4 former cemetery workers plead not guilty to charges that accuse them of digging up graves

October 8th, 2009 Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guiltySAN DIEGO — A man once considered a top figure in a notorious Mexican drug cartel plans to plead guilty in a San Diego criminal case, nearly 10 years after he was arrested while watching his son's soccer game in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal court docket shows Jesus "Chuy" Labra will change his plea next Thursday.

August 6th, 2009 4 former Ill. cemetery workers indictedCHICAGO — Four workers accused of digging up corpses at a historic Chicago-area cemetery as part of a scheme to resell plots have been indicted on a host of felony charges, including desecration of human remains, conspiracy to dismember human bodies and theft, prosecutors said Thursday.

July 21st, 2009 Ill. cemetery worker says threat led him to informALSIP, Ill. — A gravedigger who helped expose an alleged scheme to dig up graves and resell plots at a suburban Chicago cemetery says he only spoke up after a co-worker warned him to keep his mouth shut or risk losing his job.

July 13th, 2009 ID process begins in Ill. cemetery investigationALSIP, Ill.

July 11th, 2009 Sheriff: 1 body found in exhumed grave in IllinoisALSIP, Ill. — Only one body — and nothing abnormal — has been found in an exhumed grave at a suburban Chicago cemetery where officials had been told to expect two bodies.

July 10th, 2009 Lawyer: Obama artist makes plea deal in Mass. caseBOSTON — A lawyer says the artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama will plead guilty to some of the vandalism charges he faces in Boston, while other charges will be dropped.

July 10th, 2009 More cases of disturbed graves at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.

July 10th, 2009 Investigation continues at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.

July 9th, 2009 4 accused of digging up bodies at Ill. cemetaryALSIP, Ill.

July 9th, 2009 Ill. sheriff: Graves dug up to resell plotsALSIP, Ill. — Workers at a historic Illinois cemetery may have dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped them in mass graves at the back of the 150-acre property in a scheme to resell plots to unsuspecting customers, authorities said Wednesday.

July 9th, 2009 4 accused of digging up bodies at Ill. cemeteryALSIP, Ill.

July 8th, 2009 Ex-Blagojevich aide expected to plead guiltyCHICAGO — A defense attorney for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's last chief of staff says his client will likely plead guilty to corruption charges.

June 23rd, 2009 Judge refuses company's guilty plea in bay spillSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has refused to let a shipping company plead guilty to two misdemeanor environmental crimes for an oil spill from one of its ships in San Francisco Bay. The judge ruled Monday that if Hong Kong-based Fleet Management Ltd.

June 18th, 2009 Dirt cheap: Cemetery sells 2 graves for price of 1INDIANAPOLIS — It's a buy-one, get-one-free sale — at a cemetery, of all places. Memorial Park Cemetery on Indianapolis' far east side is offering plots at the bargain-basement price in one section of its grounds.

April 28th, 2009 NYPD officers plead not guilty to rape chargesNEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, burglary and evidence tampering in connection with an attack on a Manhattan woman. Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata are accused of assaulting an intoxicated woman they had escorted home in December.