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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Activist sentenced to two years for oil lease fraud Illinois congressman arrested during DC protest Feds highlight efforts to curb reservation crime Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House Congressman Arrested (Again) at White House Protest Names of Anthony jurors to be public in 3 months Utah activist convicted of derailing gov't lease auction sentenced to 2 years in prison Driver sentenced for molesting special needs girl Many would-be jurors already decided on Jeffs NM judge arrested for rape agrees to retire Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes Some would-be jurors already decided on Jeffs 7 arrested in union dispute at Washington port Raquel Nelson Sentenced to a Year of Probation and Community Service Jurors visit bridge where police shot 6, killing 2 NJ killer grins as he is sentenced to 40 years Family fears for arrested Vietnam priest's health Zimbabwe speaker wants militants arrested Top Chinese church leader sentenced to 2 years Shooter in Ark. soldier killing sentenced to life Russian Organized Crime Strategic Threat to US - NSC Shooter in US soldier killing sentenced to life Jury selection begins in polygamist leader's Texas trial Federal court: If you're arrested, officials can take a DNA sample Activist sentenced to two years for oil lease fraud Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:59 PM PDT Reuters - SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - An environmental activist was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in a federal court in Salt Lake City for defrauding the U.S. government by posing as a bidder for oil and gas drilling rights on Utah public lands. Full Story Top Illinois congressman arrested during DC protest Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:51 PM PDT AP - Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez again has been arrested outside the White House while protesting U.S. immigration policies. Full Story Top Feds highlight efforts to curb reservation crime Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:08 PM PDT AP - A year after a federal law gave American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime on reservations, few have taken the steps to enact one of its main provisions — a measure allowing tribes to triple the amount of time tribal members can spend in jail. Full Story Top Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:16 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon while protesting deportation of illegal immigrants, a spokesman said. Full Story Top Illinois Congressman arrested in front of White House Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:23 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Congressman Luis Gutierrez was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon while protesting deportation of illegal immigrants, a spokesman said. Full Story Top Congressman Arrested (Again) at White House Protest Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:08 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Rep. Luis Gutierrez of was arrested outside of the White House while protesting the Obama administration's deportation policies on Tuesday. Douglas Rivlin, a spokesperson for the Illinois congressman, confirmed his arrest and said that Gutierrez and several others sat down in front of the White House gate following a larger protest and refused to move. D.C. park police say 11 people were taken into custody for "violating regulations for demonstrations in front of the White House" and "disobeying an official to come in compliance. ... Full Story Top Names of Anthony jurors to be public in 3 months Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:44 PM PDT AP - The identities of the jurors in the Casey Anthony trial can be made public but not for another three months, a Florida judge ruled Tuesday. Full Story Top Utah activist convicted of derailing gov't lease auction sentenced to 2 years in prison Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:42 PM PDT AP - Utah activist convicted of derailing gov't lease auction sentenced to 2 years in prison Full Story Top Driver sentenced for molesting special needs girl Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT AP - A former school bus driver has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting an 8-year-old girl with special needs. Full Story Top Many would-be jurors already decided on Jeffs Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:18 PM PDT AP - One hundred and twenty potential jurors in the sexual assault trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs were excused Tuesday, after most said they'd previously heard enough about his background to no longer presume him innocent. Full Story Top NM judge arrested for rape agrees to retire Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT AP - An Albuquerque judge accused of raping a woman will retire Friday and has agreed never to seek a judicial office in New Mexico under a disciplinary order issued Tuesday by the state Supreme Court. Full Story Top Guns from U.S. sting found at Mexican crime scenes Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 122 firearms from a botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there, a Republican congressional report issued on Tuesday said. Full Story Top Some would-be jurors already decided on Jeffs Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:38 PM PDT AP - More than 100 would-be jurors in the sexual assault trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs said Tuesday they'd previously heard enough about his background to no longer presume him innocent — meaning seating a jury in this rural corner of West Texas may prove even more difficult than expected. Full Story Top 7 arrested in union dispute at Washington port Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:06 PM PDT AP - Washington authorities have arrested seven people during a union protest at a new grain terminal at the Port of Longview, escalating a labor dispute that has interrupted rail shipments there. Full Story Top Raquel Nelson Sentenced to a Year of Probation and Community Service Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT Forbes - Raquel Nelson was recently convicted for the death of her son when she crossed a busy intersection and her son was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. This has sparked a great deal of outrage across the country, and justifiably so. But the news of Nelson's sentencing is at least much better than it could have been. Nelson faced up to three years in prison. Instead she's getting a year of probation and 40 hours of community service. She was also offered a new trial. Full Story Top Jurors visit bridge where police shot 6, killing 2 Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT AP - Jurors for the trial of five current or former police officers charged in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina made an unannounced visit to the site Tuesday. Full Story Top NJ killer grins as he is sentenced to 40 years Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT AP - A homeless man who confessed to killing a New Jersey woman during a break-in has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after telling a judge that he'd murder again. Full Story Top Family fears for arrested Vietnam priest's health Tue,26 Jul 2011 09:16 AM PDT AFP - The family of a Catholic priest who is one of Vietnam's best-known dissidents expressed concern over his health Tuesday following his re-arrest after more than a year of medical leave from jail. Full Story Top Zimbabwe speaker wants militants arrested Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT AP - Zimbabwe's parliament speaker says he wants police to arrest known militants who violently disrupted four public meetings called by lawmakers on reforms to the nation's human rights laws. Full Story Top Top Chinese church leader sentenced to 2 years Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:59 AM PDT AP - A U.S.-based monitoring group says a top leader in China's underground Protestant church movement has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp for organizing illegal religious gatherings. Full Story Top Shooter in Ark. soldier killing sentenced to life Tue,26 Jul 2011 12:07 AM PDT AP - They filed out of the courtroom to decide the fate of a man who shot two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas. Then, they prayed. Full Story Top Russian Organized Crime Strategic Threat to US - NSC Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:29 PM PDT Forbes - A National Security Council report on transnational criminal organized released Monday, named Russian organized crime as a strategic threat to Americans and US interests abroad."Russian and Eurasian organized crime networks represent a significant threat to eco­nomic growth and democratic institutions," the report stated.Russian organized crime syndicates and criminally linked oligarchs may attempt to collude with state or state-allied actors to undermine competition in strategic markets like natural gas, oil, aluminum, and precious metals, the National Security Council attests. ... Full Story Top Shooter in US soldier killing sentenced to life Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT AP - A man who killed one U.S. soldier and wounded another — an act he called retribution for the deaths of Muslims abroad — took an unexpected plea deal Monday that abruptly ended his murder trial and spared him the death penalty. Full Story Top Jury selection begins in polygamist leader's Texas trial Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection got underway in a Texas ranching community on Monday for the child sexual abuse trial of Warren Steed Jeffs, leader of a breakaway polygamist Mormon sect. Full Story Top Federal court: If you're arrested, officials can take a DNA sample Mon,25 Jul 2011 04:51 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that forcing criminal suspects to provide a DNA sample upon arrest – and prior to any conviction – does not violate constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Full Story Top

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