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Judge raises concerns about school cheating case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:52:05 -0400

ATLANTA - A judge overseeing the case against dozens of Atlanta educators accused of a conspiracy to cheat on standardized tests is expressing concerns about whether their statements to investigators were coerced by investigators.

Couple indicted after child hurt in meth-lab spill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:05 -0400

LOGAN, Ohio - A grand jury in southeast Ohio has indicted a couple after authorities said their 18-month-old daughter was seriously injured in a meth-lab spill.

Indicted DeKalb CEO says he's done nothing wrong

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:20:27 -0400

DECATUR, Georgia - The chief executive officer of one of Georgia's largest counties, who is facing several corruption charges made public Tuesday, says that he's done nothing wrong.

Suburban NY woman indicted on pot-growing charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:46:08 -0400

A woman from the ritzy New York City suburb of Scarsdale who is accused of raising thousands of marijuana plants was compared Tuesday to Colombian cocaine lords.

Man pleads not guilty in NYC hate-crime shooting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:20:08 -0400

NEW YORK - A man accused of fatally shooting a gay man walking with a companion in New York City's Greenwich Village afterward claimed that he opened fire because the victim "thought he was tough in front of his bitch," prosecutors said in court papers Tuesday.

Man charged with tossing wife off cruise ship

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:14 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A California grand jury has indicted a Florida man on charges he strangled his ex-wife and tossed her off a cruise ship in Italy.

Hungary indicts Nazi-era suspect for war crimes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:14:33 -0400

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungarian prosecutors indicted a 98-year-old former police officer Tuesday for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II.

Brooklyn man indicted on dog-fighting, gun charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:43:48 -0400

NEW YORK - A Brooklyn man has been indicted on charges he was using ropes, treadmills and other equipment to train pit bulls for fighting.

Ala man indicted in death of 1-year-old daughter

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:11:49 -0400

GADSDEN, Alabama - Authorities say an Etowah County man has been indicted on a capital murder charge in the slaying of his 1-year-old daughter.

Man indicted in Oro Valley road rage shooting

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:34:41 -0400

ORO VALLEY, Arizona - A man has been indicted in a 2011 road rage incident in southern Arizona for allegedly shooting at an occupied car in Oro Valley.

Indictment: NJ man swindled housing aid from FEMA

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:06:55 -0400

FREEHOLD, New Jersey - A central New Jersey man accused of swindling more than $12,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy has been indicted on a theft by deception charge.

Ex-Wall schools chief accused in 2 indictments

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:47:23 -0400

FREEHOLD, New Jersey - The retired school superintendent of Wall was indicted Monday on charges that he failed to report the alleged sexual abuse of a 4-year-old special needs student by a staff member, fraudulently obtained more than $360,000 in vacation payments and was involved in a $1 million mortgage fraud.

Federal charges filed alleged bank fraud scheme

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:11:52 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Two Baton Rouge businessmen are charged with bank fraud in what federal prosecutors say involved $368,469 in loans they obtained for construction of a fitness center that did not open.

NJ woman indicted on murder count in mom's slaying

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:19:22 -0400

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - A central New Jersey woman who allegedly confessed to killing her mother with a pickaxe last year has been indicted on murder and weapons charges.

Ex-Newton doctor's trial on drug charges delayed

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:40:17 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - A trial date has been pushed back for a former Newton doctor charged with unlawfully prescribing controlled substances to addicted patients who showed signs they were abusing or reselling the drugs.

Ex-Tucson officer accused of computer tampering

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:29:04 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - Authorities say a former Tucson police officer has been accused of computer tampering.

Sheridan couple faces tax evasion charges

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:05:26 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A federal indictment charges a Sheridan couple with tax evasion and conspiring to defraud the IRS by concealing money in a bank account in the Caribbean island of Nevis.

Judge keeps probation for ex-Ohio wildlife agent

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:43:49 -0400

CINCINNATI - A federal judge has denied a request for an early end to probation by a former Ohio wildlife officer convicted of helping a South Carolina hunter illegally obtain an Ohio deer license at a discount that saved him about $105.

Ga. panel will consider suspension of lawmaker

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:37:08 -0400

ATLANTA - Two Democratic lawmakers and the state's top attorney will decide whether to suspend state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, who is accused of misappropriating charitable donations, Gov. Nathan Deal said Friday.

Utah man indicted for filing false tax returns

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:13:04 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - A federal grand jury has indicted a Utah accountant accused of filing false tax return claims for himself and others totaling more than $9 million.

SKorea's ex-spy chief indicted in election scandal

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:55:13 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's former spy chief has been indicted on charges of meddling in last year's presidential election by ordering an online smear campaign against opposition candidates and their parties, prosecutors said Friday.

Ore. driver indicted for manslaughter

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:19:19 -0400

GRESHAM, Oregon - A Gresham, Oregon, police spokesman says a grand jury has indicted a man on a manslaughter count in a fatal, high-speed car crash.

Gang accused of killing to protect drug business

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:17:58 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A grand jury has indicted 20 alleged members of a gang connected to 10 New Orleans killings, authorities said Thursday.

24 named in Hot Springs gang, drug, indictments

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:53 -0400

HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas - Federal and state officials have announced the indictment of 24 Hot Springs residents on gang, drug and weapons charges.

Concrete company owner indicted in South Texas

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:32:04 -0400

DEL RIO, Texas - A South Texas businessman has been indicted on bribery charges related to nearly $600,000 worth of concrete work for Maverick County.