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Number of wounded increased in biker club attack
Authorities say 13 people were injured during a running gun battle at an annual dance staged by a Central California motorcycle club. An 18-year-old man was killed. The Fresno County Sheriff's Department said Monday that all the injured people are expected to survive, though some suffered serious wounds. It initially ...
Greek ex-minister jailed for 20 years for graft
A former Greek defense minister was jailed for 20 years after being found guilty Monday of money laundering in the most prominent corruption case to date in the financially stricken country. After a five-month trial, an Athens court found Akis Tsochadzopoulos, a prominent figure in previous Socialist governments, guilty along ...
Social Security judge accused of disability scheme
A retired Social Security judge in West Virginia collaborated with a lawyer to improperly award disability benefits to hundreds of applicants, according to a report released Monday by congressional investigators. The report accuses retired administrative law Judge David B. Daugherty of scheming with lawyer Eric C. Conn to approve more ...
Ohio prosecutor: Bengals' Jones punched woman
A prosecutor says Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones punched a woman in the head, causing her head to snap back and leaving her with scrapes and bruises. An assistant Cincinnati prosecutor made the accusations as Jones' assault trial started Monday. He is accused of striking 34-year-old Shannon Wesley outside ...
Court won't hear Va. appeal over sodomy law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down Virginia's anti-sodomy law. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office appealed a March ruling by the a three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which declared Virginia's law unconstitutional. The ...
Mark Cuban continues testimony at trial
Billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban testified Monday that he generally doesn't agree to treat as confidential any information that people tell him about investments. Cuban made the comment at his insider-trading trial to counter a government claim that he broke a secrecy vow in 2004 when he unloaded ...
Court considers ending Stanford Ponzi scheme suits
The Supreme Court is considering shutting down class-action lawsuits from investors who lost billions in former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme. Justices listened to lawyers argue over whether lawsuit should proceed against individuals, law firms and investment companies that allegedly aided Stanford's fraud. He was sent to ...
Hungary rejects Croatia's CEO extradition request
A Budapest court has rejected a European arrest warrant issued by Croatia for the head of Hungary's main oil company, who is wanted for his alleged involvement in a bribery case. MOL Rt. chairman and chief executive Zsolt Hernadi is wanted due to allegations he bribed former Croatian Prime Minister ...
France's Sarkozy cleared in campaign finance case
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was cleared Monday of allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman on the way to his 2007 election victory, his lawyer and an official said. The announcement fanned speculation of a political comeback for Sarkozy, who lost the presidency to Socialist Francois ...
Ex-coach appealing Pa. autistic boy's beaning case
A former western Pennsylvania T-ball coach wants a judge to grant him a new trial or let him appeal his conviction on charges the he offered a player $25 to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate. Mark Downs Jr., 36, formerly of South Union Township, was convicted of corruption of minors ...
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