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Cops: Hoffman Estates man accused of attempted murder in domestic beating
Special to the TribuneA Hoffman Estates man is accused of attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery after police said he beat a female relative. Bond for Robert J. Granger, 32, of the 600 block of Hillcrest Boulevard, was set at $750,000 in Cook County Circuit Court...Tags: Hoffman Estates, Cook County Government, Prosecution
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Brent tests positive for pot
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Brent tests positive for pot Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent tested positive for marijuana while free on bail before his trial for intoxication manslaughter in the death of a teammate in December. Dallas County prosecutors...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jerry Brown, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Judge limits SEC penalty claims in fraud case against Wyly brothers
Reuters* Brothers accused of hiding sale proceeds, insider trading * Civil penalty claims narrowed after Supreme Court ruling By Jonathan Stempel June 6 (Reuters) - The wealthy Texas investor Samuel Wyly persuaded a federal judge to curb potential civil fines...Tags: Justice System, Michaels Stores, Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, Bain Capital, LLC, Prosecution
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Around Town: The tale of 'Rattlesnake' James
In July of 1936, a red-haired La Cañada barber went on trial for the murder of his wife. The best part of the trial was when a rattlesnake got loose in the courtroom. The barber's real name was Major R. Lisenba. He was a World War I veteran who had...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Murder, Trials, Justice System
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Historic mafia case to put Italian state on trial
Reuters* Former interior minister stands trial with mobsters * Berlusconi friend, associate accused of mob talks * Imprisoned boss of bosses Riina observes by video link By Wladimiro Pantaleone PALERMO, Italy, May 27 (Reuters) - Sicilian mob bosses and high-...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Justice System, Punishment, Bombings, Political Corruption
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Charges dropped against Berkeley County man in 2011 beating death
matthewu@herald-mail.comA voluntary manslaughter and assault case against a Berkeley County man accused in the May 2011 death of Keith L. Douglas of Hagerstown has been dismissed due to a lack of admissible evidence, according to court documents and the county prosecutor’s...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Witnesses, Justice System, Broken Nose
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$7.25 billion credit card swipe fee settlement fraying
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)Legal settlements usually settle disputes, but a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement involving Visa and MasterCard appears to be erupting into a whole new battle over the fees retailers have to pay when consumers pull out their plastic. Scores...Tags: Walmart, Anti Trust Crime, Macy's, Inc., Politics, U.S. Department of Justice
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19 Americans convicted for pro-democracy work in Egypt
CAIRO — The convictions Tuesday of 19 Americans who worked for pro-democracy groups highlight Egypt's long-standing resistance to broadening freedoms in a country that has veered from secular autocratic rule to an increasingly restrictive Islamist-...
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A broken system perpetuates itself
Robert Koehler"Wheel about and turn about and do just so. Every time I turn about I jump Jim Crow." -- chorus of an 1828 minstrel song "We have not ended racial caste in America, we have merely redesigned it." -- Michelle Alexander, "The New Jim Crow" Yeah, it's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Misdemeanors, Robert Koehler
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Wheaton man gets 55 years in stabbing death of neighbor
Tribune reporterA Wheaton man whom prosecutors called a “violent, self-indulgent scammer” was sentenced to 55 years in prison Tuesday for stabbing a neighbor to death in 2009. Families of the victim and the defendant dabbed their eyes as the sentence was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Punishment, Justice System, Wheaton
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