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'Political fixer' Rezko's day of reckoning approaches
Long known as the “political fixer,” who was friends with a politically young Barack Obama, Tony Rezko once grabbed headlines in a presidential campaign. At the same time in Illinois, Rezko's name was synonymous with a federal investigation into former
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:23P
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi could be tried in Libya, says ICC prosecutor
The ICC, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, has indicted Saif al-Islam Gaddafi for crimes against humanity, but Jos Luis Moreno Ocampo said he could be tried in Libya as long as the trial complied with ICC standards. "Saif is captured, so we are
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:22P
Court reinstates conviction of inmate who attacked Auburn prison employees
In a decision released Tuesday, the state's highest court reinstated an attempted rape charge that was dismissed by a Cayuga County judge at trial in 2007 and overturned a state Appellate Division court decision overturning the entire conviction of
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:22P
Student faces 'denial of justice' over film website extradition
A US Government attempt to extradite a British student for running a film streaming website exposes him to a “flagrant denial of justice”, a court heard today. By Christopher Williams, Technology Correspondent Richard O'Dwyer, 23, faces criminal
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:16P
Blago adviser gets 10½ years, minus time served
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, has been in custody for 3½ years while awaiting sentencing. Rezko's attorneys had asked US District Judge Amy St. Eve to set him free, arguing that he already has
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:08P
Blago adviser Rezko sentenced to 7 more years
Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a former Chicago real estate developer and fast-food entrepreneur, has been in custody for 3 1/2 years while awaiting sentencing, meaning he will remain in prison for up to seven more years. His attorneys had asked US District
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:07P
Settlement wipes out St. Louis schools debt
It went to trial in 1977; a judge ruled against the parents. A federal appeals court panel later reversed that judge's order, leading to a massive desegregation plan. The case was settled by another federal judge in 1999, nearly 27 years after it was
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:26P
Judge delays hearing in Penn State abuse case
A district court is pushing back by a week the preliminary hearing for former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. The hearing was rescheduled Tuesday for Dec. 13 in Bellefonte.
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:26P
Elderly man's sex charges dropped
Charges of sexual violation and rape against a Murupara man on trial in the High Court at Rotorua have been dismissed. Colin Moore Barnett, who is in his 70s, had been on trial this week after pleading not guilty to a charge of rape, three charges of
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:26P
Guilty Plea In $670 Million Fraud Scheme
19, 2011, at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, and has been incarcerated pending trial, scheduled to be held on Feb. 13, 2012. An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:26P
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