed search warrants , arrested some executives and seized $50 worth of assets. The Justice Department claimed that Megaupload violated copyrights of movies, “often before their theatrical release, music, television programs, electronic books, and business and entertainment software on a massive scale.” -db From Wired, January 19, 2012, by David Kravets. Full story  

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