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US attorney's office collects $1.8b related to criminal and civil actions
The Massachusetts US attorney's office collected over $1.8 billion related to criminal and civil actions in fiscal 2011, representing more than 29 percent of the national collection by the Department of Justice, according to a
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:38A
Justice Patel suspends sodomy trial
Justice Bharat Patel on Thursday 17 November 2011 suspended the trial of two Mbare residents, Lionel Girezha and Ngoni Shanya, who were charged with committing sodomy after their lawyers successfully sought an order staying the criminal proceedings
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:19A
Australia to impose nationally consistent match-fixing laws
closer to implementing a national policy on match-fixing which would include jail sentences of up to ten years for match-fixers, after state and territory law ministers agreed to seek cabinet approval for nationally consistent criminal offences.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:06A
Heflin man views church thefts as hate crime, seeks stronger law
“It felt like my own house had been broken into,” Bland said, who since the beginning of the year has been advocating for tougher laws in Alabama for those who steal from churches. “I thought to myself, that ought to be like a hate crime.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:02A
Maps on Wikipedia Depict Peoples View Founder
"It is a criminal offence under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961, which states that publishing maps of India not in conformity with the ones published by the country is a criminal offence with imprisonment up to six months," he added.
Updated: 11/18/2011 04:02A
The new digital dragnet
“People are looking for that competitive edge.” Vince Talucci, principal adviser for state and local law enforcement at SAS, the North Carolina-based business analytics software company, agreed. “The decrease in resources, combined with the onslaught
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:55A
Maps on Wikipedia depict people's view: Founder
"It is a criminal offence under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961, which states that publishing maps of India not in conformity with the ones published by the country is a criminal offence with imprisonment up to six months," he added.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:42A
British Killer Gets Sick Leave from Prison
Great Britain has earned a notorious reputation for taking a 'soft on crime' approach to the criminal justice system. Yet, matters seem to be getting out-of-hand as a convicted murderer can avoid prison time on the grounds that he's
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:39A
Maps on Wikipedia depict people's view
"It is a criminal offence under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961, which states that publishing maps of India not in conformity with the ones published by the country is a criminal offence with imprisonment up to six months," he added.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:30A
Majority of aldermen support marijuana ordinance
His study concluded trends of marijuana use are "relatively unaffected" by existing criminal laws against possession. "One would expect decriminalization to result in minimal changes in the number of users," according to the study.
Updated: 11/18/2011 03:28A
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