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New York Man Convicted in Subway Bomb Plot

Matt Cantor — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:20:52 CDT

A New York man has been found guilty in a 2009 subway bomb plot . Adis Medunjanin, who was also convicted of training with al-Qaeda and seeking to join the Taliban, could receive life in prison, the New York Daily News reports. The conviction comes after fellow plotters Zarein Ahmedzay and...

Ravi Found Guilty in Gay Spycam Case

Kevin Spak — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

A jury convicted ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi of hate crimes and other offenses today for using a webcam to record and distribute video that outed his roommate, Tyler Clementi, as gay. After three days of deliberations, the jury found Ravi guilty of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy for making...

Bad News for Man Who Hated Karaoke Singer's Voice

Matt Cantor — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:25:42 CDT

What not to do when you're not a fan of someone's karaoke prowess: After complaining about a 79-year-old man's singing in a hotel bar, a man in upstate New York punched the elderly singer, breaking his nose and facial bones and putting his head through a window. Paul Collen, 42,...

Ingmar Guandique Guilty of Murdering Chandra Levy

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:08:05 CST

A jury has found Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique guilty of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy back in May 2001, when her disappearance became a national sensation. Guandique was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for attacking Levy while she exercised in Washington's Rock Creek Park.

Warren Jeffs Gets New Trial in Rape Case

M. Morris — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:34:55 CDT

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, who has been serving 10 years to life for being an accessory to rape , was granted a new trial today, the Deseret News reports. The Utah Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the jury instructions delivered during Jeffs' 2007 trial were faulty. "We regret the effect...

Dem Ex-Con Traficant Mulls Another House Run

Harry Kimball — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:38:30 CST

Jim Traficant is betting his brand of populism has survived the 7 years he’s been away from Ohio politics, and is exploring a run for the House of Representatives that spooks both parties. Traficant says the recent victory of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts is indicative of popular outrage, though...

Vegas Shooter Killed His Brother in 1976

Harry Kimball — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:53:29 CST

The man who killed a court officer, wounded a US marshal, and died himself in a hail of police bullets in Las Vegas on Monday was no stranger to the criminal justice system. The most egregious of Johnny Wicks’ transgressions was a 1976 conviction for the murder of his own...

Brooke Astor's Son Sentenced to 1-3 Years

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:18:16 CST

The 85-year-old son of philanthropist Brooke Astor was sentenced today to one to three years in prison for exploiting his mother's mental frailty to plunder her millions. Anthony Marshall received the minimum allowed under sentencing guidelines. The judge gave him 30 days to get his affairs in order, but Marshall...

Polanski May Take His Chances in US

Harry Kimball — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:36:50 CDT

Roman Polanski, denied bail or house arrest in Switzerland, may try his luck in the United States after 31 years. “If this process drags on, it is not completely impossible that Roman Polanski could choose to go finally to explain himself in the United States where the arguments in his...