After guilty plea from collector, a hunt for stolen documents’ owners
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2012
Tags: Barry Landau, documents, Jason Savedoff, manhattan, national archives, National Archives Inspector General Paul Brachfeld, new york, presidential historian, theft
A guilty plea from a presidential memorabilia collector and author in a scheme to steal from unsuspecting archives for profit leaves investigators with a hunt for the owners of thousands of documents.
More than 10,000 documents were seized from Barry Landau’s Manhattan apartment over the summer and 4,000 have been traced to repositories throughout the United [...]
Fights detailed at start of UVa. lacrosse player trial
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2012
Tags: charlottesville, george huguely, lacrosse, murder, trial, university of virginia, virginia, yeardley love
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player and the ex-girlfriend he is accused of killing traded allegations of infidelity and angry emails in the months before her death, with one of his messages saying: “I should have killed you,” prosecutors said Wednesday.
George Huguely V faces murder and [...]
Professor settles lawsuit against Delaware law school
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2012
Tags: Attorney Tom Neuberger, delaware, dover, Law School, linda ammons, professor, Widener University
DOVER, Del. — A white Widener University professor who claimed that the black dean of the law school tried to oust him because of his conservative political views has settled a lawsuit against university.
Larry Connell had claimed that Linda Ammons illegally targeted him for removal. Connell also said Ammons had defamed him while pursuing disciplinary [...]
Opening statements expected in U.Va. lacrosse death trial
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 8, 2012
Tags: charlottesville, chevy chase, george huguely v, lacrosse player, lacrosse team, medical examiner, university of virginia, uva lacrosse death, yeardley love
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Opening statements are expected in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player charged with killing his ex-girlfriend.
A jury of seven men and seven women was seated Wednesday morning in the trial of George Huguely V. Two of the jurors will be designated as alternates at [...]
Jury pool narrows in ex-U.Va. lacrosse player case
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: crime, george huguely, judge edward hogshire, jury, jury selection, lacrosse, Law, opening statements, trial, university of virginia, yeardley love
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Attorneys on Tuesday narrowed their pool of potential jurors in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers settled on a group from which they will choose 12 jurors and three alternates for the trial of George Huguely V. He has pleaded [...]
History professor asks court for Watergate-era docs
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: burglary, democratic national committee, documents, judge royce lamberth, luke nichter, president richard nixon, secret recordings, texas, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, watergate, wiretap
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WASHINGTON — A history professor from Texas is seeking access to long-sealed court records that he believes may help explain the motivation behind the Watergate break-in that ultimately drove President Richard Nixon from office.
Luke Nichter of Texas A&M is seeking the release of potentially hundreds of pages of documents. On Tuesday, a judge in Washington [...]
Bid-rigging lawyer disbarred 
BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: Attorney Grievance Commission, Court of Appeals, disbarrment, Harvey M. Nusbaum, indictment, Jack W. Stollof, plea, Prison
Nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to a federal bid-rigging charge for colluding at tax-lien auctions, Harvey M. Nusbaum was disbarred Tuesday by the Court of Appeals.
The court’s one-page order said the disbarment would take effect immediately “for reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed.” The decision came just one [...]
Presidential historian pleads guilty to document theft scheme
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: abraham lincoln, archivists, artwork, Barry Landau, crime, documents, franklin d. roosevelt, historical documents, Jason Savedoff, manhattan, Maryland Historical Society, New York City, presidential historian, u..s district court
Comments: 1
A memorabilia collector and self-styled expert on presidential history pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to steal thousands of documents signed by leaders throughout U.S. history.
Barry Landau, whose knowledge of the White House earned him appearances on network morning shows, admitted in the plea to taking documents from the Maryland Historical Society and conspiring with his [...]
Judge dismisses Salvadoran woman’s race bias suit
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: federal judge, frederick, frederick county, frederick county board of commissioners, hispanic, immigration status, judge benson everett legg, race bias, roxana santos, salvador
A federal judge has dismissed a Salvadoran woman’s suit alleging two Frederick County sheriff’s deputies discriminated against her during a 2008 encounter that led to her arrest on an immigration warrant.
Judge Benson Everett Legg ruled Tuesday that the deputies did not violate the constitution and dismissed Roxana Santos’ suit against the Frederick County Board of [...]
Texting while driving ban clears Virginia Senate
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 7, 2012
Tags: distracted driving, emailing while driving, fairfax, house of delegates, sen. george barker, texting, texting while driving, virginia, virginia senate
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation to toughen the state’s law against texting or emailing while driving.
Sen. George Barker’s bill cleared the Senate on a 28-12 vote Tuesday. It now goes to the House of Delegates.
The bill would make texting while driving a primary offense in Virginia. It’s already a secondary offense, [...]
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