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Goodwin Procter Hires U.S. Attorney Harrington for White-Collar Practice
Goodwin Procter LLP (1176L), the Boston- based law firm, hired William J. Harrington, a Manhattan federal prosecutor, for its expanding white-collar crime practice. Harrington, 38, was an assistant US attorney in the criminal division of the Southern
Updated: 02/28/2012 02:02P
Sondhi sentenced to 20 years for fraud
The Criminal Court found Mr Sondhi, 64, guilty on 17 counts of criminal and securities law violations for a total sentence of 85 years prison, later commuted to 20. He was released yesterday evening after posting bail of 10 million baht.
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:59P
PC favours separation of probe, prosecution
PTI | New Delhi Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday strongly advocated separation of investigation and prosecution by amending the criminal justice system for speedy delivery of justice. Addressing a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Home
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:46P
Thursday vote on raising age limit to 21 for bar, liquor store entry delayed
The measures instead will first get an airing in mid-March before the council's Criminal Justice Committee. Dinah Rogers/The Times-PicayuneHotel patrons pass a display of beer and wine last month at Vitascope Hall at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:34P
Thursday vote on raising age limit to 21 for bar, liquor store entry delayed
The measures instead will first get an airing in mid-March before the council's Criminal Justice Committee. Dinah Rogers/The Times-PicayuneHotel patrons pass a display of beer and wine last month at Vitascope Hall at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:34P
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon Cleared But Francoist Crime Investigations Stall
In Spain, such a crime can remove a judge from the bench. The groups pointed to the country's 1977 Amnesty Law that cleared members of the regime from prosecution; Garzn had argued that forced disappearances, a crime with no statute of limitations,
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:33P
LASER ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT NEW FEDERAL CRIME
Section 311 of the Act adds a new provision (18 USC ' 39A) to the Criminal Code. Title 18, United States Code, Section 39A establishes a new criminal offense for aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:31P
Law enforcement and court records
Ashley Justice; the matter before the court is sentencing. For the offense of Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, a felony. The court defers imposition of sentence for a period of three years. In addition, the defendant shall serve 30 days in the
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:23P
Law enforcement and court records
Ashley Justice; the matter before the court is sentencing. For the offense of Criminal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, a felony. The court defers imposition of sentence for a period of three years. In addition, the defendant shall serve 30 days in the
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:23P
Woman appeared in court charged with posting sectarian comments about Neil Lennon
She was charged with threatening and abusive behaviour under Section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing Scotland Act 2010. The anti-bigotry law was brought in last year to try and curb religious and racial abuse on social media platforms like
Updated: 02/28/2012 01:09P
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