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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Iconic Mexican bar is oasis in crime central Rhode Island governor relents in clash over death penalty Casey Anthony trial: Should jurors be allowed to smell the evidence? Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges Ohio couple sentenced for locking woman in attic Daunting task: New Bulger lawyers know tough cases Alleged serial killer grabbed woman's throat, dragged her US prisoners sentenced under strict crack cocaine laws get relief Ex-NBA player Ortiz arrested in Puerto Rico Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC Casey Anthony won't testify; defense rests Afghan official: 2 Kabul Bank officials arrested Montana accountant sentenced for tax fraud 2 arrested for dog attack on California woman, 75 Romanian Sentenced in eBay, Craigslist, and AutoTrader.com Scam Calif. man sentenced in Army recruiting scam Germans fear cyber-crime as digital blackmail grows BMC Racing assistant arrested over links to EPO UN: China should have arrested al-Bashir Man convicted in mortgage fraud to be sentenced Judge: Prison can forcibly medicate Tucson suspect Casey Anthony murder trial: Has the defendant displayed grief? 2nd man acquitted in fatal ground zero fire Man sentenced for murder in which woman burned alive Judge to hear request over Loughner's medication Iconic Mexican bar is oasis in crime central Thu,30 Jun 2011 10:28 PM PDT AFP - Al Capone came across the border to Mexico during Prohibition for a tipple here as he stocked up on booze. Stars like Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and a young Ronald Reagan have also sat at the bar for a drink. Full Story1 Top Rhode Island governor relents in clash over death penalty Thu,30 Jun 2011 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said on Thursday he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony trial: Should jurors be allowed to smell the evidence? Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:25 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Shortly after the defense rested on Thursday in the Casey Anthony murder trial, Chief Judge Belvin Perry was asked to resolve a novel question â€" what if jurors during their deliberations want to sniff preserved air samples taken from the trunk of Ms. Anthony’s car. Full Story1 Top Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Authorities recommended on Thursday that felony hate crime and arson charges be pursued against an 18-year-old man and two juvenile boys who admitted burning a cross outside a predominantly black church in Sepulpa, Oklahoma. Full Story1 Top Ohio couple sentenced for locking woman in attic Thu,30 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT AP - An Ohio couple who locked the woman's mother in a sweltering attic for three days so the daughter could give birth were sentenced Thursday on abduction charges. Full Story1 Top Daunting task: New Bulger lawyers know tough cases Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Criminal defense attorney J. W. Carney Jr, named on Thursday to defend former mob kingpin and alleged murderer James "Whitey" Bulger, is no stranger to difficult or controversial cases. Full Story1 Top Alleged serial killer grabbed woman's throat, dragged her Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A woman who said she survived an attack by alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell testified on Thursday that he wished her a "Merry Christmas" and then grabbed her by the throat and dragged her up the driveway to his house. Full Story1 Top US prisoners sentenced under strict crack cocaine laws get relief Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:36 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Thousands of federal inmates imprisoned under a 1984 law mandating harsh sentences for crack cocaine violations are eligible for shorter sentences, the US Sentencing Commission ruled Thursday. Full Story1 Top Ex-NBA player Ortiz arrested in Puerto Rico Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT AFP - Jose Ortiz, a former NBA player, was arrested on Thursday by federal agents who found 218 marijuana plants and 40 rounds of rifle ammunition at his home, US officials said. Full Story1 Top Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:08 PM PDT AP - A New Jersey lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison for his role in a hedge fund insider trading scheme as the judge said it was important to send a message of deterrence to Wall Street and to lawyers nationwide. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony won't testify; defense rests Thu,30 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT AP - Casey Anthony did not take the stand in her murder trial as defense attorneys wrapped up their case Thursday without presenting concrete evidence that Anthony's 2-year-old daughter Caylee wasn't killed but accidentally drowned. Full Story1 Top Afghan official: 2 Kabul Bank officials arrested Thu,30 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT AP - Authorities have arrested two former executives of Kabul Bank for allegedly bilking the scandal-ridden bank of hundreds of millions of dollars, an Afghan prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story1 Top Montana accountant sentenced for tax fraud Thu,30 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT AP - A 63-year-old Kalispell, Mont. man has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to tax fraud for preparing false returns that helped his clients avoid paying thousands of dollars in taxes. Full Story1 Top 2 arrested for dog attack on California woman, 75 Thu,30 Jun 2011 07:48 AM PDT AP - Authorities have arrested the owners of two pit bulls that mauled a 75-year-old woman in a San Diego backyard, forcing the amputation of her leg below the knee. Full Story1 Top Romanian Sentenced in eBay, Craigslist, and AutoTrader.com Scam Thu,30 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT Forbes - According to federal prosecutors, Adrian Ghighina, 33, of Bucharest, Romania, legally entered the United States legally in late 2004. That may well be the last use of the term "legally," when it comes to describing Ghighina's stay on our shores.  Once here, he acted as a “money mule” in a complex Internet fraud conspiracy, many of the co-conspirators were Romanian. In furtherance of this conspiracy, fraudulent online auctions were created on sites such as eBay, Craigslist and AutoTrader.com for expensive items such as cars, motorcycles and recreational vehicles. ... Full Story1 Top Calif. man sentenced in Army recruiting scam Thu,30 Jun 2011 07:14 AM PDT AP - A Chinese national accused of pretending to be a U.S. Army recruiter to bilk immigrants out of thousands of dollars was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday. Full Story1 Top Germans fear cyber-crime as digital blackmail grows Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:44 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans are increasingly afraid of becoming the target of cyber-criminals, with 85 percent fearing thieves will steal their credit card data or gain online access to bank accounts. Full Story1 Top BMC Racing assistant arrested over links to EPO Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT AP - A Belgian state prosecutor says authorities have arrested a part-time assistant for the BMC Racing cycling team following the importation of 195 vials of the banned blood-booster EPO two years ago. Full Story1 Top UN: China should have arrested al-Bashir Thu,30 Jun 2011 04:54 AM PDT AP - The U.N.'s top human rights official criticized China on Thursday for failing to arrest Sudan's president so that he can be brought to trial on war crimes charges. Full Story1 Top Man convicted in mortgage fraud to be sentenced Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:48 AM PDT AP - A man convicted of orchestrating a $3 billion fraud as chairman of one of America's largest private mortgage companies will be sentenced to prison. Full Story1 Top Judge: Prison can forcibly medicate Tucson suspect Thu,30 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT AP - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that the decision by prison doctors merited more scrutiny. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony murder trial: Has the defendant displayed grief? Wed,29 Jun 2011 05:50 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Jurors at the Casey Anthony murder trial heard testimony on Wednesday from a grief expert who was called by defense attorneys to try to explain how a young mother might respond to the death of her child by partying at bars, getting a tattoo, renting movies, and going on shopping excursions. Full Story1 Top 2nd man acquitted in fatal ground zero fire Wed,29 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - A construction company safety supervisor was acquitted Wednesday of all criminal charges in a blaze that killed two firefighters at a condemned ground zero building, a verdict that marked the second acquittal in the manslaughter case. Full Story1 Top Man sentenced for murder in which woman burned alive Wed,29 Jun 2011 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday for his part in a brutal 1997 home invasion in which a woman was burned alive and a man tortured with an iron, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said. Full Story1 Top Judge to hear request over Loughner's medication Wed,29 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT AP - Defense attorneys were set to argue Wednesday that prison officials should be prevented from forcibly giving the Tucson shooting rampage suspect anti-psychotic drugs. Full Story1 Top

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