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Scott signs law that will crack down on insurance fraud [The Florida Times
He also cut a television ad urging state lawmakers to crack down on people ripping off insurance companies with phony accident claims. "When law enforcement gets involved, things get done," Scott said before signing the bill at the center,
Updated: 05/05/2012 05:13A
Blogger won't face criminal libel charges
Crown prosecutors in New Brunswick have decided not to approve rare criminal libel charges against a controversial activist who called a police officer a "sexual pervert" on his blog. After an extensive review of case law, it was clear that other
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:54A
Teen guilty of mischief but not hate crime
As well as four counts of mischief, AB was charged with two charges of a hate crime under a section of the Criminal Code. The charge involves making statements, other than in private conversation, that wilfully promote hatred of an identifiable group.
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:48A
Child Porn Convictions Come with Serious Penalties
Investigators can run a search to see how many other users on the network have the same file name on their computers. Officers may also visit chat rooms where child pornography is expected to be exchanged. They may try to get people to send them images
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:41A
Blogger won't be charged
“This has been very, very hard,” Charles LeBlanc said after hearing of the New Brunswick Justice Department's decision. The department says it cannot support laying a libel charge against LeBlanc after reviewing case law dealing with libel.
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:35A
Lower house considers banning suspended sentence for habitual criminals
The State Duma has received a draft law banning suspended sentences for habitual offenders or individuals convicted of grave offences. The Criminal Code amendments as prepared by the Ministry of Justice would prevent a suspended sentence for a grave
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:03A
Lower house considers banning suspended sentence for habitual criminals
The State Duma has received a draft law banning suspended sentences for habitual offenders or individuals convicted of grave offences. The Criminal Code amendments as prepared by the Ministry of Justice would prevent a suspended sentence for a grave
Updated: 05/05/2012 04:03A
Crime & Mistaken memory
We have about 20 or 30 documented wrongful convictions," says Alan Young, the co-founder and director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto. Psychological and neuroscience research have chipped away at the
Updated: 05/05/2012 02:50A
Sandusky filing mentions 'Accusers 11-17'
"This in all likelihood means that there are other people who have come forward who have accused him of improper sexual conduct," said Wes Oliver, a Widener Law School professor who specializes in criminal law. Asked about the eight supposed accusers,
Updated: 05/05/2012 02:15A
Oakland County blames Illinois law enforcement for sex offender arrest
But Walton said Illinois authorities incorrectly assumed that the numerical code appearing in Michigan criminal records was a statute number rather than a special code created by Michigan prosecutors to categorize criminal offenses.
Updated: 05/05/2012 02:01A
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