At the same time, Mr. Garelik introduced a bill to authorize rewards of up to $1,500 for in formation leading to the arrest and conviction of persons com mitting crimes against taxi drivers.
The reward, announced under a 1985 federal law authorizing rewards in drug and terrorism cases, came a day after a U.S. grand jury indicted Escobar and an associate on charges that they plotted to blow up an Avianca Airlines flight over Colombia in 1989, killing 110 people, including two Americans.
On Thursday, the State Department announced that it had authorized a reward of up to $7 million for information on the Shabab founder Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, also known as Godane, as well as multimillion-dollar rewards for six other Shabab leaders.
The City Council on Tuesday authorized the reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for killing 50-year-old Costa Mesa resident Gary Smola.
Secretary of State John Kerry authorized a reward of $7 million for information on Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, $5 million each for leads on Abu Mohammed al-Adnani and Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili and $3 million for Tariq Bin al Falih Bin al Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi.
The government could also stipulate that all retail sellers provide buyers with a written receipt, regardless of transaction type (cash, credit, etc)., which would create a paper trail for evasion with risk of having the buyer turn them in (the FairTax authorizes a reward for reporting tax cheats).
Mr. Rowland authorized the state reward on Tuesday at the request of the Fairfield County state's attorney, Jonathan Benedict.
Gov. John G. Rowland has authorized a $50,000 reward to help find a 10-year-old Bridgeport girl missing for nearly a month.
(The county last month authorized a $20,000 reward for information in the case).
Council members Friday authorized a $75,000 reward in the case, he said.
