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Today's Crimes and Trials: Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder US man convicted of 3.65 bln dlr Ponzi scheme Judge won't end order targeting voter intimidation Evidence blocked arrest of imam with Fort Hood tie Ohio suspect's old home searched for more bodies Four plead not guilty to celebrity burglaries Celebrity 'burglar bunch' plead not guilty Tom Petters found guilty of Ponzi scheme fraud FBI agent recalls talks with suspect in Smart case RI federal prosecutor refuses breath test in stop Baltimore mayor back on job despite guilty verdict Fort Hood suspect faces more charges in shootings 4 plead not guilty in LA to celebrity burglaries New charges filed against Fort Hood shooting suspect Iranian pleads guilty to U.S. arms trafficking charges Witness immunity sought for gay service members Call for American's acquittal at Italy sex murder trial More charges likely in Wash. police killing Polanski to be bailed Friday: Swiss official NY teen guilty of hate crime in Ecuadorean's death Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:41 pm PST AP - An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the attack, military officials said. Full Story Top US man convicted of 3.65 bln dlr Ponzi scheme Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:40 pm PST AFP - A federal jury found a Minnesota man guilty of running a 3.65 billion dollar Ponzi scheme that fleeced customers for more than 10 years, the Justice Department said in a statement. Full Story Top Judge won't end order targeting voter intimidation Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:16 pm PST AP - A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters. Full Story Top Evidence blocked arrest of imam with Fort Hood tie Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:42 pm PST AP - Federal prosecutors in Colorado say they had no choice but to dismiss 2002 charges against a Muslim cleric who later had contact with the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings. Full Story Top Ohio suspect's old home searched for more bodies Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:21 pm PST AP - A home outside Cleveland where a suspected serial killer once lived was searched in vain by FBI agents and cadaver dogs Wednesday for any remains in addition to the 10 female bodies and skull found at his more recent home nearby. Full Story Top Four plead not guilty to celebrity burglaries Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:01 pm PST Reuters - Three teenagers and an adult man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to breaking into the homes of Hollywood actors such as Orlando Bloom and Lindsey Lohan and stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry and other items. Full Story Top Celebrity 'burglar bunch' plead not guilty Wed, 2 Dec 2009 04:34 pm PST AFP - Four members of a youthful burglary ring alleged to have targeted the homes of celebrities in Los Angeles pleaded not guilty Wednesday after appearing in court. Full Story Top Tom Petters found guilty of Ponzi scheme fraud Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:29 pm PST Reuters - A federal jury on Wednesday found Minnesota businessman Tom Petters guilty of orchestrating a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme. Full Story Top FBI agent recalls talks with suspect in Smart case Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:08 pm PST AP - An FBI agent said Wednesday the man charged with kidnapping Elizabeth Smart told him that he expected the world would see him as a "child predator, sexual deviant, a monster." Full Story Top RI federal prosecutor refuses breath test in stop Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:31 pm PST AP - Police are investigating whether a high-profile federal prosecutor used his position to get out of a DUI charge after he failed field sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer, Warwick police Chief Stephen McCartney said Wednesday. Full Story Top Baltimore mayor back on job despite guilty verdict Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:27 pm PST AP - Mayor Sheila Dixon's misdemeanor fraud conviction fails to meet a key standard necessary for her removal from office, her attorney said Wednesday as the mayor resumed her regular duties a day after the verdict. Full Story Top Fort Hood suspect faces more charges in shootings Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:06 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. Army filed additional charges of attempted murder on Wednesday against a military psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas in November. Full Story Top 4 plead not guilty in LA to celebrity burglaries Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:55 pm PST AP - Four people accused of breaking into the homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges involving the theft of $3 million in jewelry, designer clothes and other items. Full Story Top New charges filed against Fort Hood shooting suspect Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:46 pm PST AFP - The US Army filed new charges Wednesday against the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood shootings, accusing him of attempted murder. Full Story Top Iranian pleads guilty to U.S. arms trafficking charges Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:22 pm PST Reuters - An Iranian man has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges he illegally bought an array of military equipment for Tehran as it prepared for a possible war with the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Witness immunity sought for gay service members Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:11 pm PST AP - Gay service members who reveal their sexual orientations during congressional testimony would be immune from forced discharges under a bill introduced Wednesday, as lawmakers prepare to consider repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the U.S. military. Full Story Top Call for American's acquittal at Italy sex murder trial Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:06 pm PST AFP - The lawyer defending American Amanda Knox from charges of involvement in the 2007 sex murder of her British housemate in Italy made an emotional appeal Wednesday for her acquittal. Full Story Top More charges likely in Wash. police killing Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:51 am PST AP - With an ex-convict suspected in the coffee-shop ambush killings of four police officers now dead, authorities focused on pursuing those who may have helped him escape and stay on the lam for two days amid a frantic manhunt. Full Story Top Polanski to be bailed Friday: Swiss official Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:23 am PST AFP - Film-maker Roman Polanski, who is fighting extradition to the United States on a child sex conviction, will be released on bail on Friday and taken to his chalet, the Swiss justice ministry told AFP. Full Story Top NY teen guilty of hate crime in Ecuadorean's death Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:15 am PST AP - One of six remaining defendants awaiting trial in the fatal stabbing of an Ecuadorean immigrant in New York has pleaded guilty to gang assault as a hate crime. Full Story Top

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