by Al Webb | Apr 6, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) One of the prominent figures in the revived ancient priesthood of Druidism in Britain has been charged with defrauding the government of 40,000 pounds (about $25,000) in welfare payments over the past eight years. Druid Terry Dobney, the self-styled... by Peter Krouse and The Plain Dealer | Oct 22, 2010 | News
CLEVELAND (RNS) A federal judge sentenced the Rev. Samuel Ciccolini to one day in prison and ordered him to pay almost $4 million in fines and restitution for evading banking regulations and filing false tax returns. Prosecutors say Ciccolini, known locally as Father... by LaNia Coleman and The Bay City Times | Sep 10, 2010 | News
BAY CITY, Mich. (RNS) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Midland man and three Michigan ministers challenged the constitutionality of a federal hate-crimes law enacted last October. The suit against U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was filed in...