Preparer who falsified tax returns sentenced to 8 months

"A Virginia Beach tax return preparer was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in prison after admitting that he falsified 65 to 70 returns, costing the government more than $100,000. Alonzo C. Nelson, 47, of Norfolk, operated Nelson Income Tax Service at 2329 Virginia Beach...

Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com

"January 26, 2007 Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com What follows is an e-mail I sent in response to the above opinion piece: Bonkers at the Border For some reason it always shocks me when a reputable newspaper gets things completely wrong. Your...

A Plague On Both Your Houses

"anuary 26, 2007 Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com What follows is an e-mail I sent in response to the above opinion piece: Bonkers at the Border For some reason it always shocks me when a reputable newspaper gets things completely wrong. Your...

Day 2 at Pickton Trial - Jurors to Hear Tapes

"Another intense day is expected at the murder trial of Robert William Pickton Tuesday when jurors hear the accused speak during hours of videotaped police interrogations. Pickton is on trial in connection with the deaths of six women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. His...

Pig farmer admitted killing 49 women, say prosecutors

"A Canadian pig farmer on trial for killing dozens of women and feeding them to his animals told police that he was planning one final murder to bring his tally to an “even 50”, the prosecutor said. At the start of what promises to be a gory year-long trial, Derrill...

Federal prosecutor in BALCO probe quits

SAN FRANCISCO - The federal prosecutor who has led the high-profile probe into athlete steroid abuse announced he was stepping down, and critics alleged political pressure from the Bush administration was pushing him and others out of their jobs. Kevin Ryan, U.S. attorney for...

Russia: Yukos chief killed in UK?

"MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -- Russian prosecutors plan to ask British police to check their suspicions that a co-founder of ruined Russian oil giant Yukos was killed in London, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. Yuri Golubev, a long-time business partner of jailed...

Substitute Teacher, Not Adware, Convicted in School Computer Porn Case

Fascinating story, as the defendant's alibi is far more plausible than the prosecution's assertion. Also, the "expert witness" is incorrect in his description of how browsers highlight URL's. "A substitute teacher in the Norwich school system is facing up to 40 years in...

Prosecutor to pursue Lisa Ann Taylor's brothel clients

"Prosecutors plan to go to a grand jury with their case against two women accused of running a brothel out of a mansion in an exclusive suburban neighborhood -- a case that Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter says might lead to charges against the brothel's upscale...

A French prisoner eats part of his cellmates body.

"A French prisoner who killed his cellmate "very probably" ate some of the victim's body parts, a prosecutor in the northern town of Rouen said on Friday. The victim's body was discovered in a prison cell on Wednesday, with a large wound to the chest. The alleged killer, who...

NYT asks Supreme Court to Stop Patrick Fitzgerald

"The New York Times asked the Supreme Court yesterday to bar a federal prosecutor from reviewing the phone records of two of its reporters. The records, lawyers for The Times said, would allow the government to learn the identities of many of the reporters’ confidential...

Prosecutor Charges Mother in her 4 Children's Deaths

"A prosecutor says he is considering seeking the death penalty against a mother charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of her young children. Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill filed the charges Wednesday against 27-year-old Angelica Alvarez in the strangulation...

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