R. Kelly judge: Reporter must appear in court Jun 4, 2008
The judge said DeRogatis wasnt asked to appear as a reporter but as a material witness to a crime. . (MSNBC -- News)
R. Kelly Trial: Reporter Threatened With Arrest After Failing To Appear In Court Jun 4, 2008
CHICAGO After failing to appear in court on Tuesday (June 3), Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jim DeRogatis was ordered once again to appear in court and testify as a material witness for the defense in R. Kelly's child-pornography. trial. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Police investigate Morningside stabbing May 29, 2008
Officers were still searching Wednesday night for the suspect, who fled in a vehicle, but did arrest one man from inside the house as a material witness. The incident happened about a block from the northwest edge of Morningside's campus and just up South Paxton Street from Elwood Olsen Stadium. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
U.S. prosecutors declare European banker a fugitive May 23, 2008
The bank did not name the executive, but a person briefed on the matter said that he was Martin Liechti, UBS's top private banker for the Americas, and that he had been detained as a material witness. Liechti, based in Zurich, is the former supervisor of Birkenfeld. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Suspect has killed before, records reveal May 22, 2008
Fowler remains in Story County Jail as a material witness. Police said he was the one who initially contacted authorities to report the assault. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
May 20 record May 21, 2008
May 19: Larry Fowler, 45, no address, was arrested as a material witness. May 19: Glenn A. Smith, 45, no address, was arrested and charged with second degree murder. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Man charged with second-degree murder in stabbing death May 20, 2008
Fowler is currently being held on a material witness warrant in connection with the case at the Story County Jail. At 9:35 a.m. today, a Story County Sheriff's Office deputy spotted an individual matching the description walking in the area of Interstate 35 and East 13th Street. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Bankers Charged With Helping Calif. Billionaire Evade Taxes May 14, 2008
A senior UBS employee, Martin Liechti, the head of the bank's wealth management business in the Americas, was temporarily detained by the IRS in Miami as a material witness last month, the IRS and bank said. UBS confirmed last week the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are examining the bank's conduct in advising U.S. clients from 2000 to 2007. (Law.com)
County settles lawsuit over witness arrest May 10, 2008
On Feb. 21, 2006, Fangman filed a material witness complaint against Thomas, which allowed Florida police to detain her. Bail was set at 100,000. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Senior UBS employee was detained in U.S. tax probe May 8, 2008
UBS said the employee was detained under a material witness warrant but declined to identify the person. "Our understanding is that the respective employee, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing by the U.S. government, will remain in the United States pending discussions with the U.S. authorities regarding resolution of his status as a witness," a spokesman for UBS said in an e-mailed statement. (ABC News -- Wire)
You Call It Wealth Management ... May 8, 2008
UBS (nyse: - - ) has not named the "senior executive" who was detained as a material witness in the investigation last month, but the Financial Times reports that it is Martin Liechti, the Zurich-based head of the bank's South American and North American wealth management business. "Our understanding is that the respective employee, who has not been charged with any wrongdoing by the U.S. government, will remain in the United States pending discussions with the U.S. authorities regarding... (Forbes)
UBS Faces U.S. Tax Evasion Probe; Senior Employee Is Detained as Witness May 7, 2008
One senior bank employee was ``briefly detained'' by U.S. authorities as a ``material witness,'' the firm said in an e- mailed statement. The Financial Times reported that the employee was , the Zurich-based head of UBS's international wealth management business for the Americas. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
A witness in need of a blankie, soother Apr 13, 2008
Ms. Mowatt, a Jamaican immigrant who turns 20 next Tuesday, was first arrested on what is called a material witness warrant on April 1 after she allegedly had avoided being served with a summons to appear at Mr. Harbin's trial. It was at her bail hearing last week that Justice of the Peace Lynette Stethem ordered her held in custody until yesterday, when the trial started with Mr. Harbin formally pleading not guilty to eight charges, including four assaults, one assault with a weapon, one... (Globe and Mail)
Cedar Rapids man charged for 2007 slaying Apr 12, 2008
Bolden had been wanted as a material witness in the case but an arrest warrant for murder was issued Thursday. He was found later that night inside a cab in Cedar Rapids. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Premier uncomfortable over jailed pregnant teen Apr 10, 2008
Noellee Mowatt, 19, was arrested on a material witness warrant early last Wednesday, when Toronto police burst into her apartment and took her away in handcuffs. Her boyfriend, Christopher Harbin, is in court Friday charged with eight counts, including assault, assault with a weapon and forcible confinement. (National Post)
Edgardo Serrato faces jail time, fine for disposing of pickup truck Mar 27, 2008
n He knew his brother was arrested as a material witness in a murder investigation. n His sister called and told him to get rid of the truck, which was registered in his brother-in-law s name. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Settlement talks fail Mar 20, 2008
Al-Kidd filed the lawsuit in 2005, claiming his civil rights were violated when the government improperly used material witness laws to detain him for two weeks ... The case began in 2003 when al-Kidd, a former University of Idaho student who played football for the Vandals under the name Lavoni Kidd, filed the lawsuit after he was arrested in 2003 as a material witness in the government's case against a fellow student, Sami Omar Al-Hussayen ... Al-Kidd was never called to testify, but he spent... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
* Captain behind oil spill charged with negligence Mar 19, 2008
A handful of Chinese citizens who were members of the Cosco Busan crew are under a court order to remain in region while several investigations unfold because they are material witnesses, Russoniello said ... "The court which issued the material witness orders was directing us basically to get on with this, get on with the process of [obtaining] the testimony," Russoniello said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
California: Ship's pilot charged in S.F. bridge crash Mar 18, 2008
A handful of Chinese citizens who were members of the Cosco Busan crew are under a court order to remain in region while several investigations unfold because they are material witnesses, Russoniello told The Associated Press in a telephone interview ... The court which issued the material witness orders was directing us basically to get on with this, get on with the process of (obtaining) the testimony, Russoniello said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Incest defendant takes witness stand Mar 15, 2008
Sherwood argued that Petruskin is a material witness, and if the state intends in any way to impeach Mr. Petruskin his presence in the court would be required. You're asking me to rule on something that hasn't happened, Christopher told Sherwood. (Missoulian, MT)
French investigators looking for a third trader Feb 20, 2008
Bakir has been on sick leave from Newedge since French judges named him as a material witness in their investigation, said Huertas. Bakir filed a legal complaint Friday saying the exchanges between he and Kerviel were made by the media to appear as if he was more involved than he actually was, Montagne said. (MSNBC -- Business)
Investigators looking for third trader in Societe Generale affair Feb 19, 2008
Bakir has been on sick leave since French judges named him as a material witness in their investigations into Kerviel's trades, said Huertas. Bakir filed a legal complaint Friday with the Paris prosecutor's office saying the exchanges between him and Kerviel were made by excerpts published in the news media to look like he was more involved in the bets that led to Societe Generale's loss than he actually was, Montagne said. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
SOCGEN HAD BEEN WATCHING KERVIEL Feb 19, 2008
French judges this month named Bakir a material witness in their investigation into the trades. Kerviel, 31, passed many of his transactions through Bakir. (New York Post -- Business)
$900 reward for three alleged rapists at large Feb 16, 2008
Material witness warrants have been issued for theses individuals. The suspects, known for working construction, could possibly still be in the Perry or Des Moines Area. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Kerviel's Fimat Broker Sues, Claiming E-Mails Altered to Show Involvement Feb 16, 2008
The 32-year-old broker was named a material witness in the probe into Kerviel's trades that Societe Generale says led to a 4. 9 billion-euro ($7. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Prostitute says favored status didn't spare her Feb 3, 2008
They arrested her in November on a "material witness" warrant to make sure she showed up to testify. She said she hopes she'll be free after the trial. (Anchorage Daily News)
Material witness found in Hollis murder case Jan 25, 2008
35-year-old John M. Garcia, of Hollis, was arrested on Tuesday on a material witness warrant and is being held by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. Garcia disappeared after his roommate, Roshone Bell, was murdered in August of 2007. (Altus Times, OK)
Second person held as material witness in murder case Jan 23, 2008
A second person is being held as a material witness in connection with the slaying of a Sioux City man whose body was found last week near Lawton, Iowa ... Dukes, 22, is being held as a material witness. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
• Padilla gets unexpected sentence Jan 23, 2008
Padilla was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on a material witness warrant after spending three years in Egypt studying Arabic and Islam. Then-Atty. (Q13.com, WA)
Three men in custody in Sioux City man's death Jan 21, 2008
He explained Dukes was sought on a warrant as a material witness, while the warrant on Wright was on charges similar to those for Williams, including murder, robbery and kidnapping. "They will have their initial appearance ... this week," Parrett said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Two more arrests made in northwest Iowa murder case Jan 21, 2008
Twenty-two-year-old Ray Kelvin Dukes is being held as a material witness and faces marijuana charges. Authorities say Wright and Dukes turned themselves in. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
U.S. calls Williams to testify in Cortez fed trial Jan 19, 2008
Martin submitted the writ for Williams because she claims he is a material witness and indispensible witness in the government s case against Javier Cortez, according to the writ. Bush s order states U.S. Marshals will transport Williams from Collin County Detention Center to U.S. District Court in Beaumont on Feb. 12, according to the order. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Officials: Vegas Woman Tried To Smuggle Man Into U.S. Jan 17, 2008
He was taken into CBP custody for processing and will be a material witness in the case, authorities said. Officials said the driver was arrested and charged with alien smuggling. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Judge urges 30 to life for Padilla Jan 16, 2008
Padilla was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in May 2002 and detained on a material witness warrant, apparently stemming from interrogation of alleged accomplices in secret CIA prisons abroad. Deemed an "enemy combatant," Padilla was held in solitary confinement at a Navy brig in Charleston, S.C.. (Los Angeles Times)
Charges that if FEC rejects, agency will have 'aided and abetted' in felony Jan 2, 2008
Clinton's removal to the California Supreme Court, but whether or not she is a defendant, she will be required to testify as a material witness in a trial this year. (Story continues below). (WorldNetDaily)
Murders, hit-and-run top crime list in '07 Jan 1, 2008
Cross, who formerly had been homeless, was arrested as a material witness in the case, and both dispatchers and emergency personnel were able to talk to Marr before he died. However, police have not yet named a suspect in the case. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Cohn: Torture Tape Cover-up Dec 29, 2007
When he was a federal judge, Michael Mukasey issued the material witness warrant for Jose Padilla. The warrant was based partly on information from Abu Zubaydah. (Zmag.org)
Warrant for Cross to be dropped in Marr murder Dec 21, 2007
Smith said the material witness warrant in the Marr murder was being dismissed because it didn't seem likely an arrest would be made in the case soon. Marr was murdered Sept. 22, and no suspects have yet been announced in the case. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Material witness arrested in Des Moines homicide case Dec 19, 2007
DES MOINES, Iowa - One man has been arrested as a material witness in connection with the homicide of an 18-year-old Des Moines man, officials say ... Police say they have arrested 22-year-old Marco James Brown after a material witness warrant was issued ... Officials say they also have a material witness warrant for another man, 26-year-old Kenneth Leroy Heard. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Destroyed CIA tapes spur probes Dec 10, 2007
For example, Zubaydah was the primary source for the material witness warrant issued for the arrest of Jose Padilla when he stepped off a plane in Chicago in May 2002. A month later, Bush administration officials publicly accused Padilla of plotting to detonate a radiological "dirty bomb," and Mr. Bush ordered him detained indefinitely by the military as an enemy combatant. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Police Arrest Man Wanted As Witness In Double Slaying Dec 4, 2007
Dawayne Kearney was sought as a material witness in the trial of Terry Sellers. Sellers' trial began last week in connection with the deaths of Victor Ford and Kevin Pierce, who were shot in February 2005. (7 KETV Omaha)
Attorney asks judge to dismiss Peschel case Nov 22, 2007
According to Scott, Huntsinger will not be called as a material witness in the case, and the prosecutor has no way of contacting him. He's on administrative leave. (Missoulian, MT)
It's ab movie, all right Nov 2, 2007
The deal with the remaining plot is this: Upon discovering that we trade in purloined honey, Barry decides to sue the entire human race in open court, setting up a showdown with a jowly lawyer of the Southern persuasion (John Goodman), not to mention a cameo from an animated Sting (Sting), called as a material witness to our heinous appropriation of bee culture can't you just hear the six-year-olds howling with laughter at that one. Well, Barry wins the court battle but loses the subsequent... (Globe and Mail)
Documentary Claims New Evidence of Clinton Fraud Oct 27, 2007
Of that, Wilson and Paul claim to have plenty of evidence and still are able to depose Hillary Clinton as a material witness. Paul said he also is prepared to keep open the case against the Clintons through other means. (Fox News)
Linehan's sister jailed after failure to testify at trial Oct 25, 2007
She was arrested at the airport on a material witness warrant, authorities said Tuesday. But with the trial over and Linehan safely convicted, the warrant was dismissed Tuesday morning by Superior Court Judge Philip Volland, the Alaska State Troopers said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hillary Film Draws Huge Web Audience Oct 23, 2007
While a California court ruled on Oct. 16 that Hillary Clinton would not be a defendant in the fraud lawsuit brought by Paul, it said she could still be a material witness and be required to testify about what she knew concerning alleged illegal campaign fundraising. Clinton attorney David Kendall has maintained the Clintons' innocence and questioned the credibility of Paul, citing his previous felony convictions. (Newsmax)
In the midst of a crime wave, police ask for help Oct 21, 2007
However, it remains that police are asking for help in closing Marr's murder, and there are signs that investigators may have been dealt a difficult hand; Marr's roommate was arrested and held for several days as a material witness in the crime, but he later was committed involuntarily to a hospital with the approval of both his own lawyer and the Story County Attorney's office ... Meanwhile, one arrest has been made in the case; Marr's roommate, Cross, was arrested and held as a material... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Egyptian may sue FBI over Sept. 11 interrogation Oct 21, 2007
Three months later, he returned to retrieve his belongings and was arrested by the FBI on a material witness warrant after the security guard said he had found the radio, capable of communicating with passing airplanes, in Higazy's room. Within days, Higazy was given a lie-detector test and interrogated by an FBI agent, Michael Templeton, who, Higazy said, coerced him into claiming ownership of the radio by making threats against his family in Egypt. (International Herald Tribune)
Senator Clinton Escapes Lawsuit But May Be Deposed Oct 19, 2007
But she could still be a material witness and be required to testify about what she knew concerning alleged illegal campaign fundraising ... Clinton would still be a material witness in the larger case. (CNSnews.com)
Mukasey: Torture authority memo a 'mistake' Oct 18, 2007
He played a key role in the courts' response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, signing material witness warrants to round up Muslim suspects. More from MSNBC.com. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Mukasey Disavows Torture Memo Oct 18, 2007
He played a key role in the courts' response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, signing material witness warrants to round up Muslim suspects. 2007 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
State seeks to commit Cross Oct 17, 2007
Cross was arrested Sept. 27 as a material witness in the murder of Aaron Marr, an Ames resident who died Sept. 22 from stab wounds ... A person can be held as a material witness to a crime indefinitely, Sirna said, but they are given the same rights as other arrestees, including the right to bond out and the right to appeal their release conditions ... His bail for the second material witness charge also is $25,000. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
'Perils' to secret policy Oct 15, 2007
Mukaseys caution about the material witness law probably will please Democrats who control the Senate Judiciary Committee ... Congress authorized material witness warrants in 1984 to allow the temporary detention of witnesses who might flee before being called to testify to a grand jury or at trial. (MSNBC -- Politics)
4th Circuit's 5-5 Split May Impact Hot-Button Cases Sep 26, 2007
Three months later, FBI agents arrested him at his home in Peoria, and he initially was imprisoned in civilian jails as an alleged material witness in the government's investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks ... The 4th Circuit decision, which reversed a ruling from the U.S. District Court for South Carolina, found that al-Marri must be released from military custody but that he could still face criminal charges, deportation proceedings, or detainment as a material witness in grand jury... (Law.com)
RUTH MARCUS: Mukasey should help Justice Department Sep 19, 2007
He upheld the government's power to use "material witness" warrants to detain potential terrorists. In the Padilla case, he found that the president has the authority to seize U.S. citizens in this country and have them held indefinitely as enemy combatants, a ruling reversed on appeal. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Mukasey's Selection Seen as a Shift for White House Sep 18, 2007
He and the other judges worked around the clock to keep up with the avalanche of search warrant applications, grand jury subpoenas, material witness summons and other proceedings related to the attacks. In the courtroom, he was known as a fair and even-handed judge who was revered by his peers and praised in appellate court decisions. (Law.com)
Mukasey may shape terrorism trials Sep 18, 2007
Padilla initially was taken to New York and held as a "material witness" in the investigation of Al Qaeda. The judge overseeing the case was Mukasey. (Los Angeles Times)
AG candidate was judge with anti-terror resume Sep 17, 2007
In the days after the attacks, Mukasey and other New York judges worked behind closed doors, seeing some of the first material witnesses detained by federal authorities. Civil liberties advocates contended the material witness cases amounted to an unconstitutional roundup, and an inspector generals report later found that many of the witnesses were subjected to physical and verbal abuse while held in a Brooklyn jail. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Court to Hear Other Hillary Fundraising Case Sep 7, 2007
That means, Paul said, Hillary Clinton will likely be called as a material witness. Last week, after reports that one of Clinton's largest contributors, Norman Hsu, was a fugitive convicted of grand theft in 1991 in California, she gave $23,000 that Hsu directly donated to her present and past campaigns to charity. (Newsmax)
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The June 11 ruling said that the Bush administration can't hold him forever - it either has to charge him, declare him a material witness or release him. The Bush administration contended that the ruling countermanded its efforts to battle terrorism and sought the full review. (Macomb Journal, IL)
Easier Detention for Terror Suspect Sep 2, 2007
He was arrested as a material witness and indicted on charges of conspiring to provide material support to Al-Qaida and of lying to federal agents about traveling to Afghanistan and sending $2,000 to an associate there. On Friday, U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim found that the "special administrative measures" that the Marshal's Service used in Warsame's detention were no longer needed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Terror suspect to be moved from solitary Sep 2, 2007
He was arrested as a material witness and indicted on charges of conspiring to provide material support to Al-Qaida and of lying to federal agents about traveling to Afghanistan and sending $2,000 to an associate there. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Crime)
The Associated Press doesnt have clue about weapons in Mexico Aug 27, 2007
In cases where there is no real indication of such intent, but several paramilitary weapons are ordered or legally purchased simultaneously, our policy is to inform the purchaser that if the weapons are traced by either the Mexican or U.S. governments, I will be the one to identify the purchaser, and I will be a material witness in their prosecution. Several AK-47 weapons legally purchased from this store were used in murders in Naco, Sonora, Mexico, in November of 2005. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Murder weapon believed found Aug 22, 2007
Covarrubias is being held in the Klamath County Jail on $275,000 bail, charged with hindering prosecution and being a material witness in the case. Since May of this year, Avina-Norris has had nine criminal cases in Klamath County Circuit Court, including at least three charges of possession of methamphetamine, felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to court records. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Padilla guilty in terror case Aug 18, 2007
Originally held as a material witness, he was later declared an "unlawful enemy combatant" by the Pentagon. The classification was controversial, because unlike detainees grabbed on battlefields in Afghanistan and elsewhere, Padilla was a citizen arrested in the United States. (Chicago Tribune)
