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WASHINGTON – The man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison. In November, a jury convicted Ingmar Guandique of first-degree murder in Levy's 2001 disappearance and death, despite a lack of witnesses and no DNA evidence linking him to the crime. Levy's mother, Susan Levy, asked Guandique directly if he had been responsible for her daughter's death. He shook his head. "Mr. Guandique, you are lower than a cockroach," Susan Levy told Guandique, before closing her statement with: "F... you." Guandique, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, told the...

If the Vehicles Go Sour, Rescues Could Be Costly; Bank Has 'No Concerns' Though few investors realize it, banks such as Citigroup Inc. could find themselves burdened by affiliated investment vehicles that issue tens of billions of dollars in short-term debt known as commercial paper. The investment vehicles, known as "conduits" and SIVs, are designed to operate separately from the banks and off their balance sheets. Citigroup, for example, owns about 25% of the market for SIVs, representing nearly $100 billion of assets under management. The largest Citigroup SIV is Centauri Corp., which had $21 billion in outstanding debt as...

Homicide Ruling Focuses Levy Probe D.C. Police to Ask FBI Lab's Help In Learning How Ex-Intern Died Key parts of the article as the whole article can not be posted here... ~ Ramsey said police will send Levy's clothing and other items found in the park to the FBI laboratory in Quantico for tests. He said officers also will review the cases of people arrested for committing other crimes in the park. ~ Law enforcement sources said the investigators will reinterview several people they spoke to last year after Levy's disappearance, including Rep. Gary A. Condit (D-Calif.) and Ingmar Guandique....