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Convicted Conman Found Guilty Again
A man who defrauded numerous people out of thousands of dollars while on supervised release for a prior fraud conviction was convicted by a jury on February 22, 2012, after a seven-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:07P
An ordinary case but it is extraordinary for Turkey
Some politicians and journalists have claimed that these cases are political ones and in these cases only opponents to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government have been put on trial. They even claim that Turkey has turned into a
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:06P
Former Somali General Admits Liability For War Crimes
For seven years, Samantar sought to head off a trial. Having lost in the Supreme Court once, and twice after that in a Federal appeals court, Samantar employed a last ditch maneuver. Late Sunday night, he filed for bankruptcy, a move that could have
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:06P
Former Somali General Admits Liability For War Crimes
For seven years, Samantar sought to head off a trial. Having lost in the Supreme Court once, and twice after that in a Federal appeals court, Samantar employed a last ditch maneuver. Late Sunday night, he filed for bankruptcy, a move that could have
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:06P
Seda Ordered To Prison While Case Is Appealed
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled an Oregon man must report to prison next week for a money laundering conviction. The case centered around a defunct Ashland Islamic charity. Pete Seda was convicted last year on charges surrounding a 1999
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:04P
GUBER ELECTION PETITIONS: Supreme Court to the rescue?
He said “I have a feeling that, probably, the press is misinterpreting what the Supreme Court has said, although, I have not seen in the ruling. I say that because in the case of Akwa Ibom and Benue state, this same Supreme Court returned their cases
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:04P
2 Springfield cops defend actions of Jeffrey Asher in police brutality trial
The prosecution in the police brutality trial of Asher, a former Springfield patrolman, finished its case early Thursday and the defense case began in Chicopee District Court. Asher is charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:03P
Judge to Be Named in Trial of Sheriff
Those judgments are now in the hands of the court. On Friday, a judge is expected to be assigned to preside over the trial of Mr. Mirkarimi, the San Francisco sheriff. Prosecutors say that during an argument on New Year's Eve, Mr. Mirkarimi grabbed his
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:01P
2 LSU students in court for '07 murders of 2 grad students
By Jim Shannon - bio | email Two LSU students, Casey Gathers and Michael Lewis, were in court Thursday for the 2007 murders of Chandrasekhar Komma and Kiran Allam at the Edward Gay apartments on the LSU campus. The two were trying to have District
Updated: 02/23/2012 06:59P
2 LSU students in court for '07 murders of 2 grad students
By Jim Shannon - bio | email Two LSU students, Casey Gathers and Michael Lewis, were in court Thursday for the 2007 murders of Chandrasekhar Komma and Kiran Allam at the Edward Gay apartments on the LSU campus. The two were trying to have District
Updated: 02/23/2012 06:59P
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