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Former charity co-founder sentenced to prison for sex abuse
70-year-old Lon Harvey Kennard entered the pleas in Heber's 4th District Court on September 7 as part of a deal with prosecutors. Kennard helped form a charity to help children in Ethopia. 43 felony counts were filed by Wasatch County prosecutors
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:14P
Closing Arguments Set in Conrad Murray Trial
Just before the defense rested its case Tuesday morning, Murray told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael E. Pastor outside the jury's presence that he would not testify in his own defense. The 58-year-old cardiologist faces up to four years in
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:14P
Workers' dismissal
three-day rally dubbed “Lakbay-Hustisya“ which started on Wednesday. Members of PALEA began walking from their protest camp in NAIA to Pasay Regional Trial Court at 8 am and were joined by other unions such as “Partido ng mga Manggagawa.“ (Mitch Arceo)
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:14P
Butt, Asif, Aamer and Majeed get jail-time
The sentencing in the sensational spot-fixing trial ended with jail terms for all the accused, with Salman Butt getting the harshest term among the cricketers, while Mazhar Majeed got the overall longest sentence. Butt was sentenced to 30 months in
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:13P
Two Dozen Members and Associates of Belizean Bloods Street Gang Facing Federal
“These coordinated efforts demonstrate the commitment and teamwork of all law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area to combat the dangerous combination of gangs, guns and drugs in our community,” Mr Fitzgerald said. Mr Fitzgerald announced the
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:12P
Texas judicial panel investigates beating video
After being flooded with calls, faxes and emails calling for action, a Texas judicial panel is investigating an internet video that shows a judge beating his teenage daughter with a belt. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct says in a statement
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:10P
Court gives jail terms to Pakistan cricketers Butt, Amir and Asif
Sports agent Mazhar Majeed arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to corruption charges related to match fixing, in London, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were convicted Tuesday
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:26A
Conn. man convicted of deadly home invasion got mixed up in satanic cult
A man who taught Sunday school to a Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for a deadly home invasion told a jury Thursday at his sentencing hearing that the defendant got mixed up with a satanic cult as a teenager.
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:18A
Shafia murder trial suspended after oldest defendant falls ill
“It was a medical emergency, a fairly serious one,” he said in court. “We're going to adjourn (the trial) until Tuesday for the lawyers to sort of get the feedback on the status of the medical situation. “Our hope is that we get back as soon as
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:14A
Estate project boss admits fraud
The head of a regeneration project on a deprived housing estate has changed her plea to guilty in a dramatic twist on the fourth day of her fraud trial. Miriam Beard, 55, of Henllan, Denbighshire, admitted having "milked" Plas Madoc Communities First
Updated: 11/03/2011 11:13A
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