The Daily MuckFour aides to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer have been cited by the N.Y. State Commission on Public Integrity, with misusing the New York State Police. The citations stem from a highly contentious relationship between Spitzer and former New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and the manipulations of state police records for political gain. (Times Union)
Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s former driver and the first detainee to have a military commission at Guantanamo, claimed Thursday that the U.S. let bin Laden’s bodyguard go free from Guantanamo after Hamdan identified him. This information was revealed by Hamdan on the fourth day of his war crimes trial. (McClatchy)
Dickie Scruggs and his son Zach have received their prison locations, and their hopes of being locked up together have been dashed. Dickie is heading to Kentucky for his 60 months, while his son Zach is heading to Florida for his 32. Both men pleaded guilty for their roles in a plot to bribe a circuit judge. (Daily Journal)
New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo filed civil charges Thursday against UBS for selling investments falsely marketed as safe and liquid. Cuomo also refused to rule out the possibility of criminal charges, citing the investigations as ongoing. (Financial Times)
The Canadian government has awarded a Candian Muslim C$11,000 for falsely accusing him of being involved in the September 11 attacks. A government panel concluded that he was a victim of racial profiling by his biotech employer and co-workers. (Reuters)
A new report by the Government Accountability Office concluded that the State Department needs to overhaul its passport application process. The GAO faults the State Department for not being prepared for the rising demand for passports, citing the passport backlog crisis of last summer. (AP)
