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Preliminary Hearing Monday for Alleged Hollywood Arsonist
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man suspected of setting dozens of fires in Hollywood over New Year's weekend is scheduled to appear in court Monday. Harry Burkhart, 24, a German national, has pleaded not guilty to 100 arson-related charges in connection...Tags: Judges, KTLA, Crime, Law and Justice, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Corporate Crime
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Report: Joran Van Der Sloot to Become a Father Behind Bars
CNNLIMA, Peru -- It appears Joran van der Sloot is about to become a father. Van der Sloot became well-known around the world for the murder of Stephany Flores in Peru and for being arrested twice, but never charged, in the 2005 disappearance of U.S....Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Joran van der Sloot, Organized Crime
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Conn. Home Invasion Killer's Elaborate Oyster Suicide Plan
Alaine Griffin, Hartford CourantHARTFORD, CT -- While Steven Hayes sat on Connecticut's death row late in 2011, the trial of his accomplice in the Cheshire home invasion killings was underway in a New Haven courtroom. Joshua Komisarjevsky's lawyers were rolling out a no-holds-barred,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Drunk Driving, Trials, Human Interest
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Corrupt Broward official to be freed
One of Broward County's former politicians has almost done his prison time and will be coming home in 2012, while several local officials accused of wrongdoing are hoping juries will find them not guilty this year.
Former County Commissioner Josephus...Tags: Prisons, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Voting
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Four arrested in December killing at Towson Town Center
Six days before Christmas, four men tracked down 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget as he shopped at the Towson Town Center mall. One of them shot and killed him outside on a sidewalk, Baltimore County police say.
Four men, ranging in age from 19 to 44,...Tags: Prisons, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Brown University, Nordstrom
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Rothstein has spoken ... so what did we learn?
For more than 70 hours, billion-dollar fraudster Scott Rothstein talked and talked, answering questions for the first time under oath. He mapped out how he constructed the largest financial swindle in South Florida history, leveled damaging accusations at...Tags: Prisons, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Prisons, Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice
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Two charged in connection with Martinsburg child's death
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA 3-year-old Martinsburg-area boy who died Saturday succumbed to injuries that police allege were caused by his father. Found with head trauma and scarring all over his body, the child died at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,...Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Injuries and Wounds, Trials
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Edwardsburg underage drinking bust could lead to criminal charges
WSBT-TV ReporterEDWARDSBURG – More than two dozen teenagers from St. Joseph County could face criminal charges for underage drinking in Cass County after police busted an underage drinking party at Eagle Lake Yacht Club over the weekend. Police say the 30 kids...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Prisons, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Former Youth Home Director Facing More Charges
FOX 17 Web ProducerA former youth home director accused of sexually assaulting teenagers, is heading to trial, and facing more charges. Michael Terpening ran a non-profit called Earth Services based in Bellevue. The organization started as an animal care facility and...Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Trials
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State Fair collapse victim speaks out about women accused of fraud
A State Fair stage collapse victim spoke out Wednesday, after two women were accused of trying to fraudulently collect money from the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund and the Indiana Tort Claim Fund.
Stephanie Murry and Sandra Hurn are accused of...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Women accused of falsifying records to get money from State Fair funds
Two women are accused of trying to fraudulently collect money from the Indiana State Fair Remembrance Fund and the Indiana Tort Claim Fund.
Stephanie Murry and Sandra Hurn are accused of falsifying hospital records in an effort to collect money from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials, Theft
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W.Va. woman enters Alford plea in death of infant son
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe mother of a 2-month-old boy who died in December 2010 from blunt force trauma to the head in Berkeley County has agreed to enter an Alford plea to gross neglect of a child resulting in death, according to the prosector. Jessica Lynn Skupnick, 23,...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Injuries and Wounds, Trials
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