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Exclusive: US conducting criminal Libor probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives, from trillions of dollars of mortgages
Updated: 02/28/2012 08:22P
Factual innocence bill moves out of committee
By ROxana Orellana A bill that clarifies what evidence a judge can consider during a post-conviction factual innocence hearing passed favorably from a Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice committee on Tuesday.
Updated: 02/28/2012 08:07P
Criminal Libor Probe: DOJ Investigating World's Biggest Banks On Global
By Carrick Mollenkamp NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal probe into whether the world's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate that is at the heart of a wide range of loans and derivatives,
Updated: 02/28/2012 08:01P
US state repeals law on 1 handgun buy per month
"I think Virginians deserve effective laws, and one handgun a month has been overtaken by technology and improved background checks," he said. "Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:58P
Eastern District US Attorney Announces Appointments
Mr. Gatta, a 2002 Fordham University School of Law graduate, joined the office in 2007 and worked in the general crimes and organized crime and racketeering sections. Daniel Silver was named deputy chief of the violent crimes and terrorism section.
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:42P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMVirginia repeals law on 1 handgun buy per month
"I think Virginians deserve effective laws, and one handgun a month has been overtaken by technology and improved background checks," he said. "Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:41P
Canada is repeating US mistakes on drug sentencing
These numbers of plants suggest that most federal politicians have no understanding of the structure of the criminal industry they are trying to curb. Mandatory minimums severely damaged the credibility and reputation of the justice system and put
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:32P
Canada is repeating U.S. mistakes on drug sentencing
These numbers of plants suggest that most federal politicians have no understanding of the structure of the criminal industry they are trying to curb. Mandatory minimums severely damaged the credibility and reputation of the justice system and put
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:31P
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Signs Repeal Of 1-Handgun-A-Month Law
“I think Virginians deserve effective laws, and one handgun a month has been overtaken by technology and improved background checks,” he said. “Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:29P
Virginia repeals law on 1 handgun buy per month
"I think Virginians deserve effective laws, and one handgun a month has been overtaken by technology and improved background checks," he said. "Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and
Updated: 02/28/2012 07:28P