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| US student arrested on terror charge, eyed LA attack Monday, Mar 17, 2014 06:06 PM PDT  A California student was held on the US-Canada border and accused of plotting to help a terror group and join Al-Qaeda, as well as talking about attacking Los Angeles, officials said. Nicholas Teausant, 20, who was allegedly planning to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. A 23-page affidavit alleges that he traveled to the "Canadian border with the intent of continuing to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a foreign terrorist organization more widely known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq." Full Story | Top |
| California man arrested near U.S.-Canada border on terrorism charge Monday, Mar 17, 2014 05:45 PM PDT By Bryan Cohen SEATTLE (Reuters) - A California man who prosecutors say was on his way to Syria to join an al Qaeda splinter group was arrested on Monday near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state on a terrorism charge, federal officials said. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that 20-year-old Nicholas Teausant, an American-born convert to Islam, had planned to cross into Canada and travel on to Syria to join Islamist militants. ... Full Story | Top |
| American National Guardsman Arrested on Terror Charges Monday, Mar 17, 2014 04:45 PM PDT FBI: Nicholas Teausant, 20, Planned to Join Al Qaeda Group in Syria; Implied LA Subway Threat Full Story | Top |
| Colts owner arrested Monday, Mar 17, 2014 04:43 PM PDT  Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is facing possible felony charges after his arrest for alleged intoxicated driving, authorities said. The National Football League team owner was booked into jail shortly after 3:00 am on Monday after being arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to appear in an Indianapolis court on March 26. Irsay was arrested by police in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel on Sunday night, said Bryant Orem of Hamilton County Sheriff's department. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday, Mar 17, 2014 04:30 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, who was convicted last year of criminal contempt for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss book in infomercials, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison. Trudeau, 51, who has been held in federal custody since his conviction in November, will also have five years of supervised release after serving his sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman said. Trudeau was found guilty last November of violating a 2004 federal court settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that barred him from misrepresenting the contents of his books in advertisements. A jury found he violated the agreement while marketing his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You To Know About," in infomercials made in 2006 and 2007 that aired about 32,000 times. Full Story | Top |
| California man arrested in plot to fight in Syria Monday, Mar 17, 2014 03:57 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A California man who spoke of wanting to bomb the Los Angeles subway system was arrested near the Canadian border in Washington state and charged with attempting to travel to Syria to fight alongside Islamic extremists, federal prosecutors said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| California man arrested near U.S.-Canada border on terror charge Monday, Mar 17, 2014 02:07 PM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A California man who prosecutors say was on his way to Syria to join an al Qaeda splinter group was arrested on Monday near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state on a terrorism charge, federal officials said. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that 20-year-old Nicholas Teausant, an American-born convert to Islam, had planned to cross into Canada and travel on to Syria to join Islamist militants. Full Story | Top |
| Defendant in LA 'Bling Ring' case arrested again Monday, Mar 17, 2014 12:17 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to stealing from Lindsay Lohan and reality star Audrina Patridge has been arrested on suspicion of having a gun — a violation of his parole. Full Story | Top |
| Five months later, jurors face tough task in Madoff aides' trial Monday, Mar 17, 2014 11:05 AM PDT  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Like Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme itself, the trial of five of his former aides has been virtually unprecedented in its scope. A federal jury of 12 men and women on Monday began deciding whether the defendants are guilty of aiding in Madoff's massive fraud. And U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain's two sets of jury instructions to help jurors understand how to apply the law to the evidence ran an astonishing 250 pages. Despite the voluminous record, experts said, the case turns on a relatively simple question: did the defendants knowingly engage in fraud, as prosecutors contend, or were they fooled by one of history's greatest con men, as their lawyers argue? Full Story | Top |
| Arizona jury to consider again death penalty for Jodi Arias in September Monday, Mar 17, 2014 10:43 AM PDT  By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge on Monday set a September court date to try again to determine whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will be put to death for killing her ex-boyfriend nearly six years ago, court officials said. Arias was convicted by a jury in May 2013 of murdering Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. Judge Sherry Stephens ordered jury selection for a penalty phase retrial to begin on September 8. The latest sought to have the death penalty thrown out, a move that was rejected by Stephens last month. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau to be sentenced Monday, faces 10 years Monday, Mar 17, 2014 09:54 AM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, who was convicted last year of criminal contempt for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss books in infomercials, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced by a federal judge on Monday. Trudeau was found guilty last November of violating a 2004 federal court settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that barred him from misrepresenting the contents of his books in advertisements. A jury found Trudeau violated the agreement while marketing his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You To Know About," in infomercials made in 2006 and 2007 that aired about 32,000 times. Trudeau told viewers in the infomercials that the "cure" to obesity was not a diet and did not require exercise, but the book instructed readers to walk an hour each day and to limit intake to 500 calories. Full Story | Top |
| Mafia fugitive wins UK extradition battle Monday, Mar 17, 2014 09:49 AM PDT  Convicted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore won his fight to avoid extradition from Britain Monday after a judge ruled that his human rights could be breached in overcrowded Italian prisons. Rancadore, known as "The Professor", was arrested after evading Italian authorities for 20 years. Italian prosecutors accuse Rancadore of fleeing Italy as he faced trial over his alleged Cosa Nostra connections. Senior District Judge Howard Riddle said he had based his decision on a ruling in a similar case by the Administrative Court, which has jurisdiction over lower courts in England. Full Story | Top |
| Indianapolis Colts owner Irsay arrested for DWI Monday, Mar 17, 2014 09:00 AM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts owner Jim Irsay was jailed Monday on suspicion of intoxicated driving after police said he failed sobriety tests during a traffic stop and they found multiple prescription drugs inside his vehicle. Full Story | Top |
| Defense: General's deal drops sex assault charge Monday, Mar 17, 2014 05:15 AM PDT  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general who admitted to multiple affairs with soldiers under his command was expected to plead guilty Monday to a host of charges while the most egregious — that he forced one woman to perform oral sex — was to be dropped as part of a deal. Full Story | Top |
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