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UN crime meeting opens with focus on threats posed by transnational organized
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov. UN Photo/Pierre Albouy A United Nations meeting on crime prevention today heard how transnational organized crime was a challenge and growing threat to sustainable development and the
Updated: 04/23/2012 05:08P

Edwards' Defense Admits Sins, Denies Crimes
Prior to opening statements, US District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles heard two motions from Friday afternoon. One of the motions included allegations that Andrew Young had an alleged one-night-stand with a co-worker. Young allegedly contacted the
Updated: 04/23/2012 05:02P

High cost of a lock-em-up mentality
Criminals and their families were never a key constituency, even for the most liberal Dems. Voters who clamored for "tough on crime" laws rarely saw the impact. Most of them don't live in tough-luck neighborhoods where half the adult men are either in
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:56P

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP | Orrick Speaking Event- Winning
THURSDAY, May 10, 2012 WINNING STRATEGIES: HOT TOPICS IN CRIMINAL ANTITRUST Including a discussion of the recent verdicts in US v. AUO Featuring NIALL LYNCH Latham & Watkins LLP BRIAN GETZ Attorney at Law BRENDAN CONROY Law Offices of Brendan P. Conroy
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:55P

Former County Jailers Reach Settlement In Criminal Case
A settlement has been reached in the criminal cases involving two former Richland County Jail corrections officers. Rod Galloway and Michael Reef were charged with interfering with civil rights, child endangering, and dereliction of duty for leaving a
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:53P

Crime one of world's top 20 economies
Criminal groups have shown "impressive adaptability" to law enforcement actions and to new profit opportunities, a senior US official told the meeting in Vienna. "Today, most criminal organizations bear no resemblance to the hierarchical organized
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:51P

UN Says Crime Is One Of The World's "Top 20 Economies"
Criminal groups have shown "impressive adaptability" to law enforcement actions and to new profit opportunities, a senior US official told the meeting in Vienna. "Today, most criminal organisations bear no resemblance to the hierarchical organised
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:43P

Wal-Mart faces federal criminal probe tied to allegations of bribery in Mexico
The law has recently been targeted by lobbyists — including an arm of the US Chamber of Commerce with ties to Wal-Mart — who criticize it as too broad and bad for business. The Times investigation found that Wal-Mart de Mexico paid more than $24
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:40P

He made a choice to break the law: Opening arguments underway at trial for
Edwards, 58, has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts related to alleged violations of federal campaign finance laws. The former candidate sat silently in the courtroom Monday morning as the lead federal prosecutor called him a man who would say
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:40P

Arizona's illegal-immigration law heads to Supreme Court. Will justices strike
Jan Brewer signed the country's toughest illegal-immigration bill into law two years ago, setting off a long legal battle with the Obama administration and inspiring half a dozen states to emulate Arizona and pass similar laws.
Updated: 04/23/2012 04:37P