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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Celebrity chef's Lamborghini recovered at teenager's storage shed; boy arrested in bold caper Tigers' Young banned seven days for hate crime Siblings accused in crime spree sentenced in Colo. Man sentenced in LA in turtle smuggling case Dougherty gang sentenced in Colorado for police shootout Iowa case asks: Is it a crime to harass animals? Hitachi-LG exec to plead guilty to price fixing: U.S. Prosecutor won't call murder suspect serial killer Shooter in Trayvon Martin case gets new fundraising site Lawyers spar over jailing of Ohio Amish suspects Japanese man sentenced in LA turtle smuggling case 3rd fugitive sibling sentenced in Colorado 2nd of 3 siblings accused in crime spree sentenced SNC-Lavalin told ex-exec arrested in Switzerland 1 of 3 siblings accused in multi-state crime spree sentenced to 32 years for Colo. shootout All Three 'Dougherty Gang' Siblings Sentenced to Prison Time Iraq fugitive VP charged with murdering six judges Cross-border collaboration sought for Bakken crime Trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni VP to open Thursday 1 case down, 2 left to go for fugitive siblings SNC-Lavalin's ex-exec arrested in Switzerland MADD Colorado Supports Crime Victims' Rights Week with Celebration of Life Candlelight Vigil Former SNC-Lavalin executive arrested in Switzerland on fraud allegations Lack of aboriginal jurors on trial: killers fight guilt in Appeal Court Student demos turn violent in Mexico, 200 arrested Celebrity chef's Lamborghini recovered at teenager's storage shed; boy arrested in bold caper Mon,30 Apr 2012 05:52 PM PDT Associated Press - SAN FRANCISCO - A celebrity chef's Lamborghini sports car has been recovered from a teenager's storage container a little more than a year after it was reported stolen from a San Francisco exotic car dealership. Full Story Top Tigers' Young banned seven days for hate crime Mon,30 Apr 2012 05:14 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has been suspended seven days following his arrest in New York City for allegedly yelling anti-Semitic remarks during a scuffle with tourists, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Monday. Full Story Top Siblings accused in crime spree sentenced in Colo. Mon,30 Apr 2012 05:02 PM PDT Associated Press - Three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree that involved a daring bank robbery in Georgia were given prison time Monday on charges in Colorado, where they were captured after a nationwide manhunt. Full Story Top Man sentenced in LA in turtle smuggling case Mon,30 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT Associated Press - A man was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Monday for smuggling dozens of live turtles and tortoises from Japan into the U.S. by hiding them in snack food boxes. Full Story Top Dougherty gang sentenced in Colorado for police shootout Mon,30 Apr 2012 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - Three Florida siblings who pleaded guilty to shooting at police while trying to elude them following a multistate crime spree last year were sentenced on Monday to lengthy prison terms by a Colorado judge. Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, and her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty, 27, and Ryan Edward Dougherty, 22, appeared together in Huerfano County District Court to be sentenced after pleading guilty to felony assault and menacing charges. ... Full Story Top Iowa case asks: Is it a crime to harass animals? Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:06 PM PDT Associated Press - Prosecutors hope to use a rarely enforced federal law to punish two Iowa pilots whose low flying disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds in a case that centers on this question: Is it a crime to harass animals? Full Story Top Hitachi-LG exec to plead guilty to price fixing: U.S. Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:28 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An executive with Hitachi-LG Data Storage has agreed to plead guilty and serve a prison sentence for rigging bids for optical disk drives for computers, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. Senior sales manager Woo Jin Yang was accused of rigging bids for drives sold to Hewlett-Packard Co between 2006 and 2009, the Justice Department said. He faces four felony charges filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and has agreed to spend six months in prison and pay a fine of $25,000, the government said. ... Full Story Top Prosecutor won't call murder suspect serial killer Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:27 PM PDT Associated Press - An Indiana prosecutor said Monday that he's not ready to accuse a man charged in the deaths of two women of being a serial killer even though the two slayings appear to meet the definition. Full Story Top Shooter in Trayvon Martin case gets new fundraising site Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - George Zimmerman's lawyer has launched a new website to raise money to pay for legal defense costs and living expenses for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree murder in the Florida shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Defense attorney Mark O'Mara established the website gzlegalcase.com over the weekend, saying he hoped to use it to address some of the controversy and "malicious misinformation" surrounding the racially charged case. ... Full Story Top Lawyers spar over jailing of Ohio Amish suspects Mon,30 Apr 2012 01:39 PM PDT Associated Press - Prosecutors and defense attorneys are sparring over whether father-and-son suspects in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish are a threat to the community and should remain in jail pending trial. Full Story Top Japanese man sentenced in LA turtle smuggling case Mon,30 Apr 2012 12:49 PM PDT Associated Press - A Japanese man has been sentenced in Los Angeles to nearly two years in prison for smuggling 55 live turtles and tortoises from his country into the United States by hiding them in snack food boxes. Full Story Top 3rd fugitive sibling sentenced in Colorado Mon,30 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT Associated Press - The last of three siblings accused in a multistate crime spree was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison on charges related to their capture in Colorado. Full Story Top 2nd of 3 siblings accused in crime spree sentenced Mon,30 Apr 2012 11:38 AM PDT Associated Press - The sister among three Florida siblings wanted in a multistate crime spree was sentenced Monday to 24 years in prison stemming from their capture in Colorado. Full Story Top SNC-Lavalin told ex-exec arrested in Switzerland Mon,30 Apr 2012 10:56 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin said on Sunday it has received confirmation that a senior executive who left the company in February, and who SNC accuses of a central role in a $56 million payments scandal had been arrested in Switzerland. SNC, Canada's biggest engineering company with operations in more than 100 countries, said it had been told that Riadh Ben Aissa, a former company executive vice-president who headed up its global construction operations, had been arrested. SNC did not disclose who it had received confirmation from about the arrest. ... Full Story Top 1 of 3 siblings accused in multi-state crime spree sentenced to 32 years for Colo. shootout Mon,30 Apr 2012 10:20 AM PDT Associated Press - WALSENBURG, Colo. - One of three Florida siblings wanted in a multi-state crime spree has been sentenced to 32 years in Colorado. Full Story Top All Three 'Dougherty Gang' Siblings Sentenced to Prison Time Mon,30 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT Good Morning America - Lee Grace, Dylan and Ryan Dougherty Will Now be Extradited to Georgia Full Story Top Iraq fugitive VP charged with murdering six judges Mon,30 Apr 2012 08:44 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and some of his bodyguards have been charged with murdering six judges and a series of other killings, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday. Hashemi, one of Iraq's top Sunni Muslim politicians, fled Baghdad in December when the Shi'ite-led central government issued an arrest warrant for him, accusing him of running death squads. He is now in Istanbul in Turkey and is not expected to attend the trial when it begins on Thursday. ... Full Story Top Cross-border collaboration sought for Bakken crime Mon,30 Apr 2012 08:25 AM PDT Associated Press - Law enforcement agencies from North Dakota, Montana and Canada have agreed to work across borders to police a spike in crime brought by the Bakken oil boom, the U.S. Attorney for Montana said. Full Story Top Trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni VP to open Thursday Mon,30 Apr 2012 08:08 AM PDT Associated Press - Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said Monday the terror trial of the country's fugitive Sunni vice president will begin Thursday. Full Story Top 1 case down, 2 left to go for fugitive siblings Mon,30 Apr 2012 07:34 AM PDT Associated Press - Three Florida siblings accused of shooting at a police officer and staging a daring bank robbery in a multistate crime spree are facing sentencing on charges stemming from their shootout and capture in Colorado — effectively ending their stay here as Georgia authorities await their extradition. Full Story Top SNC-Lavalin's ex-exec arrested in Switzerland Sun,29 Apr 2012 07:04 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin said on Sunday it has received confirmation that a senior executive who left the company in February, and who SNC accuses of a central role in a $56 million payments scandal had been arrested in Switzerland. SNC, Canada's biggest engineering company with operations in more than 100 countries, said it had been told that Riadh Ben Aissa, a former company executive vice-president who headed up its global construction operations, had been arrested. SNC did not disclose who it had received confirmation from about the arrest. ... Full Story Top MADD Colorado Supports Crime Victims' Rights Week with Celebration of Life Candlelight Vigil Sun,29 Apr 2012 04:01 PM PDT PR Newswire - -More than 300 people gather in Denver to Honor those killed in drunk and drugged driving crashes-- Full Story Top Former SNC-Lavalin executive arrested in Switzerland on fraud allegations Sun,29 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT Associated Press - BERN, Switzerland - A former executive of Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has been arrested in Switzerland. Full Story Top Lack of aboriginal jurors on trial: killers fight guilt in Appeal Court Sun,29 Apr 2012 11:01 AM PDT Associated Press - TORONTO - The makeup of juries in Ontario goes on trial this week as two convicted killers fight their guilty verdicts in a case that goes to the heart of the justice system. Full Story Top Student demos turn violent in Mexico, 200 arrested Sun,29 Apr 2012 10:25 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Students demanding access to university hostels set fire to two police cars in street protests in the Mexican city of Morelia on Saturday that led to 200 arrests, local media reported on Sunday. Masked men sprayed a police pick-up with gasoline and then set it ablaze with molotov cocktails on one of the busiest streets of Morelia, television images showed. The protesters, mainly young men, were demanding local government funding to maintain access to student hostels from which they had were evicted by police. ... Full Story Top

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