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6 felons arraigned in federal court
By ANDY KRAVETZ Six men appeared in US District Court in Peoria on Monday as part of the latest effort to tackle violence on Peoria's streets. The men were arrested through the Peoria Most Violent Offender Program, a new effort between the Peoria
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:25P
REAL ESTATE: Fraud case headed for trial
and other defendants persuaded friends, co-workers and others to refinance their homes, empty bank accounts and max out credit cards, promising high rates of return on investments in things like real estate, diamonds and foreign currency.
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:22P
John Edwards on trial over mistress money
In their opening statements on Monday, prosecutors argued that the former US senator broke the law by accepting the cash as an illegal contribution to his 2008 presidential campaign so he could maintain his clean family-man image.
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:20P
Ex-Yahoo president and husband agree to split millions in final divorce settlement
By Gary Klien Yahoo's former president and her husband largely agreed to split their last shared assets, including proceeds from the sale of homes in Belvedere and Laguna Beach, under a final divorce settlement filed Monday. Susan Decker, the former
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:19P
Former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources administrator
Reisinger testified during the third day of trial in US Middle District Court on a civil rights lawsuit Bartos filed against DEP. Bartos, who is now Shamokin's city clerk, claims he was axed for being a whistle-blower. While the grant funding that
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:18P
Court hears of booze-fulled photo shoot
Dow, former owner of the now defunct RiCoCo International modelling agency, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in his St. Vital home in April 2000. The now 30-year-old woman told court she had dropped out of school and was looking for a way
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:16P
Sex Assault Case Against Wisconsin Billionaire on Hold
(AP) -- A judge has put a hold on the sexual assault case against Wisconsin billionaire Curt Johnson. Johnson's trial had been scheduled to start Monday in Racine County. But the Wisconsin attorney general's office on Monday asked the Court of Appeals
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:15P
New Jersey HeraldTenn. court decision may finally end Fisk art case
The event included exhibits; several different classes, including dehydrating foods, how to plant a strawberry patch, and composting; a demonstration on how to prepare raw food; and county craft vendors. George Zimmerman, who slipped out of jail on
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:14P
Actress Hudson Takes Stand At Family Murder Trial
The American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson fought back the tears in a Chicago court as she faced her brother-in-law, who is accused of killing her mother, brother and young nephew. The Grammy and Oscar-winning star was the first witness called in
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:12P
Baseball Great Wove Web of Lies, Prosecution Says
Roger Clemens arrives at court in Washington on Monday for the first day his perjury trial. Now prosecutors are trying to convince a different jury that Mr. Clemens misled the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee when he categorically said
Updated: 04/23/2012 08:12P