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Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate
Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT
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FILE - This undated file photo shows Rafael Cardenas Vela, the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel. Cardenas Vela, a Gulf cartel member of distinguished lineage who ran three important When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of accountants.


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Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana
Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:40 AM PDT
Reuters -

Justin Kone Katinan, budget minister for Laurent Gbagbo's government, speaks during a news conference at his office in Abidjan(Reuters) - Interpol agents in Ghana have rearrested a senior ally of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo amid a deepening dispute that has led to the closure of the border between the two West African neighbours, his lawyer said late on Friday. Ivorian authorities are seeking the extradition of Justin Kone Katinan, a former budget minister, who was first arrested in Ghana last month during a wave of deadly attacks in Ivory Coast that the government there blamed on pro-Gbagbo exiles. ...


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Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges
Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:06 AM PDT
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Annie Dookhan, center, is escorted to a cruiser outside her home in Franklin, Mass., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Dookhan is accused of faking drug results, forging signatures and mixing samples a state police lab. State police say Dookhan tested more than 60,000 drug samples involving 34,000 defendants during her nine years at the lab. Defense lawyers and prosecutors are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the fallout. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions.


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6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman
Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:05 PM PDT
Associated Press - Six teenagers were in custody Friday on charges they brutally beat a neighbor on her stoop "just for fun" and then posted cellphone video of the attack on Facebook, authorities said. Full Story
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Death penalty recommended for California man who set deadly wildfire
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday recommended a death sentence for a man found guilty of starting a 2003 wildfire that burned nearly 100,000 acres, damaged more than 1,000 homes and led to the deaths of five people, prosecutors said. Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, had already been convicted of arson and five counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of people prosecutors said lived in the fire's path and died from heart attacks caused by the stress of evacuation and threats to their homes. "We take capital punishment seriously. ... Full Story
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Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT
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Annie Dookhan, 34, of Franklin, Mass., stands near a court officer during her arraignment Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Boston Municipal Court on two counts of obstruction of justice and pretending to hold a degree for a college or university. Dookhan's alleged mishandling of drug samples prompted the shutdown of a state drug lab in Boston in August and resulted in the resignation of three officials, including the state's public health commissioner. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Patrick Whittemore, Pool)A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a crime and facing years in prison.


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2 more teens arrested in taped Pa. beating
Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:38 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police say two more teen girls have been arrested in connection with the beating of a neighbor on her stoop in a struggling city outside Philadelphia, an assault captured on video and posted to Facebook. Full Story
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3 arrested in Canada-US cheese smuggling operation
Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:08 PM PDT
Associated Press - Canadian police have charged one current and one former police officer in a scheme to smuggle US$203,000 (CA$200,000) worth of cheese and other foods into Canada. Full Story
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Massachusetts chemist charged in crime lab scandal
Fri,28 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT
Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A former chemist accused of falsifying evidence at a Massachusetts state crime lab where she handled more than 60,000 drug samples was arrested on Friday and charged with obstructing justice and lying about her training. Annie Dookhan, 34, was arrested by state police at her family's home in Franklin, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said in a statement. ... Full Story
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Waseem Daker Trial: Georgia Man Found Guilty of Murdering Flight Attendant
Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT
Good Morning America -

Waseem Daker Trial: Ex-Husband and Victim Fought Day of MurderGeorgia Man Guilty of 1995 Murder of Karmen Smith


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In Sweden, man does time for convict friend
Fri,28 Sep 2012 09:35 AM PDT
Associated Press - A man convicted of smuggling in Sweden outwitted his jailers by sneaking in a friend to serve most of his yearlong sentence, prison officials said Friday. Full Story
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Death penalty challenged in Somali pirate case
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:40 AM PDT
Associated Press - Attorneys for three Somalis charged with murder in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht want a federal judge to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty if they're convicted. Full Story
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2 arrested, pricey paintings recovered after huge heist at home of California financier
Thu,27 Sep 2012 10:00 PM PDT
Associated Press - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested and found with about $10 million worth of art stolen from the home of a Southern California financier, police said Thursday. Full Story
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2 arrested in art heist at Calif. financier's home
Thu,27 Sep 2012 08:46 PM PDT
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This photo provided by the Santa Monica Police Department shows suspect Jay Nieto who was arrested Sept. 26, 2012 in Santa Monica, Calif., on suspicion of stealing paintings from the home of a Santa Monica financier. (AP Photo/Santa Monica Police Dept.)Two suspects were arrested and found with about $10 million worth of art stolen from the home of a Southern California financier, Santa Monica police said Thursday.


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Anti-Islam Filmmaker Arrested for Probation Violations
Thu,27 Sep 2012 08:04 PM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -

Anti-Islam Filmmaker Arrested for Probation ViolationsThe filmaker behing the controversial anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims bond in a California prison for violating his probation from a previous arrest for bank fraud. 


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California man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT
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FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2012 file image from video provided by CBS2-KCAL9, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed parts of the Middle East, is escorted by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from his home in Cerritos, Calif. Nakoula, 55, was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation, authorities said. (AP Photo/CBS2-KCAL9, File) MANDATORY CREDIT CBS-KCAL9, LOS ANGELES OUT, LOS ANGELES TV OUTThe California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested for violating terms of his probation, authorities said Thursday.


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Authorities: California man behind anti-Muslim film arrested on probation violation
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT
Associated Press - LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A federal official says the California man behind an anti-Islamic video that has inflamed the Middle East has been arrested for violating terms of his probation. Full Story
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Man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:38 PM PDT
Associated Press - The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation, authorities said. Full Story
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Authorities: Man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:36 PM PDT
Associated Press - A federal official says the California man behind an anti-Islamic video that has inflamed the Middle East has been arrested for violating terms of his probation. Full Story
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Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty in drug dealer case
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT
Reuters -

Puerto Rican Edison Burgos Montes, leaves a courthouse under heavy guard in San JuanSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A Puerto Rico jury on Thursday rejected handing down the death penalty in the case of a drug dealer convicted of killing his girlfriend after he discovered she was an informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Edison Burgos Montes was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of Madeline Semidey Morales, who cooperated with the DEA in its investigation of him. The case was closely watched in Puerto Rico, where capital punishment is prohibited by the U.S. commonwealth's constitution. ...


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Massachusetts governor expects to see charges in crime lab scandal
Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:49 PM PDT
Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said on Thursday he expects criminal charges to be filed in the case of a chemist accused of mishandling drug evidence at a state crime lab, potentially affecting thousands of cases. The chemist, Annie Dookhan, told investigators she "screwed up big time" by intentionally contaminating samples, forging approvals and failing to follow procedures, according to a police report. Dookhan allegedly tampered with drug samples during her nine-year tenure at the state forensics lab in Jamaica Plain. ... Full Story
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Chef found guilty of murder in boiled body case
Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT
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Defendant David Viens, right, listens as a second degree murder verdict was read in Los Angeles Thurwday Sept. 27, 2012. His attorney Fred McCurry is at left. Viens, a chef, told police he boiled his wife's body for four days to hide evidence of her death. (AP Photo /Brad Graverson, pool)A chef who told police he boiled his wife's body for four days to hide evidence of her death was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder.


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Mia Graci Thompson: Abducted 3-Week-Old Found Alive; Mother Arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 01:17 PM PDT
Good Morning America -

Mia Graci Thompson: Abducted 3-Week-Old Found Alive; Mother ArrestedMia's Mother, Kendra Meaker, 19, Was Arrested in Connection With the Kidnapping


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Ex-Credit Suisse trader arrested in Britain
Thu,27 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT
Associated Press - A former Credit Suisse executive facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges for his handling of mortgage-based securities during the financial crisis was freed on bail after an appearance Thursday before a British court. Full Story
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Japan's No.2 yakuza crime family
Thu,27 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Japan's second largest yakuza crime syndicate and its leaders, freezing their U.S. assets and blocking their transactions with American entities. The financial penalties against the Sumiyoshi-Kai clan and its two leaders are the second time the Obama administration has tried to disrupt the yakuza's activities since it identified the Japanese group as a significant criminal organization. Sumiyoshi-Kai's leader, Shigeo Nishiguchi, and the clan's deputy, Hareaki Fukuda, were added to the U.S. ... Full Story
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