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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Australian extradited to NY in insider trade case Lawyer: Official regrets involvement in baby case Conn. man to plead guilty in Vt. film fraud case Australian analyst extradited in inside trade case James Holmes plea rejected: Are prosecutors prepping for death penalty? SAC Capital portfolio manager arrested in NYC Bosnia: Man sentenced to 45 years for war crimes 'Bachelorette' contestant sentenced for bar fight Ex-Nev. assemblyman arrested hours after expulsion Allegations of misconduct sidetrack Arias trial SAC Capital official arrested in NY James Holmes Might Get Away with Not Dying Ryder responding, second man arrested: police Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected

Australian extradited to NY in insider trade case  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:57 PM PDT An Australian former research analyst brought to New York from Hong Kong to face trial in an insider trading case has pleaded not guilty. Bail was set at $250,000 for Trent Martin during his appearance ... Full Story	Top
Lawyer: Official regrets involvement in baby case  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:01 PM PDT BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A city official charged with interfering with the police investigation of a baby's slaying in coastal Georgia made a mistake when he tried to help a teen suspect's mother but believes he committed no crimes, his defense attorney said Friday. Full Story	Top
Conn. man to plead guilty in Vt. film fraud case  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:44 PM PDT Federal prosecutors say the silent partner of a Vermont storyteller accused of raising $28 million dollars for a film project and using most of it to pay off other investors has agreed to plead guilty. ... Full Story	Top
Australian analyst extradited in inside trade case  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:44 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian former research analyst has been brought to New York to face trial in an insider trading case. Full Story	Top
James Holmes plea rejected: Are prosecutors prepping for death penalty?  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:08 AM PDT Prosecutors are rejecting a plea agreement proposed by defense attorneys for James Holmes, the primary suspect in the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 70 last July. The agreement proposes a guilty plea if Mr. Holmes does not receive the death penalty. Full Story	Top
SAC Capital portfolio manager arrested in NYC  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A senior portfolio manager for one of the nation's largest hedge funds was arrested Friday, accused of joining an insider trading conspiracy that the government said made more than $6 million illegally for the powerhouse investment company founded by billionaire businessman Steven A. Cohen. Full Story	Top
Bosnia: Man sentenced to 45 years for war crimes  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:55 AM PDT SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia on Friday convicted a Montenegrin man of multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, and sentenced him to 45 years in prison — the highest sentence ever issued in the country. Full Story	Top
'Bachelorette' contestant sentenced for bar fight  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:39 AM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Former "Bachelorette" contestant Kasey Kahl will avoid jail time after pleading no contest to battery stemming from a bar fight in California. Full Story	Top
Ex-Nev. assemblyman arrested hours after expulsion  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:51 AM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been arrested in California on charges including resisting arrest and throwing objects, just hours after he became the first lawmaker ever expelled from the Nevada Legislature. Full Story	Top
Allegations of misconduct sidetrack Arias trial  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:38 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — The Jodi Arias murder trial became even more of a spectacle Thursday as defense attorneys argued that the prosecutor committed misconduct by signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans outside court. Full Story	Top
SAC Capital official arrested in NY  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:17 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A portfolio manager for the hedge fund operator SAC Capital Advisors has been arrested in New York City as part of a federal insider trading investigation. Full Story	Top
James Holmes Might Get Away with Not Dying  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:17 AM PDT Accusing the Colorado movie theater shooter's defense team of drumming up publicity and seeking a plea deal bargain that takes advantage of his potential insanity, state attorneys prosecuting the movie James Holmes have rejected an offer by his attorneys earlier this week to plead guilty. But it might not work. The offer, filed in Colorado court on Wednesday, claimed Holmes was ready to plead guilty, so long as the death penalty was taken off the table. ... Full Story	Top
Ryder responding, second man arrested: police  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:50 AM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder's condition was improving and he was responding to medical staff and his family on Friday as police said they had arrested two men in connection with the alleged assault. A 20-year-old man and 37-year-old had been charged with assault and would appear in court on April 4, New Zealand Police (NZP) said in a statement. The men were related, police said, without providing further detail. ... Full Story	Top
Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected  Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:20 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case have rejected an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, saying the proposal can't be considered genuine because the defense has repeatedly refused to give them information needed to evaluate it. Full Story	Top

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