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Today's Crimes and Trials: 3 Mass. men plead not guilty to black church fire Grand jury indicts NY lawyer Dreier Illinois senate votes to impeach Gov. Blagojevich Convicted spy for Russia tried again from jail: U.S. Ex-Texas sheriff pleads guilty in sex assault case Accused mob assassin on trial for 5 murders in NYC California court approves Schwarzenegger cuts CORRECTED: Accused NY financier Cosmo detained for now: judge Settlement reached on Heath Ledger's life insurance Reduced sentence for RI man hurt by Facebook pic LA cardinal says he's 'mystified' by federal probe Ill. mob boss gets life for 'unspeakable' murders NY teens accused of hate crime face new charges Miss. mayor indicted on Katrina fraud charges Defendant in Fort Dix case says he regrets 'lies' Schwarzenegger seeks end to prison medical plan Bahamas medic charged in Travolta extortion plot Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law Man City's Brazilian striker Robinho in sex assault probe Teen accused in taped Fla. beating pleads guilty 3 Mass. men plead not guilty to black church fire Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:40 pm PST AP - Three white men have pleaded not guilty to torching a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after the election of President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Grand jury indicts NY lawyer Dreier Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:32 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. grand jury indicted high-profile New York lawyer Marc Dreier on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy in a purported $400 million investment scheme, according to court documents. Full Story Top Illinois senate votes to impeach Gov. Blagojevich Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:50 pm PST AP - Forty state senators have voted to convict Gov. Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power. That's enough votes to remove the two-term Democrat from office. But all 59 senators must vote and the presiding judge must enter the decision before any conviction is official. Full Story Top Convicted spy for Russia tried again from jail: U.S. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:32 pm PST Reuters - A former senior CIA officer convicted in 1997 of giving secrets to Russia kept trying to spy from his prison cell, U.S. prosecutors charged in an indictment released on Thursday. Full Story Top Ex-Texas sheriff pleads guilty in sex assault case Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:56 pm PST AP - A former North Texas sheriff pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to sexually assaulting a woman, telling her sex was the only way to avoid going to jail for drug possession. Full Story Top Accused mob assassin on trial for 5 murders in NYC Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:58 pm PST AP - A cold-blooded assassin pumped four bullets into the head of a man who ignored an invitation by infamous mob boss John Gotti to a social club, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story Top California court approves Schwarzenegger cuts Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31 pm PST AFP - A California judge ruled Thursday that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can close some state offices for two days each month from February as the state grapples with its spiraling budget deficit. Full Story Top CORRECTED: Accused NY financier Cosmo detained for now: judge Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:34 am PST Reuters - (Fixes spelling of investor's surname to Ingrao; also corrects final paragraph to say prosecutors to amend court papers to say sister and brother-in-law collectively received about $100,000 in payments, not $893,000) Full Story Top Settlement reached on Heath Ledger's life insurance Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:17 am PST Reuters - Heath Ledger's insurance company and lawyers for his young daughter have reached an out of court settlement over a $10 million policy claim on behalf of the girl, an attorney said on Thursday. Full Story Top Reduced sentence for RI man hurt by Facebook pic Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:58 am PST AP - A judge has reduced by six months the sentence of man convicted of seriously injuring a woman in a 2006 car crash when he was drunk and speeding. Full Story Top LA cardinal says he's 'mystified' by federal probe Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:11 am PST AP - Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Thursday he was "mystified and puzzled" by a federal grand jury investigation into the handling of alleged clergy child molestation cases by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Full Story Top Ill. mob boss gets life for 'unspeakable' murders Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:45 am PST AP - Reputed mob boss Frank Calabrese Sr., one of five men convicted at Chicago's biggest underworld trial in decades, was sentenced to life in prison by a judge who described the murders he was accused of as "unspeakable." Full Story Top NY teens accused of hate crime face new charges Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:48 pm PST AP - Seven teenagers already accused in the racially motivated stabbing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant were charged Wednesday with taking part in attacks on eight other Hispanics over 14 months. Full Story Top Miss. mayor indicted on Katrina fraud charges Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:15 pm PST AP - The mayor of a Mississippi city devastated by Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he lied to get disaster assistance to repair his damaged beachfront home. Full Story Top Defendant in Fort Dix case says he regrets 'lies' Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:34 pm PST AP - A man who was among five Muslim immigrants convicted of conspiring to kill U.S. military personnel at New Jersey's Fort Dix wrote in a letter to the judge that he lied to a government informant and regrets getting himself and his co-defendants in trouble. Full Story Top Schwarzenegger seeks end to prison medical plan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:12 am PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and State Attorney General Jerry Brown are planning to ask a federal court to a stop an $8 billion spending plan for prison medical facilities. Full Story Top Bahamas medic charged in Travolta extortion plot Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:32 am PST Reuters - A Bahamian paramedic pleaded not guilty and was held without bail on Monday on charges he conspired to extort $25 million from John Travolta after the actor's son died in the Bahamas this month. Full Story Top Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:05 am PST LiveScience.com - Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan. Full Story Top Man City's Brazilian striker Robinho in sex assault probe Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:59 am PST AFP - Manchester City and Brazil striker Robinho has been arrested and bailed over allegations of a serious sexual assault in a nightclub, police said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Teen accused in taped Fla. beating pleads guilty Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:34 am PST AP - One of five teenagers accused in the videotaped beating of a Florida girl has accepted a plea deal. Full Story Top

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