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Interns help teens through unique program
By Toby Lewis, The Press Tribune As an undergraduate student in criminal justice, Keri Elias knew she wanted to make a difference, but she wasn't quite sure how. Now, the 23-year-old master's student at Sacramento State said she has found her calling
Updated: 01/21/2012 03:05A
In Dotcom bust, seven charged with Internet piracy
By BEN SISARIO In what authorities have called one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought, the Justice Department and the FBI have seized the website Megaupload and charged seven people connected with it with running an international
Updated: 01/21/2012 02:47A
Three more criminals on 'most wanted' list captured
He has been convicted of drug trafficking and mischief over $5000, among other run-ins with the law. Delson Jules, who has been convicted in Canada of criminal harassment, uttering threats and assault, turned himself in at Montreal's Pierre Elliott
Updated: 01/21/2012 02:20A
Fasano tries to slow down prison bills
A prison-privatization proposal also emerged in the House, with a committee bill set for its first hearing during Tuesday's Criminal Justice Appropriations meeting. The other issue was the Department of Corrections plan to consolidate inmates into
Updated: 01/21/2012 02:06A
Fast and Furious: Arizona official to plead Fifth
Chesnoff and others noted that the Fast and Furious case is politically volatile, with some in Congress calling for the firing of Attorney General Eric Holder. As for Cunningham's stand, he said, "I don't think that's unusual when you have a bunch of
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:50A
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom arrested in Auckland
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) alleges the site was the hub of an "international organised criminal enterprise" that was responsible for "massive worldwide online piracy of numerous types of copyrighted works." Megaupload.com and other related
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:22A
Prison Privitization Measure Headed To Budget Panel
“In my opinion a subject as complex as prison privatization should have been referred to the substantive committees that oversee this subject matter (ie Criminal Justice, Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Criminal & Civil Justice
Updated: 01/21/2012 01:13A
Wrongful-Death Suit Filed Against Criminal Defendant's Parents, Grandmother
After lawyers failed to seat a jury for Marshall's criminal trial in December 2011, Marshall offered to plead guilty -- a deal accepted by the prosecution, says Dallas solo Gary Unell, Marshall's criminal-defense attorney. Marshall pleaded guilty on
Updated: 01/21/2012 12:20A
Will Jean-Claude Duvalier Ever Stand Trial for His Crimes Against Haiti?
Employing the partie civile mechanism in the Haitian justice system, which allows crime victims to actively participate in the prosecution of an alleged criminal, the lawyers have filed several individual claims on behalf of Duvalier's victims,
Updated: 01/21/2012 12:12A
Letter: Our vote is for Cummins
We would like to endorse John Cummins for the office of Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1 in the upcoming election. John has had extensive training in both civil as well as criminal law. John is a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University,
Updated: 01/21/2012 12:05A
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