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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:02 AM PDT
Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
U.S. Army sergeant acquitted of negligent homicide in soldier's suicide
Mon,30 Jul 2012 08:16 PM PDT
Reuters -

Holcomb looks on during court-martial proceedings at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in this artist's renderingWINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A military jury found a U.S. Army sergeant not guilty on Monday of negligent homicide in the death of a Chinese-American soldier who officials say killed himself in Afghanistan after enduring hazing and racial slurs. Sergeant Adam Holcomb, 30, was the first of eight soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division based in Alaska to face a court-martial in connection with Private Danny Chen's death in October 2011. ...


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Iran Has Its Own Way of Dealing with Bank Fraud: The Death Penalty
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Iran Has Its Own Way of Dealing with Bank Fraud: The Death PenaltyIf toothless federal regulations is your pet cause, look to Iran for inspiration: It just sentenced four bankers involved in a billion-dollar financial scandal to death. On Monday, an Iranian court dished out sentences in the country's biggest bank-fraud scandal to date: The embezzlement of $2.6 billion. Besides the four death sentences, 39 people were tried, two people were sent to life in prison and the others received jail sentences of up to 25 years. ...


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Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection
Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:28 PM PDT
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An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds an Apple Inc's iPhone 4 smartphone and a Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S II smartphone as he poses for photographs at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in SeoulSAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A Google employee, at least five patent owners and plenty of iPhone and iPad consumers were among the potential jurors summoned to court on Monday in a high-stakes U.S. patent battle between Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh spent several hours examining jurors about their backgrounds and biases, as the companies began the trial after more than a year of pretrial jousting, with billions of dollars in the balance. ...


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UK: Journalist arrested for possible data theft
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT
Associated Press - British police said Monday a 51-year-old journalist has been arrested as part of an investigation into the use of information taken from stolen mobile phones. Full Story
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Army sergeant acquitted of negligent homicide in soldier's death
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:36 PM PDT
Reuters -

Holcomb looks on during court-martial proceedings at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in this artist's renderingWINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A military jury found a U.S. Army sergeant not guilty on Monday of negligent homicide in the death of a Chinese-American soldier who officials say killed himself in Afghanistan after enduring hazing and racial slurs. Sergeant Adam Holcomb, 30, was the first of eight soldiers to face a court-martial in connection with Private Danny Chen's death in October 2011. ...


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US auto supplier pleads guilty to price fixing
Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:08 PM PDT
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The German subsidiary of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp pleads guilty to fixing prices of parts sold to German automakersA US auto parts supplier has become the latest company to plead guilty to fixing prices of parts sold to German automakers following an international probe, US prosecutors said Monday.


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Singapore socialite sentenced in teen sex scandal
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT
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Howard Shaw (R), a member of a prominent Singaporean family, and his wife (L) leave the courthouseA prominent Singaporean businessman was sentenced to three months in jail Monday for having paid sex with a minor, as dozens of other accused men await their fate in a prostitution scandal.


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Puerto Rico tries tougher sentences in crime fight
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT
Associated Press - An updated penal code signed into law Monday by the Puerto Rican governor increases prison sentences for homicide, assault and other offenses as the U.S. island territory struggles to contain crime and the widespread perception that violence is out of control. Full Story
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Colorado shooting: Suspect is charged, no word on death penalty
Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT
Christian Science Monitor - James Holmes had his second court appearance Monday, as prosecutors formally filed the charges against him. Full Story
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Man arrested after gun brought into theater
Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT
Associated Press - A man was arrested and nine theaters were evacuated after someone carried a gun into a multiplex in Colorado, police said. Full Story
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2 SKoreans arrested for mobile customer data theft
Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:39 AM PDT
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A police officer passes by a vehicle advertising KT, South Korea's largest fixed-line telephone company and No. 2 mobile operator, at the company's branch office in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 30, 2012. South Korean police Sunday said they arrested two men who allegedly stole the personal details of about 8 million KT mobile phone subscribers and sold the data to marketing companies in one of the country's biggest hacking schemes.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)South Korean police said they arrested two men who allegedly stole the personal details of about 8 million mobile phone subscribers and sold the data to marketing companies in one of the country's biggest hacking schemes.


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NY woman sentenced for kidnapping, raising baby
Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:08 AM PDT
Associated Press - A woman who snatched a newborn baby from a New York City hospital more than two decades ago and raised her as her own was being sentenced on Monday. Full Story
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Prosecutors ask to meet Jung in Avon bribe probe: report
Sun,29 Jul 2012 06:24 PM PDT
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A screen displays the price for Avon Products Inc. at the post that trades the stock on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors looking into possible bribery of foreign officials by Avon Products Inc have asked to speak to Andrea Jung, the former chief executive and current full-time chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Prosecutors reached out to Jung through her lawyer, Theodore Wells Jr., a defense attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP whom she hired in recent weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. An Avon spokeswoman declined to comment. Wells Jr. ...


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'Predictive policing' takes bite out of crime
Sun,29 Jul 2012 04:59 PM PDT
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Colleen McCue who is a behavioral scientist at GeoEyeCrime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as "predictive policing" promises to make them more efficient.


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German accused of pyramid scheme fraud arrested in Las Vegas
Sun,29 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A German man accused of using an Internet pyramid scheme to bilk investors of over $100 million dollars and then going on the run for five years has been arrested in Las Vegas, a U.S. official said on Sunday. Ulrich Felix Anton Engler, 51, was arrested on Wednesday for violating U.S. immigration law, said Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Engler is wanted by German authorities on multiple criminal charges after allegedly defrauding several thousand German, Swiss and Austrian investors. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. ... Full Story
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EYES ON LONDON: Awaiting the royals, angst over empty seats and some arrested activists
Sun,29 Jul 2012 05:51 AM PDT
Associated Press - LONDON - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavour and details of the games to you: Full Story
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2 South Koreans arrested over cellphone hacking
Sun,29 Jul 2012 03:30 AM PDT
Associated Press - South Korean police say they have arrested two men who allegedly stole the personal information of about 8 million cellphone customers in one of the country's biggest hacking schemes. Full Story
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ACTIVISTS ARRESTED
Sat,28 Jul 2012 11:26 PM PDT
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Police surround part of a group of protesting cyclists who tried to block traffic with a mass cycle ride on a road outside the Olympic Park during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)A scuffle between cycling activists and police outside the opening ceremony resulted in 182 arrests, officials said.


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About 20 protesters arrested at West Virginia mine
Sat,28 Jul 2012 04:34 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police say about 20 anti-coal protesters have been arrested at a strip mine in West Virginia. Full Story
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NYPD to launch all-seeing system to track crime
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:19 PM PDT
Associated Press - The New York Police Department will soon launch an all-seeing "Domain Awareness System" that combines several streams of information to track both criminals and potential terrorists. Full Story
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Ark. man sentenced to death for killing officer
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:41 PM PDT
Associated Press - An Arkansas man who shot a police officer during a traffic stop last year, then coldly shot him again in the face while he was pleading for his life, was sentenced to death on Saturday. Full Story
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Over 130 activist cyclists arrested near Olympic park
Sat,28 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT
Reuters -

Police contain a group of protesting cyclists outside the London 2012 Olympics zone in east LondonLONDON (Reuters) - More than 130 cyclists were arrested when they ignored warnings not to ride near the Olympic Park in east London as the opening ceremony was taking place, police said on Saturday. They were part of a group called "Critical Mass" who hold a monthly cycle ride in central London that police believe had been joined by other riders planning to stage a protest. "The procession usually attracts approximately 100 cyclists, but on this occasion around 400 to 500 people gathered near Waterloo (station)," Scotland Yard said in a statement. ...


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Arkansas man sentenced to death in officer's death
Sat,28 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT
Associated Press - An Arkansas man who shot a police officer during a traffic stop last year, then coldly shot him in the face while he was pleading for his life, was sentenced to death on Saturday. Full Story
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Ark. man sentenced to death in officer's death
Sat,28 Jul 2012 10:35 AM PDT
Associated Press - A judge has sentenced an Arkansas man to death for killing a police officer who was pleading for his life. Full Story
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Pennsylvania man suspected of killing three is arrested in Ohio
Sat,28 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT
Reuters -

Cleeves of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania shown in this handout photo released by Pennsylvania State Police Department(Reuters) - Police in Ohio on Saturday arrested a Pennsylvania man suspected of fatally shooting three people near his hometown and fleeing with his 4-year-old daughter, officials said. Police rescued the girl unharmed when they arrested the suspect, Kevin Cleeves, 36, of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, at about 5 a.m. EDT, said Detective Sgt. Jordan Yacovone of the Austintown, Ohio, Police Department. "The 4-year-old was with him. She's fine," he said. Cleeves was arrested in the parking lot of a shopping plaza, he said, in Austintown, just west of Youngstown, Ohio. ...


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