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Today's Crimes and Trials: US scammer bought, resold nearly 27,000 credit card numbers Correction: Islamic Charity-Trial Court battle set over giant NYC housing complex Suspect hit with top murder counts in NY shooting Ohio killer aims to stop fellow inmate's execution 6th teen is sentenced in NY hate crime stabbing WikiLeaks case lawyer questions soldier's sanity Expert: Charities sent money to Islamic fighters State Courts Aim to Reduce Mistrials with More Juror Info Survivor in western AZ shooting in good condition Florida voters can’t strip down Obama health-care bill, judge rules Judge doubts prosecutors can prove 2 key charges Legal group seeks to compel Calif to defend Prop 8 NY synagogue plot suspect heard boasting on tape Texas man slits throat in court after sentencing Ex-Argentine officer fights extradition from US Fort Dix conspirators seek to overturn convictions Va. inmate who sought death penalty rescinds plea Giuliani's daughter may have theft charge dropped AP Exclusive: Secret testimony reveals stars' loss US scammer bought, resold nearly 27,000 credit card numbers Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:50 pm PDT AFP - A US man pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraudulently obtaining nearly 27,000 credit card numbers and selling them on to other scammers, who used them to make purchases. Full Story Top Correction: Islamic Charity-Trial Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:34 pm PDT AP - In a story Aug. 31 about the trial of the former head of the Oregon branch of the Islamic charity Al-Haramain, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case. The prosecutor's correct name is Charles F. Gorder Jr., not Gordon. Full Story Top Court battle set over giant NYC housing complex Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:22 pm PDT Reuters - The future of an 80-acre New York apartment complex will be at stake on Thursday as a judge considers whether a venture led by a prominent hedge fund investor may conduct a foreclosure auction. Full Story Top Suspect hit with top murder counts in NY shooting Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:12 pm PDT AP - A grand jury indicted a high school dropout on upgraded charges of first-degree murder Wednesday in three of four fatal shootings outside a downtown Buffalo bar. Full Story Top Ohio killer aims to stop fellow inmate's execution Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:24 am PDT AP - An Ohio death row inmate trying to prove he's mentally disabled has asked a federal judge to stop the execution of a fellow prisoner willing to testify on his behalf. Full Story Top 6th teen is sentenced in NY hate crime stabbing Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:29 am PDT AP - A New York teenager convicted for his role in the stabbing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant has received an eight-year prison term. Full Story Top WikiLeaks case lawyer questions soldier's sanity Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:51 am PDT AP - A lawyer for the Army private charged with giving classified material to WikiLeaks says his client has mental health problems that could avert a court-martial. Full Story Top Expert: Charities sent money to Islamic fighters Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:19 pm PDT AP - An expert witness for the prosecution testified Tuesday that Islamic charities based in Saudi Arabia, including the one an Oregon tree surgeon is accused of smuggling money for, were regular conduits of funding to Muslim fighters in the volatile Caucasus region. Full Story Top State Courts Aim to Reduce Mistrials with More Juror Info Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:05 pm PDT Time.com - Federal courts are wary, but state judges have been introducing reforms to cut down the rate of mistrials Full Story Top Survivor in western AZ shooting in good condition Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:16 pm PDT AP - A woman who survived a weekend shooting that left five people dead in western Arizona told a 911 dispatcher that she was shot in the neck and wasn't sure whether others around her were breathing. Full Story Top Florida voters can’t strip down Obama health-care bill, judge rules Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:22 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that sought to amend the state’s constitution to establish that Florida residents have a right to refuse to purchase mandatory health insurance – including under President Obama’s reform effort. Full Story Top Judge doubts prosecutors can prove 2 key charges Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:20 pm PDT AP - The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial said Tuesday he doubted prosecutors can prove key charges against two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of the late Playboy model. Full Story Top Legal group seeks to compel Calif to defend Prop 8 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:59 pm PDT AP - A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California's gay marriage ban in court. Full Story Top NY synagogue plot suspect heard boasting on tape Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:01 pm PDT AP - A down-and-out Muslim man, under pressure from a paid FBI informant, admitted he was eager to attack a New York synagogue to vent his rage against Jews and U.S. military might in the Middle East, according to tapes played Tuesday at his trial. Full Story Top Texas man slits throat in court after sentencing Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:54 pm PDT AP - A suburban Dallas man used a thin blade from a safety razor to slit his throat in an apparent suicide attempt Tuesday in the courtroom where a judge had just sentenced him to 40 years in prison. Full Story Top Ex-Argentine officer fights extradition from US Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:56 pm PDT AP - A former Argentine navy lieutenant wanted for prosecution in his homeland for his alleged role in a 1972 massacre of leftist guerrillas has committed no crime and should not be sent back, his attorney told a U.S. judge Tuesday. Full Story Top Fort Dix conspirators seek to overturn convictions Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00 pm PDT AP - Attorneys for five men imprisoned for conspiring to kill military personnel at New Jersey's Fort Dix are seeking to have their convictions overturned. Full Story Top Va. inmate who sought death penalty rescinds plea Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:48 am PDT AP - A Virginia inmate who pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate and vowed to kill again unless he was sentenced to death has rescinded his plea and will go to trial next year. Full Story Top Giuliani's daughter may have theft charge dropped Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:24 am PDT Reuters - A judge agreed to dismiss a shoplifting charge against the daughter of New York City's former tough-on-crime mayor Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday if she completes one day of community service. Full Story Top AP Exclusive: Secret testimony reveals stars' loss Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00 am PDT AP - Roughly two weeks before a judge would sentence her to jail, Lindsay Lohan sat in a downtown courtroom and recounted to a grand jury how a burglar's black fingerprints on her wall left her so unnerved that she had to move. Full Story Top

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