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East Texas District Attorney faces federal criminal charges
The Associated Press is reporting that Shelby County District Attorney Lynda K. Russell is being investigated by the Justice Department on corruption charges. Russell and other Shelby County officials allegedly offered leniency to drug runners and
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:20A
Gaddafi son surrender would pose challenges to ICC
He said a more useful defence would be to argue that crimes were committed upon orders from lower-level commanders. Geert-Jan Knoops, a Dutch-based international criminal law attorney, said Saif al-Islam could challenge the ICC case on two main fronts,
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:14A
Laughter heard before promising lawyer killed in house fire
So for the past few days, chatter had been circulating about 31-year-old Katie Foreman, after the promising young solicitor expressed fears about a possible prowler near her home. Neighbourhood gossip in the suburb north of Wollongong gave way to grief
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:14A
Laughter heard before fatal fire
So for the past few days, chatter had been circulating about 31-year-old Katie Foreman, after the promising young solicitor expressed fears about a possible prowler near her home. Neighbourhood gossip in the suburb north of Wollongong gave way to grief
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:13A
Law and disorder as OPI report claims Ted Baillieu's top police aides
Tristan Weston, Police Minister Peter Ryan's former law and order adviser, was forced to leave the government after it was revealed he was facing possible criminal charges for working against Mr Overland. And the Parliamentary Secretary for Police and
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:09A
Trigger-happy drug gangs turning island nations bloody
Usually far from the view of sunbathing tourists, tit-for-tat shootings by trigger-happy gangsters have become common in the Caribbean, according to a new report on global homicides by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Alarmed citizens are putting
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:07A
Gaddafi son surrender would pose challenges to ICC |
He said a more useful defense would be to argue that crimes were committed upon orders from lower-level commanders. Geert-Jan Knoops, a Dutch-based international criminal law attorney, said Saif al-Islam could challenge the ICC case on two main fronts,
Updated: 10/27/2011 09:05A
Uruguay revokes 'Dirty War' amnesty
He would have to sign it into law before November 1, which is when the statute of limitations on crimes committed under the dictatorship is currently due to expire. The new law would remove this limitation, allowing victims time to file criminal
Updated: 10/27/2011 08:54A
Energy boom fuels crime in small towns
Authorities in Pennsylvania and other states are quick to point out that the vast majority of workers streaming in are law-abiding. But they also say the drilling industry has brought with it a hard-working, hard-drinking, rough-and-tumble element that
Updated: 10/27/2011 08:33A
Ince & Co | Not so friendly neighbours: the problem with squatters
It is a criminal offence under the Criminal Law Act 1977 if a trespasser refuses to leave once a “displaced residential occupier” or certain other occupiers whose interests are protected under the legislation have asked them to do so.
Updated: 10/27/2011 08:21A
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