Lawsuit seeks to represent hundreds in Iowa coach abuse case

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawsuit seeking class-action status has been filed on behalf of hundreds of victims of a former Iowa youth basketball coach now facing 15 to 180 years in prison for sexually exploiting them. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in state court by law firm Grefe & Sidney on behalf... Read More

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Greg Stephen

November 5, 2018

US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities investigators have subpoenaed information from Tesla about production forecasts for the Model 3 electric car that were made last year, the company acknowledged in a regulatory filing Friday. The disclosure in Tesla’s quarterly financial report also says the Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena covered other public statements made about Model... Read More

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Tesla

November 5, 2018

New defense for Infowars in copyright case? “Pepe the Toad”

The internet trolls who turned Pepe the Frog into a hate symbol may be disappointed to hear a new claim about the cartoon character’s origins, courtesy of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars website. Infowars’ attorneys claim in a court filing Thursday that Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie based his character on a “pre-existing, strikingly... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars

November 5, 2018

Bulger prison transfer a ‘death sentence,’ union boss says

BOSTON (AP) — Sending Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger to a troubled federal penitentiary that housed other New England mobsters was like giving him a “death sentence,” a prison workers’ union official said Friday. Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970’s and ’80’s and ratted on the New England... Read More

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James Whitey Bulger

November 5, 2018

TV’s Farrah Abraham pleads guilty to resisting police

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV star Farrah Abraham has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from a scuffle with security at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Abraham pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court Friday to a charge of resisting police. The 27-year-old was sentenced to two years’ probation and five days of community labor.... Read More

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Farrah Abraham

November 5, 2018

Ex-convict convicted in fatal shooting of Tennessee officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-convict was found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges Sunday in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee. A jury in state court convicted Tremaine Wilbourn on Sunday in the August 2015 killing of Officer Sean Bolton. Wilbourn also was found guilty of carjacking and weapons... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourn

November 5, 2018

Indiana boy, 13, expected to admit to May school shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting and wounding a classmate and a teacher at their suburban Indianapolis school was expected to admit during a Monday court hearing to carrying out last May’s attack. The teen was set to appear in juvenile court for an admission/uncontested fact-finding hearing and a disposition hearing.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

November 5, 2018

Reputation precedes ‘El Chapo’ as US trial approaches

NEW YORK (AP) — He is accused of having a hand in dozens of murders, of using his drug cartel to smuggle more than 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, even pulling off running the massive operation from behind bars. That’s when he wasn’t busy escaping from jail — twice. The almost-mythical criminal... Read More

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El Chapo

November 2, 2018

Colorado jury’s pot verdict may discourage similar cases

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Colorado jury likely threw cold water on future legal challenges against cannabis companies by homeowners who consider filing racketeering lawsuits alleging proximity to pot operations hurts their property values, analysts and industry lawyers said Thursday. A federal jury in Denver on Wednesday rejected claims involving the odor from a pot... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Colorado, Hope Reilly, Marijuana, Mike Reilly, Pot

November 2, 2018

Australian man jailed for persuading wife to kill herself

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A self-styled preacher who wanted to claim his wife’s life insurance was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison for persuading her to kill herself in what a judge described as an Australian-first conviction. Graham Morant, 69, was convicted by a Queensland state Supreme Court Jury in October on charges... Read More

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Graham Morant

November 2, 2018

20 people could face corruption trial over Roma stadium

ROME (AP) — Twenty people risk being ordered to stand trial for alleged corruption in the long-delayed plans to build a new stadium for Roma. However, the ANSA news agency reports that neither Roma nor any of its management members are implicated in the scandal. Prosecutors in Rome wrapped up their investigation on Tuesday, nearly... Read More

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Roma Stadium

November 2, 2018

Former Marlins pitcher gets 4 years for insurance fraud

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an insurance scam. The Palm Beach Post reports Justin Wayne and his brother, Hawkeye Wayne, also paid $3.8 million in reimbursement Thursday... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Sports

Junstin Wayne, Marlins, MLB

November 2, 2018

Judge rules hiring of UConn coach’s son was not violation

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that UConn did not violate the state’s ban on nepotism when it hired football coach Randy Edsall’s son as an assistant coach. Judge Trial Referee Joseph Shortall on Thursday vacated the state Citizen Ethics Advisory Board’s ruling that would have forced Corey Edsall to... Read More

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Football, NCAA, Randy Edsall

November 2, 2018

Catalan separatists indicted for rebellion as trial nears

MADRID (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have called for former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras to be imprisoned for 25 years on charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds, the highest prison term being sought for separatist leaders who pushed for Catalan independence last year. The formal bill of indictment issued Friday by Spain’s Public... Read More

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Catalan

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Lawsuit seeks to represent hundreds in Iowa coach abuse case

US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

New defense for Infowars in copyright case? “Pepe the Toad”

Bulger prison transfer a ‘death sentence,’ union boss says

TV’s Farrah Abraham pleads guilty to resisting police

Ex-convict convicted in fatal shooting of Tennessee officer

Indiana boy, 13, expected to admit to May school shooting

Reputation precedes ‘El Chapo’ as US trial approaches

Colorado jury’s pot verdict may discourage similar cases

Australian man jailed for persuading wife to kill herself

20 people could face corruption trial over Roma stadium

Former Marlins pitcher gets 4 years for insurance fraud

Judge rules hiring of UConn coach’s son was not violation

Catalan separatists indicted for rebellion as trial nears

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