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News: NY doctor: 1 of my personalities led to drug crime NY doctor: My many personalities led to drug crime Kentucky man arrested in NY bailout fraud probe 4 arrested in VFW shooting in Florida Nigeria's Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested Siblings admit to US bank robbery in multistate crime spree Cambodian broadcaster sentenced to 20 years Lindsay Lohan assaulted in a New York hotel, man arrested Montpellier players arrested over match-fixing UPDATE 2-Handball-Montpellier players arrested over match-fixing Egypt TV presenter in incitement trial arrested Cricket-Briton arrested for stealing match tickets - police Argentina president's image slides further as CPI, crime weigh Handball-Several Montpellier players arrested Mo. abuse case poses question of consent vs. crime Suspect arrested in 2 killings in Venezuela Police: Egyptian TV station owner Okasha arrested Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges 6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman Death penalty recommended for California man who set deadly wildfire Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested 2 more teens arrested in taped Pa. beating NY doctor: 1 of my personalities led to drug crime Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:59 PM PDT Associated Press - A doctor once lauded for her AIDS treatment work is blaming one of her dozen or so personalities for a prescription painkillers scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Story Top NY doctor: My many personalities led to drug crime Mon,1 Oct 2012 05:36 PM PDT Associated Press - A New York City doctor once lauded for her AIDS treatment work is blaming her multiple personality disorder for a prescription painkillers scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Story Top Kentucky man arrested in NY bailout fraud probe Mon,1 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT Associated Press - A Kentucky businessman was arrested Monday in a $100 million scheme that contributed to the collapse of a bank and tried to drain money from the federal bank bailout program before some funds were used to pay his mortgages and to buy designer clothing, jewelry and luxury cars, authorities said. Full Story Top 4 arrested in VFW shooting in Florida Mon,1 Oct 2012 01:15 PM PDT Associated Press - Four men were charged in a shooting at a Veterans of Foreign War post in Florida that killed two people and critically wounded another, authorities said Monday. Full Story Top Nigeria's Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested Mon,1 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT Reuters - KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks and has said its spokesman Abu Qaqa has been captured by security forces. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said the authorities were in dialogue with Boko Haram via back channels and that this was helping neutralize the threat the sect posed. But Abubakar Shekau, the group's leader, said in a video posted on YouTube on Sunday that no such talks were going on. ... Full Story Top Siblings admit to US bank robbery in multistate crime spree Mon,1 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Two siblings serving lengthy prison sentences in Colorado in connection with a multistate crime spree pleaded guilty on Monday to related federal bank robbery and firearms charges in Georgia. Lee Grace Dougherty, 30, and her brother Ryan Edward Dougherty, 23, admitted to stealing $5,168 from a bank in Valdosta on August 2, 2011. They face decades-long sentences for the Georgia charges when they are sentenced on December 17. ... Full Story Top Cambodian broadcaster sentenced to 20 years Mon,1 Oct 2012 07:58 AM PDT Associated Press - A Cambodian court on Monday sentenced a dissident radio station owner to 20 years in prison on insurrection charges that critics claim are part of a political vendetta by the government. Full Story Top Lindsay Lohan assaulted in a New York hotel, man arrested Sun,30 Sep 2012 02:28 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan was attacked by a man in a New York hotel on Sunday, her spokesman said, in what media reports described as a scuffle over her demands that photos of her be deleted from his cellphone. Lohan suffered minor injuries following the Sunday morning attack, spokesman Steve Honig said in a statement. Her assailant was arrested, Honig said. A spokeswoman for the New York City Police Department did not immediately comment. Celebrity website TMZ.com, citing sources close to the actress, identified the attacker as a man Lohan met at a New York nightclub. ... Full Story Top Montpellier players arrested over match-fixing Sun,30 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Several Montpellier handball players have been arrested after an investigation into an alleged match-fixing scandal, a police source told Reuters on Sunday. The source, who declined to be identified, said the players had been arrested after Montpellier's league game at Paris St Germain. They were expected to be transferred to the Paris suburb of Nanterre for questioning by police, the source added. A Reuters photographer saw French Olympic champion Nikola Karabatic being taken into a car by plain clothes officers. ... Full Story Top UPDATE 2-Handball-Montpellier players arrested over match-fixing Sun,30 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT Reuters - (Adds three more persons arrested in Montpellier, Karabatic among those arrested) PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Several Montpellier handball players have been arrested after an investigation into an alleged match-fixing scandal, a police source told Reuters on Sunday. The source, who declined to be identified, said the players had been arrested after Montpellier's league game at Paris St Germain. They were expected to be transferred to the Paris suburb of Nanterre for questioning by police, the source added. ... Full Story Top Egypt TV presenter in incitement trial arrested Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT Associated Press - The owner of a TV station on trial for incitement after calling for the killing of Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi was arrested on Sunday in connection with a series of allegations, including theft of electrical power and issuing a bounced check, police said. Full Story Top Cricket-Briton arrested for stealing match tickets - police Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - COLOMBO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A British national was arrested by Sri Lankan police on Sunday on suspicion of stealing 103 tickets for the World Cup Twenty20 Super Eight game between defending champions England and hosts Sri Lanka, an official said. "A British national has been arrested by the police for stealing 103 ICC Twenty20 World Cup tickets which were on sale for tomorrow's match between England and Sri Lanka," Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said. "He had stolen four ticket books of 25 tickets each and another three tickets from a ticketing counter in Colombo. ... Full Story Top Argentina president's image slides further as CPI, crime weigh Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina President Cristina Fernandez's popularity continued its downward slide in September, sinking to 24.3 percent from 30 percent in August, according to a poll published on Sunday, as high inflation and worries over crime weighed. As recently as September 2011, a month before winning her second term, Fernandez had a 64.1 percent popularity rating while campaigning on promises of deepening the interventionist policy model of her late husband and predecessor as president, Nestor Kirchner. The 24. ... Full Story Top Handball-Several Montpellier players arrested Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT Reuters - PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Several Montpellier handball players have been arrested after an investigation into an alleged match-fixing scandal, a police source told Reuters on Sunday. The source, who declined to be identified, said the players had been arrested after Montpellier's league game at Paris St Germain. They were expected to be transferred to the Paris suburb of Nanterre for questioning by police, the source added. ... Full Story Top Mo. abuse case poses question of consent vs. crime Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:41 AM PDT Associated Press - Advocates for people who engage in rough but consensual sex say they fear an abuse case unfolding in Missouri ultimately could criminalize their lifestyle. Full Story Top Suspect arrested in 2 killings in Venezuela Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT Associated Press - Venezuela's justice minister says a suspect has been arrested after two people were killed in a shooting that erupted during an opposition campaign caravan. Full Story Top Police: Egyptian TV station owner Okasha arrested Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:04 AM PDT Associated Press - Police say the owner of a TV station on trial for incitement after calling for the murder of Egypt's Islamist president has been detained in connection with a series of allegations, including theft of electrical power and issuing a bounced check. Full Story Top Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT Associated Press - When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of accountants. Full Story Top Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:40 AM 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 neighbours, 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 Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:06 AM PDT Associated Press - A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions. Full Story Top 6 teens arrested in taped beating of Pa. woman Fri,28 Sep 2012 08:05 PM PDT Associated Press - Six teenagers were in custody Friday on charges they brutally beat a neighbor on her stoop "just for fun" and then posted cellphone video of the attack on Facebook, authorities said. Full Story Top 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. Full Story Top 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

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