Wisconsin parents plead guilty in child cruelty case
A year old girl cheered upon learning she would not testify against her mother Angeline Rogers 28 who pled guilty to three counts failing to prevent martial cruelty to her daughter and one count aiding physical abuse. Her husband Michael Rogers earlier pleaded guilty to four felony abuse charges. Both parents were arrested after their son walked barefoot coatless in freezing weather to police to report the abuse in Chilton.
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Espy Pays Penalty Over Campaign Funds Use
Former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy paid a $50,000 penalty for using leftover campaign funds to cover legal bills. He faces trial on gratuities charges and had earlier paid $50,244 to Steptoe and Johnson in 1995 and 1996. The FEC ruled he could not use campaign money for legal costs while serving as agriculture secretary.
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Minnesota tobacco suits set tone for rest of nation
Minnesota's 5 week trial produced a 6.6 billion settlement and forced disclosure of internal tobacco industry documents. The case showed states how documents could be used and how witnesses could shape outcomes, guiding 37 pending suits though success is not guaranteed. Industry reps note settlements in Minnesota and three other states.
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States set dates for tobacco lawsuits reach 1999
Washington September 1998 Oklahoma November 1998 Arizona February 1999 Massachusetts February 1999 Maryland April 1999 Oregon May 1999 New York June 1999 Wisconsin September 1999 Iowa and Michigan expected next year no dates. Juries in several cases sided with industry but defenses remain. Minnesota deals and national settlement efforts highlighted with large document disclosures and legal strategy across states.
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