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Feds Drop Spying Charges Against AIPAC Lobbyists

Kevin Spak — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:12:58 CDT

Government prosecutors say they will move to dismiss the espionage case against a pair of former AIPAC lobbyists linked to Rep. Jane Harman, the Washington Post reports. Prosecutors said they probably wouldn’t be able to secure a conviction because of the “additional intent requirement imposed by the court,” and were...

Feds May Drop Case Against Lobbyists in Harman Flap

John Johnson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:33:29 CDT

Federal prosecutors may drop charges against two pro-Israeli lobbyists at the center of a wiretapping scandal involving a member of Congress, the Washington Post reports. The feds say the possible move has nothing to do with the scandal involving Rep. Jane Harman. Instead, a series of recent court decisions in...

Rice Ordered to Testify in Espionage Trial

Jane Yager — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:32:42 CDT

In a rare move, a federal judge yesterday ordered Condoleezza Rice and 10 other high-ranking officials to testify at the upcoming trial of two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage. National security adviser Stephen Hadley and former Defense official Paul Wolfowitz are among those subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the...