Former French swimming champion on trial for child sex abuse

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — A former French swimming champion is on trial in southwest France for the alleged rape and sexual abuse of young boys and adolescents during the decade he ran an ice hockey club in northern France. Vincent Leroyer told a jury as his three-day trial got underway in Bordeaux on Monday that... Read More

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Vincent Leroyer

January 22, 2019

Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

MADRID (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo smiled broadly after leaving court Tuesday despite the unwanted trip back to Madrid to plead guilty to tax fraud. The Juventus forward, who was facing charges stemming from his days at Real Madrid, spent about 45 minutes in court to sign an agreement which cost him nearly 19 million euros... Read More

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Cristiano Ronaldo

January 22, 2019

Settlement reached in wrongful death suit against deputy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a California man killed by a sheriff’s deputy in 2016 is set to receive a $7 million settlement from Sacramento County. The Jan. 11 settlement relates to officer James Spurgeon’s killing of Chad Irwin outside his home in the Sacramento suburb of Citrus Heights, the Sacramento Bee reported... Read More

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Chad Irwin, James Spurgeon

January 22, 2019

Ex-honors student gets 33 years in marijuana dealer’s death

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A former community college honors student has been sentenced to 33 years in prison in the death of a marijuana dealer authorities say was shot by the defendant’s former boyfriend. The felony murder sentence imposed Friday on 21-year-old Raquel Garajau will require the ex-Brookdale Community College student to serve 30 years... Read More

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Raquel Garajau

January 22, 2019

Ex-Iowa school official who took nearly $217K gets probation

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa school district official has been given three years of probation for embezzling nearly $217,000 over the course of several years. Dallas County District Court records show 35-year-old Melissa Lantz was given a 10-year suspended prison sentence during a hearing Friday in Adel. The judge also ordered her to... Read More

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Melissa Lantz

January 22, 2019

Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — During the longest-ever government shutdown, the federal judiciary has remained open, allowing the wheels of justice to keep turning in most criminal cases. But many civil cases have come to a halt because the U.S. Department of Justice doesn’t have enough attorneys working to handle them. Judges have granted the government... Read More

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Immigration

January 22, 2019

Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn’s bail request

TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court has rejected former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s latest request for bail, more than two months after his arrest, prolonging a detention that has drawn international scrutiny of Japan’s justice system. The decision by the Tokyo District Court came a day after Ghosn promised to wear an electronic monitoring ankle... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan

January 21, 2019

Call for political action after Laquan McDonald cases

CHICAGO (AP) — Activists and others who were disappointed by the outcome of two historic cases involving the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer see a way forward — by turning tragedy into political power. A judge on Friday sentenced former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to less... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

January 21, 2019

IRA dissidents suspected in Northern Ireland car bomb blast

LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland said Sunday they suspect Irish Republican Army dissidents were behind a car bombing outside a courthouse in the city of Londonderry. Two men in their 20s have been arrested over the attack, which caused no injuries. Attackers hijacked a pizza delivery vehicle, loaded it with explosives and left... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

January 21, 2019

Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn asks for bail, promises not to flee

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is promising to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, give up his passport and pay for security guards approved by prosecutors to gain release from detention on bail. Ghosn, 64, has been in custody since his arrest on Nov. 19. He was due for a bail hearing... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

January 21, 2019

After 2016 ruling, battles over juvenile lifer cases persist

Locked up for life at 15, Norman Brown remains defined by the crime that put him behind bars. Twenty-seven years ago, Brown joined a neighbor more than twice his age to rob a jewelry shop in Chesterfield, Missouri, and the man shot the owner to death. The shooter was executed. But state officials, bound by... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

January 18, 2019

Harvey Weinstein breaks with his criminal defense lawyer

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is recasting his legal team a month after losing a hard-fought bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out. Weinstein and high-profile defense attorney Benjamin Brafman said in a statement Thursday that they “have agreed to part ways” and that new lawyers would be introduced next week. The... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 18, 2019

Jurors convict man in Temple University student slaying

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without possibility of parole Thursday in the slaying of a 22-year-old Temple University student. Jurors convicted Joshua Hupperterz of first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the death of Jenna Burleigh. He earlier pleaded guilty to evidence-tampering and abuse... Read More

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Jenna Burleigh, Joshua Hupperterz

January 18, 2019

Patient’s widow: Hospital safeguards ‘failed tremendously’

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 44-year-old excavator was taken to the emergency room with shortness of breath. Breathing trouble also sent a 64-year-old woman to the same hospital. A third patient, a 79-year-old woman with health problems, was transferred from an assisted care facility. Now their relatives allege each died because employees at a hospital... Read More

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Former French swimming champion on trial for child sex abuse

Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court

Settlement reached in wrongful death suit against deputy

Ex-honors student gets 33 years in marijuana dealer’s death

Ex-Iowa school official who took nearly $217K gets probation

Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government

Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn’s bail request

Call for political action after Laquan McDonald cases

IRA dissidents suspected in Northern Ireland car bomb blast

Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn asks for bail, promises not to flee

After 2016 ruling, battles over juvenile lifer cases persist

Harvey Weinstein breaks with his criminal defense lawyer

Jurors convict man in Temple University student slaying

Patient’s widow: Hospital safeguards ‘failed tremendously’

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