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Officials: Florida Congressman David Rivera won't face state charges over
A state investigation said Rivera as a state representative sought to hide a $1 million contract with a Florida gambling company. It also said he used campaign funds to pay for Florida House activities already reimbursed by the state.
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:35P
Crime rises, confidence dips
The message was simple and believable: voters had abandoned SP in 2007 mainly because they were disgusted with UP's terrible law and order; SP had learnt from that and would not repeat its past mistakes. But after a month in power there are ominous
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:29P
First-quarter crime up slightly
Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller addresses neighborhood health issues Wednesday at the Law Enforcement Center, 320 S. Kansas Ave. The chief addressed the release of crime statistics for the first quarter of 2012. By Ann Marie Bush The city's violent and
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:19P
Senate panel OKs bill inspired by Oduwole case
BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN - News-Democrat SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's Criminal Law Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would limit how much good-time credit can be earned by someone serving a prison sentence for attempting to commit terrorism.
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:18P
Senate panel OKs bill inspired by Oduwole case
BY BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN - News-Democrat SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Senate's Criminal Law Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would limit how much good-time credit can be earned by someone serving a prison sentence for attempting to commit terrorism.
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:18P
City Council passes a moratorium on brothels
Marie City Council has decided to institute a moratorium on all brothels and bawdy houses until such time as the Ontario Court of Appeal lifts the suspension of the invalidity of the section of the Criminal Code of Canada that deals with those
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:14P
District Attorney John DeRosier appointed to Louisiana Commission on Law
District Attorney John DeRosier was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) and Administration of Criminal Justice. The mission of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement is to improve the
Updated: 04/18/2012 05:07P
Bill criminalizing corpse abuse moves forward in Illinois
The measure, which proposes to charge a Class 2 felony to anyone who engages in sexual conduct with a corpse, passed unanimously through the Senate Criminal Law committee today. The bill would also make it illegal for anyone to move a corpse without
Updated: 04/18/2012 04:58P
Florida Investigation Finds 'Possible Criminal And Ethical Violations' By
By Josh Israel on Apr 18, 2012 at 4:30 pm Investigators at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement identified “possible criminal and ethical violations” by freshman Rep. David Rivera (R-FL). Among these were filing erroneous personal financial
Updated: 04/18/2012 04:34P
Crime and Punishment: Neurobiological Roots of Modern Justice
The codification of social norms into laws and the institutionalization of third-party punishment "is arguably one of the most important developments in human culture," the paper states. According to the researchers' model, which is based on the latest
Updated: 04/18/2012 03:57P
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