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  • Scranton priest claimed crime boss was wrongly convicted (arrested by State Police today)

    01/02/2008 11:10:00 AM PST · by Born Conservative · 11 replies · 204+ views
    A letter Father Joseph Sica wrote to former Gov. Dick Thornburgh's wife sought mercy for organized crime boss Russell Bufalino, claiming Bufalino had been wrongly convicted of seeking to have a witness killed. The letter, written in 1982, was one of several letters and photos Dauphin County prosecutors say prove Sica, a priest within the Diocese of Scranton, lied to a grand jury regarding his relationship with Bufalino. Sica was indicted this morning on a charge of perjury in connection with testimony he gave on Aug. 29 before a grand jury investigating Mount Airy Casino owner Louis DeNaples. The panel...
  • Leaders agree to strengthen migrant rights

    06/29/2005 8:14:31 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 7 replies · 318+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 6/29/05 | Traci Carl - AP
    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Central America agreed Wednesday to strengthen the rights of migrants heading north to the United States while fighting the smugglers who move thousands across borders, from Panama to Mexico. On the first day of a two-day regional summit in the Honduran capital, the leaders promised to work together to halt the trafficking of people, especially women and children, while "promoting respect and the protection of human rights of migrants." Thousands of Central Americans pass through Mexico on their way to the United States, and many are robbed or mistreated during...