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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Marine ordered freed in Iraq war crime case Berlusconi associates found guilty on sex charges Arrested prelate wanted to tell pope of suspect activity: document At least six arrested in California Zimmerman verdict protest Reputed Boston crime boss faces once-loyal crony Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 years

Marine ordered freed in Iraq war crime case  Friday, Jul 19, 2013 12:54 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps released a sergeant Friday whose murder conviction was overturned in a major blow to the military's prosecution of Iraq war crimes. Full Story	Top
Berlusconi associates found guilty on sex charges  Friday, Jul 19, 2013 10:25 AM PDT By Ilaria Polleschi MILAN (Reuters) - Three associates of Silvio Berlusconi were sentenced to jail terms on Friday by an Italian court that found them guilty of aiding and abetting prostitution by procuring girls for paid sex with the former prime minister. Berlusconi has already been sentenced to seven years with a lifetime ban on holding public office in a related trial for paying for sex with former nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, alias Ruby the Heartstealer, when she was a minor. ... Full Story	Top
Arrested prelate wanted to tell pope of suspect activity: document  Friday, Jul 19, 2013 08:31 AM PDT By Massimiliano Di Giorgio and Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - An arrested Catholic prelate asked to meet Pope Francis to tell him of irregular activities in the Vatican's financial administration before he was detained on suspicion of money smuggling, according to a judicial document and a legal source. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has also written a letter to the pope from his jail cell and given documents to magistrates, a source with direct knowledge of the case said. Scarano was for years a senior accountant at APSA, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See. ... Full Story	Top
At least six arrested in California Zimmerman verdict protest  Friday, Jul 19, 2013 02:01 AM PDT (Reuters) - Police arrested at least six people in California late on Thursday after being hit by rocks and bottles at a protest over the acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, news reports said. The arrests occurred after a protest march in San Bernardino, about 55 miles east of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing local police. The march turned rowdy some time after 8 p.m. local time when protesters began hurling rocks and bottles at passing vehicles and police who arrived at the scene. ... Full Story	Top
Reputed Boston crime boss faces once-loyal crony  Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 02:36 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — His hands on his hips in a you-want-a-piece-of-me stance, Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi glared at James "Whitey" Bulger in the courtroom, and the two men snarled what sounded like obscenities at each other. Full Story	Top
Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 years  Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 02:33 PM PDT KIROV, Russia (AP) — Alexei Navalny, a charismatic and creative Russian opposition leader who exposed high-level corruption and mocked the Kremlin, was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement on Thursday, in a verdict that set off street protests and drew condemnation from the West. Full Story	Top

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