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Today's Crimes and Trials: Swiss court grants Polanski bail NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast U.S. trial for London al Qaeda case delayed Placard thieves leave Ito's LA courtroom nameless Judge denies murderer's request for hair removal Judge: White Conn. firefighters must be promoted Honolulu police posting DUI mug shots on Internet Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide 'Junior' Gotti NYC jury signals deadlock — again Jury adjourns till Monday in Ponzi fraud case 2 plead guilty in Calif. freeway shootings Men charged with attempting to support Hezbollah Jury issues death sentence in Pa. officer slaying Blogger accused of crimes subpoenas NJ gov-elect NY dad pleads guilty to kidnapping superintendent Stuyvesant tenants may ask court to set rent Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend Swiss court grants Polanski bail Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:46 pm PST AFP - Roman Polanski awaited release from a Swiss prison on Thursday after a court granted him a 4.5 million dollar bail pending a final decision on whether he should be extradited to the United States over a child sex case. Full Story Top NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:47 pm PST AFP - The jury in alleged New York Mafia boss John Gotti Junior's racketeering and murder trial was sent home Wednesday until next week after failing to reach a verdict in 10 days of deliberations. Full Story Top Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:56 pm PST Reuters - A Swiss court on Wednesday approved the release of Roman Polanski on bail of 4.5 million Swiss francs ($4.49 million) while the film director fights extradition to the United States over a 1970s child sex case. Full Story Top 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:55 pm PST AP - Eight men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Full Story Top U.S. trial for London al Qaeda case delayed Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:48 pm PST Reuters - The New York trial of a young American who was the first person extradited to the United States from Britain on terrorism charges has been delayed until January, a clerk for the trial judge said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Placard thieves leave Ito's LA courtroom nameless Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:28 am PST AP - Judge Lance Ito's fame has ironically made his courtroom the most difficult to find in downtown Los Angeles. Full Story Top Judge denies murderer's request for hair removal Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00 am PST AP - A federal judge has denied a convicted murderer's request for more hair removal treatments as she waits to find out if she can get state-funded sex change surgery. Full Story Top Judge: White Conn. firefighters must be promoted Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50 am PST AP - A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case in a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story Top Honolulu police posting DUI mug shots on Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:48 am PST AP - Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are landing on the Honolulu Police Department's Web site, creating a virtual wall of shame long before suspects get their day in court. Full Story Top Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17 pm PST AP - On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Full Story Top 'Junior' Gotti NYC jury signals deadlock — again Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:45 pm PST AP - A jury considering racketeering and murder charges against John "Junior" Gotti told a judge Tuesday it was deadlocked for a second time before resuming work and indicating it was looking to deliberate into next week. Full Story Top Jury adjourns till Monday in Ponzi fraud case Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:43 pm PST Reuters - Accused Ponzi schemer Tom Petters will wait at least six more days to learn his fate after a federal jury adjourned deliberations without reaching a verdict over whether he orchestrated a $3.65 billion fraud. Full Story Top 2 plead guilty in Calif. freeway shootings Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:08 pm PST AP - Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Full Story Top Men charged with attempting to support Hezbollah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:58 pm PST Reuters - Two Lebanese men were charged on Tuesday with attempting to provide material support to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by exporting machine guns to Syria from Philadelphia, U.S. authorities said. Full Story Top Jury issues death sentence in Pa. officer slaying Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:48 pm PST AP - A baby-faced cop killer accepted a Philadelphia jury's death sentence Tuesday, vowing to take responsibility for shooting the veteran officer during a doughnut-store robbery. Full Story Top Blogger accused of crimes subpoenas NJ gov-elect Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:36 pm PST AP - A New Jersey blogger scheduled to go on trial next week on charges that he threatened three federal judges in hate-filled postings has subpoenaed the state's governor-elect to testify on his behalf. Full Story Top NY dad pleads guilty to kidnapping superintendent Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:29 pm PST AP - A former New York City police officer has admitted he held a suburban school superintendent at gunpoint in June. Full Story Top Stuyvesant tenants may ask court to set rent Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:00 pm PST Reuters - Attorneys for tenants in a vast New York City apartment complex said they would ask the state court to set the next 2010 rents if negotiations with landlord Tishman Speyer are unsuccessful. Full Story Top Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:34 pm PST AP - A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to charges he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to set her 12-year-old daughter ablaze. Full Story Top

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