Dick Cheney charged over abuse in private prisons

Daily Telegraph by Tom Leonard | Nov. 19, 2008 (News Report)
US vice president Dick Cheney has been charged with "organised criminal activity" over allegations about abuse in privately-run prisons.

A grand jury in south Texas indicted Mr Cheney and Alberto Gonzales, the former Attorney General, on state charges that they blocked an investigation into the mistreatment of prisoners.

The indictment cites a "money trail" relating to Mr Cheney's financial stake in prison-related businesses, including the Vanguard Group, which has an interest in privately-run federal jails in the region. Full Story »

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