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Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT
Associated Press -  A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results, forging paperwork and mixing samples at a state police lab was arrested Friday in a scandal that has thrown thousands of criminal cases into doubt.
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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 |
Arizona man arrested for fake grenade launcher stunt
Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Police have arrested an Arizona man who filmed his 16-year-old nephew walking city streets dressed in a sheet and carrying a fake grenade launcher in an apparent bid to test police responses after the Denver theater shooting, authorities said on Wednesday. Michael David Turley, 39, was arrested on Monday over the making of the video, in which an unidentified narrator says he aims to "find out how safe I really am" in Phoenix following the July Denver shooting that killed 12 people and wounded 58. ... Full Story | Top |
Ex-Credit Suisse trader arrested in subprime case
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior Credit Suisse Group AG trader was arrested in London on Wednesday and faces extradition to the United States on fraud charges involving subprime mortgage bonds worth $3 billion. The arrest of Kareem Serageldin, former global head of structure credit trading for Credit Suisse, marks an apparent victory for U.S. prosecutors, who earlier this year won convictions against two of the his former colleagues. U.S. prosecutors have been waiting for nearly eight months for Serageldin, 39, to return to the country to face charges. ...
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US Army general arrested on sex charges
Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT
Associated Press - An Army brigadier general has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and having inappropriate relationships with female subordinates while serving in Afghanistan, two U.S. defense officials said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
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