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10 Facts About That Imprisoned Candidate

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:33:07 CDT

The imprisoned felon who challenged President Obama for the Democratic nomination in West Virginia's primary and won an impressive 40% of the vote remains the bizarre political story of the day. Politico rounds up 10 facts about the locked-up candidate, Keith Judd, including:

W.Va. Dem Primary: Obama 60%, Felon 40%

Rob Quinn — Wed, 09 May 2012 07:45:00 CDT

A felon serving time in a Texas prison has managed to give President Obama a run for his money in West Virginia's Democratic primary. Keith Judd, who is serving a federal sentence for extortion, took 40% of the vote to Obama's 60%, the highest result of any Democratic challenger in...

One Conviction Shouldn't Ruin Your Life

Kevin Spak — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:34:33 CST

In 2010, the Chicago Public School system decided not to hire Darrell Langdon, a single father of two, as a boiler-room engineer. Why? Because it found out he'd once been convicted of possessing a half-gram of cocaine—in 1985. Such stories are common these days, both because a whopping 30%...

Charges Loom in Deepwater Disaster

Kevin Spak — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:40:45 CST

US authorities are on the verge of bringing their first criminal charges related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, with several Houston-based engineers and at least one BP supervisor likely facing felonies, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The men are suspected of providing false information to regulators regarding the risks...

Lohan: I Borrowed Necklace

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:46:38 CST

For everybody freaking out about the felony charges Lindsay Lohan may or may not be facing over her alleged jewelry theft, she has news for you: That necklace was just borrowed . "We vehemently deny these allegations and, if charges are filed, we will fight them," her lawyer tells People. Furthermore,...

Mom Jailed for Sending Kids to Safer Schools

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:41:12 CST

Kelley Williams-Bolar tried to send her two daughters to safer schools—and in doing so, she found herself convicted of a felony and sent to prison for 10 days. Williams-Bolar lives in Akron, Ohio, but wanted to send her children to the schools in Copley Township, where her father lives,...

Felony Charges Dropped in Hit-and-Run...

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:40:05 CST

Prosecutors in Colorado want Martin Joel Erzinger to keep his job as a financial manager to the ultra-wealthy—so they dropped felony charges against him in a hit-and-run case. Erzinger, 52, will instead face two misdemeanor charges for allegedly hitting bicyclist Dr. Steven Milo on July 3 and then fleeing...

Mother Records 2-Year-Old Smoking Weed: Cops

M. Morris — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:58:00 CDT

An Ohio woman encouraged her 2-year-old daughter to smoke pot, made a cellphone video of the child puffing on a joint, and now faces three felony charges and as much as 11½ years in prison, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "It’s beyond disgusting,” the prosecutor says of the charges against Jessica...

Charlie Sheen's Plea Deal Goes Sour

M. Morris — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:20:30 CDT

Charlie Sheen went to court in Aspen today to plead no contest to a misdemeanor in the domestic assault case involving his wife, Brooke Mueller, but the plea bargain didn't go down. "They need time to re-work the final points of the plea deal," the DA said. Asked by the...