Oklahoma firm seeks to speak with ex-university leader Boren

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren says a law firm representing the school has asked to speak with Boren amid an unspecified investigation. In a statement Saturday to The Associated Press, Bob Burke said Boren welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight if university lawyers reveal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 4, 2019

Ponca Tribe fighting 2 states and a city to keep new casino

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Some 150 years after suffering the loss of its homeland at the hands of the U.S. government, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is celebrating a triumph with the opening of a casino intended to secure a stream of revenue for the long-struggling tribe. The only thing standing in its way?... Read More

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March 4, 2019

Hearing set in case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping man

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Attorneys for Kevin Spacey are heading back to court in the case accusing the disgraced actor of groping an 18-year-old man at a Massachusetts bar in 2016. A pretrial hearing is set for Monday in the Nantucket District Court. The judge has said that Spacey is not required to attend, but... Read More

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Kevin Spacey

March 4, 2019

Man dies, suspect sought in shooting near university in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police were searching Friday for the suspect in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex south of Salt Lake City that spurred a shelter-in-place alert for about two hours at nearby Utah Valley University. Other people at the apartment complex in Orem, Utah, witnessed Elbert Paule, 19, shoot Dominique Barnett,... Read More

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Elbert Paule

March 4, 2019

Families of Texas church shooting victims sue gun retailer

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Family members of victims of a Texas church shooting are suing a sporting goods chain that sold the weapons used in the 2017 massacre. The lawsuit filed in state district court in San Antonio alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally sold the assault-style rifle, high-capacity magazine and ammunition to Devin Kelley.... Read More

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Devin Kelley

March 4, 2019

Black activist says he took over neo-Nazi group to kill it

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A black activist said he has taken the helm of what has been billed as one of the nation’s largest neo-Nazi groups to put it out of business. Corporate records show James Stern of Moreno Valley, California, is now president of the National Socialist Movement. He replaces previous longtime leader... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race

March 4, 2019

‘Sanctuary’ cities are getting their grants despite threats

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — About 18 months after the Trump administration threatened to withhold law enforcement grants from nearly 30 places around the country it felt weren’t doing enough to work with federal immigration agents, all but one have received or been cleared to get the money, the Justice Department said. In most cases, courts... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

March 4, 2019

Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel’s investigation into Russia? Paul Manafort’s daughter decided to change her name . Leaders of New Britain, Connecticut, considered renaming Paul Manafort Drive, a street named after his father. At Manafort Brothers... Read More

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Paul Manafort

March 4, 2019

Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP

TORONTO (AP) — An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force, saying they detained, searched and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest. Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou said Sunday they filed a notice of civil claim in the British Columbia Supreme... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

March 1, 2019

Ex-Vegas headliner faints at 20-year sentence in porn case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas illusion show headliner from Germany appeared to faint Thursday while being sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined more than $500,000 in a federal child pornography case. Jan Rouven Fuechtener, 40, stiffened and fell backward over his chair after Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro rejected... Read More

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Jan Rouven Fuechtener

March 1, 2019

Ex-teacher sentenced to 3 years in ‘celebgate’ hacking case

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia high school teacher was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison for hacking into private digital accounts of celebrities and others. Christopher Brannan was the fifth person charged in the 2014 “celebgate” scandal in which hackers obtained nude photographs and other private information from more than 200... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

March 1, 2019

Judge: Can’t use cop’s silence at trial in Damond shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected requests to use a former Minneapolis police officer’s silence and a pre-hiring psychological exam against him at his trial in the 2017 shooting of an unarmed Australian woman. Mohamed Noor, 33, goes on trial April 1 on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of Justine Ruszczyk... Read More

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Justine Ruszczyk Damond

March 1, 2019

Migrant mom sues over toddler’s death after detention

HOUSTON (AP) — The mother of a migrant toddler who died shortly after being released from the nation’s largest family detention center sued the tiny Arizona city on Thursday that for years was paid by the U.S. government to run the facility in name only. The lawsuit from Yazmin Juarez of Guatemala alleges that her... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

March 1, 2019

When music producers are accused of being predators

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessie Woo just wanted to sing. So when the budding vocalist met a successful music producer who told her he wanted to help her with her music, she believed him. Then, one night seven years ago, the producer raped her, she said. It was not the only time she was preyed... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Oklahoma firm seeks to speak with ex-university leader Boren

Ponca Tribe fighting 2 states and a city to keep new casino

Hearing set in case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping man

Man dies, suspect sought in shooting near university in Utah

Families of Texas church shooting victims sue gun retailer

Black activist says he took over neo-Nazi group to kill it

‘Sanctuary’ cities are getting their grants despite threats

Manafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail

Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP

Ex-Vegas headliner faints at 20-year sentence in porn case

Ex-teacher sentenced to 3 years in ‘celebgate’ hacking case

Judge: Can’t use cop’s silence at trial in Damond shooting

Migrant mom sues over toddler’s death after detention

When music producers are accused of being predators

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