Man sentenced to 29 years for Indiana post office pipe bomb

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for sending a pipe bomb that exploded at a northwestern Indiana post office, injuring a worker. Eric Krieg of Munster, Indiana, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in December to making an unregistered destructive device and other charges. Defense lawyer Kevin... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 5, 2019

Motel 6 agrees to pay $12 million to settle lawsuit

SEATTLE (AP) — The national chain Motel 6 agreed Thursday to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington state claiming names of hotel guests were improperly provided to immigration officials for two years, the state attorney general said. The information led to targeted investigations by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who... Read More

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Immigration, Motel 6

April 5, 2019

School shooting suspect wants to be excluded from hearings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the suspect in last year’s Florida high school massacre want to waive his attendance at pretrial hearings. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said in court documents she will question Nikolas Cruz at a hearing Friday. She said if he “knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently” waives his appearance, she will allow... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Nikolas Cruz

April 5, 2019

Jurors hear final arguments in opioid bribe scheme case

BOSTON (AP) — In a scheme to get doctors to write prescriptions in exchange for cash, a wealthy drug company founder put patients at risk to guarantee his business’ success, a federal prosecutor told jurors Thursday in his closing arguments in the closely-watched trial. Meanwhile, an attorney for Insys Therapeutics Founder John Kapoor sought to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Opioid

April 5, 2019

Tesla CEO Musk gets reprieve in contempt-of-court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday urged stock market regulators and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to amicably settle their dispute over his tweets. If not, she said she’ll decide whether to grant regulators’ request that the outspoken executive face escalating fines if he breaks rules protecting investors. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Elon Musk, Tesla

April 5, 2019

Man charged with killing Nipsey Hussle pleads not guilty

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man charged with killing rapper Nipsey Hussle was ordered held on $5 million bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder charges. Eric R. Holder Jr., 29, making his first court appearance after Sunday’s shooting and subsequent two-day manhunt, spoke only to say “yeah” to Los Angeles... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Guns, News

Christopher Darden, Nipsey Hussle

April 5, 2019

Fed’s report condemning Alabama prisons: State vows action

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities vowed Thursday to begin the monumental task of fixing their troubling prison problems, responding to a U.S. Department of Justice report that condemned excessive violence, inmate deaths and a critical staffing shortage in the state correctional system. The Justice Department on Wednesday gave the state 49 days to respond... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

April 5, 2019

Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett for costs of investigation

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the “Empire” actor for money spent investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent Smollett a March 28 letter... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Jussie Smollett

April 5, 2019

New Zealand mosque suspect to undergo mental health check

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s fit to stand trial. High Court judge Cameron Mander made the order during a hearing in which 28-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, International Justice Watch, News

Brenton Harrison Tarrant

April 5, 2019

Biden to make 1st appearance since complaints about behavior

WASHINGTON (AP) — In countless conversations over the past year, former Vice President Joe Biden, his advisers and his broad network of friends and family have openly discussed the vulnerabilities he would face if he ran for president. A voting record that is sometimes at odds with the Democratic Party’s leftward shift. His age. And... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Joe Biden

April 4, 2019

Attorneys, judge to keep winnowing jury pool for cop trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge and attorneys are set to continue winnowing the jury pool Thursday for the murder trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Another 10 prospective jurors were excused Wednesday for the trial... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Mohamed Noor

April 4, 2019

Spacey’s lawyers returning to court in bar groping case

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — A judge will consider motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, who’s charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016. The Oscar-winning former “House of Cards” actor won’t be present for Thursday’s hearing at Nantucket District Court. Spacey’s attorneys have been seeking to preserve phone and electronic records between... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News, Sexual Abuse

Kevin Spacey

April 4, 2019

Doctor convicted in ‘ski rage’ attack on boy

VERNON, N.J. (AP) — A doctor accused of attacking a 12-year-old boy in a “ski rage” incident at a northern New Jersey resort has been convicted of child endangerment and other counts. But a Sussex County jury also acquitted Samuel Caruthers of aggravated assault and a weapons charge. The 47-year-old Caruthers could face up to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

April 4, 2019

Mayor-elect wants re-examination of code of silence case

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot wants her former colleagues at the U.S attorney’s office to re-examine the acquittals of three police officers accused of covering up the police shooting of Laquan McDonald. A judge in January found the officers not guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct. Former Officer Joseph Walsh,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Lori Lightfoot

Man sentenced to 29 years for Indiana post office pipe bomb

Motel 6 agrees to pay $12 million to settle lawsuit

School shooting suspect wants to be excluded from hearings

Jurors hear final arguments in opioid bribe scheme case

Tesla CEO Musk gets reprieve in contempt-of-court hearing

Man charged with killing Nipsey Hussle pleads not guilty

Fed’s report condemning Alabama prisons: State vows action

Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett for costs of investigation

New Zealand mosque suspect to undergo mental health check

Biden to make 1st appearance since complaints about behavior

Attorneys, judge to keep winnowing jury pool for cop trial

Spacey’s lawyers returning to court in bar groping case

Doctor convicted in ‘ski rage’ attack on boy

Mayor-elect wants re-examination of code of silence case

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