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NY Mets settle Madoff trustee case
Saul Katz and related defendants reached the settlement with the liquidator, trustee Irving Picard, on Friday, US District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said Monday. The settlement, to be paid over five years, must be approved by a bankruptcy court
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:51P
Can States Appeal in Cases Probed by CBI?: SC
The judgment was passed by the apex court in a matter of alleged disproportionate assets case of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad. The Chhattisgarh government contended the judgment in Yadav's case was erroneous and, hence, should be reviewed by
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:50P
BC-US--Madoff-Mets,5th Ld-Writethru, US
"Stick with us," Mets chief executive and co-owner Fred Wilpon said outside court. "Now I guess I can smile. ... Maybe I can take a day off." The agreement was announced by Judge Jed Rakoff just as a civil trial was set to begin in US District Court in
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:46P
Trial begins for Morristown man charged with killing wife in bathtub
Cordova's trial started Monday afternoon in Superior Court, Morristown, with the 33-year-old immigrant from Ecuador charged with murdering his wife, Eliana Torres, 25, on May 9, 2008. He is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child,
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:46P
Trial begins for Morristown man charged with killing wife in bathtub
Cordova's trial started Monday afternoon in Superior Court, Morristown, with the 33-year-old immigrant from Ecuador charged with murdering his wife, Eliana Torres, 25, on May 9, 2008. He is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child,
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:46P
No jury yet for double homicide trial in Meadville
MEADVILLE -- Jury selection is continuing this afternoon in Meadville, for the double homicide trial of Gary C. Wiley. Attorneys for the prosecution and defense so far have agreed on 11 jurors since jury selection began a week ago, a court employee
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:40P
No jury yet for double homicide trial in Meadville
MEADVILLE -- Jury selection is continuing this afternoon in Meadville, for the double homicide trial of Gary C. Wiley. Attorneys for the prosecution and defense so far have agreed on 11 jurors since jury selection began a week ago, a court employee
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:40P
Mets, trustee settle Madoff case for $162 million
The settlement, which was announced in Rakoff's courtroom at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, brought to an end a legal process that began in 2010. Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo mediated the settlement,
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:36P
Mets, trustee settle Madoff case for $162 million
The settlement, which was announced in Rakoff's courtroom at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, brought to an end a legal process that began in 2010. Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo mediated the settlement,
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:36P
Terror trial challenges to evidence dropped on both sides
Court records say he gathered the materials for a bomb in his Central Lubbock apartment, and that he had proposed targets all over the country. Those same court records say he had a desire for "jihad." Prosecutors agreed to drop objections to the
Updated: 03/19/2012 04:36P