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State Rep. Charged for Lying About Anthrax

GLENSHAW, Pa. – State Rep. Jeffrey E. Habay (search) was charged Wednesday for allegedly lying about a white powder he said he received in the mail from a contituent who was critical of him. Allegheny County authorities charged Habay, 38, with facsimile weapons of mass destruction (search), falsely incriminating another …

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Ebbers Jury Seeks More Documents

NEW YORK – The jury weighing the case against former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers (search) deliberated for a fifth day Thursday and asked to review two documents that did not exist in evidence. Jurors, in a late-morning note, asked to see a WorldCom (search) management budget report from March 2002 …

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Ex-Senate Dem Aide Pleads to Mail Fraud

WASHINGTON – A former staffer for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (search) admitted Tuesday to stealing about $360,000 in donor checks while he was employed there. Roger Chiang (search) pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of mail fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for June. Chiang, a staffer in …

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