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Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
ReutersCAIRO/ISMAILIA (Reuters) - Seven Egyptian security men kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Mursi vowed to pursue a crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula. The abduction underlined the...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Israel, Defense, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Police blotter
The following items were taken from police reports: Naperville •A homeowner in the 400 block of Redstart Lane happened upon a male teenager who had been going through a refrigerator in the open garage May 16. Police said the offender fled empty-...Tags: Naperville, Aurora, Police Arrests, Motorvehicle Accidents, Theft
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Chicago Jesuits hid sex crimes
Tribune reporterInternal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Religion and Belief
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In Mexico, fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage
McClatchy Foreign StaffSALTILLO, Mexico Quitze Fernandez, a columnist for the El Guardian newspaper in this capital of Coahuila state abutting Texas, picked up the phone in his newsroom one day. "Either you come or we are coming for you," he heard. Within minutes, he was in...Tags: Entertainment, Organized Crime, Freedom of the Press, Periodicals, Gulf Cartel
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On the crime beat in Mexico, danger lies in knowing too much
McClatchy Foreign StaffACAPULCO, Mexico It is a sultry morning in this crime-ridden resort, and little movement occurs at the main police headquarters. Francisco Robles, a freelance news photographer, glances down at an incoming text message on his phone. "Four dead. Let's go,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Photography, Organized Crime, Arts and Culture, Restraint of Trade
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Billie Sol Estes' notoriety included getting cameras kicked out of courtrooms
Fort Worth Star-TelegramThe following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Tuesday, May 21: Pecos, Texas, wheeler-dealer millionaire Billie Sol Estes had achieved frenzied national notoriety when Time magazine featured him on its May 25 cover in 1962. But...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Entertainment, Judges, ABC (tv network), Lawyers
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Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional...Tags: Taxation, Orrin Hatch, Lawyers, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, International Monetary Fund
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Prosecutors consider using racketeering law against SAC: source
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long pattern of insider trading in stocks, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prosecutors may use the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Laws, Michael Steinberg, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Justice
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Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says
Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, International Law, Lawyers, Justice and Rights, Prosecution
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Danbury, Executive Branch, Government, Hartford Distributors, Lawyers
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State's Attorney's office regrets characterization of defendants as 'mutts'
Change of SubjectOn his Lisagor Award-winning Huffington Post blog, David Protess wrote yesterday about what he saw yesterday in a Cook County Courtroom. First, his summary of the case: Armando Serrano and Jose Montanez were convicted of a 1993 murder based primarily........ -
Egyptian army blocks Sinai roads in hunt for kidnappers
ReutersSHEIKH ZUWAID, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian army and police forces stepped up roadblocks in north Sinai in a hunt for militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a...Tags: National Government, Government, Israel, Hamas, Weaponry
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