Lawyers seek bail for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The attorneys for a former Hong Kong government official charged in the United States with using bribes to secure business deals asked a judge on Friday to release their client on bail. The lawyers representing Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho said in a letter to Judge Katherine Forrest that Ho “is... Read More

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Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho, Fraud

January 6, 2018

A look at prosecutors who will decide on marijuana crackdown

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has put the top federal prosecutors in states with recreational marijuana back in charge of deciding whether to press pot cases there. Here’s a look at those U.S. attorneys, how they came to their jobs and their background: ___ ALASKA Name: Bryan Schroder Appointment: Nominated by President Donald Trump in July... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

January 6, 2018

Man admits lying for ex-chief’s wife under investigation

HONOLULU (AP) — A man acknowledged in court Friday that a deputy Honolulu prosecutor who controlled his childhood trust fund convinced him to lie to a grand jury about what happened to his money. Ransen Taito pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge accusing him of impeding a federal corruption investigation into the prosecutor, Katherine... Read More

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Ransen Taito

January 6, 2018

Swatting death call suspect threatened to kill grandmother

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of making a hoax emergency call that led to the fatal police shooting of a Kansas man once threatened to kill his grandmother if she reported him for phoning in a false bomb threat to a television station, according to news reports and court documents. Tyler Barriss, 25,... Read More

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Shooting, Tyler Barriss

January 6, 2018

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old transgender woman serving a 10-year sentence in Illinois for burglary is seeking a rarely granted transfer to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to the kinds of sexual assault, taunting and beatings she’s been subjected to in male prisons. Deon “Strawberry” Hampton describes in a lawsuit... Read More

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Deon Hampton, Transgender

January 6, 2018

Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil lawsuit charging Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations, including another publicist who says he forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her. One of the other women speaking out told The Associated... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Paul Haggis, Sexual Abuse

January 6, 2018

Judge rejects ‘Bachelor’ star’s fatal accident law challenge

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa farmer-turned-reality television star is fighting to avoid prison after driving his pickup into the back of a tractor and killing a neighbor. Chris Soules, who became known as “Prince Farming” during his 2015 appearance on “The Bachelor” and also appeared on “The Bachelorette” and “Dancing With The Stars,”... Read More

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Chris Soules

January 6, 2018

Immigrant cleared of San Francisco killing faces US charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced Friday to time served for illegal gun possession. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Samuel Feng also denied a defense request to grant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate a new... Read More

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Jose Ines Garcia Zarate

January 5, 2018

The mother sentenced to 8 years for leaving her toddler in a car overnight talks in court.

This mother, Nicole Carmon, left her child in a car during a snow storm for 14 hours while she drank six shots at a local bar. She initially told the police that she had gotten into a car accident. When the police found the snow covered car, they looked inside and found the toddler sitting... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Nicole Carmon, Poll

January 5, 2018

Toronto theater director resigns over alleged misconduct

TORONTO (AP) — A prominent Toronto theater company said Thursday it has accepted the resignation of its founding artistic director following allegations of sexual assault and harassment by actors under his employ. The move comes after four women held a news conference about the accusations and four fellow actors resigned in a show of support... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Sexual Abuse

Albert Schultz

January 5, 2018

State high court won’t hear Mateen Cleaves sex assault case

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to review a judge’s decision to reinstate sexual assault charges against former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves. The state’s high court on Wednesday joined three Michigan Court of Appeals judges, who in August denied Cleaves’ request. Earlier, Genesee County Judge Archie Hayman reinstated the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Mateen Cleaves

January 5, 2018

Lawn-mowing man enters plea in neighbor shooting spat

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis-area man who was wounded when an argument with a neighbor escalated into across-the-fence gunfire has pleaded guilty in the case. The Johnson County prosecutor’s office in July charged Jeffrey S. Weigle with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. He pleaded guilty Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors, and a judge... Read More

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Jeffrew S. Weigle, Shooting

January 5, 2018

The Latest: Lawyers upset hearing canceled in 4 deaths case

TROY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on two men accused of killing two women and two children in a basement apartment (all times local): 5 p.m. Lawyers for two men charged with killing two women and two children in an upstate New York basement apartment say they’re disappointed a preliminary hearing has been canceled. Justin... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Quadruple Homicide

January 5, 2018

Saudi Arabia: No evidence shows it had a hand in 9/11 attack

NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia urged a judge Thursday to reject a New York lawsuit seeking to hold it responsible in the Sept. 11 attacks, saying a law passed by Congress that gave new life to the once-dismissed claims is not sufficient to overcome a lack of evidence. Lawyers for Saudi Arabia wrote in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

911, Saudi Arabia

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Lawyers seek bail for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

A look at prosecutors who will decide on marijuana crackdown

Man admits lying for ex-chief’s wife under investigation

Swatting death call suspect threatened to kill grandmother

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

Oscar-winning filmmaker Haggis accused of rape, sex assault

Judge rejects ‘Bachelor’ star’s fatal accident law challenge

Immigrant cleared of San Francisco killing faces US charges

The mother sentenced to 8 years for leaving her toddler in a car overnight talks in court.

Toronto theater director resigns over alleged misconduct

State high court won’t hear Mateen Cleaves sex assault case

Lawn-mowing man enters plea in neighbor shooting spat

The Latest: Lawyers upset hearing canceled in 4 deaths case

Saudi Arabia: No evidence shows it had a hand in 9/11 attack

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