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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Ex-Chicago official pleads not guilty to Ohio corruption charges Capital murder trial begins for Arizona fugitive Mexican drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix sentenced to prison in US Lawyer in 9/11 case questions whether U.S. Guantanamo interrogation was voluntary Maynard's novel revisits '80s serial killer case Egypt’s Mubarak Officially Acquitted on Corruption Charges UK lawmaker arrested at anti-fracking protest Pistorius weeps in court as murder trial set for March 2014 Oscar Pistorius indicted for murder, trial set Capital murder trial to begin for Arizona fugitive

Ex-Chicago official pleads not guilty to Ohio corruption charges  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 06:46 PM PDT By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Chicago's former comptroller pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday to charges that he took kickbacks and enriched one of his friends while serving as deputy treasurer in Ohio, court documents show. Amer Ahmad, 38, was charged with conspiracy, bribery, fraud and money laundering over accusations he helped his friend and securities broker, Douglas Hampton, acquire lucrative business from the Ohio treasurer's office, where Ahmad worked from 2008 to 2010, according to the indictment. ... Full Story	Top
Capital murder trial begins for Arizona fugitive  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:49 PM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — John McCluskey was arrested wearing one of the victims' baseball caps. But his defense attorney said Monday prosecutors will be unable to prove that the escaped Arizona prison inmate shot and then incinerated a retired Oklahoma couple after they crossed paths with a trio of criminals at a highway rest area. Full Story	Top
Mexican drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix sentenced to prison in US  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:11 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Former Mexican drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, who pleaded guilty to laundering money for the notorious cartel that bore his family name, was sentenced on Monday in California to 15 years in prison in what law enforcement officials called the end of an era. With the sentencing in U.S. District Court in San Diego, Arellano Felix, 56, became the last of four brothers killed or sent to prison in connection with the Arellano Felix drug trafficking ring, federal prosecutors said. ... Full Story	Top
Lawyer in 9/11 case questions whether U.S. Guantanamo interrogation was voluntary  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 02:17 PM PDT By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - An FBI agent and a U.S. military investigator testified on Monday that a Saudi prisoner accused in the September 11 plot freely and voluntarily answered their questions during an interrogation at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in 2007. But at the pretrial hearing, a defense attorney for the prisoner, Mustafa al Hawsawi, questioned how voluntary those statements could have been after 4-1/2 years in CIA and U.S. military custody. ... Full Story	Top
Maynard's novel revisits '80s serial killer case  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 11:51 AM PDT "After Her" (William Morrow), by Joyce Maynard Full Story	Top
Egypt’s Mubarak Officially Acquitted on Corruption Charges  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 10:20 AM PDT Mubarak could still face charges for the killing of hundreds of demonstrators, but his attorney Fareed El-Deeb said his client would be free man for now after the acquittal. Full Story	Top
UK lawmaker arrested at anti-fracking protest  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 09:13 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker was among more than two dozen people arrested Monday at a protest against shale gas extraction in southern England. Full Story	Top
Pistorius weeps in court as murder trial set for March 2014  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:45 AM PDT By Peroshni Govender PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, prayed and wiped away tears at a court hearing on Monday which set a March 3, 2014 start date for his trial. The trial was moved to a high court and is scheduled to run until March 23. If convicted of murder, he could face up to life in prison. ... Full Story	Top
Oscar Pistorius indicted for murder, trial set  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 06:32 AM PDT In a brisk 12-minute hearing this morning, a South African court formally indicted Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius on charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of ammunition in the Valentine's Day death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. Full Story	Top
Capital murder trial to begin for Arizona fugitive  Monday, Aug 19, 2013 12:45 AM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys will deliver their opening statements Monday in the capital murder trial of an Arizona inmate who escaped from prison and is accused of killing an Oklahoma couple who were traveling through New Mexico. Full Story	Top

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