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Bride Who Faked Cancer Ordered to Repay Donors
CNNNEW YORK -- A New York woman who pretended to have terminal cancer to pay for an extravagant wedding and honeymoon has been ordered to give back thousands of dollars she received from sympathetic donors. Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty last month to the...Tags: Family, Justice System, Weddings, Lawyers, Human Interest
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Bryan Stow Beating Suspects Indicted on Federal Charges
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The two men accused in the savage beating of Giant's fan Bryan Stow have been indicted on federal charges. Federal prosecutors say they have filed a criminal weapons complaint against Louie Sanchez, 29, and 30-year old Marvin...Tags: Allergies, PayPal, Inc., Justice System, Weaponry, Lawyers
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Jury Enters 4th Day of Edwards Trial Deliberations
CNNGREENSBORO, N.C. -- The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial enters its fourth day of deliberations Wednesday. The eight-man, four-woman jury began weighing the former North Carolina senator's fate Friday...Tags: Scott E Thomas, U.S. Department of Justice, YouTube, Florida East Coast Railway, Career and Workplace
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Mom Shocked by Daughter's Alleged Plot to Kill Her
KTLA NewsHESPERIA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Three middle school students were arrested Tuesday in Hesperia on charges of attempting to murder the mother of one of the students. The mother called the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Tuesday morning to report...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Seal Beach Jail Officer Convicted of Accepting Bribes
KTLA NewsWESTMINSTER (KTLA) -- A detention center officer at the Seal Beach City Jail was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for accepting bribes, including an iPad and money, in exchange for allowing an inmate prohibited contraband and visitor contacts. Jose Alday,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Trials, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Punishment
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Ex-Rutgers Student Gets 30 Days in Webcam Suicide Case
CNN/KTLA NewsNEWARK, N.J. -- A New Jersey judge on Monday sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge in...Tags: Rutgers University, Deportation, Minority Groups, Suicide, Criminals
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Miss. Prison Riot Kills Guard, Leaves Others Injured
CNNBRANDON, Miss. -- Authorities said early Monday they had gained control of a prison riot that claimed the life of a guard as it continued into the late evening Sunday. A 23-year-old guard died of head injuries in the disturbance at the Adams County...Tags: Labor Legislation, Health, Immigration, Government, Corrections Corporation of America
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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Dies in Libya
CNNAbdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and family members said. He was 60. The former intelligence officer, who had...Tags: FBI, Charles Schumer, National Government, Libya, Islam
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OC Woman Sentenced in Murder of Millionaire Boyfriend
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- An Orange County woman convicted in the 1994 murder of her millionaire boyfriend has been sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole. Nanette Packard-McNeal, 46, was convicted of plotting the murder of...Tags: Theft, Eric Naposki, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Marine Sentenced in Murder Over Drug Money
KTLA NewsCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A former Marine was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the murder of a fellow Marine in a dispute over stolen drug money. Alvin Reed Lovely, 24, was convicted of killing Steven Serrano back on May 13, 2008....Tags: Theft, Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles Times
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Man Avoids Jail After Sewing Son's Butt Shut
KTLA NewsWAUKEGAN, Illinois -- A man who took a needle and thread to his son’s buttocks accepted a plea deal that will keep him out of prison. Randy Swopes, 52, will be put on 24-months probation and have to do 250 hours of public service, NBC Chicago reports....Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Health, Crohn's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Jury: Ex-Deputy Sane During Torture, Mutilation of Wife, Her Lover
IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Jurors say a former L.A. County Sheriff's deputy convicted of raping and torturing his wife and her lover knew exactly what he was doing at the time of the crimes.
The jury deliberated less than two hours before agreeing Robert...Tags: Sex Crimes, Health, Justice System, Lawyers, Broken Bones
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