Girl's boot camp death prompts SD reforms
In South Dakota, 14-year-old Gina Score died of heat stroke during a July boot camp run. The camp at Plankinton has since closed, with lawmakers creating an oversight office and panel to review juvenile programs as a federal hearing on a related suit proceeds.
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Death row waits longer before 1999 executions
A federal study shows condemned killers executed in 1999 spent an average of 11 years and 11 months on death row, up from 10 years 10 months for 1998. The rise comes amid moves to speed appeals and growing public scrutiny, with six states studying death penalty practices and new DNA testing proposals advancing in Congress.
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Judge to hear case over 6 year old breast feeding at 5
In Chicago a Champaign County judge will hear a case on a 6 year old removed from his mother's custody after she breast fed him at age five. DCFS says the boy demanded to stop. the mother denies abuse and says the boy never indicated he wanted to quit. Authorities withheld the mother's identity to protect the child. The agency alleges shared bed arrangements and space issues.
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IRS crackdown targets offshore fraudulent trusts trends
The IRS presses a crackdown on tax evasion through abuses of offshore and layered trusts. Michigan dentist got 27 months for failing to report 1.5 million, May offender California accountant received 87 months for bogus trusts costing 2.5 million, with 127 abusive cases noted. Promoters market trust packages up to 70000 dollars, spreading via websites ads and seminars coast to coast.
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Plan to seize church over tax debt alarms supporters
Indianapolis Baptist Temple faces IRS seizure over 6 million dollars in unpaid taxes, prompting fears of religious suppression. Supporters say the move signals broader government crackdown on preachers, while authorities view the building as collateral to recover back taxes. The dispute joins wider investigations into offshore accounts and tax havens tied to American accounts.
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