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If only investigations were 'As Seen On TV'
If they believe that their local police can pull out their Smartphones and instantly pull down the employment, medical, and criminal history of everyone on the planet, no questions asked, they're going to worry needlessly about whether they even have
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:38P
Standard Editor and journalist Nqaba Matshazi arrested
by Staff reporter The Newsday reported on Tuesday that Standard Editor Nevanji Madanhire and journalist Nqaba Matshazi have been arrested and charged for theft of documents and criminal defamation, as enshrined under section 96 of the Criminal Law
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:26P
Quebec wants changes to federal anti-crime bill
QUEBEC — Quebec Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier proposed amendments Tuesday to the federal government's C-10 omnibus anti-crime bill, which calls for tougher treatment for criminals,
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:21P
A White-Collar Sentencing Disparity?
Lanny Breuer was the Justice Department's top man in advocating for the elimination in sentencing disparity for crimes involving crack and powder cocaine. Now, however, the head of the department's Criminal Division is drawing
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:12P
US Justice Department Wants To Criminalize Uploading You Tube Videos
As we have documented, the attempt to create a Communist Chinese-style system of Internet policing, advocated by Senator Joe Lieberman, mandates that Internet anonymity be outlawed and that a system even more draconian than what was rejected in China
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:08P
Virginia Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
WASHINGTON—Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Buffalo, NY ., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in counterfeit goods, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and United States Attorney Neil H MacBride
Updated: 11/15/2011 03:00P
Hacking was shameful, lawyer says
For years Murdoch executives insisted that hacking was limited to private investigator Glenn Mulcaire and reporter Clive Goodman, who were both jailed in 2007 for eavesdropping on the phones of royal aides. Mr Davies said it clearly went much wider,
Updated: 11/15/2011 02:50P
Criminal checks mandatory for Augusta-area coaches and adult volunteers
USC Aiken's policy states: “USCA does not intend to substitute or supersede related civil and criminal law. It is the policy of this institution to strongly encourage victims to report all incidents and violations to the law enforcement agencies or
Updated: 11/15/2011 02:50P
'A Desire To Protect Their Own'
He referenced the "bystander effect," in which people know someone is being hurt and do nothing. A number of explanations can be given for that, including "diffusion of responsibility," in which the pressure on people to act is reduced because of the
Updated: 11/15/2011 02:47P
APNewsBreak: NC district attorneys want Legislature to consider Racial Justice
if you do not address this issue quickly, the criminal justice system will be saddled with litigation that will crush an already under-funded and overburdened system," wrote Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle, president of the North Carolina
Updated: 11/15/2011 02:44P
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