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| Australian analyst extradited in inside trade case Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:44 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian former research analyst has been brought to New York to face trial in an insider trading case. Full Story | Top |
| James Holmes plea rejected: Are prosecutors prepping for death penalty? Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:08 AM PDT Prosecutors are rejecting a plea agreement proposed by defense attorneys for James Holmes, the primary suspect in the mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured 70 last July. The agreement proposes a guilty plea if Mr. Holmes does not receive the death penalty. Full Story | Top |
| SAC Capital portfolio manager arrested in NYC Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:55 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A senior portfolio manager for one of the nation's largest hedge funds was arrested Friday, accused of joining an insider trading conspiracy that the government said made more than $6 million illegally for the powerhouse investment company founded by billionaire businessman Steven A. Cohen. Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer: Official regrets involvement in baby case Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:39 AM PDT BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A city official charged with interfering with the police investigation of a baby's slaying in coastal Georgia made a mistake when he tried to help a teen suspect's mother but believes he committed no crimes, his defense attorney said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Bosnia: Man sentenced to 45 years for war crimes Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:55 AM PDT  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia on Friday convicted a Montenegrin man of multiple counts of murder, torture, rape and looting during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, and sentenced him to 45 years in prison — the highest sentence ever issued in the country. Full Story | Top |
| 'Bachelorette' contestant sentenced for bar fight Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:39 AM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Former "Bachelorette" contestant Kasey Kahl will avoid jail time after pleading no contest to battery stemming from a bar fight in California. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Nev. assemblyman arrested hours after expulsion Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:51 AM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been arrested in California on charges including resisting arrest and throwing objects, just hours after he became the first lawmaker ever expelled from the Nevada Legislature. Full Story | Top |
| Allegations of misconduct sidetrack Arias trial Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:38 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — The Jodi Arias murder trial became even more of a spectacle Thursday as defense attorneys argued that the prosecutor committed misconduct by signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans outside court. Full Story | Top |
| SAC Capital official arrested in NY Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:17 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A portfolio manager for the hedge fund operator SAC Capital Advisors has been arrested in New York City as part of a federal insider trading investigation. Full Story | Top |
| James Holmes Might Get Away with Not Dying Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:17 AM PDT Accusing the Colorado movie theater shooter's defense team of drumming up publicity and seeking a plea deal bargain that takes advantage of his potential insanity, state attorneys prosecuting the movie James Holmes have rejected an offer by his attorneys earlier this week to plead guilty. But it might not work. The offer, filed in Colorado court on Wednesday, claimed Holmes was ready to plead guilty, so long as the death penalty was taken off the table. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ryder responding, second man arrested: police Friday, Mar 29, 2013 02:50 AM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder's condition was improving and he was responding to medical staff and his family on Friday as police said they had arrested two men in connection with the alleged assault. A 20-year-old man and 37-year-old had been charged with assault and would appear in court on April 4, New Zealand Police (NZP) said in a statement. The men were related, police said, without providing further detail. ... Full Story | Top |
| Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:20 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case have rejected an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, saying the proposal can't be considered genuine because the defense has repeatedly refused to give them information needed to evaluate it. Full Story | Top |
| UPDATE 2-Cricket-Ryder responding, second man arrested - police Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 10:29 PM PDT (adds second arrest) By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder's condition was improving and he was responding to medical staff and his family on Friday as police said they had arrested two men in connection with the alleged assault. A 20-year-old man and 37-year-old had been charged with assault and would appear in court on April 4, New Zealand Police (NZP) said in a statement. The men were related, police said, without providing further detail. ... Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutors reject plea offer of accused Colorado theater shooter: report Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 08:35 PM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Prosecutors have rejected the plea offer of the man accused of gunning down 12 people in a Colorado movie theater last July, saying his defense team's offer of a guilty plea in exchange for avoiding the death penalty was not legitimate, the Denver Post newspaper reported on Thursday. "There is not — and has never been — an actual or unqualified 'offer' to plead guilty," prosecutors wrote in court documents released on Thursday, according to the paper. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ga. city official arrested in slain baby case Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 07:59 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — A city official in Georgia has been arrested on charges of willfully obstructing law enforcement and influencing a witness in the case involving a 13-month-old boy who was fatally shot last week. Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutors not ready to agree to Holmes plea Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 05:39 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting on Thursday rejected an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding the death penalty and accused defense lawyers of a serious breach of court rules by making the offer public. Full Story | Top |
| Cricket-Man arrested in connection to Ryder assault - police Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 04:32 PM PDT By Greg Stutchbury WELLINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) - Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man in connection with the assault on New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder that has left the batsman in a critical condition in a Christchurch hospital. New Zealand Police (NZP) said the man had been charged with assault on Thursday and would appear in court on April 4. Police were following "positive lines of inquiry" in relation to another person, NZP said in a statement on Friday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutors say lawyers for Holmes have not made legitimate plea offer Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 04:29 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Prosecutors said on Thursday that lawyers for a former graduate student accused of killing 12 people at a Colorado movie theater last July have not made a legitimate offer to have him plead guilty in the case, the Denver Post newspaper reported on Thursday. Arapahoe County prosecutors made the assertion in court papers responding to a defense motion filed by attorneys for James Holmes, in which the defense said that Holmes was willing to plead guilty in exchange for a life prison term. ... Full Story | Top |
| Domestic violence expert testifies in Arias trial Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 01:20 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Testimony in Jodi Arias' murder trial has concluded for the day as the judge reviewed a motion by defense attorneys claiming prosecutorial misconduct. Full Story | Top |
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