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Ohioan to plead guilty to defrauding fellow Amish
Criminal Law 03/14/2012An Ohio man will plead guilty in federal court to defrauding fellow Amish in 29 states out of nearly $17 million as part of a case the man's church had hoped to shield from publicity and outside involvement, the government said Tuesday. The attorney ...
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Iowa man pleads not guilty to bestiality charge
Criminal Law 03/08/2012A northern Iowa man who allegedly performed a sex act on a dog has pleaded not guilty to a bestiality charge. The Globe Gazette says 50-year-old Steven Schindler, of LuVerne, waived his right to a preliminary hearing set for March 15 in Hancock Count...
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Driver acquitted in deadly Megabus crash in NY
Criminal Law 02/28/2012A bus driver was acquitted Tuesday of homicide charges in the deaths of four passengers killed when his double-decker crashed into an overpass in upstate New York. A judge announced the verdict after a non-jury trial for 60-year-old John Tomaszewski ...
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Eugene and Portland Criminal Defense - Coit & Associates, P.C.
Criminal Law 02/26/2012Coit & Associates, P.C., with offices in Eugene and Portland, have criminal defense lawyers acknowledged for providing the highest quality representation in the greater Eugene and Portland metropolitan locations. No matter the size or seriousness...
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Fugitive sibling to appear in Colo. court
Criminal Law 02/09/2012One of the three siblings accused in a multi-state crime spree is scheduled to enter a plea deal in court on Thursday. Prosecutors and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, are scheduled to present a plea deal to Judge Claude Appel during a hearing, spokesman Rob...
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'Barefoot Bandit' to be sentenced in federal court
Criminal Law 01/27/2012"Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in a Seattle federal courtroom for his two-year international crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane thefts. The 20-year-old pleaded guilty last month to his state crimes ...
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Police witnesses called in fake 'Rockefeller' case
Criminal Law 01/20/2012A Superior Court judge testified in a murder case against a man who posed as an heir to the Rockefeller fortune, saying that more than two decades ago he lent a chain saw to the defendant while the two were living in San Marino. William Stewart said ...
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Priest with gambling habit facing prison in Vegas
Criminal Law 01/13/2012A lawyer planned to ask a federal judge on Friday to reject a call for almost three years of prison time and instead give probation to a Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to siphoning $650,000 over eight years from his northwest Las Vegas pari...
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Court papers: NYC officer shooting suspect sorry
Criminal Law 01/05/2012The man charged with murder in the shooting death of a police officer during a botched break-in apologized and said he didn't mean to fire the gun, according to court papers released Wednesday. Lamont Pride, 27, and four others have pleaded not guilt...
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LA arson suspect cursed US days before fires
Criminal Law 01/03/2012Harry Burkhart watched as his mother was arrested last week on fraud charges from their native Germany, and a day later he exploded in an expletive-laced rant against the U.S. at her court hearing. That's when, authorities believe, Burkhart, angry ov...
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Alleged White House shooter due in court Friday
Criminal Law 12/14/2011A federal judge has set a new court date to hear more evidence about the mental health of a man accused of firing shots at the White House in November. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez of Idaho appeared Wednesday in federal court in Washington, where a ...
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Calif. salon shooting suspect due for arraignment
Criminal Law 11/29/2011A man charged with killing his ex-wife and seven others in a shooting rampage at a Southern California hair salon was due back in court Tuesday. Scott Dekraai was expected to be arraigned in Orange County Superior Court on eight counts of murder and ...