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| Arizona's 'Rock Burglar' sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 03:58 PM PDT By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona man dubbed the "Rock Burglar", for using melon-sized rocks to break windows and enter homes of notable people such as former vice president Dan Quayle, was sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison on Wednesday, officials said. Under the ruling from Judge Pamela Svoboda in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Robert James Neese, 60, will have his prison sentence reduced by more than two years for time already served for the $10 million crime spree. ... Full Story | Top |
| Accused NJ white supremacists sentenced for attack on Egyptian men Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:50 PM PDT By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two accused white supremacists were sentenced on Wednesday to prison terms for beating two men of Egyptian descent while shouting anti-Arab slurs at them on New Year's Eve 2011 in central New Jersey. They men are members of Aryan Terror Brigade and plotted the attack during a holiday "meet and greet" party where they drank alcohol and listened to white supremacist music, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said in a statement. U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fort Hood trial: Odd legal dance as both sides appear to seek death penalty Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 12:00 PM PDT What started as a horrific attack, in which Maj. Nidal Hasan is accused of an act of ultimate treachery by shooting scores of unsuspecting fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, has by turns and twists emerged as a bizarre legal drama playing out in an ultra-fortified compound in Killeen, Texas. Full Story | Top |
| NYC comptroller candidate arrested for illegal drug sales Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 11:38 AM PDT  By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Manhattan madam who is running for New York City comptroller was arrested and charged with selling prescription pills for cash, the FBI said on Tuesday. In the latest twist to the city's scandal-hit campaign season, Kristin Davis, 38, allegedly sold prescription pills to a federal informant four times in four months this year, the FBI said. Davis is running for the post of comptroller - in effect the city's chief financial officer - also being sought by former Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer says Fort Hood shooter wants death penalty Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 11:12 AM PDT  By Karen Brooks and Lisa Maria Garza FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. Army psychiatrist who admitted shooting dozens of soldiers at a Texas base wants the death penalty, according to his standby defense lawyers, who refuse to help him die and want the judge to reduce their role in his court-martial. Major Nidal Hasan, the U.S.-born Muslim who admits he killed 13 soldiers and wounded more than 30 others in November 2009, is acting as his own defense lawyer with a standby team on hand to ensure his case is handled properly. ... Full Story | Top |
| Bulger trial jurors ask about aiding and abetting Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 10:04 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger asked the judge for clarification on the culpability of someone who helps in the commission of a crime as they started their second day of deliberations on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Bulger jurors ask about aiding and abetting Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 09:39 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — As jurors in the racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger started their second day of deliberations on Wednesday, they asked the judge for clarification on the culpability of someone who helps in the commission of a crime. Full Story | Top |
| Accused Fort Hood shooter encouraging the death penalty: lawyer Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 09:00 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dozens of soldiers at a Texas base in November 2009 is putting on a defense that is "encouraging" the death penalty, a lawyer on his standby defense team told a military judge on Wednesday. Major Nidal Hasan, acting as his own lawyer, is "encouraging or working toward the death penalty," defense lawyer Lt. Col. Kris Poppe told the judge. Poppe asked the judge to reduce the standby team's role because the lawyers do not want to help facilitate the death penalty. ... Full Story | Top |
| 3 found guilty in LIRR disability case Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 07:27 AM PDT An orthopedist and two retiree consultants were convicted Tuesday of scheming to help Long Island Rail Road employees receive disability payments by exaggerating or making up ailments. Dr. Peter Lesniewski ... Full Story | Top |
| Make match-fixing a crime to deter culprits: Dravid Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013 01:53 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Fixing cricket matches must be made a criminal offence to strike fear into the hearts of potential offenders, according to former India skipper Rahul Dravid. A stylish batsman renowned for his impeccable integrity, Dravid has had the misfortune of captaining a Rajasthan Royals team embroiled in a major spot-fixing scandal that tainted this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Make match-fixing a crime to deter culprits - Dravid Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013 11:07 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Fixing cricket matches must be made a criminal offence to strike fear into the hearts of potential offenders, according to former India skipper Rahul Dravid. A stylish batsman renowned for his impeccable integrity, Dravid has had the misfortune of captaining a Rajasthan Royals team embroiled in a major spot-fixing scandal that tainted this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition. ... Full Story | Top |
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