Daughter of jailed Mexican Mafia kingpin sentenced to prison
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The daughter of an imprisoned Mexican Mafia kingpin who pleaded guilty to racketeering and drug trafficking charges and admitted carrying out her father’s orders in running a brutal Los Angeles street gang was sentenced on Monda…
Defense lays blame for New York boy’s murder on another man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys defending the man accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz put the blame on Monday for the boy’s 1979 disappearance on a convicted child molester who was a longtime suspect in the case.
Seattle approves $34 million to expand historic Pike Place Market
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle lawmakers voted on Monday to invest $34 million in taxpayer funds to expand the city’s historic Pike Place Market, which draws millions of visitors each year to its fresh produce, flower and fish stalls.
Boston bomb suspect influenced by Al Qaeda: expert witness
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was heavily influenced by al Qaeda literature and lectures, some of which was found on his laptop, a counterterrorism expert testified at his trial on Monday.
Washington state auditor says federal probe may be linked to a past business
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state auditor Troy Kelley, whose home was searched last week by U.S. Treasury Department agents, said on Monday he was aware federal investigators had questions about his former company’s finances but was puzzled as to wh…
Chicago police use stop-and-frisk excessively: ACLU report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Police Department defended its policing tactics on Monday after the American Civil Liberties Union reported what it said were excessive stop-and-frisk searches compared with other U.S. cities.
New Orleans judge declares Robert Durst major flight risk, denies bail
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Robert Durst, the real estate scion awaiting extradition to California to face a murder charge, was denied bail on Monday after a judge deemed him to be a potential danger to others and a likely flight risk.
Madoff feeder fund settles; victims’ recovery tops $10.6 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff’s victims on Monday announced a settlement to recoup $93 million from a “feeder fund” that sent client money to the swindler’s firm, boosting the total sum raised to roughly $10.65 bi…
Protesters call for charges in San Francisco police shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters rallied outside a San Francisco police station on Monday, calling for prosecutors to reverse course and file charges against officers who shot and killed a man who pointed a stun gun at them in a city park, firing a…
Franklin Templeton files opening brief in appeal of Stockton, CA, bankruptcy exit plan
(Reuters) – The holdout creditor in Stockton, California’s bankruptcy case filed its opening brief in an appeal of the city’s reorganization plan on Monday, claiming “no bondholder has ever received so little in the history of municipal bankruptcy.”
