Handling by Harkin Staff of Senate Witness was OK According to Lawyers
8/11/2011 Doubts have been raised on whether the staff at the office of Sen. Tom Harkin inappropriately coached a witness in a Senate committee; however, legal minds say that the witness’ handling was routine. Sen. Harkin denied any wrongdoing. The witness also said that he was not asked by Harkin or his staff to […]
A Notice of Appeal to be filed by the Legal Team of DeChristopher
8/11/2011 A notice of appeal will be filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals by Tim DeChristopher’s lawyers. The court gave DeChristopher a two-year prison sentence on Tuesday for tampering with a federal oil and lease auction. His attorneys said that the basis for their appeal goes back to the day when he was […]