Child porn brings 15-year prison termFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:43AMPORTLAND — An Oregon man who federal prosecutors said had the largest collection of child pornography they have ever found in the state has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Dewey Burr of Hillsboro pleaded guilty last March to distribution of child pornography. The FBI said investigators found 1.1 …
SEC accuses Sam, Charles Wyly of secrecy, insider tradingFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:36AMDallas tycoons Sam and Charles Wyly reaped more than a half-billion dollars while breaking federal securities laws over a 13-year period, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
Family films: Got aspiring musicians? Show them Robert DuvallFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:29AMThis is so hard to believe I had to look it up twice: Robert Duvall has won only a single Academy Award. This after a stupendous career in which he has disappeared into some of the greatest roles in American film: "The Great Santini"; the almost-ethical lawyer in "The Godfather"; the napalm-sniffing rooster- colonel in "Apocalypse Now"; the two-timing, good-timing preacher in "The Apostle"; it ...
Dozens Arrested As Protests Of Immigration LawFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:16AMPHOENIX (AP) -- Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were arrested after peacefully confronting officers in riot gear.
Shooting puts parole law at center of early-release debateFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:10AMRyan Gabrielson A computer algorithm determined that Javier Joseph Rueda would go on nonrevocable probation in January and live unsupervised without risk of incarceration again unless police arrested him for a new crime. Based on the particulars of Rueda’s criminal history, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s system deemed the parolee a “low threat.” So when Rueda ...
Video: Another family files lawsuit in LMSD webcam controversyFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:08AMA second family of a Lower Merion School District student filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that district officials spied on them through a school-issued laptop computer.
FBI to investigate Afghanistan leaksFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:00AMThe whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, the Pentagon said yesterday, warning its unprecedented leak of secret US military files could cost lives and damage trust of allies.
Umstattd, Hunt vie for election as circuit clerkFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:43AMBrenda Umstattd is the current circuit clerk and has been in office since 2002. Prior to becoming circuit clerk she was a Realtor for 30 years. Linda Raithel Hunt currently works for a local law firm, and previously worked almost seven years in the circuit clerk's office.
Lock up, LakeportFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:40AMLAKEPORT -- Locks, security glass, an alarm system and security cameras kept two women and one man from breaking into Lakeport Express early Wednesday morning.