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New Legislation Closes Animal Abuse Loopholes
Charles Fuschillo (RC-Merrick) and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-WF-Manhattan), would shift crimes of animal cruelty to the penal code, pumping jail sentences and enhancing penalties for repeat offenders. Acts like dog fighting, animal cruelty,
Updated: 04/24/2012 06:01P

Crime Report: DWI Arrests
On April 13, Hugh McQuillan, 34, of East Massapequa was arrested on Woodland Avenue near Merrick Road, Wantagh and charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and one violation of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Updated: 04/24/2012 06:01P

US Files First Criminal Charges in BP Oil Leak
By the time Mix deleted those texts, he had received numerous legal hold notices requiring him to preserve such data and had been communicating with a criminal defense lawyer in connection with the pending grand jury investigation of the Deepwater
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:53P

RSL and service clubs to enjoy a legal game of 'two-up' this AnzacDay
“It was ridiculous this amendment to the Criminal Code had not been made sooner by the Labor Government. “The law needed to change to reflect community respect for the game of two-up and what it represents. “Under the new rules, RSL and service clubs
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:50P

First Criminal Charges Filed In BP Oil Spill
"Before Top Kill commenced, Mix and other engineers had concluded internally that Top Kill was unlikely to succeed if the flow rate was greater than 15000 barrels of oil per day," the Justice Department said in a statement announcing the charges.
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:46P

Zardari orders action against Lyari criminals
Farhatullah Babar said the president told the Sindh CM that Rangers and FC should be directed to assist police in the maintenance of law and order in Lyari. Zardari said criminal elements had no link with the Pakistan People's Party.
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:41P

Law Day: 'No courts, no justice, no freedom'
But I recognize that with our busy schedules, most of us do not give any thought to the court system, that is, until we receive a summons for jury service, are sued, get a traffic ticket or have some other contact with the criminal justice system.
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:19P

Former BP Engineer Arrested in Connection with Deepwater Horizon Criminal
“The Deepwater Horizon Task Force is continuing its investigation into the explosion and will hold accountable those who violated the law in connection with the largest environmental disaster in US history.” According to the affidavit in support of a
Updated: 04/24/2012 04:56P

Brazil: Major Step for Military-Rule-Era Justice
A 1979 amnesty law had effectively barred criminal prosecutions for dictatorship era abuses. In November 2010, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled in Gomes-Lund et al. (Guerrilha do Araguaia) v. Brazil that this amnesty law does not prevent
Updated: 04/24/2012 04:19P

Policeman gets nine-month jail in retrial for stealing from dead
As per the Criminal Procedures Law, he turned himself in and requested a retrial. The court on Monday cancelled the ruling that was handed out in absentia and jailed EA for nine months for abusing his office and stealing cash and other valuables and
Updated: 04/24/2012 04:02P