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Lawrence Barcella
E. Lawrence Barcella, Jr., often known as ''Larry Barcella'' (23 May 1945 – 4 November 2010) was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1971–1986) and a criminal defense lawyer in private practice (1986–2010), specializing in white-collar crime. Background Barcella graduated in history from Dartmouth College in 1967, and from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1970.''Washington Post'', 9 November 2010E. Lawrence Barcella Jr., lawyer/ref> Barcella sought an internship at the Justice Department in his second year of law school, but with none available, was offered a full-time job on graduation instead. Career Assistant US Attorney (1971–1986) Barcella joined the District of Columbia U.S. Attorney's Office in 1971, shortly after graduating from law school. Barcella handled a number of high-profile terrorism cases, and in 2010 ''The Washington Post'' said that he became in effect "the Justice Department's de facto lead terrorism prosecutor." These c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital media, digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as ''The Daily (podcast), The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones (publisher), George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won List of Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times, 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked List of newspapers by circulation, 18th in the world by circulation and List of newspapers in the United States, 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is Public company, publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Credit And Commerce International
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was an international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier. The bank was registered in Luxembourg with head offices in Karachi and London. A decade after opening, BCCI had over 400 branches in 78 countries and assets in excess of US$20 billion, making it the seventh largest private bank in the world. BCCI came under the scrutiny of financial regulators and intelligence agencies in the 1980s, due to concerns that it was poorly regulated. Subsequent investigations revealed that it was involved in massive money laundering and other financial crimes, and had illegally gained the controlling interest in a major American bank. BCCI became the focus of a massive regulatory battle in 1991, and, on 5 July of that year, customs and bank regulators in seven countries raided and locked down records of its branch offices during Operation C-Chase. Investigators in the United States and the UK determined that BCCI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartmouth College Alumni
This list of alumni of Dartmouth College includes alumni and current students of Dartmouth College and its graduate schools. In addition to its undergraduate program, Dartmouth offers graduate degrees in nineteen departments and includes three graduate schools: the Tuck School of Business, the Thayer School of Engineering, and Dartmouth Medical School. Since its founding in 1769, Dartmouth has graduated classes of students and today has approximately 66,500 living alumni. This list uses the following notation: * D or unmarked years – recipient of Dartmouth College Bachelor of Arts * DMS – recipient of Dartmouth Medical School degree (Bachelor of Medicine 1797–1812, Doctor of Medicine 1812–present) * Th – recipient of any of several Thayer School of Engineering degrees (see Thayer School of Engineering#Academics) * T – recipient of Tuck School of Business Master of Business Administration, or graduate of other programs as indicated *M.A., M.A.L.S., M.S., Ph.D, etc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saul Landau
Saul Landau (January 15, 1936 – September 9, 2013) was an American journalist, filmmaker and commentator. He was also a professor emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he taught history and digital media. Education Landau was born in the Bronx, New York City. A graduate of Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School, he also earned bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He donated his early papers and films to the Wisconsin Center for Film and Television Research. Career Landau authored 14 books, produced and directed over 50 documentary films, and wrote editorial columns including for the Huffington Post He frequently appeared on radio and TV shows. Gore Vidal said, "Saul Landau is a man I love to steal ideas from." Landau was a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) in Washington, D.C. and a senior fellow and former director of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. He received an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings LLP is a global law firm that represents a client base in finance, M&A, private equity, and litigation. The firm specializes in white collar and government disputes, energy, infrastructure, and intellectual property. Paul Hastings has been ranked on The American Lawyer’s A-List for eleven consecutive years, in 2020, was named Transatlantic Firm of the Year at the British Legal Award, and in 2021, Most Impressive Investigations Practice of the Year at the Global Investigations Review Awards. Paul Hastings is widely known as one of the foremost anti-union law firms in the United States, regularly representing employers in organized labor-related litigation and combating union organizing campaigns. History Paul Hastings was founded in Los Angeles in 1951 by Lee Paul, Robert Hastings, and Leonard Janofsky. Over the years, Paul Hastings expanded its size and geographic reach to meet client needs. Today the firm’s Wall Street client base has made New York its larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee H
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname *Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee **List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei, location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei, location * Lee, Shropshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei, location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House October Surprise Task Force
The House October Surprise Task Force (formally ''Task Force of the Committee on Foreign Affairs to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of Americans as Hostages by Iran in 1980'') was a task force instituted by the United States House of Representatives in 1992 to examine the October Surprise conspiracy theory which theorized that, during the 1980 United States presidential election, the Reagan campaign successfully negotiated with the government of Iran for a solution to the Iran hostage crisis that would not occur until after the election, so as to prevent President Jimmy Carter, Reagan's opponent, from getting an electoral boost. Following the publication of the task force report in January 1993, Task Force chairman Rep. Lee H. Hamilton published an editorial in ''The New York Times'' in which he summarized the Task Force conclusion as being that "there was virtually no credible evidence to support the accusations." Lee H. Hamilton, ''New York Times'', 24 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Isabel Blandón Castillo
José Isabel Blandón Castillo (born c. 1944) was a close adviser to Panama's Dictator Manuel Noriega; he was described in 1988 by ''The Washington Post'' as "one of oriega'soldest and closest advisers", and became a "key informant" in Noriega's drug-related prosecution in the United States. Career Blandón was a "senior intelligence officer" in Panama and said in 1988 that as "chief of political intelligence" until 1986 he had had access to classified military intelligence reports, including reports from the US. Blandón was Panama's Consul-General in New York when he was dismissed by Noriega in January 1988. He had been the author of a so-called "Blandon Plan" which he said Noriega had asked him to devise in mid-1987, on how to transition to a more democratic government, with Noriega stepping down.''The Washington Post'', 19 January 1988Blandon Worked Behind Scenes With Opposition, U.S. : Adviser Tried to Arrange Graceful Noriega Exit/ref> Blandón's 1988 testimony to the US Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melvyn R
Melvyn is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Melvyn Betts (born 1975), English cricketer * Melvyn Bragg (born 1939), British broadcaster and author * Melvyn Caplan, British Conservative politician * Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981), American actor * Melvyn Dubofsky (born 1934), American professor of history and sociology * Melvyn Gale (born 1952), English cellist, former member of the Electric Light Orchestra * Melvyn Goldstein (born 1938), American social anthropologist * Melvyn Grant (born 1944), English artist and illustrator * Melvyn Greaves (born 1941), British cancer biologist and professor * Mel Gussow (1933-2005), American theater critic, movie critic, and author * Melvyn Hayes (born 1935), English actor * Melvyn Jaminet, (born 1999), French rugby footballer * Melvyn Jones (born 1964), British retired slalom canoer * Melvyn P. Leffler (born 1945), American historian and professor * Melvyn Levitsky (born 1938), American diplomat and former ambassador * Melvyn Lorenzen (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyn Nofziger
Franklyn Curran "Lyn" Nofziger (June 8, 1924 – March 27, 2006) was an American journalist, conservative Republican political consultant and author. He served as press secretary in Ronald Reagan's administration as Governor of California, and as a White House advisor during the Richard Nixon administration and again during the Reagan presidency. Early years Nofziger was born and raised in Bakersfield, California. Politically conservative by the time he attended high school, he worked on the school newspaper. He accused one of his teachers, Blanche Bettington, of being "communistic" because she warned her students against "reactionary" publications. Bettington and another teacher were removed from teaching as a result, but were reinstated by the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1946, commenting, "While this inquiry has raised serious questions as to certain classroom practices engaged in by these teachers, it has also produced evidence of many outstanding accomplishments by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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