Thursday, May 2, 2013

Daily News: Crime and Trials News Headlines - US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American

Thursday, May 02, 2013 08:54 PM PDT
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US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 08:54 PM PDT
A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Bae detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state, the North's media said Thursday — a move that could trigger a visit by a high-profile American if history is any guide. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state.
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Indonesia says 2 arrested for Myanmar Embassy plot 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 07:49 PM PDT
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad seized five homemade bombs and arrested two suspected militants who allegedly planned to attack the Myanmar Embassy to protest that country's treatment of Muslims, police said Friday.
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Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md. 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:22 PM PDT
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, center, talks with House Speaker Michael Busch, right, and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller as he signs a bill abolishing capital punishment in the state during a ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, May 2, 2013. Maryland is the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to repeal the death penalty. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joining only West Virginia.
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Woman sentenced in Phoenix fake coupon ring 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:21 PM PDT
A Phoenix woman who pleaded guilty to her involvement in a fake coupon ring was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison and may have to pay up to $5 million in restitution. Robin Ramirez, 41, also was ...
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‘Gosnell Should Be Acquitted’: Feminist Argues That Abortion Doc Should Be Released, Trial Is a ‘Sham’ — But It’s Not What You Think 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:10 PM PDT
"Let him go ... I want him to serve as a constant reminder that abortion and infanticide are the same thing."
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Aging Fugitive Joanne Chesimard Is First Woman on Most Wanted Terrorists List 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 03:18 PM PDT
Aging Fugitive Joanne Chesimard Is First Woman on Most Wanted Terrorists ListFBI Doubles Reward for Chesimard to $2 Million
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Jurors hear voicemail saying Jackson was sick 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:36 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court.
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Maryland becomes latest U.S. state to abolish death penalty 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:15 PM PDT
Maryland Governor O'Malley addresses the 2012 Democratic National Convention in CharlotteBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland became the 18th U.S. state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill outlawing capital punishment in the state. O'Malley, a Democrat mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, had pledged to sign the bill, which the Democrat-controlled legislature passed in March. The law replaces capital punishment with a sentence of life without parole. "With the legislation signed today, Maryland has effectively eliminated a policy that is proven not to work," O'Malley's office said in a statement. ...
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Ex-fund manager sentenced to prison for insider trading 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:14 PM PDT
Newman, Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager, exits the United States Court in ManhattanBy Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager Todd Newman was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison on Thursday for insider trading in the stock of Dell Inc and Nvidia Corp . U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan also ordered Newman, 48, to forfeit $737,724 and to pay a $1 million fine. Sullivan called Newman a "decent" man and said it "breaks my heart" to have read letters about the impact his incarceration could have on his 12-year-old daughter, but that a stiff penalty was warranted. ...
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N.C. High School Student Arrested for Accidentally Leaving Gun in His Truck Gets Huge (Awesome) Surprise 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 01:18 PM PDT
"I think they were just trying to make a point that guns are evil."
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Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested over Chad coup plot 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:54 AM PDT
By Madjiasra Nako N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian authorities arrested two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot that security sources said left at least four people dead. The incident has pointed to high-level divisions in the oil-producing nation that has sought to leave behind a turbulent past to become an ally of the West against al Qaeda-linked militants across Africa's arid Sahel region. ...
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Lebanon: Main suspect in 2011 kidnapping arrested 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:15 AM PDT
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces have arrested the main suspect in the 2011 kidnapping of seven Estonian tourists and the more recent abduction of a Lebanese citizen that led to a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings in areas near the Syrian border, police officials said Thursday.
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US calls for NKorea amnesty of sentenced American 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:55 AM PDT
A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Bae detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state, the North's media said Thursday — a move that could trigger a visit by a high-profile American if history is any guide. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is calling for North Korea to grant an amnesty for the immediate release of a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state.
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Arias jurors can consider manslaughter charge 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:53 AM PDT
Defendant Jodi Arias sits in the courtroom during her trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting death of Travis Alexander, 30, in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Mark Henle, Pool)PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who will decide the fate of Jodi Arias will be allowed to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter.
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Judge: Jodi Arias jurors may consider lesser manslaughter charge in Arizona boyfriend killing 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:42 AM PDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Judge: Jodi Arias jurors may consider lesser manslaughter charge in Arizona boyfriend killing.
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O'Malley signs Md. death penalty repeal 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 09:51 AM PDT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has become the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty.
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Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested for Chad coup plot: prosecutor 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 09:35 AM PDT
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's security forces have arrested two generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot, the chief prosecutor said on Thursday. Prosecutor Mahamat Saleh Youssouf named the generals as Weiddig Assi Assoue and Ngomine Beadmadji David. Mahamat Malloum Kadre, a member of parliament for the ruling coalition, was arrested alongside opposition figure Saleh Maki, the prosecutor said. ...
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Two Iranians in Kenya found guilty of bomb plots 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 08:47 AM PDT
Two Iranians accused by Israel of planning to target its citizens in East Africa face 15 years in a Kenyan prison after they were found guilty of plotting a terror attack.
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Should it be a crime to exploit a poker machine's bug? 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 07:13 AM PDT
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.A Las Vegas man cashed in thousands after he noticed a computer glitch
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Officers hurt, 17 arrested in clash at May Day rally in Seattle 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 06:23 AM PDT
Police and demonstrators clash during May Day demonstrations in SeattleBy Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle police said on Thursday they would form a task force to investigate any crimes committed during a violent May Day rally which saw eight police officers injured and 17 protesters arrested. Protesters and police had exchanged a chaotic barrage of rocks, bottles and pepper spray grenades on Wednesday. It was the second year in a row that a rally on May Day had turned violent. Demonstrators threw large rocks at police, smashed store and car windows, overturned trash cans and lined up newspaper display racks to block streets, police said. ...
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FBI in NJ to announce Cuba fugitive case details 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 05:59 AM PDT
FILE - This is an undated file photo provided by the New Jersey State Police showing Assata Shakur - the former Joanne Chesimard - who was put on a U.S. government terrorist watch list on May 2, 2005. Shakur, 57, was convicted in 1973 of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster as he lay on the ground. She escaped from prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba. The FBI is scheduled to make an announcement Thursday, May 2, 2013 regarding Joanne Chesimard, who killed a New Jersey state trooper on this date 40 years ago. (AP Photo/New Jersey State Police, File)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The decades-old international case of a convicted cop killer is getting new attention in New Jersey.
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American Citizen Sentenced to 15 in a North Korean Labor Camp 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:19 AM PDT
American Citizen Sentenced to 15 in a North Korean Labor CampKenneth Bae, a Korean-American who lives in Washington state, was condemned to 15 years of hard labor by a North Korean court this week, prompting rumors of a possible diplomatic rescue mission. Bae, who is a frequent visitor to North Korea, was arrested last November and accused of "hostile acts" against the state. Friends say Bae runs tours for foreign visitors to the DPRK but often uses the trips an opportunity to help the nation's orphans.
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Analyst: US man sentenced in NKorea bait for visit 
Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:08 AM PDT
In this March 20, 2013 photo, a North Korean flag hangs inside the interior of Pyongyang's Supreme Court. North Korea says it will soon deliver a verdict in the case of detained American Kenneth Bae it accuses of trying to overthrow the government, further complicating already fraught relations between Pyongyang and Washington. The announcement about Bae comes in the middle of a lull after weeks of war threats and other provocative acts by North Korea against the U.S. and South Korea. Bae, identified in North Korean state media by his Korean name, Pae Jun Ho, is a tour operator of Korean descent who was arrested after arriving with a tour on Nov. 3 in Rason, a special economic zone bordering China and Russia. (AP Photo)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean American detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state, the North's media said Thursday — a move that could trigger a visit by a high-profile American if history is any guide.
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