Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Daily News: Crime and Trials News Headlines - Ex-supervisor found guilty in Ala. inmate death

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 07:28 PM PDT

Ex-supervisor found guilty in Ala. inmate death 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 07:28 PM PDT
Former Ventress Correctional Facility Lt. Michael Smith arrives at the Federal Building in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, June 25, 2013. A federal court jury will begin deliberations Tuesday in the trial of the former prison supervisor who is charged with fatally beating an inmate and trying to cover up what happened. Smith is charged with violating the constitutional rights of inmate Rocrast Mack, obstruction of justice and conspiracy.(AP Photo/Dave Martin)MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama prison supervisor was behind bars after a jury convicted him Tuesday of fatally beating an inmate and conspiring to cover it up.
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Florida jury sees crime scene photos, gun in Martin murder case 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:09 PM PDT
Diana Smith shows the jury a handgun collected as evidence at the crime scene during George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in SanfordBy Tom Brown and Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Florida jurors on Tuesday saw the gun that neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to shoot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin and graphic pictures of Martin's body as prosecutors pressed for Zimmerman's murder conviction. The pictures shown to the six-member, all-female jury included a close-up of the bullet hole in 17-year-old Martin's chest which prompted his father, Tracy Martin, to abandon the courtroom overcome with emotion. ...
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Escaped convict with ties to Zetas caught in Texas 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 10:07 AM PDT
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say they've apprehended an escaped convict in South Texas who was part of a massive prison break last year in Mexico.
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Ex-SanDisk executive sentenced to probation for inside tips 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 09:19 AM PDT
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former executive of SanDisk Corp was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation after admitting to supplying illegal tips to a hedge fund consultant. Donald Barnetson, 39, pleaded guilty in February 2012 to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud as part of a broad U.S. government crackdown on insider trading. At a hearing in federal court in New York, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood also ordered Barnetson to pay a $4,000 fine. ...
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Rapper 'Fat Joe' sentenced in NJ for tax case 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:54 AM PDT
Rapper 'Fat Joe' sentenced in NJ for tax caseThe former chart-topping rap star known as "Fat Joe" was sentenced to four months in prison Monday over his earlier admission that he failed to file federal income taxes for two years. The platinum-selling ...
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Ugandan politician arrested again as threat to stability 
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 05:46 AM PDT
(Blank Headline Received)KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's leading opposition politician has been arrested by police for the second time in less than a week for trying to destablise the country, the latest in a series of actions seen as aimed at silencing dissent. Police said Kizza Besigye was arrested for trying to spark a new round of protests against high prices and other grievances that he had championed in 2011 and which led to violent clashes with the security forces. His aide denied any such plan. ...
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