DeLay Convicted of Money Laundering and Conspiracy
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was found guilty on money laundering and conspiracy charges in Austin Texas. Legal experts consider sentencing next month likely to be a few years rather than life with probation possible. Prosecutors allege DeLay and two associates used his PAC to channel 190000 in corporate money to an RNC arm which then funded seven Texas statehouse candidates.
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Man faces more charges in wife drowning case
An Alabama man, Gabe Watson, 33, returned to the United States after Australian custody. He was deported from Melbourne and booked in Los Angeles on murder charges related to his wife’s drowning during their honeymoon. He is expected to appear in court before transfer to Alabama.
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Dallas Man Sentenced for Threatening Barack Obama
A Dallas man, Brian Dean Miller, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for posting a threat to kill President Barack Obama on Craigslist in March 2010. He faced up to five years, and the crime followed Congress passing a health care overhaul bill.
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Police Officer Killed by Drunk Driver on Parkway
Ocean County Prosecutor says Officer Jason Marles of Ocean Gate police was killed when a drunken driver crashed into his Jeep Cherokee on the Garden State Parkway near 3:20 a.m. The 32 year old veteran of nine years was headed home after a special anti drunken driving detail when his vehicle overturned after being struck from behind and hitting a guardrail.
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Garden State Parkway
Ocean County
Marlene Lynch Ford
Jason Marles
Ocean Gate Force
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Call from police lobby leads to arrest in Oregon
A young man calling from the Eugene police station lobby was identified from surveillance of Tuesday's Wells Fargo bank robbery. An officer alerted detectives, who arrested him nearby.
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Violence Tears Through Monterrey Quietly Modern City
A 21-year-old university student was killed by a gunman in a crowded downtown promenade while a woman and her family suffered amid a shooting by gunmen pursuing a security guard. Monterrey, Mexico, once seen as a hub of opportunity, now endures cartel violence as Gulf and Zetas factions clash, prompting a government crackdown and unsettling business leaders like Blanca Treviño of Softtek.
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Mexico
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MIT
Gulf and Zetas
Blanca Trevino
Softtek
Latin America
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
Cartel
Ciudad Mier
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