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Calif. man pleads guilty in Swiss bank case

Oct. 20, 2009
A California man on Tuesday formally pleaded guilty to failing to report more than $1 million he transferred to a Swiss bank account. John McCarthy of Malibu was the first person to be named publicly after the Swiss and U.S. governments reached a deal in...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch