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TOKYO (AP) -- Olympus Corp. admitted Tuesday that it used a series of acquisitions to hide massive losses, reversing earlier denials of any wrongdoing as one of the largest accounting frauds in Japanese history rocks the nation's corporate image.
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:56A
United Nations, International Bar Association to Mark Anniversary of Nuremberg
On 9 November, the United Nations Department of Public Information, in partnership with the International Bar Association, will organize a roundtable discussion entitled, “Justice and Accountability after the Holocaust”, to examine the failure of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:21A
Province getting safer, Lang says
"One of our targets is reducing the crime severity index," said assistant commissioner Wayne Lang, the commanding officer for the RCMP in New Brunswick. * total criminal code calls dropped from 31420 in 2009 to 31058 in 2010.
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:11A
NB crime severity index sees decrease: RCMP
"We want to reduce crime in the communities that we police." Part of that success includes a drop in the number of murders in New Brunswick as the homicide rate fell from 11 in 2009 to seven in 2010. Total criminal code calls dropped from 31420 in 2009
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:10A
Jury duty: unfair burden or civic obligation?
"Remuneration for jurors is woefully inadequate, and that is the source of all sorts of other related spin-off effects, including high juror absenteeism," said the associate professor of criminal law. Stribopoulos sees inadequate compensation as the
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:07A
EDITORIAL: Concealed carry law is in effect, but don't panic
Over 25000 applications for concealed carry permits have been submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Of those applications, 1669 licenses had been approved, and 339 were rejected. This means the department processed a small percent of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 05:05A
Cuffed and off to jail
Demonstrators stand outside the Criminal Justice Center Monday after it was announced that jurors had reached a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. (Photos/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) By Linda Deutsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:39A
Michael Jackson doctor convicted in star's drug death
Demonstrators stand outside the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 after it was announced that jurors had reached a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's physician when
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:33A
What is the price of justice?
The price tag for the Harper government's controversial new crime bill is still unclear and it probably always will be -- there are no generally accepted accounting principles for justice, crime and public safety -- but just about everyone agrees there
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:22A
Crime summit planned in Meridian
The Meridian Star reports (http://bit.ly/veRrD5) the event will include a panel of officials in law enforcement, public safety and criminal justice. Barry says she hopes one results of the meeting will be development of a plan to reduce and prevent
Updated: 11/08/2011 04:20A
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