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Tories take scattergun approach to registry
According to the Conservatives, this is an attempt to revive a Criminal Code registry when the NDP forms the next government of Canada. Unfortunately the Conservatives' math is as suspect as their thinking on C-19. It will be law before the end of 2011
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:21P
Sober talk about lowering the legal driving limit
While provinces tinker with traffic regulations in a well-meaning effort to get tough on impaired driving, no one seems willing to politically champion the idea of amending the federal Criminal Code to lower the current legal driving limit to 0.05 from
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:14P
Lawyers for fraudster ask appeal court to shorten his jail term
And counsel for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, Sydney silk Peter Hastings, QC, conceded yesterday it was open for the judges to find retired sentencing judge, Former Justice John Gallop, made a mistake when constructing the
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:13P
Bergen, Passaic police departments awarded grants for bulletproof vests
The fund was established by legislation in 1998 and is funded through a $1 surcharge on traffic tickets and forfeitures of bail. “In these tough economic times, police are hard-pressed to find money for new equipment,” Criminal Justice Director Stephen
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:01P
USDOJ: Lucchese Organized Crime Family Member and Associate Among 13 Arrested
This prosecution demonstrates the Justice Department's resolve to root out the influence of La Cosa Nostra wherever it exists.” “According to the indictment, the defendants gave new meaning to 'corporate takeover' by looting a publicly traded company
Updated: 11/01/2011 05:00P
Six Violations in Halloween Sex Offender Law Compliance Check
The department says there were six violations of the law. Also, there were two people who hadn't registered their new addresses, and two people who'd had warrants for their arrests. Those who had warrants were arrested. Criminal case reports for the
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:57P
Mintz Levin Increases National and Regional Presence in US News & World Report
BOSTON, Nov 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In the annual "Best Law Firms" rankings, released today by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC has been named a top tier national firm in biotechnology law,
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:43P
Webster County telecom worker hit with three felony charges
In January, Fort Dodge police requested assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation after several discrepancies within financial statements for the Webster County Law Enforcement Telecommunications Center were noticed.
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:43P
Emergency Dispatch Worker Charged With Theft
Fort Dodge Police Department officials said they requested help from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation after noticing discrepancies in financial statements for the Webster County Law Enforcement Telecommunications Center.
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:28P
America should prosecute terrorists freed in Schalit swap
American prosecutors may have failed to enforce federal law in these cases because they relied on the Israeli criminal justice system to arrest, try and punish the perpetrators. Punishment under Israel's judicial system has now been frustrated by
Updated: 11/01/2011 04:27P
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