Before the 1990s, little recourse for harassment victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Back in 1979, Karen Schneider was an entry-level copy editor in her 20s when a senior editor at her newspaper offered her a ride after some late-night drinks with colleagues. At her destination, he locked the car door and forcibly kissed her. Terrified, she managed to get away. She subsequently told... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse

December 28, 2017

FBI won’t take over investigation of detective’s slaying

BALTIMORE (AP) — The FBI won’t take over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was shot in the head the day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury about a group of indicted officers, the city’s top police official said Wednesday. FBI officials have seen no evidence... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Sean Suiter

December 28, 2017

Judge praises teen for progress since killings when he was 8

ST. JOHNS, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona judge and the family of a teenager who fatally shot two men in 2008, including his father, heaped praise on him Wednesday for the progress he’s made as his time on probation comes to an end. Judge Monica Stauffer told the boy she knows the past nine years... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 28, 2017

Company in deadly school bus crash settles lawsuit for $323k

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The company in a deadly November 2016 school bus crash in Tennessee has settled a lawsuit for $323,000 on behalf of a 9-year-old boy injured in the wreck. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Durham School Services will pay $250,000, plus $73,000 in medical expenses, to the boy who suffered... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Johnthony Walker

December 28, 2017

Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday’s meeting of a state canvassing board to officially declare Jones the winner of the Dec. 12 special... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Roy Moore

December 28, 2017

Martin Shkreli’s ex-lawyer found guilty of financial fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer accused of helping pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli cover up financial fraud was convicted on Wednesday, a result a prosecutor said should send a “powerful message” through the legal profession. After an 11-week trial, Evan Greebel was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of conspiring to commit securities fraud... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Finance, News

Fraud, Martin Shkreli

December 27, 2017

Malaysia court acquits Australian woman of drug trafficking

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An Australian woman was found not guilty Wednesday of trafficking 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of crystal meth at Kuala Lumpur’s airport three years ago, avoiding a possible death sentence. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 54, was exonerated after Judge Ghazali Cha of the Shah Alam High Court said he was satisfied... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, International Justice Watch, News

Drugs

December 27, 2017

Man held in Phoenix killings of estranged wife, 2 kids

PHOENIX (AP) — A man accused in the Christmas day shooting of his estranged wife and their two children was held without bail Tuesday on three counts of first-degree murder following an afternoon of violence that culminated in a night-time shootout with police officers. Maricopa County Superior Court records filed Tuesday show Anthony Milan Ross,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Anthony Milan Ross

December 27, 2017

Appeal seeking Idaho horse herd sterilization is dismissed

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court has dismissed an effort to allow the sterilization of a herd of wild horses in Idaho. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month granted a request by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to stop the effort. Documents filed by BLM seeking the dismissal... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

Animals

December 27, 2017

2 investors, including ‘Twilight’ backer, convicted of fraud

NEW YORK (AP) — Two tech entrepreneurs, including a man who invested in the film studio that made the “Twilight” movies, were convicted of fraud on Tuesday in New York. A federal jury convicted Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, 45, and Omar Amanat, 44, of all charges after a six-week trial. The convictions stemmed from the men’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Fraud, Technology

December 27, 2017

Cities sue Defense Dept. over gun-check system failures

NEW YORK (AP) — Three large U.S. cities filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Defense, arguing that many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren’t reported to the national background check system. New York City, San Francisco and Philadelphia said in court papers that the military’s broken system for relaying... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Gun Control, Guns

December 27, 2017

US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former South American soccer official was acquitted in the FIFA bribery scandal on Tuesday and walked out of the courtroom saying he’s finished with the world’s most popular sport. The verdict clearing Manuel Burga, former president of Peru’s soccer federation, of a single racketeering conspiracy charge came days after prosecutors... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

FIFA

December 27, 2017

Prosecutors demand 12-year prison term for Samsung heir Lee

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 12-year prison term for Samsung’s jailed billionaire heir, Lee Jae-yong, who maintained his innocence during an appeal of his conviction on bribery and other charges. In August, a lower court sentenced Lee to five years in prison for offering bribes to former South... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Technology

Samsung

December 26, 2017

DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

A decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is the latest court decision to go against the White House, meaning the issue may end up before the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has lost another attempt to put a hold on a requirement... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Military, Transgender

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Before the 1990s, little recourse for harassment victims

FBI won’t take over investigation of detective’s slaying

Judge praises teen for progress since killings when he was 8

Company in deadly school bus crash settles lawsuit for $323k

Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result

Martin Shkreli’s ex-lawyer found guilty of financial fraud

Malaysia court acquits Australian woman of drug trafficking

Man held in Phoenix killings of estranged wife, 2 kids

Appeal seeking Idaho horse herd sterilization is dismissed

2 investors, including ‘Twilight’ backer, convicted of fraud

Cities sue Defense Dept. over gun-check system failures

US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case

Prosecutors demand 12-year prison term for Samsung heir Lee

DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

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