Ousted Patton Village mayor sentenced to prison Munoz, also removed from office after her conviction, was accused of misusing more than $20,000 from the city's sewer operations and paying more than $80,000 to a relative for alleged "construction services" on city buildings. Officials uncovered information that Munoz was a convicted felon when she became the mayor, but said she had never been ...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a defense request to delay the trial of a Kansas veteran accused of illegally possessing explosives. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten on Wednesday rescheduled until July 16 the trial for Alfred Dutton because of a scheduling conflict.

Racketeering, Smuggling, Sex with Guards: 25 Indicted in Baltimore Prison Scandal

You know it’s not good when this is the lead sentence in Friday’s New York Times cycling section: “With its systemic corruption, fractious leadership, an entrenched code of silence and some of its members recently embroiled in a high-profile drug trial, professional cycling these days often seems to resemble organized crime more than sport.”

A Baltimore native on death row for killing his Altoona girlfriend nine years ago sucker punched his attorney at the conclusion of a hearing Monday morning in Blair County Court.

A man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. read more

Two developers who unsuccessfully sued the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and others in federal court in Erie are arguing they should not have to pay about $900,000 in legal fees that board and other defendants said they spent on the case.

Senesco Technologies, Inc. reported today that the Data Review Committee for its SNS01-T trial in multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkins B-cell lymphoma approved initiating cohort 3 and escalating the SNS01-T dose level four-fold to 0.2 mg/Kg.

The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a new drug trial for a Grand Island man, saying prosecutors failed to prove the accuracy of a state lab scale.

A former township secretary in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money.

The Virginia Supreme Court last week affirmed the finding of a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge in the case of The Falls Church, potentially ending a six-year battle over the church’s ownership.

Their "Blueprint for a Safer North Carolina" outlines a need for more money, prosecutors to keep residents safe.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Lawyers for Kobe Bryant and an auction house are scheduled to make arguments before a federal judge in New Jersey about whether mementos from Bryant can be sold. Berlin, N.J.-based Goldin Auctions is suing for the right to sell hundreds of items provided by Bryant's mother, Pamela

People placed in custody after committing a crime must petition for time away from the hospital.

While lawmakers have pushed for a greater distributing of ex-prisoners in communities, corrections officials see benefits in clustering them in concentrated areas.

(AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman, File). FILE - In this May 23,1962 file photo, Billie Sol Estes, left, and his attorney John Cofer of Austin, Tex. are shown as they arrived at the federal court house in El Paso, Texas.

A former Baraboo woman continues to face a homicide charge after a Columbia County judge on Tuesday denied a request to dismiss it.

Spencer Burnett Nelson Morales, on trial for cop's murder, at court today. The partner of slain NYPD cop Peter Figoski choked up in court today as he testified in the trial of two Brooklyn men accused of the botched robbery that led to the fatal shooting. “They were wheeling...

The California law that eases prison overcrowding by shifting responsibility for thousands of lower-level felons to county jails has made it much harder for certain crime victims to collect restitution from inmates.

Altria Group Inc. (MO) ’s Philip Morris U.S.A. unit falsely marketed its “light” cigarettes as a healthier choice than regular cigarettes and should pay $543.6 million in restitution to California smokers, a lawyer said at the start of a trial.

Tanya Kay Anderson, 39, of Staunchfield, Minn., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 46 months in federal prison for bank robbery.

An Alaska-based soldier from Mt. Pleasant will serve nearly 12 years in a military prison and be dishonorably discharged after killing a fellow soldier on Christmas morning.

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bring contraband to the inmates at the Maury County jail in exchange for cash.

by Peter Galuszka Like a peeling onion, the gift-giving scandal rocking the Executive Mansion is revealing layer after layer of influence. Consider who’s handling the court cases that attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli is too conflicted to handle.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

A Ridgeland teenager who went to visit his sister at a Rankin County prison has been arrested after officers said marijuana fell out of his shorts. Robert Meeks, 17, was arrested Saturday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility and charged with possession of marijuana, the Mississippi Department of Corrections said. Officers initially detained him for having tobacco after the contraband ...

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor hopes to spark discussion of how to improve judicial elections and voter participation.

The Calcasieu District Attorney's Office is claiming a victory after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from a Louisiana man.

BELLAIRE, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a deputy shot a car's tire to stop a man trying to escape from an eastern Ohio courthouse. No serious injuries were reported.

Dr. Joel Aronowitz, leading Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and founder of the University Stem Cell Center in Los Angeles, today announced the approval of a unique clinical trial to

WACO, Texas (AP) — Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.

A Wilmington man was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison followed by four years supervised released after pleading guilty to heroin distribution.

A man accused in a hit-and-run stood before a judge Monday.

FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the manslaughter conviction of Jason Napier in the 2009 beating death of a 4-year-old Lincoln County boy.

New trial for Elko woman in murder of man found in Jordan River the Associated Press Published Apr 23, 2013 10:41AM MDT Elko, Nev. • An Elko woman whose murder conviction was overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court is going back to trial in the killing of a ranch hand 10 years ago. The Elko Daily Free Press reports Linda Fields pleaded not guilty Monday to the same crime she was convicted of in ...

A 25-year-old Maine man was sentenced Monday in the drug-related fatal shooting of a Florida firefighter. Daniel Porter will spend 16 years in prison. In a plea agreement, Porter pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 31-year-old Jerry Perdomo of Orange City, Fla. Prosecutors had asked for a 20-year sentence. Porter was arrested in February 2012 at a house in Jackson where police say he ...

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed suit Friday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court against a Maumee man and his loan modification business, which the state claims misleads and swindles consumers.

DeWine to propose stricter gun sentences COLUMBUS Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and state

An attorney in the Mississippi Department of Human Services’ Child Support Enforcement Division is suing the agency, claiming his salary has been lower than allowed by state law.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A northeast Pennsylvania teenager who acknowledges having accidentally shot a friend to death a year ago has testified in the trial of his mother, who is charged with having covered up the shooting.

Rectify, Sundance channel’s new drama about a man released after 19 years in prison for murder, is potentially a timely drama in more ways than one. First, TV is besotted with murderers right now: murder always sells on TV, of course, but shows like Dexter, Hannibal, and The Following are now dedicated to inhabiting the point of view of killers and asking why they do what they do. Likewise ...

Embarrassed federal authorities went overboard with charges against three protesters who broke into a nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee over the summer, defense attorneys said in closing arguments Wednesday, while prosecutors made 9/11 allusions in arguing the intrusion harmed national security.