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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 7 California boys arrested in attack on teen Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana Teacher arrested after sex with students for higher grades Man sentenced to 1 year in RI Porsche kidnapping Kashmir activist sentenced to 2 years in Va. Kashmir activist sentenced to 2 years in Virginia SC mother sentenced to 35 years for killing 2 sons Easy come, easy go: Arrested man's version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' an online hit Bank Fraud Conviction Reversed In Benton Bank Case, Defendant Released; Attorney David M. Garvin Successfully Appeals District Court Conviction 'Sleeping Dogs' trailer spins crime game's racing credentials 7 sentenced in Slovenia corruption trial Two men found guilty of murder of Northern Ireland policeman A Jury's Strange Reason for Refusing to Convict on Rape Charges Trayvon Eyewitness: Zimmerman Was Uninjured SC mother to be sentenced in sons' deaths Robbery Victim Arrested After False 911 Claim Leads To Police Shooting Sun Hung Kai dives as billionaire Kwok brothers arrested Trial begins in Kan. teen cheerleader's death 911 caller arrested in deadly police shooting New York Does Convict Rapists, But They Don't Make the Front Page 911 caller arrested, Pasadena police say false report led to college student's shooting death Man arrested with fireworks at Philadelphia airport Islamist serial killer buried in France despite protest Egypt's ex-housing minister sentenced to prison Funzio Brings Android Gamers into the Mob Life with Crime City 7 California boys arrested in attack on teen Fri,30 Mar 2012 10:12 PM PDT Associated Press - Seven black teens have been arrested on suspicion that they committed a hate crime when they attacked a 15-year-old Hispanic boy while he was walking home from school in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. Full Story Top Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana Fri,30 Mar 2012 10:01 PM PDT Associated Press - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday in his Montana hometown of Great Falls on burglary and drug possession charges, police said. Full Story Top Teacher arrested after sex with students for higher grades Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:13 PM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A former teacher and football coach who prosecutors say promised better grades to girls in exchange for sex at a small town Oklahoma high school has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape and nine other felonies, authorities said on Friday. Investigators have identified five female victims of the former teacher at Atoka High School in southeastern Oklahoma and believe more remain unidentified, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Man sentenced to 1 year in RI Porsche kidnapping Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:13 PM PDT Associated Press - A man living in Massachusetts was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for kidnapping a college classmate from his luxury Providence apartment, stuffing him in a bag and driving him across state lines as part of a plot to steal his $80,000 Porsche to settle gambling debts. Full Story Top Kashmir activist sentenced to 2 years in Va. Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:09 PM PDT Associated Press - An influential U.S.-based Kashmiri activist was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for concealing his links to Pakistan's spy agency while he presented himself as an independent voice to members of Congress and successive presidential administrations. Full Story Top Kashmir activist sentenced to 2 years in Virginia Fri,30 Mar 2012 01:05 PM PDT Associated Press - A U.S.-based Kashmiri activist has been sentenced to two years in prison for concealing his links to Pakistan's spy agency while he lobbied members of Congress. Full Story Top SC mother sentenced to 35 years for killing 2 sons Fri,30 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT Associated Press - A 30-year-old South Carolina mother will spend the next 35 years in prison for suffocating her two sons, then putting them in her car and staging a crash into a river after a fight with her mother over her parenting skills. Full Story Top Easy come, easy go: Arrested man's version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' an online hit Fri,30 Mar 2012 10:13 AM PDT Associated Press - EDSON, Alta. - The latest singing sensation on YouTube is an Alberta man who belts out the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" while riding in the back of an RCMP cruiser. Full Story Top Bank Fraud Conviction Reversed In Benton Bank Case, Defendant Released; Attorney David M. Garvin Successfully Appeals District Court Conviction Fri,30 Mar 2012 09:59 AM PDT Business Wire - White collar criminal defense attorney David M. Garvin today announced the successful appeal of the bank fraud conviction of Timothy Parkes in a case involving the former Benton Bank in Polk County, Tenn. On Feb. 2, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its unanimous decision in the case of United States v. Timothy Parkes, Case No. 09-6525, reversing convictions of bank fraud on all counts and granting the defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal. The court held that the district court had incorrectly denied Parkes' motion for acquittal following the jury trial. Full Story Top 'Sleeping Dogs' trailer spins crime game's racing credentials Fri,30 Mar 2012 09:49 AM PDT AFP Relax News - It's not often that a Grand Theft Auto style game will sell itself on its motor racing strengths, but Sleeping Dogs' latest trailer does just that. Full Story Top 7 sentenced in Slovenia corruption trial Fri,30 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PDT Associated Press - A court in Slovenia has sentenced seven people to up to two and a half years in prison each, concluding one of the biggest ever corruption cases in the small European Union nation. Full Story Top Two men found guilty of murder of Northern Ireland policeman Fri,30 Mar 2012 09:06 AM PDT Reuters - DUBLIN (Reuters) - Two men were found guilty on Friday of the murder of a police officer shot dead in Northern Ireland in March 2009, one of the bloodiest months since a 1998 peace deal mostly ended three decades of sectarian violence. Constable Stephen Carroll was shot dead while on patrol in Craigavon, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of the Northern Ireland capital Belfast, just two days after the killing of two British soldiers in the British-controlled province. ... Full Story Top A Jury's Strange Reason for Refusing to Convict on Rape Charges Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:26 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - After a compelling, stark cover Thursday asking the question "What Does a Woman Have to Do to Prove She Was Raped?" the Daily News puts forth what they call the shocking answer on Friday's cover, along with the word "Rage!" in giant type.  Full Story Top Trayvon Eyewitness: Zimmerman Was Uninjured Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:46 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - An eyewitness to Trayvon Martin's killing appeared on Anderson Cooper's AC360 on CNN last night and said that George Zimmerman appeared to walk away from the scuffle uninjured but, "very worried," casting more doubt on Zimmerman's self-defense claim. For the past week, Zimmerman's friends and family have vouched for his character while his father and his defense attorney have continuously brought up Zimmerman's alleged injuries at the hands of Martin. Earlier this week, police video of a seemingly unharmed Zimmerman drew attention. ... Full Story Top SC mother to be sentenced in sons' deaths Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:44 AM PDT Associated Press - A South Carolina mother faces a possible life sentence after admitting she killed her two young sons, before staging a watery car crash scene. Full Story Top Robbery Victim Arrested After False 911 Claim Leads To Police Shooting Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:34 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - The fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by Pasadena police last weekend shares of eerie similarities to the Trayvon Martin case, but there are complications that are blurring the line over who to blame. Full Story Top Sun Hung Kai dives as billionaire Kwok brothers arrested Fri,30 Mar 2012 12:16 AM PDT Reuters - HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than $5 billion was wiped off the market value of Sun Hung Kai Properties on Friday, after the billionaire owners of Asia's largest real estate developer were arrested on suspicion of corruption. Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested Raymond and Thomas Kwok in the agency's biggest investigation since it was set up in 1974 to root out what was seen as widespread corruption in the government and police. Rafael Hui, a former No.2 official in the government, was also arrested, according to media reports. ... Full Story Top Trial begins in Kan. teen cheerleader's death Thu,29 Mar 2012 05:37 PM PDT Associated Press - Defense attorneys tried to sow doubt among jurors about the strength of the case against a Kansas man accused of killing a 14-year-old cheerleader and burning her body at the asphalt plant where he worked. Full Story Top 911 caller arrested in deadly police shooting Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:56 PM PDT Associated Press - A California 911 caller told emergency dispatchers he'd just been robbed at gunpoint by two men who fled with his computer and backpack. Full Story Top New York Does Convict Rapists, But They Don't Make the Front Page Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:37 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - The uniquely stark cover of Thursday's New York Daily News asks a question that seems to keep coming up in highly publicized rape cases—publicized, generally, because they involve powerful men, including cops, accused, but not convicted, of rape. This is a sentiment we've heard after sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn were dropped and former NYPD cops Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata were acquitted of rape. ... Full Story Top 911 caller arrested, Pasadena police say false report led to college student's shooting death Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:36 PM PDT Associated Press - PASADENA, Calif. - Oscar Carrillo's 911 call was clear: Two young men just robbed him of his computer and backpack. At least one of them had a gun and it was pointed in Carrillo's face. Full Story Top Man arrested with fireworks at Philadelphia airport Thu,29 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday after checkpoint agents found flash powder and fireworks in his carry-on bag, authorities said. The passenger, Joseph Picklo, 28, of Dallas, Pennsylvania, was being screened for a United Airlines flight to San Francisco when a plastic bottle filled with flash powder was found in his carry-on bag, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) said in a statement. The Transportation Safety Administration said in a statement M-80 fireworks also were found in the bag. ... Full Story Top Islamist serial killer buried in France despite protest Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:33 PM PDT AFP - Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah was buried in his hometown Toulouse on Thursday, despite a protest by the French city's mayor after the serial killer's homeland Algeria refused his corpse. Full Story Top Egypt's ex-housing minister sentenced to prison Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:03 PM PDT Associated Press - A Cairo court has convicted and sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak's ex-housing minister to eight years in prison for corruption. Full Story Top Funzio Brings Android Gamers into the Mob Life with Crime City Thu,29 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT Business Wire - Funzio, the leading developer of midcore games for social and mobile platforms, today released Crime City for Android devices. For the first time in a mobile social action game, Funzio has created a true cross-platform mobile experience, allowing iOS and Android Crime City gamers to both team up in cooperative play and battle in competitive play for gangland dominance. Crime City can now be found on Google Play, formerly known as Android Market, and is free to download, joining the existing versions on the iTunes App Store, Facebook, and Google+. Full Story Top

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