Stupidest Things Done By Criminals In Front Of Cops
Every job looks different in the movies than it does in real life, but there’s one profession Hollywood gets wrong more than any other: “criminal.” Fictional bad guys tend to…
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Out Of Trouble, But Criminal Records Keep Men Out Of Work – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com: Mr. Mirsky is a convicted criminal, and work is hard to find.
Out Of Trouble, But Criminal Records Keep Men Out Of Work – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com: Mr. Mirsky is a convicted criminal, and work is hard to find.
Fugitive American minister caught in Brazil
Barnardwho was featured on CNN’s “The Hunt With John Walsh” in 2014 and again earlier this weekwas last seen in the United States in Spokane, Washington, in 2014. In April…
Argentine Judge Rejects Criminal Case Against President
BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine judge on Thursday dismissed the criminal allegations against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that had been brought by Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor who had accused…
Argentine prosecutor’s case against President dismissed
An Argentine judge has dismissed a criminal complaint accusing President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and other top leaders of covering up Iran’s involvement in a 1994 terrorist bombing in Buenos…
Argentine Judge Rejects Criminal Case Against President
BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine judge has dismissed the criminal allegations against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that had been brought by Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor who had accused her…
South Korea Strikes Down Adultery Law
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a 62-year-old law that made adultery an offense punishable by up to two years in prison, citing the country’s changing sexual mores…
HUFFPOST HILL – The Arc Of The Moral Universe Is Long But It Bongs Toward Justice
Vulnerable Republicans are skipping CPAC, though why a Pennsylvania senator would feel hesitant about attending the “There’s No ‘I’ In Teamsters: Obama’s Bow to Big Labor Bosses” breakout session is…
Ex-Finance Chief Pleads Not Guilty to Altering List of Greeks With Swiss Accounts
ATHENS — A former Greek finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, who signed the country’s first international bailout in 2010, pleaded not guilty before a special criminal court in Athens on Wednesday…
Ex-Finance Chief Pleads Not Guilty to Altering List of Greeks With Swiss Accounts
ATHENS — A former Greek finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, who signed the country’s first international bailout in 2010, appeared before a special criminal court in Athens on Wednesday over his…
Bob Goodlatte Seemed ‘Remarkably Open’ To Criminal Justice Reform At White House Meeting
The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee was “remarkably open to many aspects of criminal justice reform” during a White House meeting on Tuesday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told…
Cory Booker Explains How The Drug War Hurts Law Enforcement
In a Tuesday interview with HuffPost Live, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discussed how the high cost of the war on drugs prevents law enforcement agencies from getting the funds they…
Cory Booker Talks Criminal Justice And ‘The New Jim Crow’ On HuffPost Live
Sen. Cory Booker has urged supporters to read Michelle Alexander’s award-winning book about the U.S. criminal justice system, ‘The New Jim Crow.’ He joins HuffPost’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim…
Georgia Governor Signs ‘Ban The Box’ Order Helping Ex-Offenders Get Jobs
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed an executive order Monday banning the state from requiring job seekers to disclose their criminal histories in the initial application stage. The “ban the…
With Palestinian Debt Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power to West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
Texas Lawmaker Wants To Make It A Crime For Transgender Individuals To Use The Restroom That Matches Their Gender Identity
A Texas state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offense for a transgender person to use a bathroom according to their gender identity. – H/T…
Rick Scott’s Corruption Spiral
Withholding evidence. Government business carried out in secret. Potential criminal investigations. Read the whole story at Salon
France Is Tracking 400 People Believed To Be In Terror Sleeper Cells
France is tracking hundreds of people believed to belong to possible sleeper cells for terror organizations like al-Qaida or the Islamic State group, the country’s top security official said. In…
Israeli Inquiry Faults Netanyahus Over Expenses
JERUSALEM — Food costs at the Israeli prime minister’s residence more than doubled after Benjamin Netanyahu took office in 2009, reaching nearly $120,000 in 2012, a third of it in…
Anneliese Young, 82, Accused Of Stealing ‘Sexiest Fantasies’ Body Spray
An 82-year-old is facing the stench of a criminal record after allegedly stealing a bottle of “Sexiest Fantasies” perfume. – According to WGNTV.com, it promises to be “as addictive and…
Bill To Abolish Some Mandatory Prison Sentences Is Revived In Senate
By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Several U.S. senators from far-reaching ends of the political spectrum, including some with presidential aspirations, will reintroduce on Thursday a bill to…
Inside The Koch Campaign To Reform Criminal Justice
WASHINGTON — Koch Industries, Inc., the corporation led by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch, is holding discussions with a coalition of strange bedfellows to tackle criminal justice reform. In…
The Chris Christie Scandal That Isn’t
The media fell hard for the news of a new federal criminal investigation of the governor. But there’s no investigation and nothing new. Read the whole story at The Daily…
Hiding money in a tax shelter can bite you, IRS warns
If you fall for this scheme and get caught, it could mean large penalties, interest and even criminal prosecution. Related: Beware promises of ‘outlandish’ tax refunds
Leader And Lawmakers Of Greece’s Far-Right Golden Dawn To Stand Trial
Greece: Leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn to stand trial on criminal charges .
For Tourists Seeking Drugs, an Experience That’s Less Than Authentic
Crime Scene By MICHAEL WILSON P. T. Barnum declared over 100 years ago that there is one born every minute. But where, when they grow up to become adults who…
French Comedian to Stand Trial Over Comment Against Jewish Journalist
PARIS — The often-prosecuted French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala is to stand trial in criminal court on Wednesday over a comment he made lamenting that a prominent Jewish journalist did…