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Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:57:34 -0400

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme that allowed a convicted murder to escape.

NY man is granted bond in Mich. cyberstalking case

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:39 -0400

DETROIT - A 21-year-old New York man has been released after a month in custody on cyberstalking charges filed in Detroit.

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:30:42 -0400

LONDON - Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane.

Woman sentenced for threatening ND lawmaker's life

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:19:37 -0400

LIDGERWOOD, North Dakota - A woman accused of threatening to kill a North Dakota legislator because she was upset about abortion legislation will not serve jail time if she stays out of trouble.

Methuen teen asks to be freed from jail

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:31:26 -0400

SALEM, Massachusetts - A Methuen High School student charged with making online threats has asked a judge to grant him bail so he can go home.

SC man charged with threatening state employees

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:06:25 -0400

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina - A 66-year-old Duncan man has been charged with threatening state employees over the telephone.

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:41:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.

Substitute teacher admits making threatening call

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:06 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A substitute teacher accused of making a threatening telephone call to a school board member during a teachers' strike has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

Boston church official faces racketeering charges

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:25:53 -0400

BOSTON - A Boston church official who claimed in an autobiography he was a leg-breaker for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger faces accusations that he looted the church's assets for personal financial gain.

Man accused of lawmaker threats ruled incompetent

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:09:16 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - A Flint man who authorities say threatened to kill three lawmakers from Michigan has been ruled incompetent to stand trial.

Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:02:40 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office.

Illinois man jailed on charges he carjacked Pa. ex

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:48 -0400

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - An Illinois man has been jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and stole her car as she was driving him to Pittsburgh International Airport after visiting their son.

New Haven woman charged with making bomb threats

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33:18 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A New Haven woman has been charged with making bomb threats against Connecticut courthouses.

Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:51:05 -0400

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee - A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to kill his ex-wife in text messages.

Ex-Mississippi police chief faces new indictment

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:35 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - A former Mississippi police chief already charged with demanding money or property in exchange for dropping criminal charges against people has been indicted on nine new counts.

Ex-Mississippi police chief faces new indictment

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:40:21 -0400

Girl accused of trying to blackmail man over sex

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:29:35 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - New Mexico State Police say a 17-year-old Glorieta girl is accused of trying to blackmail a 43-year-old man over consensual sex by threatening to falsely report that he raped her.

Ex-Monroe Councilman Arthur Gilmore found guilty

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:26 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - Former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore has been convicted of racketeering and not guilty of extortion in federal court in Shreveport.

Woman arrested in NW Missouri school assault

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:58:04 -0400

CHULA, Missouri - Police say they arrested a northwest Missouri woman after she allegedly threatened to hit a school principal and made death threats during a dispute at a school.

Ex-Pa. police chief's corruption sentence delayed

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:31 -0400

PITTSBURGH - The federal sentencing of a former southwestern Pennsylvania police chief who pleaded guilty to extortion charges was delayed indefinitely Thursday after the defense questioned whether the FBI paid an informant so much money that he didn't legally qualify to secretly tape conversations with the defendant.

Feds offer deal to NYer accused of pol threats

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:59:57 -0400

WHITE PLAINS, New York - Two months of plea bargaining has led to an offer from prosecutors that could avert a trial for a man accused of making death threats on Facebook against some of the nation's best-known politicians.

China detains man over fake airline bomb threats

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:40:05 -0400

BEIJING - Police in southern China detained a man early Thursday who is suspected of calling in fake bomb threats that grounded five domestic flights the previous day.

Vegas bail bondsman accused of kidnapping clients

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:28 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Authorities have arrested two Las Vegas bail bondsmen accused of breaking down a client's door and holding her and her children at gunpoint while robbing them.

Pa. boy, 13, in custody in threat against teacher

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:44:27 -0400

CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania - A southwestern Pennsylvania seventh grader is in juvenile custody after police say he told a school counselor he wanted to fatally shoot a teacher.

Western NY man charged with making armed threats

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:56:34 -0400

NUNDA, New York - Authorities say a 26-year-old man was armed with a rifle when he chased people at a western New York construction site and threatened others inside a business.