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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Senate approves Baer to head Justice Department's antitrust team Comedian Katt Williams arrested in LA Comedian Katt Williams arrested after gun found during welfare check at his Los Angeles home Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing

Senate approves Baer to head Justice Department's antitrust team  Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 06:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved prominent antitrust attorney William Baer to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division 10 months after he was tapped by President Barack Obama. The Senate voted 64-26 to approve Baer's nomination, which ran into problems with some Republicans because of secret information in an FBI background report. Baer, an antitrust and white collar criminal defense attorney with the law firm Arnold & Porter LLP, has worked in the past for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ... Full Story	Top
Comedian Katt Williams arrested in LA  Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 12:04 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun. Full Story	Top
Comedian Katt Williams arrested after gun found during welfare check at his Los Angeles home  Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 11:46 AM PST LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun. Full Story	Top
Five Bangladeshi sentenced to death for Saudi diplomat killing  Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 04:25 AM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi court sentenced five members of a gang to death on Sunday for killing a Saudi Arabian diplomat in the capital Dhaka last March, court officials said. Khalaf Ali, 45, a second secretary at his embassy, was shot at night near the embassy in Dhaka's diplomatic zone, raising an alarm over the first slaying of a diplomat in the country. Judge Mohammad Motahar Hossain of the quick-trial court issued the verdict for the five men who police said shot Ali while trying to rob him. One of the accused remains on the run from police. ... Full Story	Top

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