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Iowa Lottery investigation layered in complexity
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Criminal investigators looking into the suspicious circumstances behind a now-withdrawn claim for a $14.3 million Iowa Lottery jackpot will have numerous layers of complexity to unravel, stretching from a wealthy New York suburb to
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:11P
Obama AG cracks down on housing crisis companies
"When we find evidence of criminal wrongdoing, we bring criminal prosecutions. When we don't, we endeavor to use other tools available to us – such as civil sanctions – to seek justice." Obama's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
Updated: 01/27/2012 05:09P
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Hogan faced a maximum 20-year sentence on charges that included confinement, battery, criminal recklessness and intimidation. Defense attorney Karen Coulis and deputy prosecutor Mark Watson will argue an appropriate sentence before Lake Superior Court
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:59P
'Many-layered person' at center of labyrinthine Iowa Lottery criminal
By RYAN J. FOLEY | AP | 4 minutes ago in Criminal investigators looking into the suspicious circumstances behind a now-withdrawn claim for a $14.3 million Iowa Lottery jackpot will have numerous layers of complexity to unravel, stretching from a
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:46P
Criminal investigation into withdrawn Iowa Lottery jackpot claim to face
Crawford Shaw, of Bedford, NY, withdrew his claim Thursday on a multimillion dollar Iowa Lottery prize just as mysteriously as he has made it, saying through a Des Moines law firm that he couldn't satisfy lottery officials' request for basic
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:36P
Official sees problem with debt law
The statement of intent for LB 730 states that the bill "would amend the Nebraska Criminal Code to include wage theft under the offense of theft of services." Further details from the bill's introduced copy show that it would strike portions of the
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:34P
New Hampshire Considering Reversal Of Domestic Violence Laws
Obviously, police do not need to see an assault take place for them to believe a crime has been committed. But House Bill 1581 would require police to get a judge or justice of the peace to issue a warrant for the alleged perpetrator's arrest.
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:23P
“Responsibility to Protect: Asian-African Perspectives”
Not just R2P, but also International Human Rights Law, and International Criminal Law are in many ways compromised by global geopolitics. For instance when the Iraq was invaded under false pretexts – an action that the then Secretary General to the UN,
Updated: 01/27/2012 04:03P
US Attorney General Holder, State and Federal Officials Announce Collaboration
Attorney General Holder announced that the new Working Group will consist of at least 55 Department of Justice attorneys, analysts, agents and investigators from around the country. Currently, 15 civil and criminal attorneys are part of the Working
Updated: 01/27/2012 03:49P
Federal-state law enforcement unit to focus on residential mortgage-backed
That's exactly why we had to change the laws." Obama obtained a major new financial regulation law from Congress in July 2010. In Friday's news conference at the Justice Department, reporters were handed a two-page list of 13 successful criminal
Updated: 01/27/2012 03:47P
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