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Oldest inmate in Mass., career criminal who was on FBI's Most Wanted list twice, dies at 92
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) _ The oldest prison inmate in Massachusetts, a career criminal who was the first person to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list twice, has died at 92. Nicholas Montos was serving 33 to 40 years for robbery in the state prison in Norfolk....Tags: Theft, Defense, Firearms, Federal Bureau of Investigation, John V Burke
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DOC announces new appointments
The Indiana Department of Correction has named Michael Osburn deputy commissioner of operations and Bruce Lemmon to replace Osburn as superintendent of the Putnamville Correctional Facility. Osburn joined the DOC in 1986 as a guard at the Plainfield...Tags: Indianapolis
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Want jail credit? Just clean up blood, vomit, etc.
Milwaukee County jail inmates can knock an hour off their sentence for each hour they spend on some dirty work -- cleaning up blood, feces, saliva and other bodily fluids at the House of Correction and Criminal Justice Facility. Sheriff David Clarke...Tags: Milwaukee, Punishment, Employees
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Appeals court upholds $156M terrorism verdict
AP Legal Affairs WriterA federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $156 million judgment against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a civil suit that was widely viewed as a landmark case. In a decision written by Judge Richard A. Posner, the...Tags: Terrorism, Trials, Lawyers, Social Services, Local Authority
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Career criminal dies at 92; oldest inmate in Mass.
Associated Press WriterThe oldest prison inmate in Massachusetts, a career criminal who was the first person to make the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list twice, has died at 92. Nicholas Montos was serving 33 to 40 years for robbery in the state prison in Norfolk. Montos died...Tags: Theft, Defense, Firearms, Federal Bureau of Investigation, John V Burke
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Folk singer Odetta, who influenced legions of musicians, pushed for civil rights, dies at 77
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Odetta's monumental voice rang out in August 1963 when she sang "I'm on My Way" at the historic March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. She had hoped to perform again in Washington next month when...Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Lenox Hill, Carnegie Hall, Harry Belafonte, Washington Post Company
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Appeals court upholds $156 million Palestinian terrorism verdict, drops Chicago man from case
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ A federal appeals court upheld a $156 million judgment Wednesday against three U.S.-based Islamic groups accused of bankrolling terrorism in a landmark civil case. The U.S. charities must be held liable if they gave money to groups that...Tags: Terrorism, Trials, Lawyers, Local Authority, Social Services
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Lawsuit accuses US government of being responsible for man's imprisonment in the UAE
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A federal judge wants the Justice Department to explain its involvement in an American's imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates, where the man's family says he was held and tortured only days after being interviewed by FBI agents. The...Tags: Judges, Trials, Laws, American Civil Liberties Union, Prosecution
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O.J. Simpson's final chapter: a prison sentence for confrontation with memorabilia dealers
AP Special CorrespondentLAS VEGAS (AP) _ During his trial for armed robbery and kidnapping, O.J. Simpson once sat in a courthouse hallway musing on what might have been: Before his arrest, he had considered moving to Las Vegas, where he liked the climate and the people he had...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Judges, Prosecution, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defendants
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Obama's top lawyers meet with retired military officers who oppose Bush detainee policy
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A dozen retired generals met with President-elect Barack Obama's top legal advisers Wednesday, pressing their case to overturn some of the Bush administration's terrorism-fighting policies. Obama has criticized practices that he says...Tags: National Government, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Heads of State, Eric Holder, Prisoners and Detainees
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World leaders press UN chief for release of Myanmar political prisoners
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ A letter signed by 112 former presidents and prime ministers urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to return to Myanmar and press its military junta to free all political prisoners. The letter, an effort led by...Tags: Prisoners and Detainees, Ban Ki-moon, Buddhism, Tony Blair, Human Rights
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Pa. man gets 45-year prison sentence for role in collarbomb plot that killed bank robber
Associated Press WriterERIE, Pa. (AP) _ A man who took part in a bizarre bank robbery plot that turned deadly when a bomb affixed to the neck of a pizza deliveryman exploded was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison Wednesday. Kenneth Barnes was "intimately involved" in...Tags: Theft, Murder, Prosecution, Trials, Death and Dying
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