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Death penalty recommended for California man who set deadly wildfire
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday recommended a death sentence for a man found guilty of starting a 2003 wildfire that burned nearly 100,000 acres, damaged more than 1,000 homes and led to the deaths of five people, prosecutors said. Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, had already been convicted of arson and five counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of people prosecutors said lived in the fire's path and died from heart attacks caused by the stress of evacuation and threats to their homes. "We take capital punishment seriously. ... Full Story | Top |
Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:17 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Interpol agents in Ghana have rearrested a senior ally of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo amid a deepening dispute that has led to the closure of the border between the two West African neighbors, his lawyer said late on Friday. Ivorian authorities are seeking the extradition of Justin Kone Katinan, a former budget minister, who was first arrested in Ghana last month during a wave of deadly attacks in Ivory Coast that the government there blamed on pro-Gbagbo exiles. ... Full Story | Top |
Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT
Associated Press -  A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a crime and facing years in prison.
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2 more teens arrested in taped Pa. beating
Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:38 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police say two more teen girls have been arrested in connection with the beating of a neighbor on her stoop in a struggling city outside Philadelphia, an assault captured on video and posted to Facebook. Full Story | Top |
Massachusetts chemist charged in crime lab scandal
Fri,28 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT
Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A former chemist accused of falsifying evidence at a Massachusetts state crime lab where she handled more than 60,000 drug samples was arrested on Friday and charged with obstructing justice and lying about her training. Annie Dookhan, 34, was arrested by state police at her family's home in Franklin, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Death penalty challenged in Somali pirate case
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:40 AM PDT
Associated Press - Attorneys for three Somalis charged with murder in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht want a federal judge to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty if they're convicted. Full Story | Top |
California man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested for violating terms of his probation, authorities said Thursday.
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Man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:38 PM PDT
Associated Press - The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
Puerto Rico jury rejects death penalty in drug dealer case
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT
Reuters -  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A Puerto Rico jury on Thursday rejected handing down the death penalty in the case of a drug dealer convicted of killing his girlfriend after he discovered she was an informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Edison Burgos Montes was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 killing of Madeline Semidey Morales, who cooperated with the DEA in its investigation of him. The case was closely watched in Puerto Rico, where capital punishment is prohibited by the U.S. commonwealth's constitution. ...
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Massachusetts governor expects to see charges in crime lab scandal
Thu,27 Sep 2012 02:49 PM PDT
Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said on Thursday he expects criminal charges to be filed in the case of a chemist accused of mishandling drug evidence at a state crime lab, potentially affecting thousands of cases. The chemist, Annie Dookhan, told investigators she "screwed up big time" by intentionally contaminating samples, forging approvals and failing to follow procedures, according to a police report. Dookhan allegedly tampered with drug samples during her nine-year tenure at the state forensics lab in Jamaica Plain. ... Full Story | Top |
Ex-Credit Suisse trader arrested in Britain
Thu,27 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT
Associated Press - A former Credit Suisse executive facing extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges for his handling of mortgage-based securities during the financial crisis was freed on bail after an appearance Thursday before a British court. Full Story | Top |
U.S. imposes sanctions on Japan's No.2 yakuza crime family
Thu,27 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Japan's second largest yakuza crime syndicate and its leaders, freezing their U.S. assets and blocking their transactions with American entities. The financial penalties against the Sumiyoshi-Kai clan and its two leaders are the second time the Obama administration has tried to disrupt the yakuza's activities since it identified the Japanese group as a significant criminal organization. Sumiyoshi-Kai's leader, Shigeo Nishiguchi, and the clan's deputy, Hareaki Fukuda, were added to the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Puerto Rico jury deliberating rare death penalty case
Thu,27 Sep 2012 07:32 AM PDT
Reuters - San Juan, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A federal jury is deciding whether to give an island man the death penalty in a potentially landmark case highlighting Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States. The jury entered its third day of deliberations on Thursday. Last month, it convicted Edison Burgos Montes, a Yauco merchant, of the 2005 killing of his girlfriend, Madelyn Semidey Morales, who was a Drug Enforcement Administration informant set to testify against him for drug trafficking offenses. The Puerto Rico constitution forbids capital punishment, but U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
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