Alaska photographer charged with bear-baiting while shooting pictures for History Channel showOctober 9th, 2009 Alaska photographer charged with bear-baitingANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska wildlife photographer pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of baiting bears without a permit. Jim Oltersdorf is accused of hanging bait over a scale to draw bears to weigh in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Oregon bear tranquilized by biologist, drowns in creekSeptember 21st, 2009 Tranquilized Oregon bear drowns in creekMEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a bear drowned in a creek after it was tranquilized.
Defense attorney says cell phone video vindicates men accused in Hofstra rape caseSeptember 17th, 2009 Attorney: Video refutes Hofstra gang-rape claimsMINEOLA, N.Y. — An attorney for one of the men accused of gang-raping a Hofstra University freshman says the video of the sexual encounter refutes allegations that the victim was tied up and forcibly attacked.
NJ lawyer settles lawsuit over solicitations to families of victims of plane that hit NY homeSeptember 1st, 2009 Lawyer settles over NY plane crash solicitationsNEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey attorney accused of soliciting families of victims of a plane that crashed into a New York home too soon after the accident has settled a lawsuit with the government.
Attorney says fraud-accused Texas billionaire Stanford had heart procedure, results pendingSeptember 1st, 2009 Texas billionaire accused of fraud has heart testCONROE, Texas — A lawyer for Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford says his client has had a medical procedure that allows doctors to diagnose and treat certain heart conditions.
Shooting death of large grizzly bear in Montana investigated by federal, state authoritiesAugust 20th, 2009 Shooting death of grizzly investigated in MontanaGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana's biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as "Maximus," has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why.
Defense attorney says NJ blogger deliberately incited others while working as an FBI informantAugust 18th, 2009 Attorney says blogger incited others to help FBIHARTFORD, Conn. — An attorney for a New Jersey blogger facing charges in two states for allegedly making threats against lawmakers and judges says he worked with the FBI to deliberately make provocative statements.
Lawyer: Mass. woman found with baby cut from womb says she had no role in mother's killingAugust 5th, 2009 Woman found with baby denies a role in mom's deathWORCESTER, Mass. — An attorney for a Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb said his client denies any involvement in the mother's killing.
Lawyer for Briton accused of US military computer hacking: extradition would violate rightsJuly 14th, 2009 Lawyer: Extraditing UK hacker would violate rightsLONDON — Prosecutors failed to consider the human rights argument against forcing an autistic British man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers to stand trial in the United States, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.
Lawyer says ex-fiancee told suspect in Craiglist killing that she won't see him againJune 23rd, 2009 Craigslist suspect's ex-fiancee ends relationshipFREEHOLD, N.J. — The former fiancee of a man accused of killing a New York City masseuse he met on Craigslist has ended the relationship and wants to get on with her life.
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.
Nursery worker charged with sexually assaulting children is jeered in British courtJune 11th, 2009 British nursery worker charged with sexual assaultLONDON — A female nursery worker has appeared in a British court to face charges of sexually assaulting and disseminating indecent images of children. Members of the public spat and jeered at 39-year-old Vanessa George at her first court appearance Thursday in Plymouth, 238 miles (380 kilometers) southwest of London.
Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting unconscious girlfriend, showing it on InternetJune 3rd, 2009 Phoenix man accused of posting sex assault on WebPHOENIX — Phoenix police say a man was arrested after he sexually assaulted his girlfriend while she was passed out and broadcast the attack live on the Internet. A probable-cause statement says 20-year-old Jonathan Richard Hock was arrested Monday on two counts of sexual assault, one count of kidnapping and one count of taking a surreptitious photo.
Prosecutor accuses former major Democratic fundraiser of illegal donationsMay 12th, 2009 Ex-political fundraiser goes on trial in NYCNEW YORK — A federal prosecutor in New York City has accused former top Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu (SHU) of forcing others to make illegal political contributions. Assistant U.S.
Top SEC prosecutor in Stanford fraud case accused of hitting Texas police during arrestApril 22nd, 2009 Texas SEC official accused of hitting policeFORT WORTH, Texas — Police in Fort Worth say a top SEC official prosecuting Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's fraud case has been accused of assaulting an officer.
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