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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest in CA Father, son arrested in Texas shooting of immigration agent CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of 'Suspicious' Fire at Mo. Mosque Suspended Ky. lawyer charged with financial crime South Korean arrested for unapproved trip to North Attorney: Casey Anthony rejected early plea deal S. Korean activist arrested after trip to N. Korea South Korea activist arrested on return from North 1 dead, Peru protest leader arrested Peru protest leader arrested as emergency imposed Three more arrested in phone hacking probe High-profile Rwanda genocide convict transferred to Mali Pair agree to plead guilty in TSA bribery scam Suspected drug couriers agree to plead guilty in TSA bribery scam at LAX Suspected al-Qaida financier arrested in France What will Twitter do in the case of the subpoenaed tweets? 2nd person arrested in suspicious SF fire NY rabbi sentenced in NJ for laundering scheme Remembering Andy Griffith: 'America's favorite sheriff' GlaxoSmithKline settles healthcare fraud case for $3 billion Bucs cornerback Wright arrested in Los Angeles Sorry, Your Tweets Can Still Be Subpoenaed GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion for health fraud Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha Timbuktu shrine destruction a 'war crime': ICC Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest in CA Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:25 PM PDT Associated Press - A man who beat up a priest who allegedly molested him as a child was acquitted Thursday of assault, a surprising verdict that allowed the defendant to escape a prison sentence. Full Story Top Father, son arrested in Texas shooting of immigration agent Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:23 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A father and son face federal charges after investigators say they opened fire and wounded a U.S. immigration special agent near the U.S.-Mexico border during an early-morning chase, federal officials said Thursday. The father and son, along with an unidentified minor, are accused of opening fire and chasing after Kelton Harrison, an Immigration Customs Enforcement special agent working a narcotics investigation before dawn on Tuesday in Hargill, Texas, a community of about 900 residents about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Kenneth Magidson, the U.S. ... Full Story Top CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of 'Suspicious' Fire at Mo. Mosque Thu,5 Jul 2012 09:01 AM PDT PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for state and federal hate crime investigations of what officials are calling a "suspicious" fire at a Missouri mosque. Full Story Top Suspended Ky. lawyer charged with financial crime Thu,5 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT Associated Press - A suspended Louisville, Ky. attorney has been charged with structuring financial transactions to avoid federal reporting requirements. Full Story Top South Korean arrested for unapproved trip to North Thu,5 Jul 2012 07:59 AM PDT Associated Press - As North Koreans cheered and waved white "unified Korea" flags, a South Korean activist was arrested as soon as he set foot on home soil Thursday, resisting police in a stunt of defiance after an unapproved, three-month stay in the North. Full Story Top Attorney: Casey Anthony rejected early plea deal Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:46 AM PDT Associated Press - Casey Anthony's attorney said he strongly considered early in the case whether she should plead guilty to a lesser charge to avoid the death penalty if convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, but Anthony adamantly insisted she had nothing to do with the toddler's death. Full Story Top S. Korean activist arrested after trip to N. Korea Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:32 AM PDT AFP - A left-wing South Korean activist was detained Thursday when he returned home from an illegal trip to North Korea and a meeting with its ceremonial head of state, police said. Full Story Top South Korea activist arrested on return from North Thu,5 Jul 2012 01:42 AM PDT Reuters - PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean authorities arrested a pro-North Korea activist on Thursday as he walked across the rival states' heavily armed border on Thursday ending an unauthorized visit to Pyongyang in alleged violation of a bitterly disputed anti-communism law. Ro Su-hui, who is a leader of a South Korean group that has maintained friendly ties with North Korean groups, had spent more than three months in Pyongyang attending national events that glorified its two dead leaders and criticized Seoul. ... Full Story Top 1 dead, Peru protest leader arrested Wed,4 Jul 2012 09:56 PM PDT Associated Press - A civilian was killed Wednesday and police arrested and roughed up a prominent anti-mining activist in a northern provincial capital, further inflaming tensions after the government imposed a state of emergency to quell increasingly violent protests against Peru's biggest mining project. Full Story Top Peru protest leader arrested as emergency imposed Wed,4 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT Associated Press - Police arrested and roughed up a prominent anti-mining activist in a northern provincial capital Wednesday, further inflaming tensions as the government imposed a state of emergency to quell increasingly violent protests against Peru's biggest mining project. Full Story Top Three more arrested in phone hacking probe Wed,4 Jul 2012 04:51 AM PDT AFP - Police investigating alleged bribery of public officials after the phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World arrested three people Wednesday on suspicion of corruption. Full Story Top High-profile Rwanda genocide convict transferred to Mali Wed,4 Jul 2012 03:01 AM PDT AFP - The most high-profile detainee at the UN court for Rwanda, Theoneste Bagosora, has been sent to Mali to serve his sentence along with three other prisoners, the court said Wednesday. Full Story Top Pair agree to plead guilty in TSA bribery scam Tue,3 Jul 2012 03:57 PM PDT Associated Press - Two suspected drug couriers have agreed to plead guilty in a case that involved former Transportation Security Administration screeners who were bribed to smuggle marijuana onto planes leaving Los Angeles International Airport, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Full Story Top Suspected drug couriers agree to plead guilty in TSA bribery scam at LAX Tue,3 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT Associated Press - LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Federal prosecutors say two suspected drug couriers have agreed to plead guilty in a case where Transportation Security Administration screeners were bribed to smuggle marijuana onto planes leaving Los Angeles International Airport. Full Story Top Suspected al-Qaida financier arrested in France Tue,3 Jul 2012 02:19 PM PDT Associated Press - French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges Tuesday against a Tunisian administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al-Qaida and other violent groups. Full Story Top What will Twitter do in the case of the subpoenaed tweets? Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:24 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Prolific tweeter Malcom Harris was close enough to the front of the crowd that surged onto the Brooklyn Bridge during Occupy Wall Street's march on Oct. 1, 2011, that he was one of the more than 700 people whom the police encircled, arrested, and charged with disorderly conduct. Full Story Top 2nd person arrested in suspicious SF fire Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Police say a second person has been taken into custody in connection with a suspicious four-alarm fire that damaged four homes and displaced 10 people in San Francisco. Full Story Top NY rabbi sentenced in NJ for laundering scheme Tue,3 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT Associated Press - A New York rabbi broke down and sobbed Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to nearly four years in prison for laundering close to a million dollars in what he thought were illicit funds through a religious charity. Full Story Top Remembering Andy Griffith: 'America's favorite sheriff' Tue,3 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT The Week - The beloved actor behind the honorable Sheriff Andy Taylor and cantankerous defense attorney Ben Matlock died Tuesday at age 86. A look back at his impressive legacy Full Story Top GlaxoSmithKline settles healthcare fraud case for $3 billion Mon,2 Jul 2012 09:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials on Monday described as the largest case of healthcare fraud in U.S. history. The agreement, which still needs court approval, would resolve allegations that the British drugmaker broke U.S. laws in the marketing and development of pharmaceuticals. ... Full Story Top Bucs cornerback Wright arrested in Los Angeles Mon,2 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT Associated Press - Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Eric Wright has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of driving under the influence after police say he was involved in a crash near Staples Center. Full Story Top Sorry, Your Tweets Can Still Be Subpoenaed Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - If you tweet something, you can't consider it private speech even if you later delete it, a New York judge ruled on Monday, denying for the second time a motion to quash a subpoena against an Occupy Wall Street protester arrested last October. Twitter itself had filed the motion in response to a subpoena delivered first in January and then again on May 30, asking for the content and user information of the twitter account belonging to Malcolm Harris. Harris was one of the 732 arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge, and faces up to 15 days in jail for disorderly conduct. Full Story Top GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion for health fraud Mon,2 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT Associated Press - GlaxoSmithKline LLC will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs for unapproved uses and to failing to disclose important safety information on a third in the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history, the Justice Department said Monday. Full Story Top Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha Mon,2 Jul 2012 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Marcus Jordan, a college basketball player and son of retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested early Sunday after what police described as a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. Jordan, 21, was "very animated, intoxicated and uncooperative" with police outside the Embassy Suites, Omaha police said in a statement. Officers were called to the scene at 2:11 a.m. after an off-duty officer asked for help subduing Jordan during an argument with two women in the hotel driveway, police said. ... Full Story Top Timbuktu shrine destruction a 'war crime': ICC Sun,1 Jul 2012 11:32 PM PDT AFP - Islamist rebels in northern Mali smashed four more tombs of ancient Muslim saints in Timbuktu as the International Criminal Court warned their campaign of destruction was a war crime. Full Story Top

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