California lawmaker demands probe of PG&E’s chief regulator

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A state lawmaker on Wednesday demanded an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission to determine whether regulators’ lax oversight enabled neglect at Pacific Gas & Electric that triggered catastrophic wildfires, a messy bankruptcy and exasperating blackouts. The request by Assemblyman Adam Gray could turn up the heat on the... Read More

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PG&E

January 16, 2020

Sleep apnea company pays $37.5M to settle kickback lawsuits

SAN DIEGO (AP) — ResMed, a San Diego-based company that sells sleep apnea machines, will pay $37.5 million to settle allegations that it provided kickbacks to obtain customer referrals, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The settlement covers five whistleblower lawsuits filed on behalf of the federal government. The lawsuits say that the company provided free services... Read More

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ResMed

January 16, 2020

Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk

ATLANTA (AP) — Corrections officials in Georgia are preparing to execute a man convicted of fatally shooting a convenience store clerk more than 30 years ago. Jimmy Fletcher Meders, 58, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state prison in Jackson. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to die for... Read More

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Jimmy Fletcher Meders

January 16, 2020

Woman who fed vultures, gators settles lawsuit for $53,000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who fed vultures, alligators and other wildlife behind her gated-community home has agreed to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by homeowners association. Palm Beach County Judge Scott Kerner on Wednesday permanently enjoined Irma Acosta Arya from feeding wildlife and ordered her to pay up... Read More

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Irma Acosta Arya

January 15, 2020

St. Louis prosecutor invokes ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’ in lawsuit

CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis’s elected top prosecutor says the city, its police union and others violated a Civil War-era law by allegedly engaging in a racist conspiracy to force her from office and prevent her from reforming racist practices. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said the defendants violated the the... Read More

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Ku Klux Klan

January 15, 2020

Targeting rich neighborhoods, man stole 1,300 people’s mail

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for roaming neighborhoods after dark, stealing mail from mailboxes and then cashing thousands of dollars in pilfered checks, prosecutors said Tuesday. Since at least 2016, Erik Magana’s scheme targeted affluent neighborhoods in several North Carolina towns including Charlotte,... Read More

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Erik Magana

January 15, 2020

Parent faces new tax fraud charge in college bribery case

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts real estate developer accused of paying $220,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California faces a new tax fraud charge. John Wilson, 59, of Lynnfield, Mass., was indicted Tuesday on one count of filing a false tax return. He has previously pleaded not guilty to federal charges... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, John Wilson

January 15, 2020

California housing crisis: Oakland moms evicted by deputies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeless women ordered by a California judge last week to leave a vacant house they illegally occupied in Oakland for two months were evicted before dawn Tuesday by sheriff’s deputies in a case that highlighted the state’s severe housing shortage and growing numbers of homeless people. Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies, some... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

January 15, 2020

Lawsuit says Mississippi prisons are ‘plagued by violence’

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than two dozen Mississippi inmates sued the state Tuesday, saying understaffed prisons are “plagued by violence” and inmates are forced to live in decrepit and dangerous conditions. The federal lawsuit follows an outbreak of violence that killed five inmates and left an undisclosed number of others injured between Dec. 29... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

January 15, 2020

Ex-player sues Penn State over football hazing allegations

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State football player claims in a lawsuit that Nittany Lions players hazed him and other younger teammates by imitating sexual acts in the shower and invoking Jerry Sandusky’s name. Isaiah Humphries filed the lawsuit Monday in Pennsylvania federal court against the university, head coach James Franklin and one... Read More

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Penn State

January 15, 2020

Students back in court over Confederate statue case

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A national civil rights organization filed an appeal Tuesday on behalf of University of North Carolina students who want to intervene in a settlement that gives $2.5 million and a Civil War commemorative statue to a Confederate heritage group. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the appeal on... Read More

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Confederate statue

January 15, 2020

Police widows pack sentencing of widow who looted charity

NEW YORK (AP) — Widows of police officers killed in the line of duty packed a courtroom Tuesday for the sentencing of a fellow widow who they say spoiled their charity’s reputation by stealing $400,000. Several widows told U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein about the damage done by Lorraine Shanley before he sentenced the 69-year-old... Read More

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Lorraine Shanley

January 15, 2020

Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Meat Loaf has filed a lawsuit against a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and organizers of a horror convention held there, blaming them for negligence when he fell from a stage while answering questions from convention goers last May. The singer and actor, whose real name is Michael Lee... Read More

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Meat Loaf

January 15, 2020

Prosecutor: Avenatti arrested on alleged bail violation

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the embattled former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Tuesday evening in California for alleged bail violations, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors. The arrest came as Avenatti was appearing before the State Bar Court in Los Angeles, which is conducting disciplinary proceedings related... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

California lawmaker demands probe of PG&E’s chief regulator

Sleep apnea company pays $37.5M to settle kickback lawsuits

Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk

Woman who fed vultures, gators settles lawsuit for $53,000

St. Louis prosecutor invokes ‘Ku Klux Klan Act’ in lawsuit

Targeting rich neighborhoods, man stole 1,300 people’s mail

Parent faces new tax fraud charge in college bribery case

California housing crisis: Oakland moms evicted by deputies

Lawsuit says Mississippi prisons are ‘plagued by violence’

Ex-player sues Penn State over football hazing allegations

Students back in court over Confederate statue case

Police widows pack sentencing of widow who looted charity

Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall

Prosecutor: Avenatti arrested on alleged bail violation

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