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NEWS FEATURE: Disgraced Arroyo gets little sympathy from Filipinos
On Friday, the Commission on Elections filed a case of electoral sabotage against her at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in Manila. She became the second former president to be arrested for criminal charges. Her predecessor, Joseph Estrada,
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:22A
Case against accused Chicago pimp goes to the jury
Sawyer's trial is an unusual one in federal court since getting girls to testify against her pimp is often a difficult task for law enforcement. In this case, investigated by the FBI, six girls testified against Sawyer. The FBI has Sawyer on tape
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:21A
Goldman's Cohn May Face Questions From Gupta Lawyers in SEC Suit
came on top of an order that he pay a $10 million fine and forfeit $53.8 million as part of his criminal sentence. The cases are US v. Gupta, 11-cr-00907, and SEC v. Gupta, 11-cv-07566, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:20A
Philippines' Arroyo challenges arrest
“We have already filed our corresponding motions questioning the jurisdiction of the regional trial court,” Lambino said. “The court should not have issued a warrant of arrest.” He said the former president, who has undergone three unsuccessful spinal
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:20A
Arroyo arrested in Manila hospital
MANILA — Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was Friday arrested for electoral fraud, which carries a life sentence, preventing her departure from the country to seek medical treatment. President Benigno Aquino and his government have
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:18A
Arroyo challenges arrest
The 64-year-old faces the possibility of life in prison if convicted by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court. The lower court ordered her arrest on Friday after the government filed charges that she ordered the 2007 senatorial elections rigged to ensure
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:18A
Syracuse man's conviction to stand
He spent several days abusing drugs and alcohol and had a .435 blood-alcohol content when police arrested him. Smith, 47, is serving 40 to 70 years in prison for second-degree murder. In their ruling, the judges said there was no evidence to show the
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:14A
Riverside, Iowa, loses appeal
A "junior associate" in the city attorney's law firm then advised the mayor to withhold the video and ask the court to determine if it was public record. The case eventually went to trial. The district court ruled the video was public record and
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:09A
IBP exec tells executive to respect court orders
Arroyo was placed under arrest on Friday evening after she was slapped with a charge of electoral sabotage in a Pasay City court on Friday. Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court's Branch 112 issued an arrest warrant for Arroyo,
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:03A
Terror suspects trial on hold
Delivering his ruling yesterday, the judge said: “I prefer to err on the side of caution; and to stay this trial while hoping that the Constitutional Court finds the time to expeditiously dispose of the petition before it and give the trial court
Updated: 11/19/2011 02:01A
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