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latimes.com - 11/19/2008
National Briefing - Los Angeles Times
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Cheney is charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to his investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. Megan Mitchell, a spokeswoman for Cheney, declined to comment, saying that ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/19/2008
About that Cheney indictment...
— washingtonmonthly.com — ABOUT THAT CHENEY INDICTMENT.... At first blush, the headline looked pretty extraordinary: "Texas Grand Jury Indicts Cheney,... Gonzales on Charges Related to Prisons." Wait, Dick Cheney's been indicted? It sounded too good to be true, in large part ... (more) About that Cheney indictment...

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thinkprogress.org - 11/19/2008
Vice President Cheney and former Attorney General Gonzales indicted.
— thinkprogress.org — A South Texas grand jury has returned multi-count indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney... General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers:  ... (more) Vice President Cheney and former Attorney General ...

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google.com - 11/19/2008
The Associated Press: Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South Texas county
— google.com — 5 hours ago McALLEN, Texas (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have... been indicted on state charges involving federal prisons in a South Texas county that has been a source of bizarre legal and political ... (more) The Associated Press: Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South ...

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  David Latt: Will Dick Cheney Pardon Himself?

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David Latt: Will Dick Cheney Pardon Himself?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... On Monday, Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales were indicted in Texas. According to the Los Angeles Times, the vice president is "charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to his investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers." The indictment of the former Attorney General "accuses Gonzales of using his position while in office to stop an investigation in 2006 into abuses at one of the privately run prisons." ...

David Latt: Can Dick Cheney Pardon Himself?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... On Monday, Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales were indicted in Texas. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Vice President is "charged with engaging in an organized criminal activity related to his investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds financial interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers." The indictment of the former Attorney General "accuses Gonzales of using his position while in office to stop an investigation in 2006 into abuses at one of the privately run prisons." ...

DA Explains Indictments of Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales... Sort Of
Politics Daily — ... last week why his investigation into the 2001 death of a prisoner, Gregorio De La Rosa, Jr., led him to the vice president. The case became a national news story on November 15, when a grand jury indicted Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. ...

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Texas indicted U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday for "organized criminal activity" related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons.