Arizona officials shift tactics against smugglers in Arizona
Arizona prosecutors say they will rely on wire taps and surveillance to crack down on human traffickers as smuggling surges this week. A judge ruled state authorities cannot seize money transfers to Mexico, citing constitutional protections on commerce. Attorney General Goddard says other means will be used but none as effective as damning warrants for seizing transfers.
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Marine pleads guilty in Hamdania killing case
Cpl. Trent Thomas pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering an unarmed Iraqi civilian in 2006 at Camp Pendleton. He testified that a sergeant fired into the victim’s head to ensure death. Eight-man squad members faced charges with several pleading guilty in exchange for testimony.
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College president Hank Brown to leave post
DENVER University of Colorado President Hank Brown said he will step down early next year after saying he achieved most goals for the school amid scandals and criticism. Brown, a former U S senator, took charge in August 2005 during a sexual assault scandal in the football program and a professor criticized for likening some victims of the Sept.
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Indiana Soldier Expected to Plead in Rape Case
EVANSVILLE The second of five 101st Airborne Division soldiers accused of raping and killing a 14 year old Iraqi girl along with executing three family members last year in Iraq has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Sgt. Paul E. Cortez, 24, of Barstow California, is expected to plead guilty to rape and premeditated murder at a Fort Campbell hearing next month.
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Grandmother jailed for helping keep girl from testifying
Barbara Johnson, 58, was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to aggravated intimidation of a witness for helping move her granddaughter out of state to prevent testimony against the girl's adoptive father. Her son-in-law awaits further sentencing in the case.
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Maryland House Fire Kills Four in Abingdon
A two alarm Abingdon house fire killed four people and left a fifth believed missing. Deputies pulled an elderly man from the first floor. he died later. Two more victims were found on the second floor.
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Nuclear plants alerted after Monticello incident
Four Northeast reactors were alerted to check safety after a Monticello shutdown. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told managers at Vermont Yankee Oyster Creek Nine Mile Point and Pilgrim to be alert due to similar age and design to Xcel Energy Monticello plant.
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Tax evader Ed Brown found guilty in federal tax case
Ed Brown and his wife Haine Brown were found guilty of failing to pay federal income taxes for a decade. Brown, holed up with armed supporters in a cement-walled house, vowed to defend himself if capture occurred, while U.S. Marshals stated no plan to confront him. Haine Brown attended the trial and earned most of the couple’s income. Deliberations continued as the verdict was rendered.
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Ed Brown
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New Amish school building taking shape in Nickel Mines
In Nickel Mines Pennsylvania members of the Amish community are raising a one room schoolhouse a few hundred yards from the site of a October massacre. The new school will be more secure with sophisticated locks and a private drive access, township official John Coldiron said.
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John Coldiron
Truck driver sentenced to life for deadly human smuggling
Tyrone Williams, 36, was given a life term in Houston after a jury found him guilty on 58 counts related to a 2003 human smuggling journey. The voyage ended with the deaths of 19 illegal immigrants crammed inside a sweltering tractor-trailer during the trip from South Texas to Houston.
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Tyrone Williams
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Man seeks casino return after self ban in New Jersey
Mount Laurel resident D. regrets banning himself after heavy losses and asks the Casino Control Commission to lift the lifetime ban. The panel on Wednesday declined his bid to be the first to gamble in New Jersey again, noting the ban remains.
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