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Two men sentenced in drug transaction
Two Baltimore men described as career criminals were each sentenced to 15 years in federal prison yesterday for selling an undercover officer $40 worth of crack cocaine, the Maryland U.S. attorney's office said. Robert Chambers, 54, and Richard Tarrant,...Tags: Robert Chambers, Trials, Druid Hill
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Convicted teacher is denied home detention
A Howard County judge denied a request yesterday to let a former teacher convicted of sexually abusing a student to be placed on home detention because the teacher feared for his safety. Alan Meade Beier's attorneys say he was beaten in prison last...Tags: Judges, Sexual Assault, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Prisons
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Abramoff gets 4 more years in prison
Los Angeles TimesJack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced to 48 months in prison yesterday for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle pronounced the...Tags: Fraud, Lobbying, Trials, Government, Court Administration
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Kilpatrick takes plea
Chicago TribuneMired in a sex scandal that crippled the governance of Detroit all year, the city's troubled mayor chose yesterday to walk out of office, rather than run the increasing risk of being heaved out. The tawdry drama of Kwame Kilpatrick, the once-promising...Tags: Trials, Court Administration, Government, Kwame Kilpatrick, Law Enforcement
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Arkansas: Man jailed for school killings
A man who as a teen helped shoot and kill five people in a schoolyard ambush was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison on an unrelated federal weapons charge. U.S. District Judge Jimm Larry Hendren expressed dismay that Mitchell Johnson had not... -
Abramoff to serve 4 years in prison
Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist convicted of illegally trading expensive gifts for political favors, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by a federal judge who said the corruption scandal Abramoff spawned had shattered public...Tags: Corruption, Corporate Crime, Political Systems, Prisons, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Officials snared by scandal
Among those caught up in the Abramoff corruption probe: Ex-Rep. Bob Ney: Ohio Republican was sentenced to 21/2 years, acknowledged taking bribes from Abramoff. Steven Griles: Former deputy Interior secretary is highest-ranking Bush administration...Tags: Trials, Ethics, Tom DeLay, Values
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Rhode Island woman sentenced in New London death
A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident in New London. Twenty-seven-year-old Beatrice Price of Westerly, R.I., apologized Thursday as she was sentenced for killing a 33-year-old...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Prosecution
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Man pleads guilty to lesser charges in stabbing
A Le Mars man charged in a fatal stabbing has pleaded guilty to reduced charges and will be sentenced next week. Jody O'Keefe had been scheduled to go on trial on Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder in the death of another Le Mars man, Samuel...Tags: Trials, Murder, Assault
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Man gets life in prison in toddler's beating death
A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to natural life in prison for the fatal beating of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son. Kane County Circuit Judge Timothy Sheldon handed down the sentence Thursday for 28-year-old Andres Velazquez. Sheldon said the...Tags: Murder, Prisons, Assault, Carpentersville
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More Prison For Felon
A Hartford man was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison after his conviction on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ronald D. Williams, 33, of Sigourney Street, was arrested May 12, 2005, after Hartford police...Tags: Trials, Defense, Prisons, Firearms
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Letter from Andrew Allred
Following is text of a letter written to the Orlando Sentinel by convicted killer Andrew Allred: Orlando Sentinel, Over the last few months there have been a lot of articles and opinion pieces on the death panalty. I think you even did a "Friday Forum"...Tags: Murder, Lawyers, Death Penalty, Assault
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