Teens to be Arraigned in Hate Crime Case
Two Pennsylvania teenagers are scheduled to appear in federal court for the first time since being charged with a hate crime in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant. Eighteen-year-old Brandon Piekarsky and 19-year-old Derrick Donchak will be arraigned Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre on charges stemming from the July 2008 beating death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez.
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Judge Denies Jury Strikes in Abortion Case
A judge says a motion to prohibit the use of pre-emptory jury strikes in the trial of a man accused of killing a Kansas abortion provider is premature. Sedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert on Tuesday denied a defense motion to prohibit the strikes but said he would deal with such issues on a person-by-person [...]
Verdict Expected for Kercher Murder Appeals Trial
An Italian jury began deliberating Tuesday in the appeals trial of a man convicted of murdering a British student and sentenced to 30 years in jail. Rudy Hermann Guede of Ivory Coast denies killing Meredith Kercher and has appealed his conviction. A verdict by the eight-member jury is expected later Tuesday. Also convicted in the [...]
Three Sentenced in Walmart Worker Slaying
Three friends who played a part in the killing of a developmentally disabled Walmart cashier in New Hampshire are going to prison. Timothy Smith, Anthony Howe and Amber Talbot pleaded guilty earlier this year conspiracy and second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Christopher Gray of Groton, Vt. Prosecutors say Gray was killed for taking [...]
UPS Driver Charged for Crash that Killed Sun Editor
Police for Baltimore County reported that a UPS truck driver is being charged with running a red light and other violations that resulted in a crash that killed an editor for the Baltimore Sun. Police say 28-year-old Kevin P. Callahan of Owings Mills, Md., was charged last week with negligent driving, failure to stop at [...]
Astor’s Son Steals Millions, Gets up to Three Years
The son of Brooke Astor, eighty-five-year-old Anthony Marshall, was sentenced to up to three years in prison on Monday for stealing millions of his mother’s dollars. Marshall also is expected to continue his appeals and might be able to stay free on bail indefinitely. He tried, but failed, to get the judge to throw out [...]
Rajaratnam Pleads Not Guilty
Hedge fun operator Raj Rajaratnam, one of the wealthiest men in the United States, has pleaded not guilty to charges in an insider trading case. He entered the plea Monday to charges in an indictment returned last week. Prosecutors say Rajaratnam played a key role in a $52 million insider trading case that has resulted [...]
Woman in Pet Torture Case Held on $100K Bail
A judge has ordered a New York woman involved in a pet torture case to be held on a bail of one hundred thousand dollars. Prosecutors showed evidence that some of the forty-two dead animals in her back yard had been tortured before being killed. Some of the animals had duct tape around their mouths, [...]
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Exporting Tech
An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to export technology to Iran without the proper authorization, federal prosecutors say. Forty-year-old James Larrison of Avondale, Ariz., entered the plea on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington. No sentencing date has been set.
According to court documents, Larrison tried to export from the U.S. [...]