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Today's Crimes and Trials: Macau tycoon coerced in family brawl, lawyer says Cricket mogul Stanford unfit for trial: judge Witness in ex-CIA operative case had mental issues Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge Lack of body poses challenge in Mo. murder trial Not guilty plea in CA meth-laced breastmilk death Defense lawyer: Nev. boy's abduction staged by mom 'Granddad bandit' suspect to plead guilty in Va. Ex-teacher who ran off with student gets probation NY woman admits trying to trick other woman into abortion NY manager indicted for threats to regulators Ex-Hill aide goes on trial for World Series trip Police find dog of Oregon shooting suspect Police say NY rapist used Facebook to meet underage victims Motley Crue singer avoids media for Vegas DUI plea Galleon worker pleads guilty, names Rajaratnam Man accused in psych nurse death pleads not guilty Hate-crime case in NYC cabbie slashing upheld NY man admits killing daughter, 9, and baby sitter Hypnotist convicted of raping minor during sessions Macau tycoon coerced in family brawl, lawyer says Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:45 pm PST AFP - Macau tycoon Stanley Ho was coerced into a bizarre TV appearance declaring an end to a family feud over his vast fortune, Ho's lawyer said Thursday as the gripping saga goes to court. Full Story Top Cricket mogul Stanford unfit for trial: judge Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:29 pm PST AFP - Financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford is unfit to stand trial on charges of running a $7-billion fraud and needs treatment for a drug addiction, a US judge ruled. Full Story Top Witness in ex-CIA operative case had mental issues Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:18 pm PST AP - Defense attorneys for an elderly ex-CIA operative and anti-communist militant on trial for perjury argued Wednesday that a top prosecution witness' history of schizophrenic episodes and hallucinations make him unreliable. Full Story Top Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:17 pm PST Reuters - Financier Allen Stanford is incompetent to stand trial at this time over accusations that he led a $7 billion fraud, a U.S. judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday. Full Story Top Lack of body poses challenge in Mo. murder trial Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:37 pm PST AP - The trial of a 66-year-old Georgia grandfather charged with killing a Missouri waitress nearly 35 years ago began Wednesday with prosecutors facing a case without proof that the missing woman died. Full Story Top Not guilty plea in CA meth-laced breastmilk death Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:32 pm PST AP - A Northern California woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her 6-week-old baby by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk. Full Story Top Defense lawyer: Nev. boy's abduction staged by mom Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:03 pm PST AP - A lawyer for a man accused of kidnapping a Nevada boy as a way to recover $4.5 million in stolen drug money told a federal jury Wednesday the child's mother and grandmother staged the abduction then steered investigators toward the defendants. Full Story Top 'Granddad bandit' suspect to plead guilty in Va. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:20 pm PST AP - The federal prosecutor's office in Richmond says the suspect known as the Granddad Bandit will plead guilty to multiple bank robbery counts on Feb. 10. Full Story Top Ex-teacher who ran off with student gets probation Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:14 pm PST AP - A former teacher who ran off with a male student and pleaded guilty to statutory rape charges was given probation Wednesday by a judge who said he does not see her as a sexual predator. Full Story Top NY woman admits trying to trick other woman into abortion Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:59 pm PST Reuters - A Brooklyn woman pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday for tricking her husband's mistress, who was pregnant, into taking an abortion pill. Full Story Top NY manager indicted for threats to regulators Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:03 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. grand jury formally charged a money manager who was arrested two weeks ago over allegations he threatened 47 current and former U.S. market regulators in emails and website postings. Full Story Top Ex-Hill aide goes on trial for World Series trip Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:56 pm PST AP - A jury impaneled for the last trial in a lobbying scandal heard an unflattering portrait Wednesday of government business conducted on a booze-fueled junket, longtime friends turning on one another, and a congressional aide's transformation from potential witness to defendant. Full Story Top Police find dog of Oregon shooting suspect Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:52 pm PST AP - Authorities have found a dog belonging to fugitive Portland man suspected of shooting and critically wounding a Lincoln City police officer. Full Story Top Police say NY rapist used Facebook to meet underage victims Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:25 pm PST Reuters - An upstate New York man described by police as a sexual predator who used Facebook to meet his victims pleaded guilty on Wednesday to raping four underage girls. Full Story Top Motley Crue singer avoids media for Vegas DUI plea Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:19 pm PST AP - Motley Crue singer Vince Neil avoided the media and quietly pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk last summer near the Las Vegas Strip in a case that drew denials that he received preferential treatment. Full Story Top Galleon worker pleads guilty, names Rajaratnam Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:07 am PST Reuters - A former Galleon Group portfolio manager became the latest person to plead guilty in a broad U.S. hedge fund insider trading probe, and said he leaked details about transactions to Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam. Full Story Top Man accused in psych nurse death pleads not guilty Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:58 am PST AP - A 37-year-old psychiatric hospital patient has pleaded not guilty to robbing and fatally strangling a nurse at the Napa County facility. Full Story Top Hate-crime case in NYC cabbie slashing upheld Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:42 am PST AP - A judge on Wednesday upheld hate-crime charges against a college student accused of slashing a taxi driver's neck in an anti-Muslim attack that amplified concerns about tolerance shortly before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Full Story Top NY man admits killing daughter, 9, and baby sitter Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:11 am PST AP - A suburban New York City man accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter and her baby sitter has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. Full Story Top Hypnotist convicted of raping minor during sessions Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:17 am PST Reuters - A hypnotist has been convicted of sexually assaulting an underage girl during their weekly sessions, which began when she was 12 and sought his help to stop biting her fingernails. Full Story Top

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