Judge: ‘No basis’ to throw out Weinstein’s sex assault case

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the disgraced Hollywood titan’s fierce push to have his indictment thrown out. Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort to raise doubts about... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 21, 2018

Pediatrician admits to assaulting dozens of young patients

Nearly two decades after Pennsylvania state regulators let him off the hook, a former pediatrician admitted in court Thursday that he sexually assaulted 31 children, most of them patients. Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two family members and admitted to sexually assaulting more than two dozen patients. The abuse spanned... Read More

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Johnnie Barto

December 20, 2018

‘Amigo!’ Jury hears cheerful El Chapo on tape at US trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Secretly recorded phone calls played Wednesday at the U.S. trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman make him sound as if he was enjoying his life as a narco-outlaw. “Amigo!” a cheerful voice identified as Guzman’s says at the start of a 2008 call made by an American... Read More

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El Chapo

December 20, 2018

Kansas to pay $1.1M in wrongful conviction look-alike case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas has agreed to pay $1.1 million to a man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a robbery that he says was committed by someone who looks just like him. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Tuesday that a settlement was reached Monday with 42-year-old... Read More

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Richard Anthony Jones

December 20, 2018

Family of man stunned by police gets $750,000 settlement

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — City officials in Florida have approved a settlement for the family of a man who died after being stunned multiple times by police. The Sun Sentinel reports that Hollywood city commissioners approved a $750,000 payout to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by the mother of 30-year-old Daniel Tyson. The city’s... Read More

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Daniel Tyson

December 20, 2018

Rapper Juelz Santana sentenced to prison for gun in airport

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rapper Juelz Santana has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for trying to get a loaded gun onto a plane at a New York-area airport. Santana, whose real name is LaRon James, was sentenced Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey, to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to... Read More

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Juelz Santana

December 20, 2018

Waffle House shooting suspect sent delusional text messages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House used to send his father text messages in which he punctuated everyday chitchat with delusional rants. Police say the 29-year-old Reinking was nearly naked, only wearing a green jacket, when he opened fire outside the restaurant on April 22... Read More

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Travis Reinking

December 20, 2018

Black leaders forged alliance with Trump on sentencing deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare bipartisan deal in Congress to overhaul federal sentencing laws passed after a few black ministers, leaders and lawmakers forged an alliance with President Donald Trump, who some have condemned as racist for the last two years. The reforms could offer a path to freedom for hundreds of black and Latino... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 20, 2018

Will Harvey Weinstein charges stick? Judge to rule

NEW YORK (AP) — If Harvey Weinstein were in charge of the script, he’d be walking out of a court hearing Thursday free of the criminal charges threatening to put him behind bars. The Hollywood producer-turned-#MeToo pariah is putting on his fiercest campaign yet to convince a New York judge to throw out his sexual... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 19, 2018

Texas teen gets 12 years in prison for stabbing classmate

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former high school student has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for cutting the throat of a classmate at a Fort Worth high school. Taj Love, who is now 19, has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for the May 2017 attack at Brewer High... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 19, 2018

California to pay $3M over death of teen holding pellet gun

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Sonoma County will pay $3 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a California teenager who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy while holding a pellet gun. The Press Democrat reports the settlement was approved unanimously Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors, bringing... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

December 19, 2018

US: German company to plead guilty in VW emissions scheme

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities say a German engineering company has agreed to plead guilty and pay $35 million for its role in the Volkswagen vehicle emissions scandal. The Justice Department said Tuesday that IAV has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy in Detroit federal court on Jan. 18. The government says IAV misled regulators... Read More

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Volkswagen

December 19, 2018

Attorney: Deadly hotel freezer could lock someone inside

CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for a woman suing a suburban Chicago hotel over the death of her 19-year-old daughter in a walk-in freezer says someone could have locked the young woman inside. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger told a news conference Tuesday that a button on the freezer door’s handle allows it to be locked, overriding... Read More

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December 19, 2018

Google, Facebook to pay $450K for Washington state violation

SEATTLE (AP) — Google and Facebook have agreed to pay $455,000 to settle allegations that they failed to keep proper records about who was paying for campaign ads on their sites, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Tuesday. Google will pay $217,000 and Facebook will pay $238,000 in response to two lawsuits filed in... Read More

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Judge: ‘No basis’ to throw out Weinstein’s sex assault case

Pediatrician admits to assaulting dozens of young patients

‘Amigo!’ Jury hears cheerful El Chapo on tape at US trial

Kansas to pay $1.1M in wrongful conviction look-alike case

Family of man stunned by police gets $750,000 settlement

Rapper Juelz Santana sentenced to prison for gun in airport

Waffle House shooting suspect sent delusional text messages

Black leaders forged alliance with Trump on sentencing deal

Will Harvey Weinstein charges stick? Judge to rule

Texas teen gets 12 years in prison for stabbing classmate

California to pay $3M over death of teen holding pellet gun

US: German company to plead guilty in VW emissions scheme

Attorney: Deadly hotel freezer could lock someone inside

Google, Facebook to pay $450K for Washington state violation

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