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Recruiter gets 4-year sentence for sexual battery
A former National Guard recruiter who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting potential female enlistees has been sentenced to four years in prison. Eric Vetesy pleaded guilty in May to 10 charges including sexual battery and official misconduct for...Tags: Trials, Sexual Assault, Punishment, Abusive Behavior
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Muncie man accused of giving beer to 1-year-old
A man gave beer to his 1-year-old nephew, then punched his girlfriend in the face when she objected and stormed away in her SUV, court records said. Richard H. Valens Jr., 44, of Muncie, was being held in Delaware County Jail under $17,500 bond Friday...Tags: Crossovers and SUVs, Prosecution, Vehicles
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Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket
Associated Press WriterIsrael crossings with the Gaza Strip were closed Friday in retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire that has violated a rocky truce as Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers responded by suspending talks on freeing a long-held Israeli soldier. Under the terms of the...Tags: Government, Judaism, Foreign Aid, Terrorism, Armed Conflicts
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Freed hostages meet families in seclusion
San Antonio Express-NewsThree Americans held hostage by leftist insurgents for five years in the Colombian jungle were reunited with their families on Thursday, their first day of freedom in the United States after a daring rescue by the Colombian military. U.S. military...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Hospitals and Clinics, Fourth of July, Society
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Jerusalem attacker once had Jewish girlfriend
Associated Press WriterThe Palestinian who went on a deadly rampage on a Jerusalem street this week had spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish Israeli woman, relatives said, a rarity in a city where such ties between Arabs and Jews are nearly nonexistent. In an...Tags: Ehud Barak, Drug Trafficking
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9 convicted in Austria fraud case
Associated Press WriterNine people, including a prominent executive who fled to France in an attempt to elude justice, were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the 2005 collapse of New York-based commodities brokerage Refco Inc....Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy, Corporate Crime, Banking, Prosecution
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Bush close to Gitmo decision?
The Swampby James Oliphant ABC News is reporting that President Bush may decide in the coming days whether to close or revamp the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that holds about 270 alleged terrorists. Closing Gitmo has been advocated by Defense......Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Defense, Local Authority, Pat Roberts, Wars and Interventions
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Funeral held for slain Prince George's officer
The Associated PressA funeral service was held today for Prince George's County Police Cpl. Richard Findley. Findley was struck and killed during a traffic stop Friday by the driver of a stolen pickup truck. The suspect, 19-year-old Ronnie White of Laurel, was found dead in...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Prince George's County, Christianity, Roman Catholic
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Currie can get papers
sun ReporterState Sen. Ulysses Currie is entitled to have copies of materials seized from his home during an FBI raid in May, as well as the search warrant affidavit filed by the U.S. attorney's office, federal Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm ruled yesterday. Currie,...Tags: Groceries, Imperial and Royal Matters, National Government, Thomas L Bromwell, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Van escapee is convicted in his absence
A man who escaped from a state prison van on the way to Baltimore Circuit Court was convicted of handgun charges in his absence last night, according to a prosecutor with the city state's attorney's office. On Tuesday, Marcus Anderson, who was...Tags: Prosecution, Vehicles, Punishment
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