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Today's Crimes and Trials: Doctor in UCI fertility scandal arrested in Mexico DA allowing residue for tests by Jackson doctor Mass. officer shot dead with suspect during holdup Russia finds Khodorkovsky guilty in second trial Michigan dad of 3 missing boys waives key hearing Allen Stanford's lawyers seek two-year trial delay Judge bars death penalty in 9 Ohio fire deaths Investigator: Drop charge in Afghan civilian death Moscow court finds Khodorkovsky guilty Khodorkovsky found guilty in test for Russia Reports: Khodorkovsky found guilty in 2nd case Kurdish student's execution halted in Iran: lawyer Emotional Disturbance Claim Possible in Gay Murder 2 plead guilty in Navy SEAL weapon smuggling case Skull of possible serial killer victim found in WA Tech analyst latest to plead guilty in insider case Judge: Destroy documents from Colo. ID theft probe Senate confirms 60 judges, 19 get no action Jury recommends death for dad, son in bank bombing Law grad pleads guilty in 9/11 remains tent fire Doctor in UCI fertility scandal arrested in Mexico Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:01 pm PST AP - Federal officials are working to extradite a fugitive physician at the heart of a University of California, Irvine fertility scandal in the 1990s, who was arrested last month in Mexico City. Full Story Top DA allowing residue for tests by Jackson doctor Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:07 pm PST AP - Prosecutors on Monday said that defense attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death can have half the residue left in syringes and other medical items found in the star's bedroom for testing by a private laboratory. Full Story Top Mass. officer shot dead with suspect during holdup Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:57 pm PST AP - Two men pleaded not guilty Monday to charges they were involved in the shooting death of a veteran police officer who responded to an armed robbery at a department store jewelry counter. One suspect was also killed. Full Story Top Russia finds Khodorkovsky guilty in second trial Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:24 pm PST AFP - A Moscow court on Monday found tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in his second fraud trial, a judgement seen as a pivotal moment in Russia's post-Soviet history that rang alarm bells in the West. Full Story Top Michigan dad of 3 missing boys waives key hearing Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:12 pm PST AP - A Michigan man blamed for the disappearance of his three sons will go straight to trial on charges of parental kidnapping. Full Story Top Allen Stanford's lawyers seek two-year trial delay Mon, 27 Dec 2010 11:08 am PST Reuters - Lawyers representing Allen Stanford told a federal judge they need at least two years to prepare for the accused swindler's upcoming trial, citing their client's health and lack of access to documents. Full Story Top Judge bars death penalty in 9 Ohio fire deaths Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:31 am PST AP - A judge has ruled out the death penalty in the trial of an Ohio man for a 2005 fire that killed nine people, including eight children at a birthday sleepover. Full Story Top Investigator: Drop charge in Afghan civilian death Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:23 am PST AP - An Army investigator looking into the case of Washington state-based soldiers who are accused of killing three Afghan civilians has recommended dropping a murder charge against the alleged ringleader. Full Story Top Moscow court finds Khodorkovsky guilty Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:17 am PST AFP - A Moscow court on Monday found jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in his second trial on charges of embezzlement, Russian news agencies reported. Full Story Top Khodorkovsky found guilty in test for Russia Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:11 am PST Reuters - A Russian judge pronounced Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of embezzlement on Monday at the end of the jailed former oil tycoon's politically charged second trial. Full Story Top Reports: Khodorkovsky found guilty in 2nd case Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:31 am PST AP - Russian news reports say that a judge has found former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky guilty in his second trial, a verdict that would likely keep Russia's former richest man behind bars for several more years. Full Story Top Kurdish student's execution halted in Iran: lawyer Sun, 26 Dec 2010 07:43 am PST Reuters - Iran called a last-minute halt on Sunday to the execution of a Kurdish student activist convicted of "waging war against God" for supporting an anti-government group, his lawyer was quoted as saying. Full Story Top Emotional Disturbance Claim Possible in Gay Murder Sun, 26 Dec 2010 07:05 am PST The Advocate -  The attorney who represents John Katehis, the accused killer of gay journalist George Weber, says he may offer an extreme emotional disturbance defense during the second trial for 18-year-old, reports Gay City News.  Full Story Top 2 plead guilty in Navy SEAL weapon smuggling case Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:53 pm PST AP - Two Las Vegas men pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with a Navy SEAL and another man to sell machine guns and other weapons smuggled into the U.S. from Iraq and Afghanistan, the top federal prosecutor in Nevada said. Full Story Top Skull of possible serial killer victim found in WA Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:47 pm PST AP - Children playing in a ravine south of Seattle this week found the skull of a young mother who vanished nearly three decades ago and has long been thought to be a victim of Green River serial killer Gary Ridgway. Full Story Top Tech analyst latest to plead guilty in insider case Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:23 pm PST Reuters - A California technology consultant cooperated with prosecutors and pleaded guilty in the government's widening probe of researchers suspected of tipping hedge funds with inside information on companies, according to court documents released on Thursday. Full Story Top Judge: Destroy documents from Colo. ID theft probe Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:50 pm PST AP - A Weld County judge has ordered the destruction of tax documents in an investigation the state Supreme Court said illegally probed suspected identity theft by illegal immigrants. Full Story Top Senate confirms 60 judges, 19 get no action Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:33 pm PST AP - After two years of political disagreements over judicial nominations, here's the final score for the 111th Congress: 60 nominees confirmed by the Senate for U.S. appellate and district courts and 19 receiving no up-or-down vote. Full Story Top Jury recommends death for dad, son in bank bombing Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:16 am PST AP - The same jury that convicted a father-son team of planting a bomb that killed two police officers inside an Oregon bank has now recommended that both be put to death. Full Story Top Law grad pleads guilty in 9/11 remains tent fire Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:50 pm PST AP - A Harvard Law School graduate admitted Wednesday to setting a fire at a temporary repository for Sept. 11 victims' remains, though he said he had been so drunk he barely recalled his actions. Full Story Top

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