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AP: NJ finds NYPD Muslim surveillance is legal

Articles: 4, Last update: May 24, 2012 9:13:00 PM, Start: May 24, 2012 8:52:00 PM

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Articles published more than 10 minutes ago

The ‘infiltrator’ threat

Source country jpost Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:30:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] access to justice[1];

Entities: Eli Yishai[1];

Other categories: Consumers; UN Bodies;

It has become commonplace for politicians and the Israeli media to call for the deportation of “the Africans.” Israeli newspapers are rallying against them, claiming they are not only dangerous but that they threaten the delicate Jewish character of the state of Israel....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

State finds Muslim police surveillance legal

Source country dailystar-LB Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:10:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Cory Booker[1]; Michael Bloomberg[1]; York Police[1]; John Brennan[1]; Eric Holder[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups....

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

Check on rights?

Source country BangkokPost Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:02:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Access to justice[1];

Entities: Sunai Phasuk[1]; Yingluck Shinawatra[1]; Abhisit Vejjajiva[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Sunai Phasuk said: "Access to justice is a basic right for all. Attaching strings to a humanitarian payment is an attempt to silence the victims,"

"The red shirt group has been criticising double standards in the justice system, but now this red shirt government is propagating these double standards by imposing these conditions ahead of the court's final decision. This is ridiculous," said Mrs Payao, 47....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

AP: NJ finds NYPD Muslim surveillance is legal

Source country news-yahoo Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:52:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[6];

Entities: Michael Bloomberg[1]; Matt Apuzzo[1]; Michael Ward[1]; John Brennan[1]; Eric Holder[1]; Chris Christie[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Cory Booker[1]; York Police[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they conducted surveillance of Muslim businesses, mosques and student groups, Gov. Chris Christie's administration said Thursday following a three-month review, rejecting demands by Muslim leaders for a formal investigation and a clampdown on cross-border police operations....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Edward Christy Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Pornography Conviction

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:22:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Other categories: Consumers;

ALBUQUERQUE—This afternoon, Albuquerque resident Edward Christy, 59, was sentenced to a nine-year term of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his conviction on child sexual exploitation and child pornography ......

Drug Felon Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for Selling Heroin

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:22:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Enforcement[3];

Other categories: Consumers; Drugs;

A Waterloo man who was part of a drug conspiracy was sentenced on May 22, 2012 to life plus five years in federal prison. Lawrence Johnson, 38, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a January 6, 2012 jury verdict found him guilty of ......

AP source: Man says he suffocated Patz

Source country AP Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[4];

Entities: Geoff Mulvihill[1]; Pedro Hernández[1]; Jennifer Peltz[1]; Michael Bloomberg[1]; Karen Matthews[1]; José Ramos[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Quotes in this article

Michael Bloomberg said: "Let me caution you that there's still a lot of investigating to do,"

NEW YORK (AP) â€” A law enforcement official said Thursday that a man has told police that he suffocated Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy whose disappearance on his way to school in 1979 helped give rise to the missing-children's movement that put youngsters' faces on milk cartons....

'Security forces trampling human rights'

Source country bdnews24 Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:58:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] access to justice[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Society;

A US State Department report on human rights denounces 'impunity' for the men in uniform in Bangladesh More to follow...

Dewey’s Downfall Took Weeks; Clean-Up Looms for Years

Source country bloomberg Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:45:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] guarantees[4]; Guarantees[1];

Entities: Adam Smith[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

A trickle of partner defections in March turned into a torrent, with at least 250 of Dewey’s 304 partners having now found new jobs. All five senior partners named to a new chairman’s office in March have left, and the firm faces a criminal probe. The staff at the firm’s Manhattan offices has been gone for more than a week....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Sénégal: Tambacounda parmi les régions les moins desservies en services financiers

Source country allafrica-fr Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:33:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] services financiers[5]; consommateurs[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

[APS] Tambacounda - Tambacounda est l'une des régions les moins desservies en matière de services financiers, a indiqué jeudi le responsable du suivi-évaluation de la Stratégie nationale de la micro-finance, Waly Clément Faye....

Man in custody in 1979 Etan Patz case

Source country cnn Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:14:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Entities: António Ramos[1]; Ronald Reagan[1]; Ray Kelly[1]; Adam Walsh[1]; Jose Antonio[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Human Trafficking;

New York police have a man in custody who implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, which helped trigger a national focus on missing children....

Dexia-Bank soll weiter mit Milliarden gestützt werden

Source country donaukurier Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:58:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Garantien[3];

Entities: Elio Di Rupo[3];

Other categories: Consumers; EC News; Consumers;

Brüssel (AFP) Frankreich, Belgien und Luxemburg wollen das Mutterhaus des in Abwicklung befindlichen Finanzkonzerns Dexia weiter mit Garantien von 45 Milliarden Euro stützen. Ein solches Gesuch sei bei den Wettbewerbshütern der EU eingegangen, hieß es....

Payday lenders sign new rules to help those struggling with debts

Source country dailymail Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:51:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Consumer Credit[1]; Consumer[3]; consumers[1];

Entities: Norman Lamb[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; CPC and GPSD Authorities;

The new rules, which have been signed by four trade associations covering 90 per cent of the sector, will help customers who are struggling to repay debts....

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Cars in Indonesia: Let them walk

Source country economist Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:39:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] consumer credit[1]; consumer[1];

Entities: Michael Dunne[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Quotes in this article

Michael Dunne says: “China and Indonesia are the two hottest markets in Asia right now,”

A pedestrian paradise IT IS a fast-growing Asian country with slow-moving cars. Indonesia’s traffic jams make molasses look runny. The delays may be irksome, but they are symptoms of a boom. Car sales in Indonesia jumped by 17% from 2010 to 2011, to nearly 900,000 new vehicles, and by 11%.......

Rechtsschutz bei Bundestagswahlen wird verbessert

Source country mittelstandcafe Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:38:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Rechtsschutz[6];

Entities: Stefan Ruppert[1]; Jerzy Montag[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Anlaesslich der heutigen 2./3. Lesung des Gesetzes zur Verbesserung des Rechtsschutzes in Wahlsachen und der Aenderung des Artikels 93 Grundgesetz erklaeren die Berichterstatter Dieter Wiefelspuetz (SPD), Guenter Krings (CDU/CSU), Stefan Ruppert (FDP) und Jerzy Montag (BUeNDNIS 90/DIE GRUeNEN): Der Rechtsschutz bei Bundestagswahlen wird verbessert....

U.S. State Department Warns Of 'Instability' Following Arab Spring

Source country rferl Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:32:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[5];

Entities: Alexander Lukashenko[1]; Mikhail Saakashvili[1]; Viktor Yanukovich[1]; Serzh Sarksyan[1]; Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov[1]; Islam Karimov[1]; Hamid Karzai[1]; Yulia Tymoshenko[1]; Ilham Aliyev[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Terrorist Attack; Fight against Fraud; Society; Conflict; Immigration; Echo; Human Trafficking;

In a new report, the U.S. State Department calls last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa “inspirational," with citizens in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria standing up and demanding their universal rights, greater economic opportunity, and participation in their countries’ political future....

Investment Club Manager Sentenced in Virginia to 12 Years in Prison for $40 Million Fraud

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3]; Enforcement[2];

Entities: Gerald Bruce Lee[1]; James Watson[1]; Lanny A Breuer[1]; Bruce Lee[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Fight against Fraud; Forgery of Money;

WASHINGTON—Alan James Watson, 47, of Clinton Township, Michigan, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for fraudulently soliciting and accepting $40 million from more than 900 members of his investment club, Cash Flow Financial LLC (CFF). ......

Ocean County Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Toddler and Streaming Assault Live Over the Internet

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[4];

Other categories: Cybersecurity; Consumers;

TRENTON—An Ocean County, New Jersey man was charged today with sexually abusing a 14-month-old boy and streaming footage of the sexual assault over the Internet, United States Attorney Paul J Fishman announced. Rodford W Brindley, Jr, 67, of ......

Lead Defendant in Operation Luz Verde Extradited from Mexico

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:21:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3]; Enforcement[2];

Entities: Javier Arellano-Felix[1]; Fernando Sánchez[1]; Arellano Felix[2]; Fernando Sánchez Arellano[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

United States Attorney Laura E Duffy announced that today Armando Villareal Heredia, aka Gordo Villareal, was successfully extradited from the Republic of Mexico to the United States to face federal racketeering (RICO) and drug charges in the Southern ......

Better help for consumers in financial difficulty from payday loans

Source country egovmonitor Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:11:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] consumer credit[2]; consumers[6]; consumer[7];

Entities: Norman Lamb[3];

Other categories: CPC and GPSD Authorities; Consumers;

Payday lenders have agreed to improve their codes of practice to increase transparency and better protect vulnerable borrowers, Business Minister Norman Lamb announced today....

U.S. deports former Bosnian Serb police commander sought for war crimes

Source country CBSnews Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:05:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[1]; Enforcement[2];

Entities: Ratko Mladic[1]; John Morton[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Consumers;

Dejan Radojkovic, ex-police commander accused of playing leading role in 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims, arrested in Sarajevo...

Baron and Budd Achieves Top Two 2011 Product Liability Verdicts in T..

Source country nieuwsbank Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:00:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Product Liability[2]; product liability[3];

Other categories: Consumers;

[ Donderdag 24 mei 2012 | Business Wire ] May 24, 2012 10:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time Baron and Budd Achieves Top Two 2011 Product Liability Verdicts in Texas DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baron and Budd is being recognized by legal publication Texas Lawyer for achieving the top two 2011 product.......

APNewsBreak: US deports man sought for war crimes

Source country news-yahoo Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:43:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[1]; Enforcement[2];

Entities: John Morton[1]; Ratko Mladic[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Consumers;

A former Bosnian Serb police commander accused of playing a leading role in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica has been deported to his native country, U.S. officials said Thursday....

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

President: Pressure on business is crime against country and society

Source country forum-ua-en Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:26:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Entities: Viktor Yanukovich[3];

Other categories: Consumers;

Quotes in this article

Viktor Yanukovich said: "As we are implementing deep reforms, such actions are provocative and a crime not only against the law, but against the country and the society,"

Law enforcement and control agencies must not interfere with business and civil society development or with the work of local self-government, President Viktor Yanukovych said at today’s meeting of the Council of Regions, ForUm learned from the...

Russia sees time running out over missile defense talks with U.S.

Source country xinhuanet_en Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:21:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] guarantees[3];

Entities: Alexandr Lukashévich[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Consumers;

Quotes in this article

Alexandr Lukashévich said: "We are certain that a long-sighted and transparent policy aimed at developing equal and mutual-respected relations would meet the interest of security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic space,"

Alexandr Lukashévich said: "We see the Chicago summit assurances....as a step in the right direction, but such political statements cannot serve as a foundation for cooperation....Legal guarantees....are essential to us,"

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Time is running out for finding a common language between Russia and the U.S. over their missile defense disputes, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. "As the United States' plans to create a missile defense system are getting real shape on the ground, the time for.......

Man claims he lured Etan Patz with candy

Source country msnbc Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:02:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Entities: Pedro Hernández[1]; York Police[1]; Ray Kelly[1]; José Ramos[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

A New Jersey man claims he lured Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy who vanished more than 30 years ago as he walked to the school bus from his SoHo home, into a nearby store with candy and later attacked him, NBCNewYork.com reported Thursday....

Toll of a long war sparks calls for a new approach

Source country smh Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:57:00 PM CEST | info [other]