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| Mom sentenced to 8 years for 2009 abduction hoax A Philadelphia-area woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for stealing $1 million, calling in a hoax carjacking and fleeing to Disney World with her young daughter. *** Arlington National Cemetery Probe Reveals Miscounted Money, Graves Arlington National Cemetery is trying to figure out what happened to $12 million. *** DA: Onondaga County Sheriff's jail deputies gave juror information to defendant Two Onondaga County Sheriff's jail deputies were charged today with leaking information about jurors to a defendant in a recent trial, according to the county district attorney. *** Dismissal hearing begins for Pittsburgh schools top cop At the heart of a dismissal hearing today for the suspended longtime Pittsburgh Public Schools police chief is the question of whether Robert Fadzen Jr. overstepped his authority in pulling over an ambulance last summer. *** Police Officer Awaits Verdict In Son's Shooting Death A suspended police officer is waiting for a judge's decision on charges connected to the death of his young son, who investigators believe accidentally shot himself with the officer's gun at home. *** FBI arrests four East Haven cops The FBI arrested four East Haven police officers Tuesday on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges in an investigation of what federal officials called a clear "abuse of power." *** Police board fires seven officers The Chicago Police Board recently fired seven officers for violations ranging from a drunken road-rage incident to lying to investigators about a raid. *** Last officer in Katrina shootings heading to trial Twenty New Orleans police officers have been charged in a series of probes by the Justice Department's civil rights division since 2010. *** Firefighters Find 6-Year-Old Home Alone in Bethesda Fire officials say they have found a six-year-old girl home alone while responding to a report of smoke coming out of an apartment in Bethesda. *** Arundel council votes to remove Jones as jail term looms Jones pleaded guilty in August to a single misdemeanor charge of failing to file nearly three dozen personal and business tax returns over a six-year period. *** Another Charged in HTJ Corruption Case Federal charges have been filed against another person connected to former councilmember Harry Thomas' theft of public funds. *** Mother Arrested After Kids Found Alone in Parking Lot Two children under ten were found huddling in the bushes near a fast food restaurant, and now their mother faces neglect charges. *** Charges filed in Valley Metro bus scandal Diane Holdren's company, Holdren's Interiors, was awarded contracts for an office renovation at the bus system's headquarters that were the result of a bid-rigging scheme, federal authorities allege. *** Parent Accused of Sealing Kids in With Drywall Sentenced The Bristow couple accused of sealing their three young children in a room with drywall in March appeared in court Thursday. *** |
Ex-PG Corrections Officer Anthony McIntosh Charged After Death of Inmate Ronnie White A former corrections officer in Prince George's County is facing federal charges stemming from the death of a detainee who had been accused of killing a county police officer. *** Christian Co. prosecutor: Ass't should take over during suspension The Illinois Supreme Court suspended Finks’ law license for 60 days after he admitted to wrongdoing while running for judge in 2009. *** NM license data points to fraud The scenario has been repeated at other addresses since New Mexico changed its law in 2003 to allow illegal immigrants to get the same driver's license as a U.S. citizen ... *** Pastor facing charges over death of neighbor's cat A Central Texas pastor is being accused of throwing a neighbor's cat off of a bridge. *** Suspended Inkster judge loses bid to halt hearing on ethics violations A federal judge on Sunday rejected an attempt by suspended 22nd District Judge Sylvia James to halt a hearing set to begin Monday on charges that she violated judicial ethics by converting court funds to her personal use. *** Indiana woman gets 6 years for severely injuring son A Lafayette woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for nearly suffocating her young son and leaving him with severe disabilities. *** Jerold Nussbaum Pleaded Guilty To Stealing More Than $300,000 From The Estate of Norma Gunther A former Annapolis tax attorney has admitted stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a client's estate. *** Report: DCPS reported 'human tragedy' as special-ed success D.C. school officials incorrectly reported their progress in adequately meeting the needs of special education students, saying they quickly handled cases that actually dragged on for years and in some cases may have never provided students services, according to a court-appointed monitor's report. *** DC Officer Accused Of Attacking Bartender At Club The report said he grabbed her and threw her to the ground before being pushed outside. *** Cops: NM Mom Made Teen Take Wheel In DUI Stop A New Mexico woman has been indicted after police said she made her daughter with special needs pretend to drive while she was being stopped on suspicion of drunken driving. *** Officer faces criminal charge for sex with parolee A Utah corrections officer is facing a felony charge for having sexual relations with a parolee she supervised at a Salt Lake City halfway house. *** Finance Director Life free on bond The finance director for the city of Parkersburg is free on bond after being arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI over the weekend, and his employment status with the city remains shaky. *** Sarasota taxpayers could be on hook for Bartolotta's legal fees Taxpayers could be on the hook to pay attorney fees for the city's top two administrators, who have been accused of deleting public records and spying on auditors. *** |
Ex-trooper's hearing for sex case rescheduled for April A hearing for a former trooper accused of having sexual communications with a co-worker's teenage daughter was cancelled Thursday and rescheduled for April. *** State marshal charged with marijuana possession A state marshal stopped on a motor vehicle violation was arrested Tuesday afternoon on felony drug possession charges after more than a quarter-pound of marijuana and packaging materials were found in his vehicle, police said. *************************
************************* Teacher arrested for having sex with student A Sussex Tech High School teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. *** Canandaigua mom accused of leaving toddler alone, driving drunk and assault A Canandaigua woman was accused of leaving her infant home alone, driving drunk and assaulting a police officer early today. *** Mass. dentist admits doing paper clip root canals He pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding Medicaid of $130,000, assault and battery, illegally prescribing prescription drugs and witness intimidation charges. *** Detroit dad who shot teenage son in arm arraigned on 4 charges Willie Williams was arraigned on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and felony firearm. *** Tomaselli Says He Changed Emails To Bolster Abuse Case He also said he changed an email from the Syracuse Police Department to show someone in law enforcement believed his claims. Tomaselli used the emails to show support for his claims when he was interviewed for a Syracuse newspaper. *** Middletown councilwoman Diana McGlone resigned, council will appoint replacement She was charged in October by borough police with unlawful use of a computer, a felony, for allegedly logging onto the email account of board President Mary Hiester and deleting messages. *** APD sergeant punished for driving daughter to school in duty car A sergeant with the Auburn Police Department has been disciplined for driving his daughter and her friend to school in an unmarked duty car, a violation of internal regulations, after the car was rear-ended Friday morning. *** Joyce Bellavance sentenced to 3.5 years for $1.6M embezzlement The woman responsible for Vermont's largest known government embezzlement was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison today in Burlington. *** Former Vt. town treasurer to be sentenced in theft The former treasurer of the tiny Vermont town of Ira is due to be sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to charges he embezzled more than $300,000. *** Dreaux Perkins sentenced to 30 months in prison for smuggling A former guard at a federal prison in southern Illinois has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in a federal lockup for taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle cigarettes to a prisoner. *** |
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