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Today's Crimes and Trials: Kansas man denies slaying abortion doctor Agents search Vegas home, office of Jackson doctor $370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano Police raid Vegas home of Jackson doctor April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC Lawyers want records preserved in judge corruption case Salt Lake law firm indicted in visa fraud case Suspect in abortion doc's death pleads not guilty Defense gives closing in Arizona killer's trial Suspect pleads guilty in Ill. girl's 1983 killing Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge US agrees to diversion deal with ex-terror suspect Baltimore councilwoman charged again in probe UBS client case implicates Swiss bankers, official Afghanistan would collect Guantanamo detainee: lawyer Court hears case of Jeff's polygamy church's land Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemes Beatty lawyer: Del. inconvenient for Tracy dispute Lawyer defends song swapper in Mass. download case Another UBS client pleads guilty to US tax charges Kansas man denies slaying abortion doctor Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06 pm PDT AFP - An anti-abortion activist pleaded not guilty to gunning down a controversial provider of late-term abortions in his Kansas church. Full Story Top Agents search Vegas home, office of Jackson doctor Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:39 pm PDT AP - Federal agents searched the home and office of Michael Jackson's personal physician Tuesday in a widening investigation of whether administering a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid was so reckless that it constitutes manslaughter. Full Story Top $370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:51 pm PDT AP - A jury returned a $370 million verdict against Guess Inc. co-founder Georges Marciano Friday in a civil defamation lawsuit that was filed by five former employees. Full Story Top Police raid Vegas home of Jackson doctor Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:25 pm PDT AFP - Police and federal agents swooped on the Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's personal doctor as speculation mounted the physician could face possible manslaughter charges. Full Story Top April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:39 pm PDT AP - The first wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will go to trial April 12, a judge said Tuesday. Full Story Top Lawyers want records preserved in judge corruption case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:54 pm PDT AFP - Lawyers who argue that thousands of juveniles were sentenced to prison terms by corrupt judges are petitioning a US federal court in Pennsylvania to preserve the case record so they can sue for damages. Full Story Top Salt Lake law firm indicted in visa fraud case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:50 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging a law firm arranged thousands of fraudulent visas for foreign workers at Utah companies. Full Story Top Suspect in abortion doc's death pleads not guilty Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:31 pm PDT AP - An anti-abortion activist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to opening fire on late-term abortion provider George Tiller after a witness gave chilling testimony that he saw the alleged shooter point a gun at the Kansas doctor's head before pulling the trigger. Full Story Top Defense gives closing in Arizona killer's trial Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:31 pm PDT AP - A man facing a possible death sentence in Phoenix's so-called serial shooting case told jurors Tuesday he pleaded guilty to two murders so he could testify against his partner in the random attacks. Full Story Top Suspect pleads guilty in Ill. girl's 1983 killing Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:21 pm PDT AP - A convicted murderer pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 1983 slaying of a 10-year-old girl in a case that helped lead to landmark reforms in Illinois after two other men endured multiple trials, death sentences and more than 10 years in prison before being cleared. Full Story Top Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:19 pm PDT AP - A Minnesota man who helped build a training camp for a group of Islamic militants in his homeland of Somalia told a federal judge Tuesday that he had attended secret meetings in Minneapolis before he went back to East Africa. Full Story Top US agrees to diversion deal with ex-terror suspect Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:55 pm PDT AP - A North African immigrant once put on trial in Detroit for terror-related charges made a deal Tuesday to close a case of alleged insurance fraud. Full Story Top Baltimore councilwoman charged again in probe Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:37 pm PDT AP - A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore councilwoman on new charges in a probe of City Hall finances. Full Story Top UBS client case implicates Swiss bankers, official Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:04 pm PDT Reuters - An American client of UBS AG pleaded guilty on Tuesday to using Swiss bank accounts to hide more than $8 million from U.S. tax authorities and said a Swiss government official received $45,000 to help cover up the fraud. Full Story Top Afghanistan would collect Guantanamo detainee: lawyer Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:46 pm PDT Reuters - Afghanistan's government is willing to collect one of the youngest detainees held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay to take him back home, one of his military lawyers said in a court filing on Tuesday. Full Story Top Court hears case of Jeff's polygamy church's land Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:12 pm PDT AP - A Utah judge has scheduled a hearing to consider whether to allow the sale of a 438-acre parcel of land where a southern Utah-based polygamous church headed by jailed leader Warren Jeffs had planned to build a temple. Full Story Top Feds charge 41 in Fla. mortgage fraud schemes Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:56 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors say 41 people have been charged in the latest round of South Florida mortgage fraud schemes. Full Story Top Beatty lawyer: Del. inconvenient for Tracy dispute Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:23 pm PDT AP - The lawyer for Warren Beatty is arguing it would be expensive and inconvenient for the actor to travel to Delaware for a trial involving a dispute over the movie and TV rights to Dick Tracy. Full Story Top Lawyer defends song swapper in Mass. download case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:35 am PDT AP - A Boston University graduate student was "a kid who did what kids do" when he swapped songs through file-sharing networks like Kazaa, his lawyer said Tuesday as his copyright-infringement trial began. Full Story Top Another UBS client pleads guilty to US tax charges Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:30 am PDT AP - A New York businessman who last year was talked out of coming clean with the Internal Revenue Service pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. tax charges stemming from a wide-ranging investigation into secret accounts at Swiss bank UBS AG. Full Story Top

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