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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Suspected Israeli crime lord pleads guilty in LA 'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for DUI in Oregon 'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for drunken driving California seller of suicide kits sentenced for tax offense Seller of suicide kits sentenced on tax charges Ex-Norfolk resident sentenced for fraud Ex-Quebec judge's murder trial begins with jury selection Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper Continues To Refuse Referring Child Serial Killer Cases To The DOJ; Confidential Source Agrees To Interviews Jury selection set in Georgia casino lawsuit 92-year-old to be sentenced in suicide kit case Moscow protesters arrested in march against Putin U.S. prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case 11th FAMU hazing death defendant arrested in Fla. U.S. prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case Moscow protesters arrested trying to reach Kremlin Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture Full moon Saturday will be this year's biggest, but don't expect more crime or freaky behaviour 5 arrested and killed by gunmen wearing military uniforms in Nigeria APNewsBreak: Teen to plead guilty in Nev. killing 3 convicted, 6 acquitted in sex trafficking case 2 more FAMU hazing death defendants arrested Jockey Robby Albarado arrested on assault charge Clemson star Watkins arrested on drug charges Nuclear researcher sentenced in France for plotting attack Notorious B.C. brother sentenced to 12 years for drug conspiracy Suspected Israeli crime lord pleads guilty in LA Mon,7 May 2012 06:20 PM PDT Associated Press - A suspected Israeli crime lord pleaded guilty Monday to being part of a racketeering enterprise that distributed Ecstasy and whose members killed a man for stealing a large drug shipment, a defense attorney said. Full Story Top 'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for DUI in Oregon Mon,7 May 2012 05:47 PM PDT Associated Press - Actor Matthew Fox, star of the television series "Lost," has been charged with drunken driving in Oregon. Full Story Top 'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for drunken driving Mon,7 May 2012 04:12 PM PDT Associated Press - PORTLAND, Ore. - Actor Matthew Fox, star of the television series "Lost," has been charged with drunken driving in the U.S. state of Oregon. Full Story Top California seller of suicide kits sentenced for tax offense Mon,7 May 2012 02:42 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A 93-year-old woman who made headlines by selling suicide kits from her California home was placed on five years of supervised probation on Monday and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine for a tax-related offense stemming from her mail-order business. Sharlotte Hydorn, a great-grandmother and retired science teacher, pleaded guilty in December to a federal charge of failing to file income tax returns from 2007 through 2010, a period during which investigators said at least seven customers used her kits to kill themselves. ... Full Story Top Seller of suicide kits sentenced on tax charges Mon,7 May 2012 12:43 PM PDT Associated Press - A 92-year-old Southern California woman who acknowledged selling kits intended to help people commit suicide has been sentenced to five years supervised probation for failing to file federal tax returns. Full Story Top Ex-Norfolk resident sentenced for fraud Mon,7 May 2012 10:51 AM PDT Associated Press - A former Norfolk resident will spend seven years in prison for participating in a scheme that fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million from the Navy Federal Credit Union. Full Story Top Ex-Quebec judge's murder trial begins with jury selection Mon,7 May 2012 10:06 AM PDT Associated Press - QUEBEC - A former Quebec judge's murder trial begins today with the selection of a jury that will hear the case. Full Story Top Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper Continues To Refuse Referring Child Serial Killer Cases To The DOJ; Confidential Source Agrees To Interviews Mon,7 May 2012 10:06 AM PDT PR Newswire - Why does Cooper refuse to allow the Department of Justice to investigate new evidence and suspects? 100 Million Dollar Lawsuit asks court to order Cooper to turn cases over to DOJ for an independent investigation. Full Story Top Jury selection set in Georgia casino lawsuit Mon,7 May 2012 08:37 AM PDT Associated Press - Jury selection is scheduled to begin in Georgia in the trial of a federal court lawsuit accusing Macon County Sheriff David Warren and VictoryLand casino owner Milton McGregor of working together to keep out a second electronic bingo casino that would compete with McGregor's casino in Shorter. Full Story Top 92-year-old to be sentenced in suicide kit case Mon,7 May 2012 12:54 AM PDT Associated Press - A 92-year-old woman who sold $40 kits for people to kill themselves faces sentencing in San Diego for failing to file federal tax returns. Full Story Top Moscow protesters arrested in march against Putin Sun,6 May 2012 08:16 PM PDT Associated Press - A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin. Full Story Top U.S. prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case Sun,6 May 2012 07:22 PM PDT Reuters - GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defense attorneys for five defendants in the September 11 attacks dug in on Sunday for a long legal battle that one lawyer said may never be resolved. The military tribunal is not expected to start for almost another year and if Saturday's 13-hour arraignment was an accurate preview, the trial will be chaotic and drawn out with continuing disputes about torture and whether a military trial is appropriate. The defendants on Saturday refused to enter pleas and demanded a full reading of the charges against them. ... Full Story Top 11th FAMU hazing death defendant arrested in Fla. Sun,6 May 2012 01:13 PM PDT Associated Press - The last of 11 band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has turned herself in to authorities. Full Story Top U.S. prosecutors say ready for long haul in 9/11 case Sun,6 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT Reuters - GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors and defense attorneys for five defendants in the September 11 attacks dug in on Sunday for a long legal battle that one lawyer said may never be resolved. The military tribunal is not expected to start for almost another year and if Saturday's 13-hour arraignment was an accurate preview, the trial will be chaotic and drawn out with continuing disputes about torture and whether a military trial is appropriate. The defendants on Saturday refused to enter pleas and demanded a full reading of the charges against them. ... Full Story Top Moscow protesters arrested trying to reach Kremlin Sun,6 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT Associated Press - Riot police in Moscow have started arresting protesters who were trying to reach the Kremlin in a demonstration on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president. Full Story Top Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture Sat,5 May 2012 09:38 AM PDT Associated Press - The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday. Full Story Top Full moon Saturday will be this year's biggest, but don't expect more crime or freaky behaviour Sat,5 May 2012 03:50 AM PDT Associated Press - NEW YORK, N.Y. - The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbour passes closer to Earth than usual. Full Story Top 5 arrested and killed by gunmen wearing military uniforms in Nigeria Sat,5 May 2012 03:42 AM PDT Associated Press - LAGOS, Nigeria - Police say gunmen wearing military uniforms arrested and shot dead five people in northeast Nigeria as violence escalates in the region. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: Teen to plead guilty in Nev. killing Fri,4 May 2012 03:55 PM PDT Associated Press - The lawyer for one of two teens accused in the March 2011 killing of a Nevada classmate said Friday that the 19-year-old will plead guilty to first-degree murder. Full Story Top 3 convicted, 6 acquitted in sex trafficking case Fri,4 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT Associated Press - A Tennessee federal jury split its verdict Friday against nine people accused of operating a sex trafficking ring across three states run mostly by Somali refugee gang members, convicting three men and acquitting six. Full Story Top 2 more FAMU hazing death defendants arrested Fri,4 May 2012 12:59 PM PDT Associated Press - Two more defendants charged with the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have turned themselves in to authorities. Full Story Top Jockey Robby Albarado arrested on assault charge Fri,4 May 2012 12:22 PM PDT Associated Press - Jockey Robby Albarado was arrested Friday and charged with accosting a woman who says she was breaking up with him, resulting in the veteran rider losing his spot in the Kentucky Oaks later in the day. Full Story Top Clemson star Watkins arrested on drug charges Fri,4 May 2012 11:52 AM PDT Associated Press - Clemson All-American receiver Sammy Watkins was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and a controlled substance on Friday. Full Story Top Nuclear researcher sentenced in France for plotting attack Fri,4 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court sentenced a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist to five years in prison on Friday on charges of helping to plot an attack in France in 2009 with an al Qaeda militant in Algeria. Adlene Hicheur, 35, a former researcher at the prestigious CERN physics lab in Geneva, was found guilty of providing logistical advice to Mustapha Debchi, a militant for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), using encrypted messages sent via the Internet. ... Full Story Top Notorious B.C. brother sentenced to 12 years for drug conspiracy Fri,4 May 2012 10:44 AM PDT Associated Press - VANCOUVER - One of three brothers notorious for their alleged links to Vancouver's violent gang world has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for drug conspiracy charges. Full Story Top

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