(NYT) Prosecutors here once said that the conduct of Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, was so despicable it would make Abraham Lincoln...
Crime
Shock Jock Turner Guilty of Threatening Judges
(CNN) Hal Turner, an online radio "shock jock" and blogger, was convicted on Friday of threatening to kill three federal judges in Chicago, Illinois, in...
South Carolina Democratic Senate Candidate Indicted
(AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Longshot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to...
Blagojevich Jurors report that they are Stalled
(AP) A new message from the jury weighing the fate of Rod Blagojevich provided a few clues Thursday about their deadlock in deliberations, stirring speculation...
Attorney Takes on Grim Reaper Defense Pro Bono
(SCPR) A new defense attorney is representing the so-called “Grim Sleeper,” and she’s taking the case without pay. Defense attorney Louisa Pensanti appeared in court for the...
Police Find Live Cat Marinating in Trunk of Car
(AP) Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the trunk of...
US Engineer Convicted of Spying
(AP) A federal jury convicted a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer Monday of selling military secrets and helping China design a stealth cruise missile. Noshir Gowadia...
15 Indicted in Tobacco Smuggling Ring
(AP) Federal prosecutors say tobacco distributors used dummy corporations and false invoices to evade more than $35 million in California excise taxes over the past...
Merrill’s Risk Disclosures Unearthed
(NYT) It was named after a faint constellation in the southern sky: Pyxis, the Mariner’s Compass. But it helped to steer the mighty Merrill Lynch...
Court Limits Law Enforcement’s Use of GPS
(Washington Post) A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Friday that police cannot use a Global Positioning System device to track a person's...