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Witness said Mehanna opposed travel to Somalia
Prosecutors say he conspired with Abousamra and a third man to travel to Yemen in 2004 to train in a terrorist camp so that they could carry out jihad. They failed to find a camp, but Mehanna, prosecutors say, returned home with a new determination to
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:04A
Plea agreement reached in international custody case
Inoue still has the option to seek visitation rights or changes in custody through family court. Monday was to have been the continuation of a nonjury trial that began in October, but Boyle told the judge that during nearly four hours of discussion
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:03A
Dealing with E-personation: A Recent New Jersey Case Shows Why New Laws Aren't
However, the presiding judge held that the case could proceed. In this column, I will assess the New Jersey case and explain why I think the court took the right approach in interpreting the statute. (However, whether this case should proceed in
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:03A
Carlos Hill case put off until next March
Former Cash Plus boss Carlos Hill, who is facing a fraud charge, had his bail extended yesterday to return to the Home Circuit Court on March 12, 2012, for the start of his trial. Hill is charged with fraudulently inducing persons to invest in the
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:02A
Murder trial brings pain
"I wish it would take all the pain away that we've all been going through, but it hasn't, because nothing will bring back our mother," said Julie Shaw, Burton's only daughter. Shaw, along with other family members and friends, reacted to their first
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:02A
Arrest fails to ease family's pain
"I wish it would take all the pain away that we've all been going through, but it hasn't, because nothing will bring back our mother," said Julie Shaw, Burton's only daughter. Shaw, along with other family members and friends, reacted to their first
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:01A
Man charged with murder in Farmington killing
A Franklin County grand jury will review the case in January, she said. David Sanders, Contreras' court-appointed attorney, told Murphy he planned to get an independent psychological review. A trial would likely not proceed until November next year,
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:01A
Dentist lifted vest to expose woman's breasts, court told
A YOUNG woman claimed a dentist asked her to remove her bra before unzipping her tunic and then lifting her vest so that her breasts were exposed. The claim came on the opening day of the trial of Dr John Tait (59), who denies two
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:59P
Gaddafi's Son Seif Al-Islam Arrested
"We have arrested Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in the Obari area," Justice Minister Mohammed al-Alagy told Reuters. The senior Libyan official added that the 39-year-old who is wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court at The
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:59P
Court junks TV anchor's plea
Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 1 Judge Tita Bughao Alisuag, in her three-page order, denied the petition for Issuance of Writ of Kalikasan with Prayer for Environmental Protection Order (EPO) and Writ of Temporary Environmental Protection
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:56P