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Lawyering didn't sink him, but taxes did
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro overrode the government’s plea deal with Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg and gave him the maximum possible under federal guidelines - two years in prison instead of the agreed upon 18 months. She gave him the maximum fine of $40,000. He paid restitution of $720,719.
lvrj.com (1 hour ago)
Ex-Marine Pens Impassioned Gay Marriage Plea
A Chicago-based Marine Corps. veteran discharged from the military under the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy wrote an impassioned letter urging black lawmakers in the Illinois House to vote "yes" on the state's marriage equality bill. In the letter, Marquell Smith writes that it "breaks my heart that any elected...
huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)
No Reprieve For Boy Scouts Despite Gay Youth Vote
-- The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts to...
huffingtonpost.com (1 hour ago)
Admitted Ponzi scheme mastermind tries to withdraw guilty plea
The man who admitted masterminding one of Sacramento's biggest Ponzi schemes in years is trying to withdraw his guilty plea.
sacbee.com (2 hours ago)
New crimes cost Falls gunman his chance at probation
LOCKPORT – Charles H. Montague, who took part in a shootout in Niagara Falls, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of post-release supervision Friday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas.Montague, 22, of Linwood Avenue, was placed on interim probation March 1, but within two weeks he had...
buffalonews.com (4 hours ago)
Pottstown man who threatened neighbor jailed on gun charge
NORRISTOWN - A Pottstown man is headed to state prison for illegally possessing a handgun, a crime uncovered after authorities alleged he used it to threaten a neighbor. Scott Michael Ketterer, 19, of the 300 block of West Chestnut Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 33-72 months in a state...
thereporteronline.com (4 hours ago)
Last brother from Mexico's Arellano Felix cartel pleads guilty in U.S.
By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Traffic," pleaded guilty to U.S. drug charges on Friday. Arellano Felix, 56, admitted in U.S....
yahoo.com (4 hours ago)
Trenton woman who tied up daughter in filthy house asks to withdraw guilty plea
Plesi Nichols' attorney announced today that she wishes to withdraw her guilty plea.
nj.com (5 hours ago)
Estes Park man given time to consider plea deal in shooting death of girl, 16
An Estes Park man charged with manslaughter in the December shotgun death of a 16-year-old girl was given more time Friday as he considers taking a plea deal.
coloradoan.com (5 hours ago)
Judge denies bail reduction for Vineland man charged in Franklinville killing
A Vineland man’s plea to reduce his bail on murder charges was denied Friday by a judge in Gloucester County.
pressofatlanticcity.com (5 hours ago)
Billings man pleads no-contest in meth coffee case
BILLINGS - A 35-year-old Billings man has entered a no-contest plea after being charged with putting methamphetamine in the coffee maker at his mother's business in February 2012.
missoulian.com (6 hours ago)
Bangor woman accused of murdering husband enters insanity plea, waives jury trial; judge recuses...
BANGOR, Maine - A local woman accused of brutally slaying her husband in the couple’s bathtub nearly two years ago pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and waived her right to a jury trial during a hearing Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Roxanne Jeskey, 49, of Bangor in ...
bangordailynews.com (6 hours ago)
Former Marine accused of shooting at wife in Roxbury home gets probation in plea deal
A former Marine who originally was charged with shooting his wife through the bathroom door of their Roxbury home but admitted only to handgun possession was sentenced Friday to five years' probation and continued psychological and alcohol abuse counselin
dailyrecord.com (6 hours ago)
Billings man changes plea in case of meth-spiked coffee
A Billings man charged with spiking a coffee maker with methamphetamine at his mother's tax business made a conditional admission Friday in Yellowstone County District Court.
billingsgazette.com (6 hours ago)
Hostin: Teen should have taken plea deal
Kaitlyn Hunt, who was charged with a felony for having sex with her 14-year old girlfriend, has rejected a plea deal.
cnn.com (7 hours ago)
Businesses rewarding good neighbors with food, fun
In the world that is charitable giving, every donated dollar helps, of course. But you have to wonder, Ben Weiland says, if there's a better way than simply throwing money at every Bambi-eyed pitch and every urgent plea that appears at your doorstep.
argusleader.com (7 hours ago)
Visting Nurse Association faces funding dilemma
The Visiting Nurse Association will not receive additional funding from Dubuque County this fiscal year, despite an eleventh-hour plea to county supervisors.
thonline.com (7 hours ago)
Teen rejecting plea: Sex consensual
Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having oral sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to a child abuse charge, according to Hunt's attorney.
cnn.com (7 hours ago)
Pottstown man who threatened neighbor jailed on gun charge
NORRISTOWN - A Pottstown man is headed to state prison for illegally possessing a handgun, a crime uncovered after authorities alleged he used it to threaten a neighbor. Scott Michael Ketterer, 19, of the 300 block of West Chestnut Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 33-72 months in a state...
pottsmerc.com (9 hours ago)
Drug maker agrees to pay $33 million to settle federal case
An eye care drug maker admitted in a Buffalo courtroom today to using kickbacks to doctors and an illegal marketing campaign as part of an elaborate scheme to boost drug sales.ISTA Pharmaceuticals of California also agreed to pay $18.5 million in fines and forfeitures to the government and another $15 million to...
buffalonews.com (9 hours ago)
Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed...
A lesbian, 18, rejects a plea deal after being charged with having sex with a younger schoolmate.
miamiherald.com (9 hours ago)
Mexican 'hit squad' leader who murdered U.S. ICE agent pleads guilty
A top member of a Mexican drug cartel entered a guilty plea on Thursday to charges stemming from his assassination of an American federal law enforcement agent and attempted murder of the agent's partner allegedly using one of...
examiner.com (12 hours ago)
Morrissey Shames Kate Middleton for Enjoying Foie Gras
All class. In a plea for his fans to convince London department store Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras, the high-maintenace animal-rights activist called out "Kate Muddleton" for eating the delicacy. "Unsurprisingly, this most savage and cruel commodity continues to be the favorite 'dish' of smiling...
nymag.com (13 hours ago)
Plea offer revoked for son of woman accused of running over Missoula officer
MISSOULA - Stephen Roy Goodman, who pleaded guilty to hiding his mother after she allegedly ran over a Missoula police officer with her car, had a plea agreement all worked out.
billingsgazette.com (13 hours ago)
Plea offer revoked for son of woman accused of running over Missoula officer
Stephen Roy Goodman, who pleaded guilty to hiding his mother after she allegedly ran over a Missoula police officer with her car, had a plea agreement all worked out.
missoulian.com (13 hours ago)
Lowell man charged with firing at undercover officer
A 24-year-old Lowell man has been charged with shooting at an undercover Lowell police detective at least five times Wednesday night, officials said. A not-guilty plea was entered on behalf of Ccshron Arthur Brown at his arraignment Thursday in Middlesex District Court on charge of armed assault with intent to...
boston.com (14 hours ago)
Plea deadline today for Kaitlyn Hunt in underage sex case
Today is the deadline for Kaitlyn Hunt, a high-school student who is facing felony charges in connection with her same-sex relationship with a younger student, to take a plea deal, according to WPTV.com.
orlandosentinel.com (14 hours ago)
Jennifer Lopez Feat Pitbull, Suede, Muse: this week's new tracks
PICK OF THE WEEK Reading this on mobile? Click here to view The trio of J-Lo, Pitbull and producer RedOne have become a big-budget N-Dubz. This is their third precision-engineered summer dance monster, complete with randomly generated inspiro-lyrics and Miami-set video. It's 2012's Dance Again… erm, again. Just add...
guardian.co.uk (14 hours ago)
Aarushi murder case: Talwars move SC for summoning witnesses
Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad high court order refusing their plea to summon 14 witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case trial.
indiatimes.com (15 hours ago)
Former Maine sports star guilty on child porn charge
BANGOR, Maine - A former Maine college basketball star has been found guilty of a child pornography charge. Dana Wilson pleaded no contest Thursday in a Bangor courtroom. The plea means while not admitting guilt, he is not contesting the charges. The judge then found him guilty. Authorities say the 62-year-old...
bostonherald.com (15 hours ago)
