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Ex-Ill. official pleads guilty to lying about fundraising 22 Apr 08, 23:06 ET AP - A former high-ranking state official pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to an FBI agent and filing a false tax return, claiming in his plea that Gov. Rod Blagojevich offered him a job in his administration in exchange for campaign contributions. more Adding up hate crimes is a misleading rite 22 Apr 08, 22:56 ET It's become a kind of annual rite of spring. Every year the Orange County Human Relations Commission issues a report telling you how many hate crimes there ... more Two charged with sex crimes 22 Apr 08, 22:38 ET By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com FIAMM shipping manager Bangalee Kamara, 43, was arrested for sexual battery last Wednesday after a former employee ... more Senator Levin to Add Hate-Crimes Measure to Defense Bill 22 Apr 08, 22:03 ET A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate-crimes laws to protect gays, bring troops home ... more ICTY partially overturns war crimes convictions of Bosnian Muslims 22 Apr 08, 20:43 ET [JURIST] The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday partially ... more Federal indictment over ricin found in Las Vegas motel room 22 Apr 08, 19:55 ET AP - A man suspected to have been poisoned by ricin found later in his hotel room was indicted Tuesday on federal charges that include possession of a biological toxin. more S.C. high school student charged with attempting to use WMD 22 Apr 08, 19:49 ET AP - An 18-year-old straight-A student accused of planning to bomb his high school was charged Tuesday with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a possible life sentence. more Violent crimes: Oyo sets up joint police-military patrol 22 Apr 08, 19:46 ET OYO State governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has announced the constitution of a joint police-military patrol across the state to stem the tide of criminal ... more Gilroy magazine founder facing charges of six sex crimes has case ... 22 Apr 08, 19:38 ET By Christopher Quirk A Gilroy magazine founder facing six counts of sex crimes stemming from the alleged assaults of a 16-year-old girl and a woman older ... more Former official guilty in Abramoff-linked case 22 Apr 08, 19:33 ET Reuters - A former high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official pleaded guilty on Tuesday to breaking conflict-of-interest laws in doing favors for an associate of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. more Police Arrest Child Sex Crimes Suspect 22 Apr 08, 19:30 ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 39-year-old man accused of child molestation and sodomy surrendered to police. Deric E. Glover is accused of victimizing an ... more Jury reaches verdict today for man alleged of string of crimes throughout valley 22 Apr 08, 19:27 ET Michael Cook - who allegedly committed a string of crimes in Cathedral City, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage 10 years ago — was found guilty of all 14 counts Tuesday in an Indio courtroom, according to Cook's attorney John Hemmer. more Bosnia court imprisons four ethnic Serbs for war crimes 22 Apr 08, 19:27 ET SARAJEVO: Bosnia’s war crimes court has sentenced an ethnic Serb former soldier to 29 years in jail and two others to 21 years each for the killing of 23 ... more Jury reaches verdict today for man alleged of string of crimes ... 22 Apr 08, 19:21 ET – was found guilty of all 14 counts ... more Breaking and entering – crimes on the rise in Doha 22 Apr 08, 19:18 ET Doha • Going by the cases being filed at the various criminal courts here, there seems to be a significant increase in crimes linked to drug addiction and peddling, alcohol consumption, burglaries and immoral acts like illicit relationships in Qatar, lawyers say. more Crimes of violence by women 'on the rise' 22 Apr 08, 19:06 ET By SHÂN ROSS MORE women are committing violent offences including organising knife attacks on other women, Scotland's top law officer told MSPs yesterday. ... more Could war crimes charges be Oct. surprise 22 Apr 08, 18:45 ET By JEREMY D. MAYER | 4/22/08 6:34 PM EST It’s early October 2008, and Democratic nominee Barack Obama maintains a steady lead in the presidential race, ... more Bon Jovi guitarist pleads guilty to drunken driving 22 Apr 08, 18:36 ET Reuters - Richie Sambora, lead guitarist for the rock band Bon Jovi, was sentenced to three years probation on Tuesday after pleading guilty to driving drunk, prosecutors said. more Bosnia court jails four ethnic Serbs for war crimes 22 Apr 08, 18:11 ET SARAJEVO • Bosnia’s war crimes court yesterday sentenced an ethnic Serb former soldier to 29 years in jail and two others to 21 years each for the killing ... more Magazine founder facing charges of six sex crimes has case delayed 22 Apr 08, 17:32 ET By Christopher Quirk A Gilroy magazine founder facing six counts of sex crimes stemming from the alleged assaults of a 16-year-old girl and a woman older ... more UN war crimes tribunal reduces Muslim officers’ jail terms 22 Apr 08, 17:10 ET The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague on Tuesday handed down reduced sentences to two officers from the Bosnian Muslim army. ... more Levin seeks to expand hate crimes bill, end Iraq war - The Plain Dealer 22 Apr 08, 17:07 ET By ANNE FLAHERTY AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate crimes ... more Levin seeks to expand hate crimes bill, end Iraq war 22 Apr 08, 16:53 ET A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate crimes laws to protect gays, bring troops home from Iraq and force Baghdad to pay more toward reconstruction costs. more Extremists Hijack Debate: Increased Reports Of Hate Crimes And ... 22 Apr 08, 16:29 ET by Walter Ewing of Immigration Policy Center "The immigration debate has turned ugly and the result has been a growth in white supremacist hate groups and ... more War Crimes Tribunal Overturns Bosnian Murder Convictions 22 Apr 08, 16:09 ET By VOA News A United Nations war crimes tribunal has overturned the murder convictions and cut the prison sentence of a former Bosnian army commander. ... more AP Interview: Former Kosovo PM acquitted by war crimes tribunal ... 22 Apr 08, 15:27 ET By NEBI QENA , AP PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo's former prime minister urged ethnic Albanians on Tuesday to reach out to the Serb minority in an effort to ... more Judge says convicted Ex-Newark mayor faces 2nd trial in July 22 Apr 08, 15:18 ET AP - A judge has set a July trial date for former Newark, N.J., mayor Sharpe James on charges alleging he used city-issued credit cards to pay for $58,000 worth of personal expenses. more Harrisburg police make unrelated arrests in variety of crimes 22 Apr 08, 14:37 ET by MATTHEW KEMENY, Of The Patriot-News Harrisburg police arrested several people this week in connection with a string of unrelated crimes, Mayor Stephen R. ... more War crimes court cuts jail terms for Bosnian Muslim pair 22 Apr 08, 14:10 ET An appeals panel at the UN War Crimes tribunal has cut jail terms for two former Bosnian Muslim army commanders. Enver Hadzihasanovic and Amir Kubura had ... more Hate Crimes on Campus 22 Apr 08, 14:06 ET The series of attacks on RIC Rainbow Alliance's advertising campaigns has continued since two weeks ago. The banner hanging in Donovan Dining Center that ... more 2 plead not guilty in dehydration death of Conn. toddler 22 Apr 08, 13:44 ET AP - A Connecticut woman and her brother have pleaded not guilty in the death of a friend's toddler. Authorities say the boy died of dehydration after being deprived of fluids for at least a week as punishment for bed-wetting. more Bosnia war crimes trio convicted 22 Apr 08, 13:27 ET Bosnia's war crimes court has convicted three Bosnian Serbs of killing unarmed Muslim civilians, including women and children, in September 1992. ... more Professor Yoo Should Be Dismissed by Boalt and Prosecuted for War ... 22 Apr 08, 13:15 ET War crimes start at the top. The torture and deaths at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo; the humiliation of Iraqi and Afghani detainees in the field; ... more Bosnia: UN war crimes tribunal reduces Muslim officers' jailterms 22 Apr 08, 12:36 ET The Hague and Sarajevo, 22 April (AKI) – The United Nations' Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Hague on Tuesday handed down reduced sentences to two ... more Three out of four crimes go unpunished 22 Apr 08, 12:29 ET Nearly three out of every four offences reported to Kingston police go unsolved, according to the latest figures. The overall number of crimes in the borough have declined by 829, it was revealed last week. more 70 Year Old Man Charged in Sex Crimes 22 Apr 08, 12:24 ET Police in London have laid another six sex-related charges against a 70-year-old Aylmer man. Robert Hall was charged with four sex-related counts in January ... more Nigeria financial crimes commission searches for missing senator 22 Apr 08, 12:21 ET The Senate reacted to the call by the House of Representatives last week, calling for Obasanjo-Bello to report to the EFCC immediately so as to stop the ... more Public urged to use common sense to prevent crimes 22 Apr 08, 11:24 ET Figures show there has been an increase in the number of burglaries and thefts in Limerick over the first three months of the year. ... more Bosnia war crimes court convicts 4 of killing civilians 22 Apr 08, 11:10 ET © AP SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Bosnia's war crimes court convicted four Bosnian Serbs on Tuesday of killing civilians during Bosnia's 1992-95 war ... more Woman involved in accident with Sandra Bullock to face judge 22 Apr 08, 09:39 ET AP - A Gloucester, Mass., woman who was allegedly drunk when she crashed her car into an SUV carrying Sandra Bullock is due in court. more Bosnian Serb Sentenced for War Crimes 22 Apr 08, 08:32 ET 22 April 2008 Sarajevo _ The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced Dusan Fustar to nine years imprisonment for crimes committed in Keraterm ... more Alcohol 'linked to 30% of violent crimes' 22 Apr 08, 08:30 ET A report has claimed 30% of violent crime in Cumbria is linked to alcohol and alcohol hospital admissions for under 18s are above the UK average. ... more Four Bosnian Serbs sentenced for war crimes 22 Apr 08, 08:11 ET Sarajevo - The War Crimes Chamber of Bosnia-Herzegovina's State Court sentenced Tuesday in Sarajevo Bosnian Serb Dusan Fustar to nine years in jail after he ... more Course offered to drink offenders 22 Apr 08, 08:00 ET People who commit crimes while drunk in Bristol are offered an alternative to a fine or prison. more When Lawyers abet War Crimes: The case of John Yoo 22 Apr 08, 06:23 ET Law Professor John Yoo is a "Distinguished Scholar" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. That is indeed an honor, but is it deserved? ... more MEPs call for EU stance on communist crimes 22 Apr 08, 05:32 ET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Several members of the European Parliament have called on the EU to formally recognise crimes committed by Stalinist regimes and ... more Violent crimes down By BOBBY MATHEWS/bobby.mathews@demopolistimes.com 22 Apr 08, 05:23 ET DEMOPOLIS — While violent crime rates in Alabama have climbed slightly, Public Safety Director Jeff Manuel said that the growing crime trend in Demopolis is theft. more EU Troops in Bosnia War Crimes Raid 22 Apr 08, 05:04 ET 22 April 2008 Sarajevo _ EU peacekeepers have raided the home of a man they suspect is assisting war crimes fugitives. In a press statement, the European ... more EU troops raid home of alleged Bosnian war crimes helper 22 Apr 08, 04:56 ET (SARAJEVO ) - NATO-backed forces of the European Union said they conducted a raid Tuesday on the home of a Bosnian Serb businessman suspected of helping war crimes fugitives to evade justice. more CHICAGO: At least nine people killed in string of weekend crimes 22 Apr 08, 04:24 ET An outburst of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least nine people killed in 36 separate acts of violence. The shootings were reported ... more More convicted felons let into Army, Marines Number of waivers for ... 22 Apr 08, 03:12 ET Lolita C. Baldor, AP Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought in significantly more recruits with felony convictions last year ... more McGruff Helps Families, Schools, and Law Enforcement Take A Bite Out of Internet Crimes Against Kids 22 Apr 08, 03:01 ET McGruff The Crime Dog and Children's Educational Network Team Up To Help Schools, Law Enforcement, and Families Stop Internet Predators From Getting To Kids Online With New McGruff Kid Safe Browser. more Treñas wants City Proper police chief to address petty crimes 22 Apr 08, 02:33 ET By Maricar M. Calubiran City Mayor Jerry Treñas has threatened to relieve Chief Inspector Conrado Carganillo, chief of City Proper Police Station, ... more Tips on crimes can be sent electronically 22 Apr 08, 01:45 ET Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties purchased a Web-based program that allows tipsters to use text message and an Internet form to submit tips. ... more Videos of crimes posted online give police e-evidence 22 Apr 08, 01:32 ET Do you want to join the discussion at NewsOK.com? To take part, go to the Web page and click on the "Forum" link. They'll leave obvious clues or brag about ... more Illegal alien enters pleas on sex crimes 22 Apr 08, 00:56 ET By Jeff Lehr An illegal alien accused of sexually molesting two underage girls in Carthage two years ago entered Alford pleas Monday on both felony counts ... more

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