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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Two arrested in case of kidnapped Tennessee mother, daughters Lawyer: Reputed NYC mobster quit crime family Chicago Judge Candidate Arrested For 'Stealing Signs' Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom Wife, mother of kidnap-slaying suspect arrested Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood Two arrested in case of missing Tennessee family Interpol issues arrest notice for fugitive Iraq VP AZ woman arrested in crash that killed immigrants Gupta seeks calls thrown out of U.S. insider trial Kidnap Suspect Adam Mayes' Mom and Sister Arrested in Bain Family Disappearance Ecuador man sentenced to 25 years in US murder Interpol to crack down on cyber crime Interpol issues 'red notice' for fugitive Iraq VP Suspected Israeli crime lord pleads guilty in LA Texas gun-trafficking suspect sentenced '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 Two arrested in case of kidnapped Tennessee mother, daughters Tue,8 May 2012 04:53 PM PDT Reuters - TUPELO, Miss./NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The wife of the man suspected of kidnapping a Tennessee mother and her three daughters has admitted she drove them to a house in Mississippi where the bodies of the mother and oldest daughter were later found, authorities said Tuesday. Teresa Mayes, wife of Adam Mayes, was arrested Sunday along with his mother, Mary Mayes. Both remain jailed at Hardeman County Jail in Tennessee. ... Full Story Top Lawyer: Reputed NYC mobster quit crime family Tue,8 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT Associated Press - Borrowing a legal strategy that worked for John "Junior" Gotti, an accused killer for the mob is defending himself against murder charges in federal court by claiming he quit the Gambino organized crime family nearly a decade ago. Full Story Top Chicago Judge Candidate Arrested For 'Stealing Signs' Tue,8 May 2012 02:18 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - "Stealing signs" in baseball is a major no-no, even if you can't find any mention of it in the rulebook. It's part of the game's hallowed if unwritten "code," enforced only by watchful opponents. Unfortunately for one Chicago subcircuit judge hopeful, when it comes to stealing signs —... Full Story Top Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom Tue,8 May 2012 01:44 PM PDT AFP - Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organised international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime's estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. Full Story Top Wife, mother of kidnap-slaying suspect arrested Tue,8 May 2012 01:06 PM PDT Associated Press - The net widened Tuesday in the case of a Mississippi man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter and fleeing with her two younger girls as authorities charged his wife and mother in connection with the abduction. Full Story Top Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood Tue,8 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT Associated Press - An Indiana man accused of driving three blocks with four children strapped to the hood of his car was being held in jail Tuesday on charges of drunken driving and neglect, police said. Full Story Top Two arrested in case of missing Tennessee family Tue,8 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT Reuters - TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - The mother and wife of the prime suspect in the kidnapping of a Tennessee family have been also been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, officials said on Tuesday. Two members of the Tennessee family - the mother and one daughter - have been found dead and two other daughters were missing and presumed held by Adam Mayes, who remained at large and was considered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be armed and dangerous. ... Full Story Top Interpol issues arrest notice for fugitive Iraq VP Tue,8 May 2012 11:44 AM PDT Associated Press - Interpol on Tuesday put Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president on the equivalent of its most-wanted list at the behest of the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad. Full Story Top AZ woman arrested in crash that killed immigrants Tue,8 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT Associated Press - Police have arrested an Arizona woman on suspicion of crashing an SUV packed with illegal immigrants as she fled from U.S. Border Patrol agents, killing four and injuring seven others. Full Story Top Gupta seeks calls thrown out of U.S. insider trial Tue,8 May 2012 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta, the most prominent corporate figure indicted in a U.S. crackdown on insider trading, has asked a judge to throw out more than two dozen phone conversations that the government has sought to present as evidence at his trial. Gupta's lawyers argued in court papers filed Monday night that as many as 26 recorded calls had nothing to do with allegations that Gupta gave inside tips to his onetime friend, convicted Galleon Group hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. Gupta's trial starts on May 21 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. ... Full Story Top Kidnap Suspect Adam Mayes' Mom and Sister Arrested in Bain Family Disappearance Tue,8 May 2012 10:02 AM PDT Good Morning America - JoAnn Bain and Older Daughter Found Dead, Two Younger Daughters Still Missing Full Story Top Ecuador man sentenced to 25 years in US murder Tue,8 May 2012 09:16 AM PDT Associated Press - A court in Ecuador has given a 25 year prison sentence to man convicted last week of premeditated murder in the bludgeoning death of a woman and her toddler son in Massachusetts. Full Story Top Interpol to crack down on cyber crime Tue,8 May 2012 07:21 AM PDT Associated Press - Interpol said Tuesday it is making the war against cyber crime a main priority this year as online fraud crosses borders and increases in scope. Full Story Top Interpol issues 'red notice' for fugitive Iraq VP Tue,8 May 2012 03:53 AM PDT Associated Press - Interpol has put Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president on its most-wanted list after issuing Tuesday a so-called "red notice" for Tariq al-Hashemi, who is currently in Turkey. Full Story Top Suspected Israeli crime lord pleads guilty in LA Mon,7 May 2012 10:03 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 Texas gun-trafficking suspect sentenced Mon,7 May 2012 08:25 PM PDT Associated Press - A judge has given a prison sentence to a fourth Texas man federal officials say was linked to a gun used in a U.S. agent's death in Mexico. 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

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