Labor Party official is arrested
From Times Wire Reports
The top fundraiser for British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Labor Party was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, a police source said.
Michael Levy was arrested when he returned to a London police station for a bail hearing after his first arrest last year in connection with alleged offenses in a political funding scandal.
Levy, who is also Blair’s personal Middle East envoy, denied any wrongdoing. He was released on bail.
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