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Today's Crimes and Trials: Craigslist killing suspect indicted by grand jury Taliban deny role in US reporter kidnapping Kidnapped reporter escapes from Taliban: paper Prosecutors: Scope of Madoff's fraud still unknown Texas lawyer arrested for DWI on his way to court 'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts Trucker whose rig killed 2 in LA foothills pleads NJ governor candidate called before US panel After 4 trials, 2 men get life for Boston murder NYC man pleads guilty in toddler's shooting death Feds: Unclear policies on force in NY police dept. Settlement deadline set in Morgan Freeman lawsuit Spanish queen's nephew charged with corruption: court Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case Stanford, four others indicted on fraud charges Prison therapy session leads to man's confession Seattle: Release LGBT Employees' Names Cornell student returning to face NY murder count FBI: Child porn on accused museum shooter computer Flight student indicted in plane theft Craigslist killing suspect indicted by grand jury Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:46 pm PDT AP - A former medical student accused of killing a 25-year-old masseuse he met through Craigslist has been indicted by a grand jury. Full Story Top Taliban deny role in US reporter kidnapping Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:37 am PDT AFP - Afghanistan's Taliban militant group on Sunday denied any involvement in the kidnapping of a New York Times reporter who has escaped to freedom after seven months in captivity. Full Story Top Kidnapped reporter escapes from Taliban: paper Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:15 pm PDT AFP - A New York Times reporter kidnapped last November by the Taliban and held in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan has escaped to freedom, the newspaper reported on its website. Full Story Top Prosecutors: Scope of Madoff's fraud still unknown Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:07 pm PDT AP - A judge should sentence Bernard Madoff in ten days even though investigators have yet to determine how much money investors lost in the disgraced financier's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, prosecutors said in court papers released Friday. Full Story Top Texas lawyer arrested for DWI on his way to court Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:21 pm PDT AP - A judge has declared a mistrial in a murder case after one of the defense attorneys was arrested on his way to court on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Full Story Top 'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:33 pm PDT AP - The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who's prescribing what. Full Story Top Trucker whose rig killed 2 in LA foothills pleads Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:02 pm PDT AP - A truck driver whose big-rig smashed into a Los Angeles-area bookstore, killing a girl and her dad, now faces murder charges. Full Story Top NJ governor candidate called before US panel Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:14 pm PDT AP - New Jersey's Republican candidate for governor has agreed to testify before a congressional subcommittee on white-collar crime settlements he brokered as U.S. attorney. Full Story Top After 4 trials, 2 men get life for Boston murder Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:42 pm PDT AP - Two men who were tried four times in the home invasion killing of a Boston woman and the shooting of her boyfriend have been sentenced to life in prison. Full Story Top NYC man pleads guilty in toddler's shooting death Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:49 am PDT AP - A New York City hunter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Friday for firing a bullet that killed a 16-month-old girl inside her grandparents' trailer in the Catskill Mountains. Full Story Top Feds: Unclear policies on force in NY police dept. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:28 am PDT AP - The Justice Department says a New York police department has a skittish relationship with residents and confusing policies on the use of force. Full Story Top Settlement deadline set in Morgan Freeman lawsuit Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:25 am PDT AP - A federal judge says actor Morgan Freeman and the woman suing him over a car wreck should submit settlement proposals to the court by July 15. Full Story Top Spanish queen's nephew charged with corruption: court Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:23 am PDT AFP - A nephew by marriage of Spain's Queen Sofia was on Friday charged with corruption by a judge in Spain's Canary Islands. Full Story Top Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:03 am PDT AP - A replay of the nation's only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota woman was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the recording industry. Full Story Top Stanford, four others indicted on fraud charges Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:53 am PDT Reuters - A federal grand jury has indicted Texas billionaire Allen Stanford and four others on fraud and obstruction charges in connection with a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Full Story Top Prison therapy session leads to man's confession Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:05 am PDT AP - An Arkansas man who confessed in a prison counseling session that he killed his grandmother has pleaded guilty and is to serve 25 years in prison. Full Story Top Seattle: Release LGBT Employees' Names Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:49 am PDT The Advocate - The city of Seattle submitted a court filing on Monday seeking the release of names of employees involved with a city-sponsored LGBT group, reports the Seattle-Post Intelligencer . City attorneys, while personally reluctant to release the names, cited the requirements of the state public-records act. Full Story Top Cornell student returning to face NY murder count Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:46 am PDT AP - A Cornell University student charged with killing his wife along a park trail in New York has waived extradition in Pennsylvania. Full Story Top FBI: Child porn on accused museum shooter computer Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:06 pm PDT AP - Child pornography was found on a computer belonging to the white supremacist charged with shooting and killing a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the FBI said in court documents. Full Story Top Flight student indicted in plane theft Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:00 pm PDT AP - A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a man accused of stealing a plane in Canada and flying over three states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway. Full Story Top

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