Judge set to sentence men in deadly Oakland warehouse fire

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men who accepted a deal in exchange for each pleading no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a California warehouse fire will likely be released from prison after serving just half their sentences. It’s typical for California prison inmates who keep a good disciplinary record to... Read More

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Derick Almena, Ghost Ship, Max Harris

August 10, 2018

Prosecutors to rest case at Manafort financial fraud trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors are expected to rest their case Friday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, after days of occasionally dramatic testimony in Manafort’s bank fraud and tax evasion trial and some testy exchanges with the trial judge. Prosecuting attorneys for special counsel Robert Mueller got a rare, and narrow, acknowledgment from... Read More

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Paul Manafort

August 9, 2018

Thai monk who flew in high style gets prison for fraud

BANGKOK (AP) — A former Buddhist monk infamous for a jet-set lifestyle was sentenced Thursday to more than 100 years in prison in connection with funds he fraudulently raised from followers. Wirapol Sukphol caused a scandal when he appeared in a 2013 YouTube video in his monk’s robes aboard a private jet wearing aviator sunglasses... Read More

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Wirapol Sukphol

August 9, 2018

Court says soccer’s Maradona can pursue ex-wife case in US

MIAMI (AP) — Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona can pursue a lawsuit in the U.S. against his ex-wife claiming she misappropriated some of his money to buy Florida real estate, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. The state 3rd District Court of Appeal decided that a lower court correctly refused to dismiss the lawsuit against Claudia... Read More

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Claudia Villafane

August 9, 2018

England cricketer says he protected gay men in street brawl

BRISTOL, England (AP) — England cricket player Ben Stokes told police that two gay men thanked him for protecting them from homophobic abuse following a street brawl. Stokes is standing trial at Bristol Crown Court accused of knocking out two other men outside a nightclub in the southwest English city in September last year. Prosecutors... Read More

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Ben Stokes

August 9, 2018

Nevada death-row inmate: ‘Just get it done’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada death-row inmate whose execution has been postponed twice said a legal fight over his fate is taking a tortuous toll on him and his family and he just wants his sentence carried out. The state should “just get it done, just do it effectively and stop fighting about it,”... Read More

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Scott Raymond Dozier

August 9, 2018

Prison sentences expected for warehouse fire that killed 36

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men who pleaded no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter will face the families of those who died in a fire at an illegally converted Northern California warehouse as they are sentenced for the crimes. A two-day sentencing hearing for Derick Almena and Max Harris is scheduled to begin... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Derick Almena, Ghost Ship, Max Harris

August 9, 2018

Tribune calls off $3.9B buyout by Sinclair

NEW YORK (AP) — Tribune withdrew from its $3.9 billion buyout by Sinclair, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach of Fox News. Tribune Media Co., which is on the hook for a $135 million breakup fee, said Thursday that it is filing a lawsuit against Sinclair,... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Sinclair, Tribune Media

August 9, 2018

Paper faces contempt for story on school shooting suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida newspaper faced an ethical dilemma after a school district’s mistake exposed details that were supposed to be redacted from its lengthy examination of the education of school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. The material two judges had ordered kept secret shows that Broward County school officials failed to follow... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Nikolas Cruz

August 9, 2018

Judge who overturned other Obama program hears DACA case

HOUSTON (AP) — The state of Texas asked a federal judge Wednesday to rule against a program shielding 700,000 young immigrants from deportation, arguing they drain state resources and never should have received federal protection. Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, argued that the state’s claims were baseless during a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

DACA

August 9, 2018

Gates, star witness against Manafort, concludes testimony

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort’s protégé wrapped up his testimony Wednesday after implicating the former Trump campaign chairman and himself in financial crimes while also enduring stinging attacks on his character and credibility. Rick Gates has been the government’s star witness in Manafort’s financial fraud trial, testifying how, at the behest of his longtime... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Paul Manafort

August 9, 2018

Man at compound accused of training kids for school attacks

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A father arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound where 11 hungry children were found living in filth was training youngsters to commit school shootings, prosecutors said in court documents obtained Wednesday. The allegations against Siraj Ibn Wahhaj came to light as authorities awaited word on whether human remains discovered at... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Siraj Ibn Wahhaj

August 9, 2018

Court upholds ex-Stanford swimmer’s sex assault conviction

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday rejected a former Stanford University swimmer’s bid for a new trial and upheld his sexual assault and attempted rape convictions. The three-judge panel of the 6th District Court of Appeal in San Jose ruled Wednesday that there was “substantial evidence” that Brock Turner received a fair... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Brock Turner

August 9, 2018

Prosecutors present more evidence of fraud in Manafort case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort’s protégé wrapped up his testimony after implicating the former Trump campaign chairman and himself in financial crimes while also enduring stinging attacks on his character and credibility. Once Rick Gates finished testifying, prosecutors resumed trying to make their case through documentary evidence to demonstrate Manafort’s control of offshore bank... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Paul Manafort

Judge set to sentence men in deadly Oakland warehouse fire

Prosecutors to rest case at Manafort financial fraud trial

Thai monk who flew in high style gets prison for fraud

Court says soccer’s Maradona can pursue ex-wife case in US

England cricketer says he protected gay men in street brawl

Nevada death-row inmate: ‘Just get it done’

Prison sentences expected for warehouse fire that killed 36

Tribune calls off $3.9B buyout by Sinclair

Paper faces contempt for story on school shooting suspect

Judge who overturned other Obama program hears DACA case

Gates, star witness against Manafort, concludes testimony

Man at compound accused of training kids for school attacks

Court upholds ex-Stanford swimmer’s sex assault conviction

Prosecutors present more evidence of fraud in Manafort case

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