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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Spain says 32 arrested as general strike begins Guilty plea expected by reputed Conn. mobster Feds: Ex-comptroller to plead guilty in $53M scam Reputed Conn. mobster expected to plead guilty Former Army Major Sentenced in Bribery Scheme Former Washington, D.C. council head sentenced for bank fraud Ex-school chief sentenced in Ky. vote-buying case Guilty plea in "East Coast rapist" case falls through in Virginia Soccer-Estonia player arrested over suspected drug dealing Plea expected in case linked to East Coast rapes Saudi man convicted in bomb plot to be sentenced

Spain says 32 arrested as general strike begins  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 11:39 PM PST A Spanish Interior Ministry official says 32 people have been arrested and 15 people treated for minor injuries in disturbances as a general strike in Spain against austerity measures and economic reforms began. Full Story	Top
Guilty plea expected by reputed Conn. mobster  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 11:38 PM PST A 76-year-old reputed Connecticut mobster is expected to plead guilty in a weapons and prescription drugs case that has revealed the FBI's belief that he has information about the largest art heist in history. Full Story	Top
Feds: Ex-comptroller to plead guilty in $53M scam  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 05:31 PM PST A former comptroller accused of stealing $53 million from her small northern Illinois city to fund a lavish lifestyle, including one of the nation's foremost horse-breeding operations, is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said. Full Story	Top
Reputed Conn. mobster expected to plead guilty  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 02:29 PM PST A 76-year-old reputed Connecticut mobster said to have information about the largest art heist in history was expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a weapons and prescription drugs case. Full Story	Top
Former Army Major Sentenced in Bribery Scheme  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 02:17 PM PST Former Army major sentenced to 18 months, ordered to pay restitution, in Kuwait bribery scheme Full Story	Top
Former Washington, D.C. council head sentenced for bank fraud  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 01:16 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former No. 2 official in the Washington city government was sentenced to home arrest, probation and community service on Tuesday on a bank fraud charge, the latest stage in financial scandals involving local officials in the U.S. capital. Kwame Brown, 42, a Democrat who had been the City Council chairman, pleaded guilty in June to a federal charge of overstating his income in applying for bank loans in 2005 and 2007. U.S. ... Full Story	Top
Ex-school chief sentenced in Ky. vote-buying case  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 01:13 PM PST A former eastern Kentucky school superintendent has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for leading a vote-buying conspiracy during the 2010 primary elections. Full Story	Top
Guilty plea in "East Coast rapist" case falls through in Virginia  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 12:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plea deal for the man police say is the "East Coast rapist," who terrorized women for more than a decade, fell through on Tuesday, and he will go to trial in Virginia, a prosecutor said. The suspect, Aaron Thomas, 40, had been expected to plead guilty in a Prince William County, Virginia, court to rape and abduction charges for an attack on three trick-or-treating teenagers in 2009. But then he declined to enter the plea, Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert said. ... Full Story	Top
Soccer-Estonia player arrested over suspected drug dealing  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 06:39 AM PST TALLINN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Estonia soccer player Oliver Konsa has been arrested on suspicion of dealing in illegal drugs and has been suspended by his club, local media said on Tuesday. Konsa, 27, has played with the national side 20 times but was not in the squad for two international friendlies against Oman and the United Arab Emirates this month. The striker was arrested by police on Monday with three others suspected of distributing cocaine. Konsa has not yet been charged. Nomme Kalju, Konsa's club who are 2012 Estonian champions, suspended the player immediately. "It is very sad. ... Full Story	Top
Plea expected in case linked to East Coast rapes  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 02:27 AM PST A Connecticut man who authorities blame for a series of rapes and assaults of women along the East Coast is expected to plead guilty in Virginia for the first time to one of those attacks. Full Story	Top
Saudi man convicted in bomb plot to be sentenced  Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 12:10 AM PST A Saudi Arabia man convicted in a failed U.S. bomb plot could be sent to prison for life when he is sentenced. Full Story	Top

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