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Today's Crimes and Trials: Police say LA teen tried to get money before death Man pleads not guilty in stolen violin case Calif. mother to stand trial in toddler's death Suspect in Fla. killing to be extradited from Ala. Prosecutors: Wiretaps show mobster still dangerous 'Girls Gone Wild' lawyer: NV bribe claim bogus U.S. court date of August 6 set in al-Braikan case Records preservation sought in Pa. judge scandal Three Injured in Outgames Attack Yearning for Zion: Texas Polygamists Prep for Criminal Trials Trial set to begin in Mass. music downloading case Beaten child-rape suspect has mental-health issue Suspect in deputies' deaths allegedly choked mom Missing Minn. Somalis: Aspiring fighters or dupes? Soldiers in Colorado slayings tell of Iraq horrors Crime sweep southeast of Phoenix nets 72 arrests Detroit police monitor linked to Kilpatrick quits Bush advisers debated troops to nab U.S. terror targets Court docs: Octomom inks showbiz deal for tots Experts: Focus on criminal probe in Jackson case Police say LA teen tried to get money before death Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:08 pm PDT AP - The last hours of Lily Burk's life were spent trying to get money for a kidnapper who finally beat the 17-year-old to death and left her body in her car in a downtown parking lot, police said Monday. Full Story Top Man pleads not guilty in stolen violin case Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:08 pm PDT AP - A California man has pleaded not guilty to trying to sell rare violins that were stolen from a Los Angeles Philharmonic musician. Full Story Top Calif. mother to stand trial in toddler's death Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:49 pm PDT AP - A Southern California mother has been ordered to stand trial for murder in the death of her 18-month-old daughter, whom she first claimed was violently kidnapped. Full Story Top Suspect in Fla. killing to be extradited from Ala. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:06 pm PDT AP - A southern Alabama sheriff has told a newspaper that a man accused in the killing of a Florida panhandle couple has been cleared for extradition to Florida. Full Story Top Prosecutors: Wiretaps show mobster still dangerous Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:45 pm PDT AP - Even at age 85, reputed mobster Sam Volpendesto clearly has a soft spot for the days when Al Capone was boss in Chicago's ruthless mob scene. In wiretap recordings released by federal prosecutors Monday, he seems to delight in telling how he lived among "very dangerous people" and watched one mobster put a human body through a meat grinder. Full Story Top 'Girls Gone Wild' lawyer: NV bribe claim bogus Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:37 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors brought trumped up charges against a Hollywood associate of "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis, two ex-sheriff's deputies and a jail worker to pressure them to implicate Francis in an alleged bribery scandal, a lawyer said. Full Story Top U.S. court date of August 6 set in al-Braikan case Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:47 pm PDT Reuters - A judge temporarily froze the assets of a Kuwaiti financier and two other Gulf firms accused of improperly making millions from trades in U.S. firms, and set a hearing for August 6, court documents showed on Monday. Full Story Top Records preservation sought in Pa. judge scandal Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:56 pm PDT AP - A federal judge was asked Monday to preserve thousands of juvenile court records in a Pennsylvania judicial scandal — evidence of wrongdoing that the state Supreme Court has declared should be destroyed. Full Story Top Three Injured in Outgames Attack Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:52 pm PDT The Advocate - Police in Copenhagen are investigating as a possible hate crime an attack on three men that followed the opening-night ceremony of the Outgames. Full Story Top Yearning for Zion: Texas Polygamists Prep for Criminal Trials Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:25 pm PDT Time.com - Lawyers for a dozen male members of the Texas polygamist sect are trying to keep out evidence seized during last year's raid Full Story Top Trial set to begin in Mass. music downloading case Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:10 am PDT AP - Lawyers are to begin formally presenting their case in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student. Full Story Top Beaten child-rape suspect has mental-health issue Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:46 am PDT AP - A child-rape suspect beaten by an angry Philadelphia mob last month says he has mental-health issues. Full Story Top Suspect in deputies' deaths allegedly choked mom Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:22 am PDT AP - An Oklahoma man jailed in the shooting deaths of two deputies was wanted for allegedly trying to strangle his mother, who told authorities that she and her other children were afraid of him, court records show. Full Story Top Missing Minn. Somalis: Aspiring fighters or dupes? Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:17 am PDT AP - MINNEAPOLIS — Even the federal prosecutors who charged a 25-year-old Minnesota man with aiding terrorists admit he didn't know he was signing up for jihad when he accepted a free trip to Somalia. Full Story Top Soldiers in Colorado slayings tell of Iraq horrors Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:03 pm PDT AP - Soldiers from an Army unit that had 10 infantrymen accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter after returning to civilian life described a breakdown in discipline during their Iraq deployment in which troops murdered civilians, a newspaper reported Sunday. Full Story Top Crime sweep southeast of Phoenix nets 72 arrests Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:07 pm PDT AP - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested 72 people during a three-day crime sweep in Chandler and Queen Creek southeast of Phoenix. Full Story Top Detroit police monitor linked to Kilpatrick quits Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:02 pm PDT AP - A federal judge on Friday accepted the resignation of a court-appointed Detroit Police Department monitor, saying the monitor had inappropriate contact with ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick that included personal meetings and discussions about the department. Full Story Top Bush advisers debated troops to nab U.S. terror targets Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:32 pm PDT Reuters - The Bush administration debated testing the U.S. Constitution by sending troops into the suburbs of Buffalo, New York to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with al Qaeda, The New York Times reported on Friday. Full Story Top Court docs: Octomom inks showbiz deal for tots Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:35 pm PDT AP - Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed agreements for each of her 14 children to earn $250 a day to star in a reality television show. The contracts filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court guarantee the children will collectively earn about $250,000 over three years. The contracts require a judge's approval. Full Story Top Experts: Focus on criminal probe in Jackson case Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:20 pm PDT AP - Michael Jackson's former attorney says the death investigation has become a full-fledged criminal probe with authorities looking toward the kind of court case they could build against the pop star's physician. Full Story Top

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