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Former top cop jailed
Former top crime investigator Mark Standen has been jailed for at least 16 years over a plot to import drugs into Australia. In the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, Justice Bruce James set a maximum term of 22 years for the 54-year-old former assistant
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:39P
Lawyer Says Someone Writing Letters To Sex Offenders In Her Name
She doesn't practice criminal law. So when she heard several registered sexual and violent offenders had received letters of warning -- bearing her name and contact information -- she was shocked. "I am not sending these letters," Dalpiaz said.
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:25P
Totten: Prosecutor must seek justice in every decision
In doing so, I do not diminish the importance of trials in our system of justice, or the hard work of the attorneys and staff in the District Attorney's Office in bringing criminals to justice. Citizens should demand that their criminal prosecutors are
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:18P
Bill 26 boosts sale of personal breathalyzer devices
Sales of personal breathalyzer devices in Alberta has jumped in the wake of the Tories' push to crackdown on drinking and driving by imposing penalties on drivers who have a blood-alcohol
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:17P
Thailand: End Harsh Punishments for Lese Majeste Offenses
Human Rights Watch urged the Thai government to make public information about everyone who has been arrested, charged, or convicted for lese majeste under article 112 of the Criminal Code and article 14 of the Computer Crimes Act. In particular,
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:08P
Senator demands ouster of top Justice official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The backlash from a botched gun-smuggling sting in Mexico worsened on Wednesday for the Justice Department when a senior senator demanded the resignation of the chief of its criminal division.
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:06P
Former top cop jailed for drugs
In the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, Justice Bruce James set a maximum term of 22 years for the 54-year-old former assistant director of investigations for the NSW Crime Commission. In August, Standen was found guilty of plotting to import 300kg of
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:04P
Former top Aussie cop jailed for drugs plot
The experienced narcotics officer also was convicted of taking part in the supply of 300kg of the substance and conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Standen, a father of four from Bateau Bay on the central coast, was sitting at his desk at the
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:03P
Top cop Standen given 22 years for drug plot
The 54-year-old was also found guilty in August of supplying drugs and using his knowledge as one of the country's most senior investigators to pervert the course of justice. Crown prosecutor Tim Game SC said Standen was involved in importing at least
Updated: 12/07/2011 08:00P
Twenty Nine Dead and Alpha Gets a Non Prosecution Agreement
Because there is a double standard of justice in the United States. Deferred and non prosecution agreements for major American corporations. The details of the deal were announced at a press conference in Charleston, West Virginia by the US Attorney R.
Updated: 12/07/2011 07:50P
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