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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
Arizona man who murdered 9 sentenced to death
Wed,30 Nov 2011 05:49 PM PST
AP - An Arizona jury on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing nine people during a spree that terrorized the Phoenix area, rejecting the man's pleas for mercy and denials of guilt and agreeing with prosecutors that the killings were especially cruel. Full Story
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Calif. AG: Let NY try convicted '70s serial killer
Wed,30 Nov 2011 04:05 PM PST
AP - It's time for New York prosecutors to get a chance to press 1970s murder charges against a convicted serial killer on California's death row, California authorities say in urging a court to OK his extradition. Full Story
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Tipster sentenced in NYC insider trading case
Wed,30 Nov 2011 03:15 PM PST
AP - A Manhattan lawyer was sentenced to six months behind bars and two years of probation Wednesday after telling a judge he made a "profound mistake" by providing inside tips on confidential Wall Street deals. Full Story
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Convicted Arizona serial killer sentenced to death
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:10 PM PST
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury sentenced a convicted serial killer on Wednesday to death for murdering nine people in a violent rampage played out on the streets in the Phoenix area beginning in 2005. Jurors imposed the death sentence on 47-year-old Mark Goudeau, known as the Baseline Killer, for the murder spree that terrorized Phoenix-area residents for 13 months beginning that August. The six-woman, six-man jury deliberated for about seven hours before reaching a verdict in the penalty phase of the trial. ... Full Story
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Rhinos at risk get US crime-fighting boost
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:05 PM PST
AFP - A US-based animal protection group said Wednesday it is collecting money for a new initiative to equip rangers in South Africa and Zimbabwe with crime-scene kits to better track rhinoceros poachers. Full Story
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Ex-Sheriff Arrested, Held In Jail That Bears His Name
Wed,30 Nov 2011 01:38 PM PST
ABC News - Patrick Sullivan was such a popular sheriff that Arapahoe County renamed the jail after him when he retired. Sullivan, arrested on drug charges this week, is now an inmate in the the Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility. The former top cop in Arapahoe County,... Full Story
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Phoenix area's Baseline Killer sentenced to death
Wed,30 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST
AP - An Arizona jury on Wednesday sentenced a man convicted of being the Phoenix area's Baseline Killer to death, rejecting his pleas for mercy and denials of guilt and agreeing with prosecutors that the nine murders he committed were especially cruel. Full Story
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Pope seeks end to death penalty
Wed,30 Nov 2011 10:17 AM PST
AP - Pope Benedict XVI voiced support Wednesday for political actions around the world aimed at eliminating the death penalty, reflecting his stance as an opponent of capital punishment. Full Story
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Former UBS Employee Sentenced to Prison In Online Gambling Fraud
Wed,30 Nov 2011 09:36 AM PST
Forbes - Mounting losses in online gambling may have pushed this UBS employee to go All In -- with disastrous consequences Full Story
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Subway bombers in Belarus sentenced to death
Wed,30 Nov 2011 08:32 AM PST
AP - A court in Belarus sentenced two men to death after convicting them of carrying out a deadly bombing on the capital's subway system that killed 15 people and wounded hundreds of others. Full Story
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Lawyers ask Fort Hood case judge to recuse himself
Wed,30 Nov 2011 08:21 AM PST
AP - Defense attorneys for an Army psychiatrist charged in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood are asking the military judge to recuse himself from the case. Full Story
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200+ arrested at Occupy Los Angeles, 50 in Philly
Wed,30 Nov 2011 07:26 AM PST
AP - More than 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear, cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park around City Hall and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 52 arrests, but the scene in both cities was relatively peaceful. Full Story
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Victim's family slams Ore. gov. over death penalty
Wed,30 Nov 2011 07:07 AM PST
AP - The former husband of a woman killed by Oregon death row inmate Gary Haugen calls Gov. John Kitzhaber a coward for halting Haugen's execution. Full Story
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Kenya ranked worst in global economic crime survey
Wed,30 Nov 2011 06:10 AM PST
Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya recorded the highest level of economic crime among 78 countries in the past year, with the theft of assets and money in businesses and government agencies on the rise, a report by consultancy PwC showed on Wednesday. Kenya has a reputation for being one of the most corrupt countries in east Africa, and its judiciary is notorious for slow delivery of justice and rampant bribery. The government has repeatedly stated it is fighting these vices. ... Full Story
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Kenya ranked worst in global economic crime survey
Wed,30 Nov 2011 05:52 AM PST
Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya recorded the highest level of economic crime among 78 countries in the past year, with the theft of assets and money in businesses and government agencies on the rise, a report by consultancy PwC showed on Wednesday. Kenya has a reputation for being one of the most corrupt countries in east Africa, and its judiciary is notorious for slow delivery of justice and rampant bribery. The government has repeatedly stated it is fighting these vices. ... Full Story
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More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA raid
Wed,30 Nov 2011 08:37 AM PST
AP - In a massive show of force, 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear stormed the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 50 arrests, but the scene in both cities was relatively peaceful. Full Story
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Los Angeles police chief says more than 200 Occupy LA protesters arrested during camp raid
Wed,30 Nov 2011 03:43 AM PST
AP - Los Angeles police chief says more than 200 Occupy LA protesters arrested during camp raid Full Story
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Evicted Occupy Philly protesters arrested
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:47 AM PST
AP - Police have begun arresting a group of roving marchers who left the Occupy Philadelphia encampment near City Hall after officers evicted protesters. Full Story
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NJ dad arrested in death of girl tossed in creek
Wed,30 Nov 2011 12:03 AM PST
AP - New Jersey prosecutors say they will move quickly to extradite a man suspected of killing his 2-year-old daughter by tossing her into a creek while she was still strapped in her car seat. Full Story
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US Marshals: NJ man arrested in Calif. in death of toddler daughter tossed into creek
Tue,29 Nov 2011 05:56 PM PST
AP - US Marshals: NJ man arrested in Calif. in death of toddler daughter tossed into creek Full Story
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War vet arrested in Ala., Tenn. officer shootings
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:31 PM PST
AP - An Iraq war veteran shot an Alabama deputy sheriff in the face during a police stop minutes after a convenience store robbery late Monday, and then led police on a chase into Tennessee, where an officer was wounded during a shootout with the suspect, authorities said Tuesday. Full Story
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Wife, son of ex-Pa. soft drink CEO found guilty
Tue,29 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST
AP - The wife and son of the former head of bankrupt soft drink maker Le-Nature's were found guilty Tuesday of laundering millions of dollars to buy expensive diamonds, sapphires and even patio furniture. Full Story
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US appeals Portugal denial of fugitive extradition
Tue,29 Nov 2011 03:44 PM PST
AP - The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has appealed a Portuguese judge's decision denying the extradition of an American fugitive who spent 41 years on the lam on three continents. Full Story
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Ex-Mass. crime boss' girlfriend faces more charges
Tue,29 Nov 2011 03:18 PM PST
AP - A lawyer for the longtime girlfriend of former crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger said Tuesday that he might ask that her trial be held in California if federal prosecutors bring additional charges against her for the time the couple spent living in Santa Monica. Full Story
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Boston crime boss' girlfriend faces more charges
Tue,29 Nov 2011 01:58 PM PST
AP - A Massachusetts prosecutor has told a judge that the government expects to bring additional charges against the longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur). Full Story
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