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Today's Crimes and Trials: Indonesian star gets jail time in sex-tape scandal Senate Dems to Test New Comity with Judicial Nominations Sundance goes crazy for 'Like Crazy' Divers find no bodies in Central California canal Three Mexican murder suspects turn themselves in Woman who dumped condiments in book drop pleads guilty Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges For 4, life of prostitution and death by 1 killer Conn. agency questioned identity of kidnapped girl 2 indicted in Los Angeles in turtle smuggling case Escaped killer who hoped to be 'bear food' sentenced Arizona shooting case moves to Tucson for now Mexican actress pleads guilty in marriage case Lesbian teens sue Minn. school over pep fest US paid key witness about $80,000 in Posada case NY court objects to judge's child-porn gene theory Police hunt robber who fled in 30-year-old motor home Man who mailed white powder to Obama sentenced Suspect to face Mich. human trafficking charge Kennedy cousin's lawyer suspended from practice Indonesian star gets jail time in sex-tape scandal Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:56 pm PST AP - Judges say an Indonesian pop star who rocked this predominantly Muslim nation after making several homemade sex tapes will spend the next 3 1/2 years in jail. Full Story Top Senate Dems to Test New Comity with Judicial Nominations Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:00 am PST Time.com - On the day he died, Judge John Roll was waiting to speak with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords about getting an additional judge added to the 9th Circuit Court in Arizona Full Story Top Sundance goes crazy for 'Like Crazy' Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:35 am PST AP - A film about young lovers in a long-distance relationship called "Like Crazy" was awarded the grand jury prize for a U.S. drama at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Its star, Felicity Jones, also received a special jury prize for acting in the movie. Full Story Top Divers find no bodies in Central California canal Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:33 am PST AP - Divers on Saturday ended their search in a canal without finding the bodies of a missing 4-year-old boy and his accused kidnapper near the underwater site where the suspect's car was found. Full Story Top Three Mexican murder suspects turn themselves in Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:24 pm PST Reuters - Three Mexican men wanted for murdering a U.S. teenager turned themselves in at an Arizona border crossing point on Saturday, U.S. border officials said. Full Story Top Woman who dumped condiments in book drop pleads guilty Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:42 pm PST Reuters - An Idaho library has closed the book on a string of condiment attacks against its book-drop now that the ketchup-wielding criminal has been jailed, a Boise librarian said on Saturday. Full Story Top Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:25 pm PST Reuters - The family of the youngest and lowest-ranking U.S. Army soldier ordered to face court martial for war atrocities against Afghan civilians said on Saturday they were disappointed in the decision and worried that their son will not get a fair trial. Full Story Top For 4, life of prostitution and death by 1 killer Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:51 am PST AP - The four women were prostitutes in their 20s, advertising their services online, living on the margins of society and not likely to be immediately missed. They appeared to share similar middle-class childhoods, but it is the way they lived their adult lives that has authorities chasing a serial killer. Full Story Top Conn. agency questioned identity of kidnapped girl Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:35 am PST AP - Years before a widely publicized reunion between a girl who was snatched from a New York hospital and her birth mother, Connecticut's child protection agency had doubts about the true identity of the girl, who was raised under a false name in Bridgeport, a department spokesman said Saturday. Full Story Top 2 indicted in Los Angeles in turtle smuggling case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:22 pm PST AP - A grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two men from Japan for allegedly smuggling more than 50 live turtles and tortoises into the United States. Full Story Top Escaped killer who hoped to be 'bear food' sentenced Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:43 pm PST Reuters - A convicted murderer who broke out of an Arizona prison and led a multi-state manhunt last summer was sentenced to 38 years behind bars on Friday for a crime spree he hoped would end with bears devouring him at Yellowstone National Park. Full Story Top Arizona shooting case moves to Tucson for now Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:01 pm PST AP - Prosecutors and defense lawyers have agreed that the federal case against the suspect in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be held in Tucson, at least for now. Full Story Top Mexican actress pleads guilty in marriage case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:03 pm PST AP - A Mexican actress pleaded guilty Friday to making a false statement to immigration authorities in a case alleging she engaged in a phony marriage to gain U.S. residency. Full Story Top Lesbian teens sue Minn. school over pep fest Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:49 pm PST AP - Two lesbian teens at Champlin Park High School have taken the state's largest school district to federal court because they want a judge to force the district to allow them to make a political statement by making a high-profile entrance to a pep fest as a couple on Monday. Full Story Top US paid key witness about $80,000 in Posada case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:43 pm PST AP - A key prosecution witness admitted Friday to receiving nearly $80,000 from the U.S. government for agreeing to testify against an elderly ex-CIA operative accused of perjury, and also said federal authorities helped him obtain U.S. citizenship. Full Story Top NY court objects to judge's child-porn gene theory Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:08 pm PST AP - A federal appeals court removed an Albany judge from the resentencing of a man in a child pornography case Friday, saying he was wrong to let his theory that a gene causes child porn consumption to affect his sentencing decisions. Full Story Top Police hunt robber who fled in 30-year-old motor home Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:08 pm PST Reuters - Police in San Diego are searching for a suspected robber who made his getaway in a 30-year-old motor home after demanding cash at a local credit union, authorities said on Friday Full Story Top Man who mailed white powder to Obama sentenced Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:04 pm PST Reuters - A Colorado man who admitted mailing 13 letters filled with white powder to President Barack Obama, members of Congress and Argentine consulates in Los Angeles and New York was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. Full Story Top Suspect to face Mich. human trafficking charge Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:39 pm PST AP - A former fugitive held in New York agreed Friday to go to Michigan to face charges he was a member of a violent ring that lured Eastern European women to the United States and forced them to become strippers. Full Story Top Kennedy cousin's lawyer suspended from practice Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:07 pm PST AP - An attorney who represented Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his Connecticut murder trial will be suspended from practicing law while he serves a prison term for failing to pay taxes. Full Story Top

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