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Dad Arrested for Prank Kidnapping His Daughter

Posted on January 06, 2010
In Covington, La., a dad gagged and tied up his daughter in the passenger seat of his pickup truck and drove down the highway. Obviously he got caught - which is apparently what the pair was going for, alleging that the whole thing was a stunt - merely a practical joke, according to an Associated Press [...

Brooke Astor?s Estate Swindled by Her Son?

Posted on January 05, 2010
Anthony Marshall, son of well known New York philanthropist Brooke Astor, was sentenced to one to three years in prison for allegedly taking money from his mother?s estate. Astor passed away in 2007. According to a New York Times article, the prosecution claimed that Marshall took millions from his elderly mother...

Minister Sentenced to 175 Years in Prison

Posted on December 10, 2009
According to a CNN article, Tony Alamo - found and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries - was recently sentenced to 175 years in prison. The 75-year-old minister was accused of allegedly sexually abusing underage girls and bringing them over state lines to engage in sexual activity...

Did a Bank Robber Eat His Evidence? It Appears So.

Posted on November 26, 2009
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, an Ohio man arrested for allegedly robbing a bank actually consumed the evidence while officers were cuffing him. A “DashCam” video shows the man munching on a piece of paper while the officers are searching his pockets and handcuffing him on the hood of their police cruiser...

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Iraqi Father Runs Down Daughter in Parking Lot

Posted on November 19, 2009
Many fathers and daughters fight over typical issues like going on dates or extending a curfew. Usually these disagreements between parent and child work themselves out in the end, but that is not true for all families. According to a CNN article, Faleh Hassan Almaleki handled his situation differently when disagreeing with his daughter...

Social Media: Outlet for Threats?

Posted on November 04, 2009
Popular blogging sites and social networks such as Facebook may now be portals for threats, according to a CNN article. One man allegedly used social networking sites to threaten witnesses to keep silent after the recent murder of a young football player ? Jasper Howard ? at the University of Connecticut...

Rapper Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession

Posted on November 02, 2009
Rapper Lil Wayne ? real name Dwayne Carter ? recently pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession in front of Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of criminal possession of a weapon because he claims the gun was not his...

Mayor Charged with Bribery, Could Be Removed from Office

Posted on October 23, 2009
In Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford was recently accused of allegedly taking bribes from investment bankers in exchange for money to excel their businesses, according to a USA Today article. The accusations are pointed toward Langford?s time spent as President of Jefferson County Commission from 2002 to 2006...

?Balloon Boy? Case an Elaborate Hoax?

Posted on October 19, 2009
Richard Heene, the father of the boy who was allegedly trapped inside the helium balloon that was in flight for two hours before crash-landing 40 miles from home, is now under investigation for fabricating the entire event, according to a Wall Street Journal article...

Kidnapping Survivor Speaks Out

Posted on October 13, 2009
Jaycee Dugard, the 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped from a bus stop near her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. in 1991, is starting to speak out about her 18 years of captivity. According to a CNN report, the now-29-year-old mother of two says she is glad to be back with her family...

?Barefoot Burglar? Wreaks Havoc in Pacific Northwest

Posted on October 08, 2009
When a private jet was stolen from Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho just across the border from Canada last week, United States’ law enforcement had a new lead on a few other burglaries that have recently taken place in the region. According to a CNN report, a teenager known as the “Barefoot Burglar” is the prime suspect for [...

Riding on Top of the Minivan

Posted on October 06, 2009
Police in Albertville, Ala. received a call over the weekend about a minivan driving down a state highway with a kid riding on the roof. According to an Associated Press article, the 37-year-old mother driving the minivan was arrested for allowing her 13-year-old daughter to ride inside a cardboard box that was secured to the top [...

Tampered Peepholes: Erin Andrews Stalker Case

Posted on October 05, 2009
When nude videos of ESPN sports journalist Erin Andrews appeared, concern arose wondering how the video was captured. According to a Los Angeles Times report, Michael David Barrett, 47, was charged with interstate stalking - following Andrews to hotels in different cities...

Boston Trolley Operator Charged for Texting Crash

Posted on July 09, 2009
A subway trolley operator in Boston has been charged with gross negligence following a collision in May. Aiden Quinn, 24, admitted to investigators he was texting seconds before the collision, according to CNN. A news release from the office of District Attorney Daniel Conley said, “as Quinn was texting, he ran through yellow and red warning lights [...

Suspected S.C. Killer was Parolee

Posted on July 08, 2009
As police continue to investigate the slain man believed to have killed five people in a small South Carolina town, more incriminating details are uncovered, including his recent parole from a North Carolina prison, and had items belonging to the victims on him at the time of his death, according to CNN...

Minnesota Teen Shot Over Fireworks

Posted on July 07, 2009
With Fourth of July comes fireworks. In some areas, lots of fireworks, in the sky and in the streets. Apparently, a Minnesota man was so upset by celebrations of the nation’s formation that he exercised his Second Amendment rights ? and shot a teen who was setting off fireworks...

?Three-Strikes? Law Counts Juvenile Crime

Posted on July 06, 2009
California’s Supreme Court upheld a provision that allows crimes committed while a minor to affect sentencing under the state’s controversial Three-Strikes law, according to the San Francisco Gate. Under the three-strikes law, any second felony conviction receives twice the normal sentence; any third felony conviction receives an automatic life sentence...

One Ton of Illegal Fireworks Seized in Oakland

Posted on July 02, 2009
Police in Oakland, California, recovered 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks during an undercover raid, the largest amount ever seized in the city’s history. Included in the haul were bottle rockets, mortar shells and m1000 fireworks, along with several weapons including two rifles, a TEC-9 assault pistol and a stolen ...

Four Charged in Wichita Burglary Spree

Posted on July 01, 2009
Police in Kansas are hoping a recent burglary spree in the city has come to an end following the arrest of four burglars caught in the act. Police were called to Pat ‘N Bros bar in Wichita, Kan., by a silent alarm after thieves used a pry bar to break in, according to local ABC affiliate [...

Criminal Defendants Have Right to Question Lab Results

Posted on June 30, 2009
Criminal defendants can now question the validity of lab results in court, thanks to a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said that allowing prosecutors to submit forensic evidence without questioning by the defense is a violation of Sixth Amendment right to face one’s accuser, according to The New [...

Bernie Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years

Posted on June 29, 2009
Ponzi mastermind Bernie Madoff’s day of reckoning has come. A federal judge sentenced Madoff to 150 years, the maximum sought by the prosecution, according to CNN. Following the sentence, Madoff offered an apology to his victims. I live in a tormented state for all the pain and suffering I created, Madoff said...

Possible Bernie Madoff Co-Conspirators Charged

Posted on June 29, 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission unveiled conspiracy charges against brokerage firm Cohmad Securities and four individuals with securities fraud in association with Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Washington Post reports. Cohmad is being charged as providing “feeder funds” into Madoff’s decades-long scam that defrauded thousands of investors out of billions of dollars...

Jackson?s Charges: Only One Boy Testified

Posted on June 29, 2009
As the world continues to grapple with the death of Michael Jackson, questions to the legitimacy of the allegations against Michael Jackson arose throughout the proceedings and remained relevant up to?and may remain well after?his recent death. The most common and unanswered question is, if the allegations were true, why did only one of the alleged [...

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson?s Legal Legacy

Posted on June 26, 2009
When Michael Jackson died unexpectedly June 25, there were two points that summed up his obituary: He was a million-selling mega-superstar, and his personal life was sketchy at best. Jackson’s criminal history found him under investigation for child abuse twice...

Washington Lawsuit Aims to Stop Red Light Cameras

Posted on June 26, 2009
A class-action lawsuit in Washington state may put an end to traffic cameras and costly tickets in the state, according to KXLY. The problem, according to the lawsuit, is the excessive fines issues to violators. A 2005 state law stipulates that fines for traffic violations caught by the cameras must be in line with fines for parking [...

53 Indicted on $50 Million Medicare Scam

Posted on June 25, 2009
The Justice Department unsealed criminal indictments against 53 people accused of perpetrating a massive Medicare scam that cost the federal government more than $50 million, according to the Washington Post. Following the indictment, announced by Attorney General Eric H...

Chicago Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Conviction

Posted on June 24, 2009
Juan Johnson, a man who spent 11 and a half years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, was awarded the largest wrongful conviction award in the history of Chicago, according to WLS-TV. Johnson was convicted of fatally beating a man with a two-by-four in Chicago’s Humbolt Park neighborhood in 1989...

Can Sex Offenders be Imprisoned Indefinitely?

Posted on June 23, 2009
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could keep sex offenders in prison for longer periods of time ? even after they’ve finished their sentence. The issue of federal “civil commitment” allows the government to avoid releasing convicted sex offenders considered to be dangerous, with a high risk of offending again, according to [...

Typo Frees Convicted Drug Offender

Posted on June 22, 2009
An Ohio repeat drug offender has been released from prison after discovering a typo in his jury verdict, according to a recent CNN story. When Calvin Eugene Wells of Akron was convicted for first-degree crack cocaine possession in October, 2005, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, due to the amount of the drug in [...

RIAA Gets $1.9 Million in File-Sharing Case

Posted on June 19, 2009
Jammie Thomas-Rasset was sentenced by a federal jury to pay the Recording Industry Association of America nearly $2 million for 24 counts of copyright infringement, according to multiple online news outlets. This was the second trial for Thomas-Rasset, after the judge presiding over her first trial issued a mistrial following a $220,000 verdict by the jury...

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