Man accused of killing father, leaving body to decay in bed, convicted of manslaughterSeptember 25th, 2009 Man convicted in death of father left to rotGRETNA, La. — Jurors in Louisiana have convicted a retired Army Reserve officer of manslaughter in the death of his 81-year-old father whose rotted body was found in a bedroom in their home.
Trial begins in Va. for Air Force officer accused of selling secrets to Chinese spySeptember 21st, 2009 Trial opens in Va. for officer accused in spy caseALEXANDRIA, Va.
Federal jury convicts Calif. man for mailing anthrax hoax lettersSeptember 17th, 2009 Calif. man convicted in nationwide anthrax scareSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal jury has convicted a 66-year-old Sacramento man for mailing more than 100 anthrax hoax letters last year.
Calif. jury says Fullerton father was legally sane when he drowned 4-year-old son in bathtubSeptember 17th, 2009 Calif. jury says father who drowned son was saneFULLERTON, Calif. — An Orange County jury says a father was legally sane when he drowned his 4-year-old son in a bathtub.
Jury convicts ex-La. congressman's brother on 4 counts, including bribery, acquits on 3 countsAugust 22nd, 2009 Ex-La. congressman's brother convicted of briberyNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has convicted New Orleans political operative Mose Jefferson of bribery charges less than a month after his brother, a former Louisiana congressman, was found guilty of unrelated corruption charges. The jury of six men and six women on Friday convicted Jefferson of two counts each of bribery and obstruction of justice for paying $100,000 in kickbacks to former New Orleans school board president Ellenese Brooks-Simms.
Argentina court convicts retired general, 4 others in 1976 killing during dictatorshipAugust 13th, 2009 Argentina convicts ex-general in 1976 killingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A retired general and four other members of the military have been convicted and sentenced to long prison terms in the 1976 killing of a communist activist. Retired Gen.
Florida jury convicts ex-Air Force contractor of destroying records, lying about contractsJuly 31st, 2009 Ex-Air Force officer guilty of lying on contractsPENSACOLA, Fla. — A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was convicted Friday of destroying records and lying to a grand jury in connection with defense contracts awarded by a military research lab in Florida.
Grand jury transcripts show FBI agents were targeted for ambush during 1962 Hoffa trialJuly 24th, 2009 Transcripts: Agents targeted during Hoffa trialNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Newly released grand jury transcripts say associates of late Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa plotted to ambush a group of FBI agents during his 1962 trial in Nashville.
Chinese diplomat says Beijing has 'ample evidence' detained Rio employees stole secretsJuly 22nd, 2009 China says 'ample evidence' against Rio employeesBEIJING — China has told Australia it has "ample evidence" a detained Australian manager for miner Rio Tinto Ltd. and three co-workers stole state secrets, a Chinese diplomat said Wednesday.
Tenn. jury convicts sex offender in 1975 killing of Girl Scout who vanished delivering cookiesJuly 18th, 2009 Sex offender convicted in 1975 Girl Scout murderNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A jury has convicted an imprisoned sex offender of murder in the 1975 strangulation death of a Girl Scout in Tennessee.
Ex-Tenn. prof gets 4 years for passing military data to student researchers from China, IranJuly 1st, 2009 Ex-prof gets 4 years for passing military secretsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A retired University of Tennessee professor has been sentenced to four years in prison for passing sensitive information from a U.S.
Texas sees drop in state prison inmate population and increase in correctional officersJune 27th, 2009 Texas' prison guard shortage easesAUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of state convicts in Texas are going to be moving. Texas prison officials say they plan to cancel contracts to house as many as 1,900 state convicts in county lockups because the number of convicts in state prisons has fallen.
Indictment: DOD official charged with disclosing defense secrets to ChinaJune 12th, 2009 DOD official indicted for giving secrets to ChinaALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pentagon official initially accused of unknowingly supplying secrets to China had actually been aware for some time that he was dealing with an agent for Beijing, according to a new indictment issued Thursday.
8 months after escape, 2 Louisiana convicts nabbed trying to re-enter US from MexicoJune 10th, 2009 Border officers end 2 prisoners' 8 months on lamEAGLE PASS, Texas — Authorities say two convicts who escaped a Louisiana prison last October were recaptured while trying to re-enter the U.S. from Mexico.
Court leaves in place 195-year sentence for reputed drug kingpinApril 27th, 2009 Court refuses appeal from reputed drug kingpinWASHINGTON — A reputed cocaine kingpin has lost his fight to reduce his 195-year prison term. The Supreme Court, acting Monday, rejected an appeal from Salvador Magluta, who was convicted of laundering at least $730,000 in drug money and bribing a juror at an earlier trial.
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