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News: Men who went on spending spree with friend's body sentenced Ex-US detective found guilty in cold-case murder Ex-detective found guilty in cold-case murder 'Weekend at Bernie's'-like case suspects sentenced Government's strong case led to Stanford conviction: jurors NACA Commends Swift Prosecution of Fraudulent Employee French kidnap convict sparks debate in Mexico Elite hacker arrested in NY cooperated from Day 1 Hacker arrested in NYC cooperated from Day 1 LA man arrested, 40,000 fake erectile drugs seized Boy, 12, sentenced in NYC shopping-cart shove Jury deliberates on seizure of Stanford accounts Man arrested, counterfeit sex drugs seized in LA Jurors see video of interview in webcam spy case Manitoba woman arrested after cocaine found hidden on 15-month-old granddaughter Conservatives set to make omnibus crime bill reality with final Commons vote Attorney: Accused NYC madam unfair target of case Accused NY madam's attorney: Black book irrelevant Denver authorities: Dead inmate was serial killer CHP releases dozens arrested at Capitol protest Tremoulinas arrested over drink driving Journalist arrested in New Delhi bomb attack Atty: Accused NYC madam unfair target of case Indian police: Journalist arrested in connection with Delhi bomb attack on Israeli diplomat Calif. man arrested after cannon kills girlfriend Men who went on spending spree with friend's body sentenced Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:05 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Two men who admitted to driving around Denver with their dead friend's corpse and using the dead man's debit card to fund a night at a strip club were sentenced on Thursday to probation, prosecutors said. Robert Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25, both pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of abusing the corpse of Jeffrey Jarrett last August, the Denver District Attorney's Office said in a release. Young also pleaded guilty to felony identity theft for using Jarrett's credit card. ... Full Story Top Ex-US detective found guilty in cold-case murder Thu,8 Mar 2012 05:32 PM PST Associated Press - A former Los Angeles police detective was found guilty Thursday of the 26-year-old murder of the wife of her former lover in a case that hinged on a single piece of evidence — DNA from a bite mark on the victim's arm. Full Story Top Ex-detective found guilty in cold-case murder Thu,8 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PST Associated Press - A quarter century after a woman's murder, jurors took little more than a day to decide Thursday the killer was a former Los Angeles police detective who was finally unmasked by her DNA and history of obsessive love for her victim's husband. Full Story Top 'Weekend at Bernie's'-like case suspects sentenced Thu,8 Mar 2012 05:14 PM PST Associated Press - Two men accused of driving their dead friend around the Denver area and running up a bar tab on his account have been sentenced. Full Story Top Government's strong case led to Stanford conviction: jurors Thu,8 Mar 2012 04:25 PM PST Reuters - HOUSTON (Reuters) - The government's entire case against Allen Stanford was so strong it ultimately led to the conviction of the Texas financier who ran a $7 billion Ponzi scheme from his offshore bank in Antigua, a juror and an alternate juror said on Thursday. Stanford, 61, was convicted on 13 of 14 criminal counts on Tuesday by the jury of four women and eight men after a six week trial. In a separate proceeding that ended on Thursday, the jurors also determined that $330 million in foreign accounts linked to Stanford should be forfeited to investors who lost money in the scheme. ... Full Story Top NACA Commends Swift Prosecution of Fraudulent Employee Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:35 PM PST PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Native American Contractors Association ("NACA") applauds the excellent work of federal prosecutors in the matter involving a rogue employee, working for a subsidiary of an Alaska Native entity, in a federal contracting fraud scheme. As a result of a federal investigation, the individual, Harold Babb, indicted last October 2011 for being involved in a bribery and kickback scheme, intends to plead guilty later this month. Full Story Top French kidnap convict sparks debate in Mexico Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:31 PM PST Associated Press - A recommendation that Mexico release a French woman serving a 60-year kidnapping sentence sparked a heated debate Thursday about whether the Frenchwoman should be retried or released, and whether that would be fair to the victims in the case. Full Story Top Elite hacker arrested in NY cooperated from Day 1 Thu,8 Mar 2012 01:19 PM PST Associated Press - In his Twitter postings, the elite computer hacker known as "Sabu" urged followers to resist the U.S. government and its agents. Full Story Top Hacker arrested in NYC cooperated from Day 1 Thu,8 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PST Associated Press - In his Twitter postings, the elite computer hacker known as "Sabu" urged followers to resist the U.S. government and its agents. Full Story Top LA man arrested, 40,000 fake erectile drugs seized Thu,8 Mar 2012 11:07 AM PST Associated Press - A former South Korean law enforcement officer accused of bringing nearly 40,000 phony erectile dysfunction pills into the U.S. has been released on a $10,000 bond. Full Story Top Boy, 12, sentenced in NYC shopping-cart shove Thu,8 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PST Associated Press - A troubled 12-year-old who sent a shopping cart hurtling onto a woman from a fourth-floor mall walkway was sentenced Thursday to at least six months in a therapeutic group home, with a judge calling his problems grave but not insurmountable. Full Story Top Jury deliberates on seizure of Stanford accounts Thu,8 Mar 2012 07:48 AM PST Associated Press - A jury is deciding if federal authorities can seize $330 million from nearly 30 accounts controlled by convicted Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford and others. Full Story Top Man arrested, counterfeit sex drugs seized in LA Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PST Associated Press - Federal authorities say a former South Korean law enforcement officer has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 40,000 counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills in his golf bag and luggage. Full Story Top Jurors see video of interview in webcam spy case Wed,7 Mar 2012 02:46 PM PST Associated Press - "Yes," Dharun Ravi said in a video of a police interview played for jurors Wednesday, he violated his Rutgers University roommate's privacy by seeing him in an intimate moment with another man. Full Story Top Manitoba woman arrested after cocaine found hidden on 15-month-old granddaughter Wed,7 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PST Associated Press - GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. - A northern Manitoba woman faces drug charges after police found three grams of cocaine hidden in her baby granddaughter's clothing. Full Story Top Conservatives set to make omnibus crime bill reality with final Commons vote Wed,7 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PST Associated Press - OTTAWA - The Conservative government is poised to make good on its election promise and vote in a sweeping crime bill that will swell the prison population and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Full Story Top Attorney: Accused NYC madam unfair target of case Wed,7 Mar 2012 09:49 AM PST Associated Press - Prosecutors and defense attorneys have presented contrasting views of a New York woman jailed on a seven-figure bail on a single charge of promoting prostitution. Full Story Top Accused NY madam's attorney: Black book irrelevant Wed,7 Mar 2012 06:56 AM PST Associated Press - Prosecutors and defense attorneys have presented contrasting views of a New York woman jailed on a seven-figure bail on a single charge of promoting prostitution. Full Story Top Denver authorities: Dead inmate was serial killer Wed,7 Mar 2012 06:30 AM PST Associated Press - Denver authorities say a man convicted of three murders who died in prison in 1996 killed four other women and might be responsible for as many as 20 homicides. Full Story Top CHP releases dozens arrested at Capitol protest Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:54 AM PST Associated Press - Nearly all of the 72 people arrested during this week's protests over funding for higher education at the state Capitol have been released, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Full Story Top Tremoulinas arrested over drink driving Wed,7 Mar 2012 05:39 AM PST AFP - Bordeaux left-back Benoit Tremoulinas was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of drink driving, club president Jean-Louis Triaud revealed on Wednesday. Full Story Top Journalist arrested in New Delhi bomb attack Wed,7 Mar 2012 03:48 AM PST Associated Press - Police arrested an Indian journalist to investigate possible links to the bombing of an Israeli diplomatic vehicle last month in New Delhi, authorities said Wednesday, the first apparent breakthrough in an attack that Israel blamed on Iran. Full Story Top Atty: Accused NYC madam unfair target of case Wed,7 Mar 2012 12:36 AM PST Associated Press - Prosecutors and defense attorneys have presented contrasting views of a New York woman jailed on a seven-figure bail on a single charge of promoting prostitution. Full Story Top Indian police: Journalist arrested in connection with Delhi bomb attack on Israeli diplomat Tue,6 Mar 2012 09:44 PM PST Associated Press - NEW DELHI - Indian police say they have arrested a New Delhi journalist in connection with last month's bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in the capital. Full Story Top Calif. man arrested after cannon kills girlfriend Tue,6 Mar 2012 09:26 PM PST Associated Press - A man was arrested Tuesday after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend in a mountain community near San Diego, authorities said. Full Story Top

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