Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

MUNICH (AP) — A German court found the main defendant guilty on Wednesday in a string of neo-Nazi killings more than a decade ago — a high-profile trial that raised fresh questions about the treatment of migrants at a time when Germany is grappling with an unprecedented influx of refugees and surging support for a... Read More

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National Socialist Underground

July 12, 2018

Nevada execution delayed indefinitely after ruling on drug

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A state trying to execute its first inmate in 12 years using an untested combination of drugs is heading back to planning stages, and a twice-convicted killer who wants to die will return to death row, after a court postponed his lethal injection to allow a drug company to argue that... Read More

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Scott Raymond Dozier

July 11, 2018

Lawyer for teacher accused of having sex with suicidal student says claims are ‘teen fantasies’

ALFRED, Maine — The lawyer for a former Maine high school teacher who is charged with having sex with a student says the accusations are “teenage fantasies.” Attorney Scott Gardner said Monday that his client Jill Lamontagne never had a sexual relationship with the student. Gardner’s statements came during a court hearing on a motion... Read More

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Jill Lamontagne

July 11, 2018

Woman made up rape claim because date wouldn’t drive her home: cops

CLYDE, N.Y. — Police in upstate New York say a woman falsely accused someone of rape for not giving her a ride home. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 27-year-old Jessica Gallagher of Clyde was charged Sunday with false reporting of a crime. Deputies say Gallagher told police she was abducted by a man she... Read More

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Jessica Gallagher

July 11, 2018

Woman found dead in trash compactor of swanky NYC apartment building

A woman was found dead inside the trash compactor of a swanky Union Square apartment building on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Cops and paramedics responded to Zeckendorf Towers at 1 Irving Place at 4:55 p.m. and “discovered a 48-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive inside a trash compactor,” according to an NYPD statement. She was pronounced... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

July 11, 2018

A look at the 5 people convicted in Germany’s neo-Nazi trial

MUNICH (AP) — Five people have been convicted as part of a trial that began in May 2013 over their involvement with the National Socialist Underground, a neo-Nazi group that carried out the biggest killing spree targeting migrants in Germany since World War II. Here is a look at the defendants: BEATE ZSCHAEPE Zschaepe, 43,... Read More

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National Socialist Underground

July 11, 2018

Demonstrators force Fox crew from Supreme Court broadcast

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News’ Shannon Bream said the network had to move a planned live broadcast indoors after she and her crew felt threatened by demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. People shouted obscenities at Bream and her crew, crowded around and touched... Read More

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Brett Kavanaugh, Fox News

July 11, 2018

Former NBA player Washington sentenced for charity fraud

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former NBA player Kermit Washington has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in charity donations on vacations, shopping sprees and plastic surgery for his girlfriend. The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release that the 66-year-old Las Vegas man was... Read More

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Kermit Washington

July 11, 2018

Man pleads guilty to cheating NFL players in charity fraud

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An Ohio man has admitted defrauding NFL players out of money meant for charities. Thirty-nine-year-old Camario Richardson, of Maple Heights, Ohio, pleaded guilty Monday to mail fraud in federal court in Kansas City. Prosecutors say Richardson told the players he could deliver Nike-branded merchandise to charitable events. The five players... Read More

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Camario Richardson

July 11, 2018

Police: Woman assaulted at home of NFL star LeSean McCoy

Police acknowledged Tuesday that a woman was assaulted during a home invasion at a suburban Atlanta house owned by NFL star LeSean McCoy, hours after graphic posts on social media accused the Buffalo Bills running back of bloodying his former girlfriend. One female was treated and released from the hospital, while another sustained a minor... Read More

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LeSean McCoy

July 11, 2018

Man accused of yelling, causing plane to land pleads guilty

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of screaming on a flight and causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma has pleaded guilty to a federal assault charge. Federal prosecutors in Tulsa say 29-year-old Bolutife Olorunda of Vancouver, Washington, pleaded guilty Tuesday and will pay Delta Airlines $9,118 for the... Read More

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Bolutife Olorunda

July 11, 2018

Arizona man sentenced to 8 years in death of teen girlfriend

PHOENIX (AP) — Katherine “Kat” Tortice’s body was found in a shallow grave on an American Indian reservation in Arizona more than a decade ago, and now the man responsible for leaving the teenager for dead is going to prison for eight years. Andre Hinton was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge David Campbell in... Read More

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Andre Hinton, Katherine Tortice

July 11, 2018

8 Alabama inmates ask for execution by nitrogen gas

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit challenging Alabama’s lethal injection process took an unexpected turn Tuesday after eight inmate plaintiffs asked to be put to death by the state’s new execution method: inhaling nitrogen gas. The Alabama attorney general’s office and lawyers for inmates submitted a joint motion Tuesday to dismiss the litigation. Lawyers said... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

July 11, 2018

Heroes or criminals? Trump pardons 2 Oregon ranchers

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Rugged individualists to some, dangerous arsonists to others, a father and son who were convicted of intentionally setting fires on public land in Oregon were pardoned Tuesday by President Donald Trump. The pardon is raising concerns that it will encourage others to actively oppose federal control of public land, which is... Read More

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Dwight Hammond Jr., Steven Hammond

Neo-Nazi trial puts spotlight on fate of migrants in Germany

Nevada execution delayed indefinitely after ruling on drug

Lawyer for teacher accused of having sex with suicidal student says claims are ‘teen fantasies’

Woman made up rape claim because date wouldn’t drive her home: cops

Woman found dead in trash compactor of swanky NYC apartment building

A look at the 5 people convicted in Germany’s neo-Nazi trial

Demonstrators force Fox crew from Supreme Court broadcast

Former NBA player Washington sentenced for charity fraud

Man pleads guilty to cheating NFL players in charity fraud

Police: Woman assaulted at home of NFL star LeSean McCoy

Man accused of yelling, causing plane to land pleads guilty

Arizona man sentenced to 8 years in death of teen girlfriend

8 Alabama inmates ask for execution by nitrogen gas

Heroes or criminals? Trump pardons 2 Oregon ranchers

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