Lawyer gets 15 years prison for record U.S. tax fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former partner at the defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday following his conviction in what prosecutors call the largest criminal tax fraud in U.S. history.
New California law lets schools fire teachers for ‘egregious misconduct’
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a law adding “egregious misconduct” to the list of fireable offenses for public school teachers, weeks after a judge said it was too hard to fire incompetent teachers in …
Google executive halts his plan to raze historic Portland house
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Google executive Kevin Rose has halted his plans to demolish a historic home in downtown Portland following pressure from his new neighbors who sought to save it. He now plans to sell to a long-time resident instead, both sides said. 
After a decade, Parmalat lawsuit vs Grant Thornton in U.S. is back
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Chicago said auditor Grant Thornton LLP must again face a lawsuit over its alleged role in the collapse of Italian dairy company Parmalat SpA, while lamenting that its decision puts the nearly 10-year-old case on …
Wisconsin man in custody in connection with bodies found in suitcases
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee-area man was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in separate suitcases along a rural road earlier this month, authorities said.
Conjoined twins, just over two months old, die in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Conjoined twin boys in Pennsylvania whose parents opted not to separate them have died at just over 2 months old, authorities said on Wednesday.
American jailed in Cuba plans suicide, lawyer says
HAVANA (Reuters) – A U.S. foreign aid contractor jailed in Cuba is planning suicide as his health declines and he grows increasingly depressed, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Connecticut sting busts crime in New Haven, Bridgeport: officials
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut authorities on Wednesday announced a sting operation aimed at curbing violent crime in Bridgeport and New Haven that netted dozens of illegal weapons and resulted in the planned prosecution of more than 150 people….
Wisconsin man in custody in connection with bodies found in suitcases
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee-area man was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in separate suitcases along a rural road earlier this month, authorities said.
Human rights groups seek inquiry into Florida prison shower death
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday called for a federal investigation into the 2012 scalding death of a mentally ill prisoner in Florida for which no one has been held accountable.
