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Texas man accused of starting to eat dog arrested
Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:21 PM PDT
Associated Press - Bond has been revoked for a Texas man who police say killed and starting eating his housemate's dog after chasing a neighbor on his hands and knees while growling. Full Story 		Top

Prosecutors: Madoff brother to plead guilty in NY
Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:31 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo, Peter Madoff, brother of Bernard Madoff, attends his court hearing before judge Stephen Bucaria at Mineola State Supreme Court, in Mineola, N.Y. Madoff will plead guilty on Friday, June 29, 2012, to conspiracy and falsifying records, admitting his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud that destroyed the savings of thousands of investors, prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, Pool, File)The brother of Ponzi scheme king Bernard Madoff will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy and falsifying records, admitting his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud that destroyed the savings of thousands of investors, prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday.


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Court papers: Madoff brother to plead guilty in NY
Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:13 PM PDT
Associated Press -

FILE - In this April 3, 2009 file photo, Peter Madoff, brother of Bernard Madoff, attends his court hearing before judge Stephen Bucaria at Mineola State Supreme Court, in Mineola, N.Y. Madoff will plead guilty on Friday, June 29, 2012, to conspiracy and falsifying records, admitting his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud that destroyed the savings of thousands of investors, prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, Pool, File)The brother of Ponzi scheme king Bernard Madoff will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy and falsifying records, admitting his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud that destroyed the savings of thousands of investors, prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday.


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Saudi man found guilty in Texas bomb plot trial
Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:44 PM PDT
Associated Press -

This undated photo provided by the Randall County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari. A jury was selected Thursday, June 21, 2012, for the trial of the Saudi man who is accused of gathering bomb components with the intention of targeting sites across the United States, including the home of former President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Randall County Sheriff)In the months before his arrest, authorities said, Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari collected bomb-making supplies and instructional videos and made a list of targets, from nuclear power plants to the home of a former president. His goal, they said, was to carry out jihad.


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Bernard Madoff's brother to plead guilty, U.S. says
Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:25 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Peter Madoff, the brother of imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges on Friday, the first family member to do so since the Ponzi schemer's fraud was uncovered in December 2008. In a letter filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Peter Madoff is expected to plead guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and other crimes, as well as falsifying records. He agreed not to seek a sentence other than 10 years in prison. Madoff, who had been chief compliance officer at Bernard L. ... Full Story 		Top

Court: Madoff's brother to plead guilty in NY
Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:51 PM PDT
Associated Press - The brother of Ponzi scheme king Bernard Madoff will plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy and falsifying records, admitting his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud that destroyed the savings of thousands of investors, prosecutors told a judge on Wednesday. Full Story 		Top

Court: Bernard Madoff's brother to plead guilty
Wed,27 Jun 2012 01:52 PM PDT
Associated Press - The brother of Ponzi scheme king Bernard Madoff is scheduled to plead guilty in New York in the criminal case resulting from the multibillion-dollar fraud, court papers say. Full Story 		Top

NY man to be sentenced for rare document thefts
Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:52 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Presidential memorabilia collector Barry Landau, center, arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing in Baltimore Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He pleaded guilty in February to stealing thousands of documents from historical societies and libraries nationwide. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)A presidential memorabilia collector who has acknowledged stealing thousands of rare and valuable documents from historical societies and archives nationwide was set to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court.


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Jury deliberates in Texas stand-your-ground case
Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Raul Rodriguez weeps in the beginning of his trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Houston. Relatives of Rodriguez, who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party, told jurors Monday he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety. He faces up to life in prison for the 2010 killing of Kelly Danaher. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)Prosecutors told jurors Wednesday that a man convicted of murder after claiming Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor he had confronted about a loud party is dangerous and unpredictable and deserves a life sentence.


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Dutch murder suspect arrested 13 years after crime
Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT
AFP -

Morgan Schreurs, 39, is accused of killing a woman he met in a bar in 1999, and had been on the run sinceA Dutch man suspected of murdering a woman in Belgium 13 years ago has been arrested in Croatia after being put on Interpol's most-wanted list, the international police group said Wednesday.


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U.S. court: OK for jurors to take indictment home
Wed,27 Jun 2012 09:26 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - You can take it with you. A federal appeals court in New York refused to overturn the conviction of a man who claimed he was denied a fair trial because jurors were allowed to take his indictment home to read after deliberations had begun. In what it called the first case of its kind, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday acknowledged a "marginal" extra risk of taking indictments home, noting that human nature and the Internet already leave jurors exposed to outside influences. ... Full Story 		Top

Jury deliberates in Texan stand-your-ground case
Wed,27 Jun 2012 09:11 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Raul Rodriguez weeps in the beginning of his trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Houston. Relatives of Rodriguez, who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party, told jurors Monday he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety. He faces up to life in prison for the 2010 killing of Kelly Danaher. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)A jury is deliberating the sentence of a man convicted of murder who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor in a confrontation about a noisy party.


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Businessman linked to Nagin to plead guilty
Wed,27 Jun 2012 07:05 AM PDT
Associated Press - A Louisiana businessman linked to a corruption probe of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to conspiring to bribe a former city official. Full Story 		Top

APNewsBreak: Ex-Peace Corps worker to plead guilty
Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:47 AM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities say a former Peace Corps volunteer charged last year with sexually abusing young girls while serving in South Africa plans to plead guilty in Connecticut. Full Story 		Top

Texas bomb plot defense presents no evidence
Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:35 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This undated photo provided by the Randall County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari. A jury was selected Thursday, June 21, 2012, for the trial of the Saudi man who is accused of gathering bomb components with the intention of targeting sites across the United States, including the home of former President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Randall County Sheriff)Defense attorneys for a Saudi man accused in a plot to bomb Americans made quick work of their case: They rested without calling any witnesses or presenting any evidence.


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Jury in Texas bomb plot case hears only 1 side
Wed,27 Jun 2012 12:08 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This undated photo provided by the Randall County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari. A jury was selected Thursday, June 21, 2012, for the trial of the Saudi man who is accused of gathering bomb components with the intention of targeting sites across the United States, including the home of former President George W. Bush. (AP Photo/Randall County Sheriff)Defense attorneys for a Saudi man accused of plotting terror bomb attacks against Americans made quick work of their case: They rested without calling any witnesses or presenting any evidence.


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Apple DOJ eBook trial set for next summer
Tue,26 Jun 2012 08:25 PM PDT
BGR News -

Apple DOJ eBook trial set for next summerJudge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has set the date for Apple's eBook antitrust trial, Reuters reported. The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against the Cupertino-based company and five other major book publishers — Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin — in April that alleged the companies were conspiring to fix eBook prices. Apple, along with the publishers Macmillan and Penguin Group, are fighting the antitrust case, while News Corp's HarperCollins, CBS's Simon & Schuster and Hachette Book Group have agreed to settle the case out of court. Judge Cote gave the three publishers until the end of the summer to propose a settlement offer to


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Canada jails serial killer who killed for neighbor's flat
Tue,26 Jun 2012 06:31 PM PDT
AFP -

A Canadian serial killer has been jailed for killing his two ex-wives and killing his neighbor for her apartmentA Canadian serial killer was sentenced to life in prison for bludgeoning his two former wives to death with a rock, and killing his neighbor for her apartment with "a better view."


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RI repeals law that made it a crime to fib online
Tue,26 Jun 2012 04:07 PM PDT
Associated Press - If you've ever lied to a potential Internet date about your weight, texted your spouse that you were someplace you weren't or emailed mom to say how much you love that ugly new sweater, you were breaking the law if you did it in Rhode Island. Full Story 		Top

Ex-Zambian ambassador to US arrested in Denmark: police
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:51 PM PDT
AFP -

The Copenhagen skylineA former Zambian ambassador to the United States, who is wanted in his home country on charges of corruption, has been arrested, Copenhagen police said on Tuesday.


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Fabrication Is This Week's Crime Against Journalism
Tue,26 Jun 2012 01:29 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Fabrication Is This Week's Crime Against JournalismFollowing Jonah Lehrer's self-plagiarism scandal, The Wall Street Journal and Hearst have dropped their respective axes on a reporting intern and a reporter, for making up sources and quotes.On the one hand, it's good to see that there are still standards at publications in this era of journalistic flux, but, as far as the big picture goes, we're a bit worried about this recent rash of journalism crimes.


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Wife testifies for Texas stand-your-ground convict
Tue,26 Jun 2012 11:50 AM PDT
Associated Press -

Raul Rodriguez sits in court in the beginning of his trial at Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Houston. Relatives of Rodriguez, who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party, told jurors Monday he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety. He faces up to life in prison for the 2010 killing of Kelly Danaher. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)The wife of a man who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor told jurors Tuesday her husband is very remorseful about the deadly incident.


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Research firm executive arrested on insider trading charges: FBI
Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:36 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Law enforcement authorities said on Tuesday they arrested and charged an executive at an investment research firm as part of the government's wide-ranging probe of insider trading at the now-defunct Galleon Group hedge fund. Tai Nguyen of research firm Insight Research LLC surrendered to the FBI Tuesday morning, an FBI spokesman said, and was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan later in the day. Nguyen was facing charges related to insider trading, the FBI said, but the exact charges have not yet been made public. ... Full Story 		Top

Teacher, students arrested in hazing investigation
Tue,26 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT
Associated Press -

This undated photo provided by the Fontana, Calif., Police Department, shows Emmanuel Delarosa, 27, a high school teacher who was arrested on suspicion of directing students to assault at least one other student in a classroom hazing incident, police said. Investigators alleged that Delarosa, a summer school teacher at A.B. Miller High School, in Fontana, Calif., knew about the hazing and in at least one instance directed some students to carry out the hazing to curb behavior problems in the classroom. (AP Photo/Fontana Police Deptartment)A masonry teacher and four students have been arrested on allegations that attempted sodomy was part of a brutal hazing in masonry classes at a Southern California summer school, according to police.


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UK: Briton sentenced to death in UAE drug case
Tue,26 Jun 2012 07:30 AM PDT
Associated Press - A Briton has been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates, the British Embassy confirmed Tuesday, after he and another man were convicted on drug-related charges. Full Story 		Top


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