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Greens call for law change to crack down on criminals
Co-leader Metiria Turei said the Government should can the convention centre deal and instead strengthen gambling laws to stop casinos benefiting from the proceeds of crime. "The concessions SkyCity are seeking in return for building the conference
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:31P
Problems cited with Ala. campaign law
The grand jury issued a report citing several problems with the laws, including no individual being identified to be held responsible for any criminal violation. The panel says Alabama's new law banning transfers between political action committees
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:22P
Problems cited with Ala. campaign law
The grand jury issued a report citing several problems with the laws, including no individual being identified to be held responsible for any criminal violation. The panel says Alabama's new law banning transfers between political action committees
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:22P
Bill Would Clear Criminal Records of Some in SC
So crime victims are very opposed to that," she says. She also wants the bill to apply only to people who receive pardons in the future, after the bill becomes law, if that happens. That's because there are thousands of people in the state who've
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:18P
DAs in Pennsylvania seeking changes to state's wiretapping law to reflect
A decade-and-a-half later, law enforcement officials say they're critical tools in the bad guys' arsenal and they want the law updated to make it easier to track criminals' movements. "To do nothing is not an option," said Risa Ferman,
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:51P
DAs seek changes to Pennsylvania wiretapping law
A decade-and-a-half later, law enforcement officials say they're critical tools in the bad guys' arsenal and they want the law updated to make it easier to track criminals' movements. "To do nothing is not an option," said Risa Ferman,
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:49P
Burnaby RCMP apply to seize two North Burnaby homes
"Separate from criminal law, civil forfeiture targets property directly - not the offender - and is not dependant on a criminal conviction or charges being laid," Burnaby drug section supervisor Sgt. Scott Rintoul said in the press release.
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:41P
State Bar links Arpaio to actions that led to Thomas downfall
Two of those rule violations were for “violation of a criminal law,” which in this case involved perjury and a federal law that makes it illegal to conspire against a person's constitutional rights. Thomas charged Donahoe with bribery,
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:34P
The Institutionalization of Plea Bargaining in Kosovo
Plea bargaining was officially incorporated into the Criminal Code [PDF] and the Code of Criminal Procedure [PDF] of the Republic of Kosovo in 2008, by Law No. 03-L-002 [PDF] and Law No. 03-L-003 [PDF], which supplemented and amended the nation's
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:15P
Grand jury cites problems with Alabama campaign law
The grand jury issued a report citing several problems with the laws, including no individual being identified to be held responsible for any criminal violation. The grand jury says Alabama's new law banning transfers between political action
Updated: 04/16/2012 12:04P