5 Convicted Of Plot To Kill Fort Dix Soldiers
Dec 22nd, 2008 · Five Muslim immigrants face life in prison after a federal jury in New Jersey found them guilty of conspiring to kill military personnel. They were acquitted of attempted murder.
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Former Inmate Believes In The Power Of Pardons
Dec 17th, 2008 · Kemba Smith was sentenced to 24 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine — though she never handled the drug — because of mandatory sentencing laws. She was pardoned in 2000, and she urges President Bush to grant clemency to inmates with similar stories.
Police Name Killer, Close Adam Walsh Murder Case
Dec 16th, 2008 · A serial killer who died in prison more than a decade ago is the person who murdered a Florida 6-year-old in 1981, police said Tuesday. The announcement sought to close a case that launched the TV show America's Most Wanted and inspired changes in how authorities search for missing children.
Adam Walsh Murder Case Closed
Dec 16th, 2008 · The more than two-decade-old investigation into who killed 6-year-old Adam Walsh, the son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh, in 1981 has come to a close. Police in Florida say Ottis Toole, a serial killer who died in prison in 1996, decapitated Adam Walsh.
U.S. Returns Bosnians From Guantanamo
Dec 16th, 2008 · The United States has repatriated three Guantanamo prisoners to Bosnia. They are three of the five detainees that a federal judge had ordered the government to release. He said the government had only an unreliable tip that the men were planning to engage in terrorism with al-Qaida and he urged the Justice Department not to appeal his ruling.
Questions Linger About Siegelman Prosecution
Dec 13th, 2008 · A federal appeals court heard arguments this week in the case of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Siegelman, a Democrat, was convicted of corruption and bribery and served nine months in prison. But the appeals court ordered his release earlier this year after it found substantial questions with his case. Siegelman argues that the prosecution was a politically motivated attack, and Congress is looking into the case.
O.J. Sentenced To Minimum 9 Years
Dec 5th, 2008 · The former football star has been sentenced to at least nine years in prison. Ted Robbins follows the proceedings from Clark County Courthouse in Las Vegas.
O.J. To Be Sentenced In October Conviction *
Dec 5th, 2008 · OJ Simpson faces at least six years in prison when he is sentenced Friday in Las Vegas. The state parole agency is calling for at least 18 years. In October, a jury found Simpson guilty of 12 felonies related to a robbery that he and six other men committed last year.
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