80 percent police cases in Bihar "non-serious"- DGPOctober 11th, 2009 Eighty percent of cases registered with the police in Bihar are non-serious in nature, state's top most police official has said. "A huge 80 percent of cases coming to the police are non-serious whereas only 20 percent cases are of serious nature", the Director General of Police, Bihar, Anand Shankar said.
Miami man charged in record theft of credit card information in plea talks with prosecutorsAugust 27th, 2009 Man charged in record ID theft case in plea talksMIAMI — People close to the case against an accused computer hacker charged with stealing millions of credit and debit card numbers say he is in plea talks with the federal government. Two people, speaking on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the plea talks, tell The Associated Press that Albert Gonzalez has been negotiating to plead guilty on two of the three cases against him.
Ex-Stanford CFO Davis is scheduled to change his plea to guilty in $7 billion fraud caseAugust 27th, 2009 Ex-Stanford exec to plead guilty in swindle caseHOUSTON — The first guilty plea in the multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme that authorities say was perpetrated by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's business empire is set to be entered in court.
Former Pa. judges in corruption scandal withdraw guilty pleas after judge rejects plea dealAugust 24th, 2009 Former Pa. judges withdraw guilty pleasALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges charged in the "kids for cash" corruption scandal have withdrawn their guilty pleas after a federal judge rejected their plea deal.
Mother of Md. boy starved to death by cult to leave jail after plea nets suspended termAugust 11th, 2009 Mom of starved Md. child to be released after pleaBALTIMORE — A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to being part of a religious cult that starved her toddler son to death will soon be released from the Baltimore jail.
NYC prosecutors signal possible plea deal with chief financial officer for Bernard MadoffAugust 7th, 2009 Possible NY plea by Madoff's financial officerNEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have signaled the former chief financial officer at Bernard Madoff's firm may be close to a plea deal. Prosecutors notified the court on Friday that they intend to bring unspecified charges against Frank DiPascali by filing papers that usually indicate a plea deal is in the works.
NY prosecutors signal plea deal with Bernard Madoff's longtime accountant in sightJuly 15th, 2009 NY prosecutors near deal with Madoff accountantNEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have signaled they may be near a plea deal with Bernard's Madoff longtime accountant. The prosecutors notified the court on Wednesday they intend to file a document that would allow David Friehling (FREE'-ling) to plead guilty in the case instead of being indicted.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to lesser charges in slaying of Conn. millionaire developerJuly 10th, 2009 Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying caseSTAMFORD, Conn.
Remaining Jena 6 defendants to plead guilty after 2006 beating, civil rights march in La.June 26th, 2009 Plea deal expected for remaining Jena 6 defendantsJENA, La. — The remaining defendants of the Jena Six case in Louisiana are expected in court to plead guilty.
'Jena 6' case wrapped up with plea bargain, no jail time for 5 remaining defendants in La.June 26th, 2009 'Jena 6' beating case wraps up with plea dealJENA, La. — The Jena Six case, which once prompted a massive civil rights demonstration and drew international attention, saw the final chapter played out quietly.
AP Newsbreak: 5 remaining 'Jena Six' cases near conclusion; plea deal expected FridayJune 25th, 2009 AP Newsbreak: Jena 6 cases near conclusionNEW ORLEANS — Five of six black teens accused of beating a white high school classmate in a case that led to the biggest civil rights protest in decades will plead guilty in a deal expected to be finalized this week, Louisiana court officials involved with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The six students were initially charged with attempted murder in the 2006 attack on Justin Barker and became known as the "Jena Six," after the town where the beating took place.
Senior citizen sisters accused of selling heroin in Pennsylvania trying to work out plea dealMay 13th, 2009 Elderly Pa. drug defendants working out plea dealSTROUDSBURG, Pa. — Two senior citizen sisters accused of selling heroin in northeastern Pennsylvania are trying to work out a plea bargain.
Anti-Posco leaders win local body polls in OrissaMay 6th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two leaders of the protest movement against a proposed steel plant being set up by South Korean steel major Posco in Orissa Wednesday won the local body elections held in the region Tuesday, officials said. The election in Dhinkia panchayat, the centre of the anti-Posco struggle in Jagatsinghpur district, was postponed in 2007 after clashes between supporters of the project and those opposed to it.
Ulaka is Orissa Congress legislative party leaderJanuary 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Former state minister Rama Chandra Ulaka was Saturday named the new Congress legislative party leader in Orissa, a senior leader said. 'Ulaka will be our new Congress legislative party leader,' Jayadev Jena told IANS.
Sonia, Rahul likely to visit Orissa in FebruaryJanuary 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi are expected to visit Orissa next month to launch campaigns in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, a party leader said Wednesday. 'Although the programme details have not yet been finalised, they have assured me that they will visit the state,' state Congress president Jayadev Jena told IANS on phone from New Delhi.
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