"Voodoo" Woman Produces Children's Fingers in Court

Pandemonium broke out in a London court today when an alleged "voodoo" practitioner charged with fraud pulled out two fingers.   It is not known whether this was a gesture to the judge     " A woman...

MONEYTALK: Update Aug 4th 2008 SEC, $2 bn bribes to secure Siemens orders

Update Aug 4th 2008New York stock exchange SEC visits Siemens (electronics) in Germany for corruption case. SEC may fine Siemens with $1.5 bn, for not respecting listed NY stock market rulings Siemens has...

Barry George cleared of Dando murder

Barry George accused of murdering Jill Dando in 1999, has been found not guilty in a retrial at the Old Bailey, having spent 8 years in prison. He has always insisted he was innocent. There were doubts over the scientific evidence of the speck of gun residue which convicted...

Thaksin wife convicted of tax fraud

In reaction to the conviction, Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said case was fabricated. His wife was sentenced to 2three years in prison on Thursday for failing to pay $16m in tax connected to the...

Couple convicted of exhibitionism after making explicit porn video at French ...

A French couple were given a four-month suspended prison sentence for making a porn video at Canada's First World War memorial in France. The married couple in their thirties were also fined about $1,500 for...

`Black Widows' Sentenced to Life in Prison

Two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives. "Helen Golay of

Man spent $1000 a week on beer

I’ve never heard of anyone spending this much on beer before!  An Australian man has been banned from buying or even holding beer for the next 12 months.  Apparently he had been spending around...

America’s Most Wanted Terrorists: Abu Hamza to face trial.

" America’s Most Wanted Terrorists: Abu Hamza to face trial. By The Anglo American | July 13, 2008 Abu Hamza  The firebrand cleric, who has been stripped of his British citizenship, is to be deported to...

Air India bomb maker released from prison by BC court

Having spent two decades in jail for his role in the 1985 Air India bombings, Inderjit Singh Reyat has been released on bail by the British Columbia Court of Appeals."The only man ever convicted in the Air India bombings will be a free man for the first time in more than two...

'lyingeyes98@yahoo.com' guilty of murder conspiracy

In Ireland this crime is unique but I am willing to bet that anyone anywhere would consider it to be very unusual. It would make a great film script."The jury in the Ennis murder conspiracy trial has returned a verdict on some of the charges. Sharon Collins, who had denied...

Steven Truscott gets $6.5 Million for Wrongful Conviction

In 1959, then 14-year-old Steven Truscott was sentenced to hang for the rape and murder of a schoolgirl, a friend of Truscott's.He narrowly avoided his death sentence, spending more than 10 years behind bars. After he emerged, he stayed quiet for over 25 years, taking an...

Arlington inmate's execution halted for new evidence

"Arlington inmate's execution halted for new evidence 04:26 PM CDT on Thursday, July 3, 2008 By JASON WHITELY / WFAA-TV Video var jsVideoWidgetSize...

Feels Remorse: Canadian Child Rapist-Murderer to be Paroled?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor David William Shearing Child Rapist who killed their parents so he could rape 2 little girls, torture them and then kill them now feels remorse. His wife is quoted...

Vanncouver BC: 1 criminal, 148 convictions, Walking Free!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have been writing Opinion pieces of Vancouver as the Crime Capital of Canada.  Criminals seeking Mecca, choose Vancouver as the Holy Grail in which to Rob, Steal,...

Terrorist camp in Canada

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's accused Islamic Terrorist was reported to have told al-Qaida that Canada has cheap land in which to set up a Terrorist Training Camp.To that I say, well I guess...

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