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Chicago pimp guilty of trafficking young girls
Wearing a preppy gray sweater in court, Sawyer's head sunk lower and lower as US District Judge Charles Kocoras courtroom deputy read guilty verdict after guilty verdict. Sawyer sat with his hands folded and continued shaking his head as he listened to
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:10P
Stanford Investors Ask US to Seize Foreign Bank Accounts
The criminal case is US v. Stanford, 09cr342, US District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston). The SEC case is Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Stanford International Bank, 09cv298, US District Court, Northern District of Texas (Dallas).
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:10P
Warrenton rapist sentenced to 48 years in prison
"If there's a hell, I hope you're going to it," one victim said in a statement, which Chief Deputy District Attorney Ron Brown read to the court. One woman said Spann treated the rapes like a game. "It's life to us," she said. During the trial, the six
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:10P
DOJ: Purported Auditor Of Provident Capital Pleads Guilty In Scheme
Jorge Luis Castillo, a certified public accountant and purported outside auditor for insurance and reinsurance company Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd., pleaded guilty in a US district court in Virginia for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud,
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:09P
Legal experts: Durham court feud an 'embarrassment'
Hudson is scheduled to hear criminal cases in Wake County through the end of December and in Orange and Chatham counties for the first six months of 2012, so Durham County's court schedule shouldn't see major impacts in the near future, trial court
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:08P
Judge orders Attorney General's Office to pay $750 sanction in dropped case
"Given the extended history of this case, the court cannot in good conscience permit the government to dismiss the charges for a second time shortly before trial without prejudice and thereby preserve the possibility of a third indictment," Quinn wrote
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:06P
Top court ruling frees Marcella Browne
In its opinion, released Friday, the VI Supreme Court found that the trial court erred by denying Marcella Browne's motion for a judgment of acquittal on the accessory after the fact charge. The high court notes that to convict Marcella Browne of
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:06P
Youth, 16, to stand trial in central Pa. slaying
The York Dispatch (http://bit.ly/u5PpP4 ) says Friday's plea means that the case against 16-year-old Jacquez Brown of York will now proceed to York County Court. He is charged with homicide in the July 20 shooting death of 19-year-old Anthony
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:05P
In Stevens prosecution, 'significant, widespread' misconduct was committed by
The trial, however, was marred by prosecutors who withheld evidence from the defense, including, according to the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, information about Allen's alleged involvement with under-aged girls, and his attempt to cover up such
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:05P
LHC moved for Haqqani's trial on treason charges
LAHORE: A citizen, Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain Rajpoot, on Monday, filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC), requesting to place the name of Pakistan's Ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, and others' names in the Exit Control List (ECL),
Updated: 11/21/2011 06:05P