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Seal Beach Jail Officer Convicted of Accepting Bribes
KTLA NewsWESTMINSTER (KTLA) -- A detention center officer at the Seal Beach City Jail was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for accepting bribes, including an iPad and money, in exchange for allowing an inmate prohibited contraband and visitor contacts. Jose Alday,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Bribery, Labor Legislation, Trials, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Deputy Who Tried to Smuggle Heroin in Burrito Pleads No Contest
KTLA NewsDEL AIRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who tried to smuggle heroin hidden inside a burrito into a jail pleaded not contest Monday. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded no contest to one count each of bringing drugs into a jail and...Tags: Health, Drugs and Medicines, Heroin, Drugs and Medicines, Prisons
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Peru Approves 1st Step Toward Extradition of Joran van der Sloot
CNNLIMA, Peru -- The process to extradite Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States to face criminal charges has begun, according to Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's Peruvian attorney. Peruvian judges in January sentenced the Dutchman to 28 years in...Tags: International Law, Transportation Accidents, Murder, Crimes, Punishment
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Teen Who Described Killing 9-year-old as 'Am-ah-zing' Gets Life
KTLA NewsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A teenage girl who described stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a 9-year old neighbor girl as "am-ah-zing" and "pretty enjoyable" was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Alyssa Bustamante, 18, received life in prison...Tags: Prisons, Murder
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UPDATE: Driver pursued by South Bend police tries for river escape
WSBT-TV ReporterST. JOSEPH COUNTY – A Plymouth man is in jail after he led police on a wild chase that started in South Bend and ended in Mishawaka. South Bend Police said 27-year-old Duane Longacre was wanted in Marshall County for two stolen cars and a handgun....Tags: Prisons, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Methamphetamine (drug), Theft
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Ex-Con Ernest Newton Should Stay Out Of Politics
The Hartford CourantFormer state Sen. Ernest E. Newton II is the first convicted Bridgeport politician in recent memory to announce he wants his old job back. I was certain former Mayor Joseph Ganim would get the honors. The two crossed paths and talked often at a Fort...Tags: Elections, Justice System, Joseph Ganim, Local Government, Judges
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Man charged in beating of elderly man arraigned for grand larceny
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comOne of two men charged in the violent robbery and beating of a 76-year-old man in his Martinsburg-area home in November 2011 also is accused of pawning a television and other items belonging to his girlfriend’s family, according to court documents....Tags: Prisons, Trials, Trials, Theft
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UPDATE: Mishawaka man sentenced for third child sex offense
South Bend TribuneA twice-convicted child molester is headed back to prison again after he received a 3-year prison sentence for molesting a 6-year-old boy. Ray Stewart, of Mishawaka, was arrested in August after the boy told his mother about Steward touching the boy&...Tags: Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Judge Denies Conrad Murray's Request for Release
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A judge on Friday denied a request to release Dr. Conrad Murray from jail while he appeals his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the death of Michael Jackson. Murray was convicted in November of causing Michael Jackson's 2009...Tags: Concerts, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Health and Medical Professionals
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Man shot by South Bend police charged, use of force ruled appropriate
Eugene Sims Jr., the man who was shot after South Bend police say he threatened them with a rifle on Monday, has been charged with five counts relating to that incident. A spokesperson for the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office also says the...Tags: Crimes, Trials, Firearms, Crimes, Punishment
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Man who sexually assaulted chihuahua gets 10-year sentence
L.A. NOWA Sacramento parolee convicted of sexually assaulting a chihuahua was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison and must now register as a sex offender.... -
Thousands take part in funeral for Syria bombing victims
World NowThousands of people attended a mass funeral for the 44 people reported killed in two suicide car bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus. They cheered Syria's president, Bashar Assad and denounced his critics....
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