Federal prosecutors say man charged with sexually abusing boys at Haiti school should be heldOctober 8th, 2009 Feds seek to hold man charged with Haiti sex abuseNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Federal prosecutors say a former Connecticut man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti should not be released from prison because he poses a "clear and continuing danger."
A detention hearing is planned for Thursday in New Haven to determine whether Douglas Perlitz should continue to be held in prison.
Former chauffeur for slain Conn. real estate mogul pleads not guilty to stabbing him to deathOctober 6th, 2009 Ex-driver pleads not guilty to killing Conn. mogulSTAMFORD, Conn.
15-year-old Arizona boy stabbed to death outside his high school; suspect at largeSeptember 24th, 2009 Ariz. teen stabbed to death on high school campusMESA, Ariz. — Police say a 15-year-old boy is dead after he was stabbed repeatedly outside his suburban Phoenix high school.
Hartford, Conn., councilwoman pleads not guilty in probe involving mayorSeptember 18th, 2009 Conn. councilwoman pleads not guiltyHARTFORD, Conn. — A city councilwoman has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the Connecticut state corruption investigation of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez and the city's government.
Former dean of elite Connecticut boarding school accused of molesting studentsAugust 13th, 2009 Ex-prep school dean accused of molesting studentsHARTFORD, Conn. — The former dean of an exclusive Connecticut boarding school has been charged with molesting three students.
Obama 'Hope' artist to plead guilty to some Boston vandalism charges, his lawyer saysJuly 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.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to lesser charges in slaying of Conn. millionaire developerJuly 10th, 2009 Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying caseSTAMFORD, Conn.
Attorney: Ex-Illinois governor's chief of staff expected to plead guilty to corruption chargesJuly 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.
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.
Judge refuses to let shipping company plead guilty to SF Bay oil spill chargesJune 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.
NYC tax preparer accused of sending 2 threatening letters to prosecutor who helped convict himJune 18th, 2009 NYC man accused of threatening to kill prosecutorNEW YORK — A New York City tax preparer has been accused of threatening to kill a prosecutor who is handling a grand larceny case against him and supervised his earlier conviction on similar charges. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says Jack Chang was arrested Tuesday.
DA: Ex-students to plead guilty in brutal La. hazing case that sent 2 to intensive care unitMay 13th, 2009 DA: Ex-students to plead guilty in La. hazing caseBATON ROUGE, La.
Conn. police say suspect in Wesleyan University bookstore slaying is in custodyMay 8th, 2009 Police: Wesleyan U. slaying suspect in custodyMERIDEN, Conn.
Connecticut police identify suspect in bookstore slaying of Wesleyan University studentMay 8th, 2009 Conn. police ID suspect in bookstore slayingMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut have identified the suspect in the killing of a Wesleyan University student who was gunned down at her job at a nearby bookstore cafe.
Attorney: Ga. soldier who fled to Canada to plead guilty to desertion chargeApril 28th, 2009 Atty: Ga. soldier to plead guilty to desertionSAVANNAH, Ga. — The attorney for a Georgia soldier says he will plead guilty to deserting the Army.