Pinochet wife and son charged as accomplices in tax fraud News
Pinochet wife and son charged as accomplices in tax fraud

[JURIST] The wife and son of former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet [JURIST news archive] were charged Wednesday as accomplices in a tax fraud case related to accusations that Pinochet hid millions of dollars in overseas accounts, including some in the US [JURIST report]. In June, Pinochet was stripped of immunity [JURIST report] so that he could face tax evasion charges [JURIST report] and Chilean authorities are scrutinizing assets to try and recover back tax money owed [JURIST report] to the government. BBC News has more. From Santiago, La Nacion has local coverage in Spanish.

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Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer

On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.

President Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederates

On December 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all who had been involved in "insurrection or rebellion" during the US Civil War.