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Federal court upholds Okun fraud verdict
A federal court on Thursday rejected the appeal of Edward Hugh Okun, a former Miami businessman sentenced to 100 years in a $126 million fraud that wiped out the savings of victims across the country. In an unpublished opinion, a three-judge panel of
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:07A
Houston Astros and MLB Realignment: The Good and the Bad
Verdict: Good, at least for the state of Texas. The Houston Astros are a National League team. They always have been, and always should be. To suddenly thrust them into another league and totally change the dynamic of their organization seems unfair.
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:48P
UN Tribunal Convicts Former Rwanda Mayor Of Genocide And Extermination
In its verdict on Thursday, the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ruled that Grgoire Ndahimana, the former mayor of Kivumu commune in Kibuye prefecture, committed the crime of extermination by "aiding and abetting as well as by
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:32P
Former San Diego Police Officer Convicted of Sexual Battery
A former San Diego police officer who elicited sex from women he pulled over in the Gaslamp District was convicted of eight felonies and four misdemeanors on Thursday. After more than three days of deliberations, jurors found Anthony
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:32P
Jury awards $65M in punitive damages to woman abused by Tarzana...
LOS ANGELES - A jury today awarded $65 million in punitive damages to a woman who said a male nursing assistant sexually abused her at a Tarzana hospital as she prepared to go home after surgery. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury reached its verdict
Updated: 11/17/2011 11:23P
Sri Lanka trial: Verdict due in Sarath Fonseka case
The verdict is due in the third and most serious case brought by Sri Lankan authorities against former army chief Sarath Fonseka. He is charged with "spreading disaffection" after he gave a newspaper interview
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:59P
Hembree's life remains in jury's hands
The guilty verdict tipped off a second phase of the trial in which evidence was presented to prove aggravating and mitigating factors. Jurors are in their fifth week of the trial. Jury selection took two weeks. The verdict sheet of aggravating and
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:47P
Billings woman acquitted of vehicular homicide, convicted of DUI
BILLINGS - A 28-year-old Billings woman involved in a crash that killed her boyfriend has been acquitted of vehicular homicide but convicted of DUI. A jury returned its verdict Wednesday in the case of Kristen Elaine Kramer. District Judge Russell Fagg
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:41P
Jury finds man guilty in case of East Side Rapist
In just about five hours of deliberations, a jury delivered a guilty verdict against the man accused of being the East Side Rapist. An audible sigh of relief could be heard inside the courtroom as the verdict read,
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:41P
Duffy guilty of murder
Relatives of Lewis reacted to the verdict with mixed emotions. “I'm pleased with the verdict – very pleased,” said Jodi Blaha, Lewis' sister. “It does feel like justice … My brother was a very good person and he would do anything for anyone.
Updated: 11/17/2011 10:36P
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