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Underage drinking is key topic at Leadership Genesee event
Class members participated in an interactive discussion with panelists including local law enforcement, GCASA, a State legislative representative and a medical professional. Dr. Joshua Lynch, Genesee County EMS Medical Director and a United Memorial
Updated: 12/03/2011 01:54P
Police sting technique questioned by panel
It was described in campus posters as “the most secretive and controversial tactic in the Canadian criminal justice system.” Gagnier sat on the panel with Toronto criminal lawyer Christopher Hicks, local university political science department head
Updated: 12/03/2011 11:48A
New documents detail how Justice sent faulty info on gun walking
Over 1000 pages of emails sent to Capitol Hill detail how officials debated how to defend the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The bureau came under question by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) after he received information
Updated: 12/03/2011 11:28A
CBI files charge sheet in Obulapuram illegal mining case
They have been accused of criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery and criminal misconduct under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. According to the charge sheet, Mr Janardhan Reddy and Mr
Updated: 12/03/2011 11:20A
Hispanic Caucus shifts gears toward restricting Alabama immigration law
Luis Gutierrez makes a point against Alabama's anti-illegal immigration law during a meeting in Birmingham on Nov. 21, 2011. (The Birmingham News/Linda Stelter) WASHINGTON -- The members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus will meet next week with
Updated: 12/03/2011 11:06A
Organised crime exploiting NZ company law
New Zealand shell companies launder around $1.5 billion in the proceeds of international and domestic crime, a Justice Ministry paper reveals. It says New Zealand agencies have been advised of "serious offending" by New Zealand-registered companies.
Updated: 12/03/2011 11:00A
Over 50 convictions for witness, jury intimidation since 2006
Under Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999, it is an offence to intimidate or put fear into a person assisting a garda investigation, or who is a potential witness, a juror or a potential juror. It also says it is an offence to do so to their
Updated: 12/03/2011 10:05A
"This is Where I'm Going to be When I Die," say Prisoners sentenced for
But the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which the USA did ratify in 1992, acknowledges the need for special treatment of children in the criminal justice system and emphasizes the importance of procedures that take account
Updated: 12/03/2011 09:51A
"Hands up Corporate Crooks!" Not Really Unless it's in a Movie.
The "parent" criminal, meanwhile, continues to milk the cash cow. The Department of Justice currently has given itself entirely too much discretion in choosing whether to prosecute. Non-prosecution might be limited to cases where the harm done is
Updated: 12/03/2011 09:34A
Justice Dept. acknowledges lying to Senator Grassley
In an email four days later to Justice Department colleagues, then-US Attorney Dennis Burke in Phoenix said that "Grassley's assertions regarding the Arizona investigation and the weapons recovered" at the "murder scene are based on categorical
Updated: 12/03/2011 09:04A
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