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| Cuban man accused in Miami gold heist arrested in Belize Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 06:24 PM PST By David Quinones MIAMI (Reuters) - After a 14-month manhunt in four countries, a Cuban man accused of a $2.8 million Miami gold heist is in custody in Belize and could be headed back to the United States to face charges, authorities and a private investigator said on Thursday. Raonel Valdez Valhuerdis was found last week hiding in bushes near the Guatemalan border outside the small Belize town of Benque Viejo, according to David Bolton, a private investigator contracted to find Valdez by the owner of the gold, Bolivian-based export company Quri Wasi. "Immigration (authorities) there apprehended him because of his passport, but he was acting suspicious, so they Googled his name," said Bolton. Upon finding Valdez's wanted poster online, the Belizean authorities contacted Bolton, who put them in touch with the U.S. Marshals Service. Full Story | Top |
| 3 men sentenced for importing weapons to US Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 05:48 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Philippine nationals caught in a sting operation in their native country have been sentenced in Los Angeles for importing military-grade weapons to the United States. Full Story | Top |
| Former Arkansas state treasurer pleads not guilty Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:39 PM PST  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner pleaded not guilty Thursday to mail fraud charges alleging that she misspent campaign funds — counts that won't be part of her upcoming bribery and extortion trial. Full Story | Top |
| 3 men sentenced in for importing weapons to US Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:00 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Philippine nationals caught in a sting operation in their native country have been sentenced in Los Angeles for importing military-grade weapons to the United States, including a grenade launcher, a mortar launcher and 12 machine guns. Full Story | Top |
| 3 Philippine men sentenced in US in weapons case Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 01:29 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Philippine nationals caught in a sting operation in their native country have been sentenced in Los Angeles for importing military-grade weapons to the United States. Full Story | Top |
| 3 men sentenced in California for weapons import Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 01:25 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Philippine nationals caught in a sting operation in their native country have been sentenced in Los Angeles for importing military-grade weapons to the United States. Full Story | Top |
| Fugitive Ukrainian president said to be in Moscow Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 01:02 PM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's fugitive president may be enjoying VIP treatment under Moscow's protection, said to have been spotted at an opulent five-star hotel and a Kremlin country retreat. But beneath the surface, the embrace has been chilly: State-run TV has portrayed him as a coward who betrayed those who stood by him. Full Story | Top |
| Fugitive Ukrainian president shows up in Moscow Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 12:07 PM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's fugitive president surfaced on Thursday in Moscow, where he was said to have been seen at an opulent five-star hotel and a Kremlin country retreat once favored by the late Boris Yeltsin. Full Story | Top |
| California man accused of 'foot fetish' crime Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 12:00 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are trying to identify the victims of a 19-year-old Los Angeles roller rink employee who they say admitted indulging a self-described "foot fetish" with up to 200 young boys. Full Story | Top |
| UK lawyer who stole one million pounds sentenced to six years in jail Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 09:33 AM PST A lawyer who eluded British justice for almost 10 years by fleeing to South Africa and changing his name was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for theft and fraud. John Fitzpatrick pled guilty in an English court to stealing over 1 million pounds ($1.7 million) from clients and participating in mortgage fraud after being extradited from South Africa by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) last year. Six other people have already been sentenced for the illicit money transfers. The SFO said the former lawyer also stole money from clients while helping them buy and sell homes. Full Story | Top |
| Substitute teacher, 72, arrested for furiously masturbating in high school hallway Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 09:20 AM PST A 72-year old substitute teacher at a public high school in the never-ending suburbs of Connecticut proved that he's still got it when he was busted for allegedly masturbating right there in a hallway. The septuagenarian teacher is Michael Luecke, reports The Courant. The scene of the crime was Westhill High School in Stamford. Police say a school paraprofessional spotted Luecke doing the deed just after 7:30 a.m. The woman said she walked by Luecke as he was sitting in the hallway. Full Story | Top |
| Ark. ex-treasurer pleads not guilty to new charges Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 09:01 AM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner has pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges that allege she misspent thousands of dollars in campaign money on personal items. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine fugitive president to hold news conference Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 08:10 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say Ukraine's fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovych, will hold a news conference in southern Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Woman pleads not guilty in Wisconsin kidnapping Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 08:06 AM PST  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman accused of abducting her newborn nephew in Wisconsin and abandoning him outside a gas station in Iowa has pleaded not guilty to a federal kidnapping charge. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Ukraine's fugitive president Yanukovych to hold news conference in southern Russia Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 08:02 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Report: Ukraine's fugitive president Yanukovych to hold news conference in southern Russia. Full Story | Top |
| Central African militia leader arrested in Congo Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 05:41 AM PST  The self-styled political leader of a militia sowing terror in the Central African Republic has been arrested in north Congo and transferred to Brazzaville, police in the country said Thursday. A former minister under ousted president Francois Bozize, Patrice Edouard Ngaissona -- who calls himself the coordinator of the mostly Christian "anti-balaka" (anti-machete) militia, was arrested Tuesday along with two aides. "Mr Ngaissona's arrest took place without violence," said a police official speaking on condition of anonymity. Congo's pro-government newspaper Les Depeches de Brazzaville splashed a front-page photograph of Ngaissona across its Thursday edition along with news of the arrest. Full Story | Top |
| Conn. man sentenced for fraud of church, investors Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 04:08 AM PST A former Connecticut securities broker been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges that he swindled investors, including a Greek Orthodox church, out of more than $27 ... Full Story | Top |
| German ex-president acquitted in corruption trial Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 04:06 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's former president, Christian Wulff, was acquitted Thursday of corruption charges in a case that prompted his resignation two years ago. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. attorney subpoenaed Mt Gox, other bitcoin businesses: source Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:25 AM PST  By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has sent subpoenas to Mt. Gox, other bitcoin exchanges, and businesses that deal in bitcoin to seek information on how they handled recent cyber attacks, a source familiar with the probe said on Wednesday. At least three exchanges were forced to halt withdrawals of bitcoins on February 7, including Mt. Gox, which was the largest at the time. Mt. Gox never resumed service before going dormant on Tuesday, leaving customers unable to recover their funds. "As there is a lot of speculation regarding Mt Gox and its future, I would like to use this opportunity to reassure everyone that I am still in Japan, and working very hard with the support of different parties to find a solution to our recent issues," Karpeles said in a statement posted on the Mt. Gox website. Full Story | Top |
| Suspected Indonesian militant arrested in Brunei Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 03:18 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Security agents in Brunei have arrested an Indonesian man who attended an Afghan militant training camp in the 1990s on suspicion of militant activities inside the country, authorities said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
| Ukrainian fugitive president asks for Russia's protection from 'extremists' Thursday, Feb 27, 2014 02:18 AM PST Ukrainian fugitive president asks for Russia's protection from 'extremists' Full Story | Top |
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