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Gunman in Foothill Farms murder receives 2 life sentences
News10.net
In January, a Sacramento jury found Nathaniel James Carter guilty of first degree murder and other charges in connection to the Oct. 29, 2010 fatal shooting of 35-year-old Steven Carmassi in Foothill Farms. Carter was accused of shooting Carmassi in ...

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High levels of corruption will have an adverse impact on growth: Raghuram Rajan
Economic Times
"Is some corruption good? Some people say so, I don't think so...we should try to reduce it as far as possible....Corruption exists...and it is not impossible to grow without some corruption...But high levels of corruption makes growth very difficult ...
'Not impossible to grow with some corruption'Hindu Business Line
Opportunities for corruption rose as growth picked up: Rajanmydigitalfc.com

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Crime Lab hiring Perez frustrates funding board
Canton Repository
Members of the board that funds the Canton-Stark County Crime Lab say they were blindsided by the hiring of a retired sheriff's investigator to head the lab. Some executive members of the Stark Council of Governments are questioning the city's ...

Honduran City is World Murder Capital; Juarez Drops for Second Year in a Row
Fox News
For the second straight year, Honduras' second largest city topped the list of the world's most dangerous cities, according to a Mexican research center. Drug violence, gang activity and the targeted killing of women all contributed to San Pedro de ...

Call it the "Dark Knight Complex." In the age of the Internet and social media, behind certain high-profile alleged murderers, there are loyal fans. Supporters... Kathleen Miles http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

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In November, a jury found Hayes guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Saybolt described Hayes as a man who could not control his anger. “Mr. Hayes is a person who gives into his jealous rages,” Saybolt said.
DC Man Sentenced To 38 Years For Killing Man And Sexually Abusing TeenW*USA 9

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Treasury Eases Off Money-Laundering Rule
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Corruption Currents, The Wall Street Journal's corruption blog, digs into the ever-present and ever-changing world of corporate corruption. It is a source of news, analysis and commentary for those who earn a living by finding corruption or by avoiding it.

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Leader of Armenian Organized Crime Ring Sentenced in Manhattan Federal ...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)
Kazarian used his status as a Vor within the criminal community to assist the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian Organization, an Armenian-American organized crime ring that engaged in an extensive range of criminal offenses including the operation of a $100 million ...

Riot police fire water cannon at India rape protest
Saudi Gazette
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — Riot police fired a water cannon Friday at hundreds of protestors in the Indian state of Kerala demanding the resignation of a lawmaker over allegations he raped a schoolgirl 17 years ago. P.J. Kurien, 72, the deputy ...

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Hate crime: Detroiter to serve 18 months in prison for punching gay man
MLive.com
“Congress has made it clear that it is a crime to assault people solely on the basis of their sexual orientation. Prosecutions under this law are important to ensure that all people in our community know that they have the full protection of the law ...
Detroit Man Sentenced for Anti-Gay Hate CrimeSurfKY News
Man sentenced in federal hate crime case for assaulting gay patron at Detroit ...WDIV Detroit

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The revelry turned to tragedy. Amid the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl parade on Tuesday, a teenager was fatally stabbed, and an 11-year-old suffered head trauma... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dicker/

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Episode 434: Dealing with Danger, Death, And Crime
NPR (blog)
Transcript. 4-in-1. George Burns/Oprah Winfrey Network/Getty Images, Horace Cort/AP, George Frey/Getty Images, Michael W. May/Flickr. On today's show: Four short stories about how we deal with danger, death, and crime. Here's more on those stories: 1.

Telus employee's video played at Stanley Cup riot trial
The Province
Just after midnight on June 17, Kirkwood, originally from Chilliwack and now living in Vancouver, called a 911 operator and said he had seen video of himself on Facebook participating in the riot, court heard previously. Kirkwood said he was ...

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Judge Backs SEC on Jurisdiction in FCPA Case
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“Although Defendants' alleged bribes may have taken place outside of the United States (as is typically true in cases brought under the FCPA), their concealment of those bribes, in conjunction with Magyar's SEC filings, was allegedly directed toward ...

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Charges filed in Bellefontaine murder
KSDK
This was the first murder to occur in Bellefontaine Neighbors in 12 years. Court documents state Like and Duncan had a "violent encounter several years ago," and that Like approached Duncan on the street to confront him about that encounter ...

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Afghanistan's Endemic Corruption Funded by US Taxpayers
Newsmax.com
Arnaud de Borchgrave's Perspective: He's a composite of Perry Mason, Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes and Jules Maigret from the Golden Age of detective fiction. John F. Sopko is a formidable detective who stalks the halls of power in ...

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Tracy Mourning, the wife of retired Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning, was arrested early Friday morning near Miami for driving under the influence. Police say... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joey-francilus/

The Ohio Innocence Project has won the release of Douglas Prade, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his ex-wife in 1998. A new DNA test found that bite marks previously attributed to Prade and largely responsible for his conviction could not have been left by him.

In the wake of a new motion filed by the Center on Wrongful Convictions, asking for a new trial for Ronald Taylor, both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times published editorials in support of giving Taylor the chance to prove his innocence. Records show that Taylor was in police custody on a disorderly conduct charge at the time the murder he was convicted of committing occurred.

California Innocence Project exoneree Brian Banks appeared on American Public Media's The Story to talk about his false rape conviction and the years it took to clear his name.

Death row exoneree Ronald Kitchen, a client of both the Center on Wrongful Convictions and Life After Innocence, is seeking to depose former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley as part of his lawsuit against former police Commander Jon Burge and the City of Chicago.

The Duke Law Innocence Project has filed a motion asking a court to overturn the murder conviction of Charles Ray Finch, who was convicted of the 1976 murder of Richard Lynn Holloman. Finch has served more than 36 years in prison.

Life After Innocence and exoneree James Kluppelberg were profiled in a Chicago Tribune piece about the hardships exonerees can still face even after their wrongful convictions have been overturned. Cook County prosecutors plan to oppose Kluppelberg's application for a certificate of innocence and without it, he is unable to receive compensation and cannot find employment.

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Chandra Levy Murder: Trouble with prosecution that convicted Ingmar Guandique?
CBS News
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - A judge has ruled that hearings in the 2001 Chandra Levy murder case will continue to be closed to the public and the news media. Pictures: Chandra Levy Murdered. The hearings have been held behind closed doors over the last ...

The ringleader in a series of hair- and beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish religious followers in Ohio was sentenced today to 15 years in prison. Before his sentencing, Samuel Mullet Sr., 67, denied being a cult leader but told the judge he was ready to take the punishment. The judge...