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U.S. v. Prosperi, No. Crim. No. 06-10116-RGS (D.Mass.) (573 F.Supp.2d 436) (August 29, 2008) (Judge Richard G. Stearns)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2008 published in Punch and Jurists August 11, 2008
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act.

Here the Court held that the Iraq war constituted a proper basis for invoking a World War II-era Wartime Suspension Act to extend the applicable statutes of limitations in a false statements case that was unrelated to the war.

In this case, Judge Stearns ruled that Federal prosecutors can pursue ...

 

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