Charles H. Turner

Politician/lawyer

Male

Born 1936

Age 77

Charles H. Turner is a former United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. Prior to his presidential appointment as U.S. Attorney, Turner worked under his predecessor, Sidney I. Lezak, for 14 years. He was appointed as Lezak's replacement by President Ronald Reagan. As U.S.… Read More

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Brookline Arrest Log: April 16 22
Brookline Patch - Apr 24, 2012

The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for April 19 through 22. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Wednesday, April 18 Shoplifting – 49-year-old Charles Turner, living in a Boston homeless shelter. At about 2 p.m., a Harvard Street Stop and Shop employee saw a man allegedly try to leave the store having checked out ...
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Alleged Brady Violations Reopen 27 Year Old D.C. Homicide Case
The Blog of Legal Times - Apr 23, 2012

Updated at 3:37 p.m. Nearly three decades after Catherine Fuller was murdered in a Northeast Washington alley, a District of Columbia Superior Court judge is being asked to take a second look at the convictions of a group of men charged in the crime. Fuller, 48, was found beaten to death and sodomized on Oct. 1, 1984, in an alley off of the corner of H and 8th Streets. Following a high-profile investigation that netted more than a dozen suspects and, according to reports from the time...
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Charles Turner Of Avon Honored At University Of Hartford's Recognition Day
Avon Patch - Apr 14, 2012

The following press release was submitted by readMedia. WEST HARTFORD -- Charles Turner of Avon was honored for his 25 years of service to the University of Hartford during a Recognition Day ceremony at the University on March 8. Turner is an associate professor of music history in the University's Hartt School. The annual Recognition Day ceremony honors faculty and staff for their valued service to the University. The even recognizes individuals who have completed five, 1...
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Luck And Some Determination Can Turn Wish Into Reality The Olympian
Google News - Aug 20, 2011

The man, Charles Turner Habermann of Palm Springs, will have to pay the cost of his own incarceration. Habermann called McDermott's office last December, identified himself by name and telephone number, and proceeded to leave two obscene, four-minute
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CHILDHOOD

1936 Birth Born in 1936.

FORTIES

1981 45 Years Old 1 More Event

He was once registered as a Republican, but as of 1981 he was registered as an independent voter.

1982 46 Years Old By 1982, Turner was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

1984 48 Years Old 2 More Events

As U.S. Attorney, Turner investigated sham marriages and immigration fraud organized by followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (now known as Osho) in Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, as well as other illegal activities including the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack in The Dalles, Oregon. … Read More

1985 49 Years Old In 1985, high-ranking followers of Rajneesh plotted to murder Turner. … Read More

FIFTIES

1988 52 Years Old In 1988, Turner hired attorney Michael Mosman as a prosecutor related to illegal activities on tribal lands in Oregon - Mosman would go on to be confirmed by the United States Senate as U.S. attorney for Oregon in 2001. … Read More

1993 57 Years Old Turner served as a federal prosecutor for 17 years, and retired in 1993.

LATE ADULTHOOD

2007 71 Years Old In 2007 Turner resided in Washington.

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