A NATION CHALLENGED: FRAUD; 25 People Charged in Schemes To Obtain 9/11 Charity Funds $2.50 (The New York Times Archive)

US Exercise Mistaken for Enemy Fire in Philippines (Reuters)
... south of the Roman Catholic Philippines, but its activities seem concentrated on kidnap for ransom.......

U.S. Denies Choppers Fired at in Philippines (Reuters)
... south of the Roman Catholic Philippines, but its activities seem concentrated on kidnap for ransom.......

Spanish Judge to Study Bank’s Offshore Accounts $2.50 (The New York Times Archive)
...Ybarra’s uncle in 1977 and killed him after the bank refused to pay ransom. The bank has denied paying any mone...

A NATION CHALLENGED: JOURNALISTS; Trial in Murder of Reporter Begins With Legal Maneuvers $2.50 (The New York Times Archive)
...News agencies then received e-mailed ransom messages along with photographs of Mr.......

Illinois’s Longest-Serving Inmate’s New Hope of Freedom $2.50 (The New York Times Archive)
...Moreover, the handwriting on a ransom note for Suzanne Degnan was later shown not to be his. The six-prison system of...

U.S. couple spend full year in Philippine jungle after abduction by Muslim extremists (AP)
...Philippine officials ruled out any direct U.S. military role or ransom payments to free the couple, and President Glo...