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Criminal record: the buzz kill that keeps on giving
Efforts to prohibit it in the United States and Canada in the early 20th century were a dismal failure and are credited for enriching and empowering organized crime in both countries. But I digress. It is against the law for anyone in Ontario under the
Updated: 05/15/2012 05:29P

If there were global justice, Nato would be in the dock over Libya
That's rather as if the criminal law in Britain only applied to people earning the minimum wage and living in Cornwall. But so long as international law is only used against small or weak states in the developing world, it won't be a system of
Updated: 05/15/2012 05:20P

Governor to Speak at Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Ceremony
Steve Beshear will address the families, friends and comrades of Kentucky's fallen officers during the Department of Criminal Justice Training's annual law enforcement memorial ceremony Tuesday, May 22 at 11 am The ceremony will honor two officers
Updated: 05/15/2012 05:14P

Ex-Mexican official pleads guilty to aiding cartel
Amid his year-by-year narrative of his complex relationship with Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs, Brian McNamee weaved in a tale of two wives. He said it was his own wife who nagged him into keeping evidence...More >> AP National News
Updated: 05/15/2012 05:13P

Former Mexican law enforcement officials pleads guilty in US to helping
JULIE WATSON AP SAN DIEGO — A former Mexican law enforcement official pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Diego to aiding members of a violent Tijuana-based drug cartel in a case prosecutors said included helping traffickers get away with a
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:57P

Lawsuit seeks to keep death penalty ban off Calif. ballot
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed a petition with the California Court of Appeal on Monday. The Sacramento-based group argues the initiative violates a state law limiting propositions to single subjects. If passed, the measure would abolish
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:57P

Accused NYC madam makes legal switch -- her 3rd
She's now represented by seasoned Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Norman Pattis. The Manhattan district attorney's office says Gristina peddled prostitutes for 15 years and bragged that she had law-enforcement contacts.
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:40P

Accused NYC madam makes legal switch her 3rd
She's now represented by seasoned Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Norman Pattis. The Manhattan district attorney's office says Gristina peddled prostitutes for 15 years and bragged that she had law-enforcement contacts.
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:37P

Accused NYC madam makes legal switch _ her 3rd
She's now represented by seasoned Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Norman Pattis. The Manhattan district attorney's office says Gristina peddled prostitutes for 15 years and bragged that she had law-enforcement contacts.
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:33P

Accused NYC madam switches legal team for a 3rd time, choosing Conn.-based
She's now represented by seasoned Connecticut civil rights and criminal defense lawyer Norman Pattis. The Manhattan district attorney's office says Gristina peddled prostitutes for 15 years and bragged that she had law-enforcement contacts.
Updated: 05/15/2012 04:28P