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Former Mirabilis executive Frank Amodeo indicted
Sentinel Staff WriterFederal prosecutors in Orlando today unsealed an indictment charging former high-flying Orlando businessman Frank L. Amodeo with stealing $182 million in federal payroll taxes. Amodeo, 47, is charged with 27 counts. They include wire fraud, conspiracy,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Bankruptcy, Prosecution, Breach of Contract, Internal Revenue Service
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Ex-janitor admits to Comstock Park school thefts
A former Comstock Park High School janitor accused of stealing from students and teachers during a two-year period has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of larceny. Forty-four-year-old Ricky Wright of Sparta entered the pleas Wednesday in Kent...Tags: eBay Incorporated, Crimes, Theft, Employees
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Ex-convention center head pleads guilty
The former head of the city's downtown convention center pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge related to receiving nearly $100,000 in kickbacks from a contractor. Lou Pavledes pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to structuring -- making a series of...Tags: Corporate Crime, Allentown, Bribery, Prosecution
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Lawsuit: Blige album has stolen tune used for iPod
Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige has been sued in New York for $2 million by a company that says she stole some of the music she used on her latest hit album and in an iPod commercial. The Drama Family Entertainment company filed the lawsuit in...Tags: Mary J Blige, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Manhattan, Music, Apple Inc.
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Late documents delay Vrdolyak trial
Chicago Tribune reporterThe fraud trial of former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak was delayed for about seven weeks Thursday after his defense team complained about a late document dump from prosecutors. Attorney Michael Monico told U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur that...Tags: Gold Coast, Corporate Crime, Colleges and Universities, Real Estate Sellers, Bribery
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So. L.A. Doctor Pleads Not Guilty To Sexually Abusing Patients
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A physician whose father is the leader of the Bermudan government has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing patients. Dr. Kevin Brown entered pleas to 23 felony counts at a hearing Thursday in Los Angeles. He remains in custody after...Tags: Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics, Police, Assault, Sexual Assault
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Bin Laden's Driver Gets 5 1/2 Years in Prison
Associated PressGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver to 5 1/2 years in prison for aiding terrorism Thursday, making him eligible for release in just six months, despite prosecutors' pleas to give him no less than 30...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Guerrilla Activity, Terrorism, The White House, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Questions remain despite conviction of ex-bin Laden driver
Washington BureauWASHINGTON—The government has been trying to prosecute and convict Salim Ahmed Hamdan for war crimes for five years. On Wednesday, a Guantanamo Bay military jury found Hamdan guilty of supporting terrorism, and he now faces life in prison. So,...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Laws, Court Administration, Prisons, Barack Obama
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Detroit mayor sent to jail after bond violation
Associated Press WritersMayor Kwame Kilpatrick talked about his 12-year-old twin sons watching the court hearing on TV. He described the "incredible" pressure of running an ailing city while also facing felonies. He apologized for traveling to Canada without telling authorities....Tags: Primaries, Court Administration, Prisons, Prosecution, Judges
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Former principal pleads guilty to sex charge
A former Catholic school principal accused of trying to meet a teenage girl for sex has pleaded guilty. Louis Stroschein Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Des Moines to attempted enticement of a minor for sex. A date for...Tags: Parochial Schools, Christianity, Sexual Assault, Religious Education, Prosecution
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D.C. Madam's mother sues to stop release of photos
The Associated PressThe mother of the so-called "D.C. Madam" wants to stop the release of police photos taken after her daughter's suicide in Pinellas County. In May, 52-year-old Deborah Palfrey hanged herself with a nylon rope in a shed outside her mother's mobile home...Tags: Litigation
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Man gets life sentence for dealing crack
A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to life in prison for dealing crack cocaine near two schools. The U.S. attorney's office says John Echols pleaded guilty in February to two counts of distribution of crack cocaine. Prosecutors say Echols admitted...Tags: Punishment
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