Cosby’s insurer settles LA accuser’s suit before deposition

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser’s lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition. Cosby in a statement accuses American International Group Inc. of “egregious behavior.” He says he could have proven he was in New York during the alleged 2008 encounter with 18-year-old Chloe Goins... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

April 16, 2019

Judge sends Canadian to US prison for risky tunnel scheme

DETROIT (AP) — A Canadian cab driver who made extra money by steering desperate immigrants to a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River was sentenced Monday to 16 months in a U.S. prison. Juan Garcia-Jimenez, a 53-year-old Canadian citizen who is a native of Guatemala, wept in federal court. Besides a prison sentence, he was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 16, 2019

Officials say evidence points to church fire suspect

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — The white man charged in the burnings of three Louisiana black churches faces a mountain of evidence tying him to the crimes, documenting the fires on his cellphone and an interest in arson on Facebook, the state fire marshal said Monday at a hearing that offered new insight into how officials... Read More

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Holden Matthews

April 16, 2019

Trump says Russia probe ‘con job,’ as fuller report looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The president isn’t waiting. As Washington counts down the final hours until publication of the redacted special counsel report — now expected Thursday — Donald Trump stepped up his attacks in an effort to undermine potential disclosures on Russia, his 2016 campaign and the aftermath. He unleashed a series of tweets Monday... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Donald Trump, Robert Mueller

April 15, 2019

From embassy to prison: Assange settles in for legal battle

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has exchanged a small room at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London for a cell at Belmarsh Prison, a grim institution in the southeast part of the city where he nevertheless has certain advantages he didn’t have when he was holed up, hiding from the law. WikiLeaks editor-in-chief... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Julian Assange

April 15, 2019

Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam

BOSTON (AP) — A former Florida prep school administrator pleaded guilty Friday to taking college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities. Mark Riddell admitted to secretly taking the ACT and SAT in place of students, or correcting their answers, as part of a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Admissions Scheme

April 15, 2019

Court won’t immediately stop wait-in-Mexico asylum policy

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal appeals court put a judge’s order on hold Friday shortly before it would have stopped the Trump administration from forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases move through U.S. courts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the lower court ruling from taking effect.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Asylum

April 15, 2019

Trump wields presidential power on pipeline, energy projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to jump-start the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline and other energy projects, President Donald Trump has acted to assert executive power over pipelines and such infrastructure. He issued a new permit for Keystone XL and insisted this exercise of presidential authority was not subject to judicial review. Then he signed an... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

XL Pipeline

April 15, 2019

Traffic stops by metro Phoenix deputies plunge amid overhaul

PHOENIX (AP) — Traffic stops by sheriff’s deputies in metropolitan Phoenix have dropped by more than half since a federal judge found the department was racially profiling Latinos in then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns, and ordered a massive overhaul to rid it of biased policing. With the agency still under court supervision, deputies worry their... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

April 15, 2019

Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines and accelerated the push toward electric cars. Prosecutors said Monday that Winterkorn knew about the scheme since at least May 2014 and failed to... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, Fraud, International Justice Watch, News

Martin Winterkorn

April 15, 2019

Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay juror

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is again rejecting a gay death row inmate’s appeal that claims jurors in South Dakota were biased against him because of his sexual orientation. The justices did not comment on Monday in leaving in place the death sentence for Charles Rhines. Rhines was convicted in the stabbing death of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Charles Rhines

April 15, 2019

In ‘FUCT’ fashion brand case, justices avoid saying word

WASHINGTON (AP) — None of the Supreme Court’s justices wanted to say the four-letter word. The high court was discussing a trademark case Monday involving a Los Angeles-based fashion brand “FUCT.” But the justices did some verbal gymnastics to get through about an hour of arguments without saying the brand’s name. Chief Justice John Roberts... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Erik Brunetti

April 15, 2019

Loughlin, Giannulli plead not guilty in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are pleading not guilty to charges they took part in the sweeping college admissions bribery scam, according to court documents filed Monday. The couple is accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Fraud, News

Admissions Scheme, Lori Loughlin

April 12, 2019

Arizona governor signs repeal of HIV/AIDS instruction law

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican governor quickly signed a bill Thursday repealing a 1991 state law that had barred HIV and AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle.” The move was intended to end a discrimination lawsuit filed by LGBTQ groups. Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature came less than an hour after the state Senate approved... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Cosby’s insurer settles LA accuser’s suit before deposition

Judge sends Canadian to US prison for risky tunnel scheme

Officials say evidence points to church fire suspect

Trump says Russia probe ‘con job,’ as fuller report looms

From embassy to prison: Assange settles in for legal battle

Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam

Court won’t immediately stop wait-in-Mexico asylum policy

Trump wields presidential power on pipeline, energy projects

Traffic stops by metro Phoenix deputies plunge amid overhaul

Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany

Supreme Court rejects death row appeal over anti-gay juror

In ‘FUCT’ fashion brand case, justices avoid saying word

Loughlin, Giannulli plead not guilty in college scam

Arizona governor signs repeal of HIV/AIDS instruction law

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