CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A California man accused of trying to extort several wealthy individuals, including West Virginia coal magnate Chris Cline, is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Gov. Robert Bentley says he's "not surprised" allegations of abuse at an Alabama women's prison are being investigated by the Justice Department.

Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. has been sentenced to almost three decades in jail after conspiring with private prisons to trade kids for cash. In the private prison industry, longer sentences earn more money from the state. Since 2003, Ciavarella received millions of dollars in bribes for condemning minors to maximum prison sentences. In one case, Ciavarella sentenced a 10-year-old to ...

PARKERSBURG - Five more people joined the ranks of graduates from the West Central Drug Court in a ceremony Friday in the Judge Black Annex. Speaking at the ceremony was West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin.

Theodore Stanislaw of Blue Hill was originally sentenced to 28 years, then 27 years, but the court recommends one-third to one-half of that.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) filed suit against HHS/Medicare in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia (Case 1:13-cv-00697-JDB AMERICAN ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SEBELIUS), seeking relief from the unfair and unauthorized actions of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Clifton Jermaine Whatley, a suspended Detroit police officer and Canton resident, could learn as early as May whether he will face trial in Wayne County Circuit Court amid charges he orchestrated a series of robberies across southeast Michigan, including a Feb. 6 holdup inside the Canton Family Dollar store on Joy Road near I-275.

An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.A military judge, Army Col. David...

Saturday is a day, and night, for milers. There are four Grade 3 stakes on the schedule, and all of them will be run at the distance of one mile.

A county official in eastern Ohio says the high-profile case of a 16-year-old girl raped by two high school football players last summer has cost the juvenile court about $18,000 so far.

A Maryland woman received 132 months in jail Friday for recruiting a 15-year-old, pregnant runaway to engage in commercial sex acts for a trafficking ring with ties to the MS-13 street gang. Photo Credit: Shutterstock

A 35-year-old man who told jurors in November that he’d been in trouble since he was 9 was sentenced to 76 years in prison Friday for felony convictions stemming from a 2006 crime spree that involved three carjackings at gunpoint and several assaults on federal officers.

ELKO — Twenty-year old Angel Chung has pledged his allegiance to the American flag many, many times.

A Massachusetts Appeals Court's decision this week on the handling of civil commitments at state lockups could have a reverberating effect in the realm of prisoner issues, advocates on the issue say.

Texas Dad Accused of Starving Son Sentenced to Life in Prison Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Intentionally Running Down Joggers Kentucky Teen Charged With Killing Stepfather

By Carrick Mollenkamp WOLFEBORO, New Hampshire (Reuters) - During the crazy days of the housing bubble in 2006, bankers created a bond called MABS 2006-FRE1. The instrument gave buyers the right to payments on the subprime housing loans of nearly 2,000 borrowers, including Stephen Monzione, a professional wedding photographer in New Hampshire. Six months after the security was issued, a trader ...

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes, who could face execution if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, returns to a Colorado courtroom on Monday where his lawyers will seek to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Holmes, 25, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder for opening fire during a ...

Eddie Mosley, found guilty of killing three people at a Brooklyn Park home, will serve the terms consecutively.

SUNNYVALE, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elixir announces FDA IDE Approval for EXCELLA III Randomized Clinical Trial in US for DESyne Nx Novolimus Eluting DES with 2051 patients at 50 institutions. Dr. Martin B Leon is PI of landmark study.

Convicted of murder in connection with the 1993 murder of a student at Illinois State University, 40-year-old Alan Beaman was the beneficiary of a formal finding of innocence Thursday in Champaign County Circuit Court. Convicted of murder in connection with the 1993 murder of a student at Illinois State University, 40-year-old Alan Beaman was the beneficiary of a formal finding of innocence ...

A coalition of environmental groups has once again asked Franklin Circuit Court to help them in their long-running battle with the Cabinet for Energy and Environment and a coal company which violated provisions of the federal Clean Water Act.

Opponents of a bill to require rural electric co-ops to increase their use of renewable energy resources are putting on a full court press this week to persuade Gov.

NATIONAL STORIES: CNN: Prosecutor: 'Child kidnapper operated a torture chamber and private prison' First came the pain - a decade of torture, torment and terror for three captive women and one of their young daughters. Now comes the prosecution and - if there's a conviction - punishment for the man accused of being responsible for […]

The Law Offices of Elizabeth R. Wellborn, P.A. today announced that Jacob Linhart joined the firm as litigation managing attorney. With nearly 30 years of legal experienc

The Middlesex District Attorney’s office Thursday acknowledged that an assistant DA in February mistakenly told a judge a defendant was accused of drug trafficking, not a minor traffic offense, in Texas.

LITCHFIELD--A Saratoga Springs, N.Y. man who held-up the Radio Shack store in New Milford at last summer will spend three to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery on Friday.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has denied clemency for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month.

WARWICK — Attorney Steven Grasso, a former assistant Orange County District Attorney now in private practice, has announced his candidacy for the position of Warwick Town Justice.

The Oklahoma Main Street Center recoginzed Sapulpa Main Street and the Creek County Court House Renovation project along with the other state winners in 20 competitive award categories during the 24th annual Main Street Awards Banquet, May 7, at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

On Wednesday, when state Rep. Ron Reynolds ' co-defendants in an alleged quarter-million-dollar kickback scheme showed up in court in Conroe, the Missouri City Democrat was noticeably absent.

SEGUIN — Guadalupe County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on Tuesday to adopt an ordinance designating an area within the county where the disposal of municipal or industrial waste will be allowed.

A sentence erroneously given to Brandon Barnes’ co-defendant kept Barnes from getting more prison time.

Grisly new details emerged on the second day of a mass murder trial as officers who responded to the scene and a forensic pathologist described what they saw in their roles investigating the case.

FLORENCE – A federal judge today sentenced a Lauderdale County physician to one year and a day in prison for...

A Whiteside County court has agreed with the change of venue request from Nicholas Sheley's attorney. The court determined that a fair trial may be had in Rock Island. "The trial proceedings should be

A western Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a homicide charge against a woman in the accidental drowning of her 13-month-old son in a bathtub.

Corbin and Knox County officials are now playing the waiting game after Circuit Court Judge Greg Lay announced he would take their respective arguments in the ongoing occupational tax dispute under submission.

Defendant's checkered past Times Union Copyright 2013 Times Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:52 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Richard Barnes told a judge at his arraignment on Tuesday on a felony DWI charge that he had a lot of experience with the criminal justice system. Barnes, 66, was associated with the Hells ...

The former Moreno Valley school board member still faces trial on other charges stemming from a 2012 shooting incident in front of his home

The Mississippi Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution in the Willie Manning case.

A reputed bookie from Massachusetts and one of his bettors are slated to testify in a federal trial next week and describe how a State Police trooper allegedly threatened them with violence and even death — in an attempt to extort thousands of dollars, according to court records filed in federal court in Boston.