Archive for the ‘Breaking News’ Category

Four Held in Alleged Gang-Rape of Woman at Hawaii Capitol

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Four suspects, one of them a juvenile, were arrested Sunday after they allegedly gang-raped a woman on the grounds of the Hawaii State Capitol, KITV.com reported.

Via: FOXNews.com

Couple fights on road with him on roof

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

A man fighting with his girlfriend clung to a car roof and punched her through the window as she drove more than a mile on a busy road, hitting several other cars, police said.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

Man ‘didn’t intend’ $2 million theft

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

A defense attorney in New York City said her client believed he was rightfully entitled to the $2 million he’s accused of stealing from a bank account managed by someone with the same name.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

‘Broken Nose Bandit’ suspect nabbed by cops

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

San Jose police sniffed out the “Broken Nose Bandit,” busting a suspect Friday in the midst of a quickening and brazen spree in which five local banks were robbed.

Via: Crime

Woman charged in school bus crash

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The driver of a van that hit a school bus in a crash that killed four children was charged Friday with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two lesser charges, authorities said.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

Rep. Renzi indicted on corruption charges

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz. waits to speak at a Republican fundraiser in Scottsdale, Ariz., in this Oct. 4, 2006 file photo. Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)Reuters - Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Renzi
of Arizona, a state co-chair for Sen. John McCain’s
presidential campaign, was indicted on corruption charges
stemming from land deals in his state, Justice Department
officials said on Friday.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Virginia Company and its Owners Charged in $14 Million Medicaid Fraud

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Renaissance, Inc., a health care corporation, and its owners, Ilya Zavelsky and Rina Zavelsky, both of Glen Allen, Virginia, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering, in a scheme that defrauded Medicaid of over $14 million.

Via: FBI in the News

Four Convicted in $2 Million Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Dempsey Johnson and Raphael L. Donnell, both of Kansas City, Missouri, and Boun Rattanavong and Dung A. Nguyen, both of Texas, were convicted by a federal jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute hundreds of thousands of ecstasy pills, worth approximately $2 million, in Jackson County, Missouri.

Via: FBI in the News

San Jose’s ‘Broken Nose Bandit’ strikes for second time in 24 hours, police say

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The “Broken Nose Bandit” struck another financial institution Thursday morning - the second in less than 24 hours and the fifth time in less than a month, police said.

Via: Crime