Judge rejects plea deal for Ohio driver who was on phone when her bus killed a pedestrianNovember 13th, 2009 Judge rejects homicide plea for Ohio bus driverCLEVELAND — A judge has rejected a plea deal for a Cleveland bus driver who was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a man in a crosswalk in March. Fifty-year-old Angela Williams is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.
Former NASA official sentenced to probation, home monitoring in ethics caseNovember 6th, 2009 Former NASA official sentenced to probationWASHINGTON — A former top NASA official has been sentenced to three years probation, six months of electronic monitoring and a $2,500 fine for breaking ethics laws. Courtney Stadd, of Bethesda, Md., was convicted of helping a consulting client get nearly $10 million of the space agency's funds.
Day after BetOnSports founder sentenced, siblings also are sentencedNovember 4th, 2009 Siblings of BetOnSports founder sentencedST. LOUIS — Two siblings of BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan have been sentenced to 10 months of house arrest.
Judge convicts man of hit-and-run in accident involving orange rabbit-suited pedicab driverOctober 30th, 2009 Man convicted in orange rabbit pedicab hit-and-runPORTLAND, Ore. — The Mercedes driver testified he didn't see the 6-foot-tall orange rabbit driving a pedicab because he was fumbling for a dropped cell phone.
Fla. teacher who had sex with student asks court to allow supervised contact with childrenOctober 27th, 2009 Fla. sex offender-teacher seeks probation changeTAMPA, Fla. — A former Florida teacher who had sex with a 14-year-old student wants to be allowed supervised contact with the children of her relatives and friends.
Bills' Whitner gets probation diversion program on disorderly conduct case in ClevelandOctober 27th, 2009 Bills' Whitner gets probation in Cleveland caseCLEVELAND — Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte (DAWN'-tay) Whitner has been placed in a first-time offenders program with probation for three months for a disorderly conduct case in Cleveland. Whitner was arrested in April on allegations of trying to force his way past police officers dealing with a crowd outside a nightclub.
13-year-old Mexican girl says smuggler ignored plea to save drowning family, kicked herOctober 15th, 2009 Mexican girl: Smuggler ignored plea to save familyEL CENTRO, Calif. — Cecilia Cid-Contreras remembers waking up underwater, unable to breathe.
Portland, Ore., man get probation for stabbing ex-girlfriend's fish, leaving it on her floorOctober 13th, 2009 Oregon man get probation for stabbing ex's fishPORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and impaled her pet fish this summer has been sentenced to two years probation, a psychological evaluation and community service.
Rs. 2.23 crore compensation awarded to accident survivorsOctober 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A tribunal Tuesday awarded a compensation of Rs.2.23 crore to two brothers - the sole survivors of a 2004 road accident in which their parents and sister were killed - contending they had suffered due to the death of their businessman father. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal chief Swarana.
Idaho man's trial begins in death of daughter, 11, who trudged through snow on Christmas DayOctober 5th, 2009 Trial begins in Idaho girl's hypothermia deathBOISE, Idaho — Jury selection has started in the trial of an Idaho man charged with involuntary manslaughter after his 11-year-old daughter hiked several miles in the freezing cold on Christmas Day and died. Robert Aragon is also charged with felony injury to a child after his son, Bear, who was 12, suffered hypothermia.
Oregon father sentenced to probation for using shock collar on childrenSeptember 30th, 2009 Oregon dad gets probation in shock collar caseSALEM, Ore. — A northwestern Oregon man who used a shock collar for dogs on his young children has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation.
Former Mass. broker avoids long prison term, gets 2 months confinement for fraudulent tradingSeptember 24th, 2009 Ex-broker gets 2 months for fraudulent tradingBOSTON — A former broker at Prudential Securities Inc. charged with fraudulently trading mutual funds for millions of dollars in commissions has been sentenced to two months in a halfway house.
Ohio athlete benched for 5 years as part of sentence after pleading guilty to assaultSeptember 18th, 2009 Judge benches Ohio athlete as part of sentenceHAMILTON, Ohio — A standout Ohio athlete has been ordered to stay on the sidelines after pleading guilty to felonious assault. Nineteen-year-old Dwayne "Deejay" Hunter was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 500 hours of community service and five years of probation.
Former executive at Berkshire Hathaway's Gen Re sentenced to probation in AIG fraud caseSeptember 15th, 2009 Former Gen Re exec gets probationHARTFORD, Conn. — A former executive of Berkshire Hathaway's General Re has been sentenced to two years probation for his role in an accounting scandal that cost shareholders of insurer American International Group Inc.
Judge sentences Canadian drunk driver to life sentence for killing woman in wheelchairSeptember 9th, 2009 Canadian drunk driver gets life sentenceSALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Quebec — A Canadian man has been sentenced to life in prison for mowing down a woman in a wheel chair as he drove drunk. It was his 19th drunk driving conviction, the court said.
