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Son of Mexican drug kingpin pleads not guilty to US charges

By ASHRAF KHALIL | February 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a fugitive Mexican drug kingpin pleaded not guilty Friday to federal drug charges during an appearance in U.S. District Court after his overnight extradition from Mexico.Ruben Oseguera faces charges of conspiracy to distribute...

Russia arrests 5 ex-police in reporter’s planted drugs case

January 29, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Investigative Committee on Wednesday detained five former police officers involved in a controversial drug arrest of a prominent investigative journalist last year and said they will be charged with fabricating evidence.Ivan Golunov,...

IRS requires taxpayers to report illegal sources of income

By Felix Sarver | April 11, 2012

Money made from gambling, hobbies, bribes and even drug dealing are things the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to know about. Taxpayers must include in their tax income return forms all income they receive in the form of money, property and services...