Articles tagged with charges
Wed, May 23, 2012
Neurosearch denies share manipulation charges
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish biopharma firm Neurosearch A/S said on Wednesday charges of share price manipulation had been filed against it, but it denied ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Charges against Jackie Mason's girlfriend dismissed
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Tue, May 22, 2012
Mother in Mississippi kidnap-murder case faces new charges
By Timothy Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Prosecutors have added new, more serious charges against the mother of a man suspected of killing a Tennessee ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Charges against Jackie Mason's girlfriend dismissed
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Sat, May 19, 2012
Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack: prosecutors
By Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three protesters arrested on terrorism-related charges ahead of the NATO-summit considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Fraud charges for former financial advisory chief
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted a former chairman of a national financial planning association with fraud on Thursday for ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Skechers settles charges over toning shoe ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skechers USA has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that it made unfounded claims when it advertised that its "toning ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Skechers settles charges over toning shoe ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skechers USA Inc has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that it made unfounded claims when it advertised that its ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Molestation Charges Brought Against Local Man
A VALLEY MAN IS ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING A SIX YEAR OLD GIRL. JOSHUA HALL IS BEING HELD IN THE VIGO COUNTY JAIL ON FELONY ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Japanese diplomat faces spousal abuse charges in California
By Emmett Berg
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco-based Japanese diplomat has been charged with spousal abuse over accusations he subjected his 27-year-old wife ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Scott Hall charges dropped
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The star was arrested amid accusations he choked his lover Lisa Howell during a nasty argument, and he was charged with ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Scott Hall charges dropped
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The star was arrested amid accusations he choked his lover Lisa Howell during a nasty argument, and he was charged with ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Scott Hall charges dropped
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Thu, May 03, 2012
SocGen's fixed-income surge fails to quell doubts
By Lionel Laurent and Matthieu Protard
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale
Wed, May 02, 2012
Charges filed in hazing death of Florida university drum major
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Thirteen people were charged on Wednesday in the death of a drum major for Florida A&M University's celebrated marching band who died after a brutal hazing ritual last November, a state prosecutor said.
Eleven of the accused were charged with a third-degree felony for "hazing with death," punishable under Florida law by a maximum of six years in jail, said Florida's Ninth Circuit State Attorney Lawson Lamar. Two others will face a misdemeanor charge, he said.
The charges capped a lengthy investigation into the death of drum major Robert Champion, who died on a band charter bus after the university's renowned "Marching 100" band performed at the annual Florida Classic football game.
"The family is very disappointed" that murder charges were not pursued, said Chris Chestnut, the lawyer for the Champion family.
So far only one of those charged has been arrested, officials said. They declined to name any of the defendants in order not to tip them off.
Champion's death was ruled a homicide as a result of a "hemorrhagic shock" caused by blunt force trauma during the hazing, according to the medical examiner's office.
"Robert Champion died as a result of being beaten," Lamar said. "His death is not linked to one sole strike but is attributed to multiple blows."
The beating took place while the bus was parked at an Orlando hotel following the game.
Lamar said that under a Florida law passed last year a hazing that results in serious bodily injury or death is punishable by a "felony-level penalty," rather than murder charges.
At a press conference in January, the drum major's parents, Robert and Pam Champion said they were still searching for answers as to why their son was targeted. They confirmed he was gay but rejected what they called rumors that his sexual orientation made him a hazing target.
Pam Champion said her son was defined not by his sexuality but by his leadership skills. She said he was known to reject hazing.
"Perhaps one of the motives might have been retaliatory," she said.
Lamar said most authorities would rather not acknowledge that a tradition of hazing in colleges "is something that will continue to happen out of sight until a student like Robert Champion pays the ultimate price."
Robert Champion Sr. said he knew nothing about the 50-year culture of hazing at the FAMU band when he sent his son off to school. Champion said he regularly spoke by phone to his son, and that he always ended the calls by asking whether his son had anything he needed to tell him.
"He never mentioned anything to me about hazing," Robert Champion Sr. said.
The FAMU case has highlighted a nationwide problem at universities as well as the military.
Students at Boston University are under investigation for an incident earlier this month involving five male students who were found covered in condiments, bound together and shivering in their underwear in an off-campus house, police said, in an apparent fraternity hazing incident.
Three U.S. Marines were accused of hazing a fellow Marine who later killed himself last year. One Marine pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days of confinement and a demotion. Two other Marines were acquitted by a military jury.
FAMU in January banned all student organizations from recruiting new members until fall and canceled summer band camp.
A lawyer told Reuters that two FAMU music professors recently resigned after a Tallahassee police report alleged they were present at a band party where students were hazed.
One professor, Diron Holloway, allegedly took part in beating students who were pledging for a fraternity during a party at his home in the spring of 2010, the police said.
Students who attended the party told investigators that another professor, Anthony Simons III, was present, according to the police report.
Tallahassee defense attorney Mutaqee Akbar told Reuters both men resigned after receiving letters from the university notifying them its intent to dismiss them. Akbar has told Reuters that Simons doesn't remember whether he was at the party but that he never witnessed or participated in hazing.
(Writing by David Adams; Editing by ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Charges filed in hazing death of Florida university drum major
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Thirteen people were charged on Wednesday in the death of a drum major for Florida A&M University's celebrated marching band who was subjected to a brutal hazing ritual last November, a state prosecutor said.
Rather than face murder charges, 11 of the defendants were accused of a third-degree felony for "hazing with death," punishable under Florida law by a maximum of six years in prison, said Florida State Attorney Lawson Lamar. Two others face a misdemeanor charge, he said.
The charges capped a lengthy investigation into the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who died on a band charter bus after the university's renowned "Marching 100" band performed at the annual Florida Classic football game.
"I was a little disappointed. I thought the charges would be a little harsher," said the drum major's mother, Pam Champion. She called for a federal law that would make hazing a more serious crime.
So far only one of those charged has been arrested, said officials, who declined to name any of the defendants in order not to tip them off. Almost all are believed to be students who were traveling on the bus with Champion.
Champion's death was "nothing short of an American tragedy," said Lamar, state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties in central Florida. "Hazing in our nation's colleges and universities ... is a tradition we cannot tolerate in America."
The 26-year-old's death was ruled a homicide as a result of a "hemorrhagic shock" caused by "blunt force trauma" during the hazing, according to the medical examiner's report.
"His death is not linked to one sole strike but is attributed to multiple blows," said Lamar. "He had extensive contusions on his chest, arms, shoulder and back."
The beating took place while the bus was parked at an Orlando hotel following a band performance at the high-profile football game.
Lamar said that under a Florida law passed last year, a hazing that results in serious bodily injury or death is considered a homicide punishable by a "felony level penalty," not a homicide warranting murder charges.
FAMILY SEARCHES FOR ANSWERS
The family's lawyer Chris Chestnut blamed a poor investigation for the lack of murder charges. Chestnut said authorities failed to seize evidence on the bus the night of Champion's death, or separate and immediately interview the other students.
Chestnut said the students rode the same bus back to Tallahassee the next morning, and the bus was cleaned and put back into service.
He said the family's own civil investigation had turned up students who said they had received text messages from alumni "on how not to get caught."
The Champion family have said they are still searching for answers as to why their son was targeted. They have confirmed that he was gay, but rejected what they called "rumors" that his sexual orientation made him a hazing target.
Pam Champion said her son was defined not by his sexuality but by his leadership skills. She said he was known to reject hazing.
"Perhaps one of the motives might have been retaliatory," she said.
Champion's father has said he knew nothing about the 50-year culture of hazing at the FAMU band when he sent his son off to school. He said they regularly spoke by phone, and that he always ended the calls by asking whether his son had anything he needed to tell his dad.
"He never mentioned anything to me about hazing," Robert Champion Sr. said.
The FAMU case has highlighted a nationwide problem at universities as well as the military.
Students at Boston University are under investigation for an incident this month involving five people who were found covered in condiments, bound together and shivering in their underwear in an off-campus house, police said.
The five male BU students, were victims of an apparent fraternity hazing incident.
Three U.S. Marines were accused of hazing a fellow Marine who later killed himself last year. One Marine pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 days of confinement and a demotion. Two other Marines were acquitted by a military jury.
FAMU in January banned all student organizations from recruiting new members until fall and canceled summer band camp.
Two FAMU music professors recently resigned after a Tallahassee police report alleged they were present at a band party where students were hazed, a lawyer told Reuters.
Tallahassee defense attorney Mutaqee Akbar said that both men resigned after receiving letters from the university notifying them of its intent to dismiss them.
(Writing by David Adams; Editing by ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
U.S. charges more than 100 for Medicare fraud schemes
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have charged 107 people, including doctors and nurses, for trying to defraud the federal Medicare healthcare ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
ISU Student Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
One Indiana State University student is facing more than just final exams this week after being arrested Tuesday on felony child pornography charges following ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Charges to be filed in Florida hazing death: authorities
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Multiple people will be charged in the case of a Florida marching band drum major who was killed ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Former Alaska mayor pleads guilty to child porn charges
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A former Alaska mayor who served on a school board and once received a "Citizen of the Year" award ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Somali convicted in U.S. court on piracy charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man was convicted on Friday in a U.S. court for serving as a ransom negotiator for Somali pirates and ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Man Facing Felony Charges Leads Police Chase
A police chase through Terre Haute ended with one man behind bars facing felony charges. Officials were searching for 25-year-old Shawn Bass Thursday morning ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Rheubottom Sentenced on Neglect Charges
Joseph Rheubottom has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to neglect of a dependent that resulted in the death of ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Los Angeles airport screeners arrested on drug, corruption charges
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two security screeners at Los Angeles International Airport have been arrested on drug trafficking and corruption charges, accused ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Los Angeles airport screeners arrested on drug, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two security screeners at Los Angeles International Airport have been arrested on drug trafficking and corruption charges, accused of taking bribes ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Former Morgan Stanley star in China pleads guilty
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Morgan Stanley
Wed, April 25, 2012
Los Angeles airport screeners arrested on drug, corruption charges
(Reuters) - Two former and two current security screeners at Los Angeles International Airport have been arrested on drug trafficking and corruption charges, accused of ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
WikiLeaks suspect Manning seeks dismissal of charges
By Lily Kuo
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. government cables, argued on ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
U.S. charges ex-BP engineer obstructed spill probe
By Kristen Hays and Bruce Nichols
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A former BP Plc engineer was arrested and charged on Tuesday with intentionally destroying evidence related ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Texas nurse hears charges in mother's killing, baby snatching,
By Deborah Quinn Hensel
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The nurse accused of fatally shooting a mother leaving a Texas pediatric clinic and abducting her newborn son ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Finkbiner Faces Further Charges
Richard Finkbiner of Brazil was charged in Michigan Tuesday with inducing and coercing a minor to produce child pornography that was then transported in ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Wisconsin couple accused of starving, abusing girl face charges
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin couple accused of starving and imprisoning their teenage daughter in a basement for six years ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Man Arrested on Meth Charges
Indiana State Police troopers arrested a man in Vincennes who was wanted out of several counties on charges of probation violation, failure to appear ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
In real time, Twitter charges feisty White House campaign
By Samuel P. Jacobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. presidential campaign took shape this week, Mitt Romney's staff made what it hopes ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Goldman to pay $22 million to settle "huddles" case
By Sarah N. Lynch and Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs
Wed, April 11, 2012
Charges Filed In Fatal Crash
A late night accident in Parke County Tuesday killed a Terre Haute man. Officials say that 53-year-old Clyde Timmerman died when the vehicle flipped ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Possible criminal charges in Boston fraternity hazing
By Gianna Palmer
(Reuters) - Fourteen Boston University students faced possible criminal charges on Wednesday for assaulting five others who were found covered in condiments ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Charges expected in shooting of black Florida teen
By Tom Brown
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida special prosecutor was expected to announce a criminal charge on Wednesday against the neighborhood watch volunteer ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Cold Case Charges Are Dropped
The investigation into a murder case from 1988 will have to start from scratch as the charges filed against John Lovett have been dropped ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Judge refuses to drop charges against U.S. Catholic bishop
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - A Catholic bishop in Kansas City must stand trial on charges that he failed to report a priest found with ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Ex-Intel employee pleads guilty to theft charges
By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former Intel Corp employee who allegedly stole from the chipmaker documents worth hundreds of millions of dollars ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Ex-Intel employee pleads guilty to theft charges
By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former Intel Corp employee who allegedly stole from the chipmaker documents worth hundreds of millions of dollars ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
U.S. charges six Chinese citizens with insider trading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government froze the assets of six Chinese citizens and one company charged with trading on confidential information that a ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Congress mail threat suspect pleads not guilty to more charges
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A registered nurse from the Portland area pleaded not guilty on Thursday to additional charges stemming from more ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Judge refuses to drop charges against U.S. Catholic bishop
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - A Catholic bishop in Kansas City must stand trial on charges that he failed to report a priest found with ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Sandusky appears in court over Penn State sex abuse charges
By Mark Shade
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Disgraced former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared on Thursday in a Pennsylvania court where his attorneys ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
Shane Hollifield pled guilty Monday to two felony changes after being accused of pointing a gun at another person. Hollifield was originally arrested last ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
JetBlue midair meltdown pilot hears charges
By Ioanna Makris
AMARILLO, Texas (Reuters) - The JetBlue pilot who suffered a midair meltdown that triggered an emergency landing last week limped into federal ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Charges possible over 911 call that led to California police shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors were considering charges on Thursday against a man accused of falsely claiming in a 911 call he was robbed at ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Hutaree militia walk from jail after charges dismissed
By James B. Kelleher and Rachelle Damico
DETROIT (Reuters) - Two members of the Midwest militia group Hutaree pleaded guilty to charges of possessing machine ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
U.S. charges screaming, incoherent JetBlue pilot
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue pilot who screamed over the radio, pounded ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Final Hutaree defendants plead guilty to weapons charges
By James B. Kelleher
DETROIT (Reuters) - Two days after a federal judge dismissed a massive conspiracy case charging seven members of a Midwest militia ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Authorities charge JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently about religion ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Trial of militia group may end with deal on minor charges
By Rachelle Damico and Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Lawyers for members of a Midwest militia group expect a deal to be finalized on Thursday ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Hazing reported at Florida professor's home, police say no charges
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida college roiled by the hazing death of a marching band drum major last fall now faces ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
U.S. charges JetBlue pilot for midair meltdown
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a JetBlue Airways pilot who witnesses said yelled incoherently ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
U.S. judge dismisses most charges against militia members
By Bernie Woodall and James B. Kelleher
DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed conspiracy charges against seven members of a U.S ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Authorities drop remaining charges in arms bribery case
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the remaining charges arising out of a bribery sting involving arms sales ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
U.S. soldier charged with 17 murders in Afghan killings
By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball
KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was formally charged with 17 counts of murder on Friday for ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Farrow arrested on drug charges
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Wed, March 21, 2012
More sex abuse charges filed against former youth coach
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A grand jury in South Carolina on Wednesday indicted Louis "Skip" ReVille, a former school principal and ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Farrow arrested on drug charges
The blonde was seized by cops on the Gold Coast this week (beg19Mar12) after a month on the run. She had skipped bail after ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Chevron, Transocean charged in Brazilian oil spill
By Jeb Blount and Joshua Schneyer
RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal prosecutor filed criminal charges on Wednesday against Chevron and ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Woman Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
48-year-old Teresa Olsen was arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs and tobacco to the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. Police say that the Fort Wayne woman ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
More Charges File in Dugger Shooting
As police continue to investigate the shootings in Dugger over the weekend they have altered several of the original charges in the case. Kean ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Government charges Carter's ex-No. 2 executive with fraud
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A former No. 2 executive at Carter's Inc
Mon, March 19, 2012
Brand to fight phone smash charges
The Get Him To The Greek star is accused of throwing a photographer's iPhone through a building's window after a heated argument ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Brazil Chevron oil leak charges to focus on safety
By Jeb Blount
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian prosecutor plans to allege this week that Chevron and Transocean should not have drilled a ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Madsen escapes child endangerment charges
The actor was taken into custody outside his California home last Friday (09Mar12) after allegedly becoming embroiled in an argument with his young son ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Madsen escapes child endangerment charges
The actor was taken into custody outside his California home last Friday (09Mar12) after allegedly becoming embroiled in an argument with his young son ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Madsen escapes child endangerment charges
The actor was taken into custody outside his California home last Friday (09Mar12) after allegedly becoming embroiled in an argument with his young son ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Madsen escapes child endangerment charges
The actor was taken into custody outside his California home last Friday (09Mar12) after allegedly becoming embroiled in an argument with his young son ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
SEC charges SharesPost, Felix over pre-IPO trading
By Sarah N. Lynch and Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators brought charges against an online trading platform and two private funds ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
A.T. Kearney consultant pleads guilty to insider trading
By Aruna Viswanatha and Sarah N. Lynch
(Reuters) - A consultant at A.T. Kearney on Thursday pleaded guilty to trading on confidential information about ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
SEC charges Thornburg executives with fraud
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged three former executives of Thornburg Mortgage with securities fraud on Tuesday and said they ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
McNeill charges past Ishikawa to win in Puerto Rico
(Reuters) - American George McNeill birdied the last three holes to surge past Japan's Ryo Ishikawa and win his second PGA Tour title by ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
SEC charges ex-Coca-Cola Enterprises VP
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators charged a former Coca-Cola Enterprises
Thu, March 08, 2012
Suntech, JinkoSolar hit by charges as losses mount
By Swetha Gopinath
(Reuters) - Suntech Power Holdings
Wed, March 07, 2012
Maryland drops charges against doctors over late-term abortions
By Joe Danielewicz
(Reuters) - A Maryland prosecutor has dropped murder charges against two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions on fetuses that could have ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
More corporate crime charges coming: Attorney General Holder
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department plans to take action in the coming months against individuals involved in corporate fraud, Attorney General ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Hacking "mole" helps FBI arrest Anonymous leaders
By Basil Katz and Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the world's most-wanted hackers secretly became an FBI informant last year, providing ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Assistant pleads guilty to drug charges in Uganda
Kathryn Fuller was travelling in the war-torn country with Rice when they were allegedly sold tainted cocaine by a local cab driver last month ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Man Faces Charges in Off-Duty Officer Incident
The man that the owner of the Chavas Mexican restaurant asked three off duty police officers to remove appeared in court Thursday. Phillip Anderson ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Terre Haute Police Officers Not to Face Charges
The three Terre Haute Police officers who face suspensions for their actions while off duty at the Chavas Mexican restaurant last weekend will not ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
British fugitive "Fast Eddie" faces new Missouri charges
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A British fugitive already in custody in Missouri wanted in a $1.6 million robbery of an ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
HSBC says it may face criminal charges for transactions
By Carrick Mollenkamp
(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc
Sun, February 26, 2012
American in NYC bomb case will likely face charges
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for an American accused of building a pipe bomb said on Sunday they expected an indictment against ...
Sat, February 25, 2012
Kennedy hospital tussle over fresh air for baby: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy's son was trying to take his newborn baby for fresh air when he got into a confrontation ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
SEC charges former and current Noble executives on bribes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators on Friday charged three current and former executives for oil services company Noble Corp with participating in a bribery scheme ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Megaupload faces more copyright, wire fraud charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury added more charges against file-sharing website Megaupload and its executives, and also accused them of taking copyrighted ...
Thu, February 16, 2012
Telcos want higher network charges in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Telecoms providers should be able to raise prices charged to rivals for using their networks to help spur investment in faster fiber ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Another former Penn State official asks charges be dropped
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Another former Penn State University official accused of lying to a grand jury about the sex abuse scandal ...
Sun, February 12, 2012
Exclusive: Mexico told to probe Slim phone collusion charges
By Patrick Rucker
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A court has ordered Mexico's competition watchdog to investigate claims of collusion between businesses controlled by telecommunications ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
SEC charges insider trading in Takeda pharma deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. market regulators charged a former employee of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd with making $63,000 in illegal profits on ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
NY pediatrician faces new sex abuse, fraud charges
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York pediatrician is facing federal charges of sexually abusing his young female patients by photographing and ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
NYPD head's son will not face sexual assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York District Attorney's Office will not bring sexual assault charges against Greg Kelly, ending a two-week probe of ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Army drops charges against last soldier in Afghan murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Man Faces Over 100 Years On Charges
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Tue, January 31, 2012
Analysis: Obstacles high for more mortgage prosecutions
By David Henry and Lauren Tara LaCapra
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite the determination of President Obama to take Wall Street to court for the ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Ex UBS trader Adoboli denies fraud, faces trial
By Peter Griffiths
LONDON (Reuters) - Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli will stand trial in September after pleading not guilty on Monday to charges related ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Charges weigh on Procter & Gamble profit
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co's
Excluding charges, core earnings per share fell 3 percent to $1.10, as sales growth and cost cuts were not enough to offset double-digit increases in commodity costs. The profit came in ahead of analysts' average forecast of $1.08 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
P&G earned $1.69 billion, or 57 cents per share, in the second quarter ended in December, down from $3.33 billion, or $1.11 per share, a year earlier.
Sales rose 4 percent to $22.14 billion.
Organic sales, which strip out the impact of acquisitions, asset sales and currency fluctuations, rose in each business unit and were up 4 percent overall.
The volume of goods sold rose 1 percent, with strong growth in developing markets overtaking a decline in volume in developed regions.
For the fiscal year ending in June, P&G forecast core earnings of $4.00 to $4.10 per share, down from a prior forecast of $4.15 to $4.33 per share due largely to foreign exchange.
It said fiscal 2012 sales should rise 3 percent to 4 percent on a net basis and 4 percent to 5 percent on an organic basis.
Its shares were down 5 cents at $64.75 in premarket trading, after closing at $64.80 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
(Reporting by Jessica Wohl in Chicago; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Derek Caney)
Thu, January 26, 2012
Man Arrested on Child Molestation Charges
David Williams of Coatsville, Indiana was arrested Thursday night through a Putnamville Investigation on multiple felony sexual allegations involving a minor. The Indiana State ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Exclusive: Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill
By Jeb Blount and Joshua Schneyer
CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
SEC charges trader with hijacking accounts
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators charged a Latvian trader with reaping more than $850,000 in illegal profits by hacking into ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
AT&T reports $6.7 billion loss on hefty charges, iPhone costs
By Sinead Carew
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc
Mon, January 23, 2012
Uzbeki refugee arrested on terror charges in Chicago
By Robert Boczkiewicz
DENVER (Reuters) - An accused member of an Islamic group that is suspected of plotting attacks in Germany, Turkey, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Uzbeki refugee arrested on terror charges in Chicago
DENVER (Reuters) - A refugee from Uzbekistan has been arrested in Chicago and charged with providing support to a suspected Islamic terrorist group that authorities ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Diamondback to settle insider-trading charges
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diamondback Capital Management will pay more than $9 million to settle allegations of insider trading at the Stamford ...
Sun, January 22, 2012
Swiss police press charges against anti-Davos protesters
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police will charge more than 100 demonstrators with breaching the peace after they rallied in Bern Saturday to protest against the ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Megaupload site wants assets back, to fight charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internet website Megaupload.com, shut down by U.S. authorities over allegations that it illegally peddled copyrighted material ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Megaupload site wants assets back, to fight charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internet website Megaupload.com, shut down by authorities over allegations that it illegally peddled copyrighted material, is trying ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
U.S. charges Chinese man with NY Fed software theft
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors arrested a Chinese computer programmer on charges he stole software code valued at nearly $10 ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
U.S. charges 7 in $62 million Dell insider-trading case
By Basil Katz and Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged seven people, described as a circle of friends who formed a ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Accused California hair salon gunman indicted on murder charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of killing eight people at a California hair salon in October while out for revenge ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
U.S. charges Russian father and son with cyber fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
U.S. charges Russian father and son with cyber fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges accusing a father and son team, both Russian citizens, of hacking into U ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
New San Francisco sheriff faces domestic violence charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - New San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi faces domestic abuse charges less than a week after taking office, officials said.
Mirkarimi is ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Matt Every charges into early lead in Hawaii
(Reuters) - Matt Every, who was suspended by the PGA Tour in 2010 for three months after being arrested on drug charges, birdied his last ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Marines inch toward charges over desecration video
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four Marines who ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Red wine-heart research slammed with fraud charges
By Ivan Oransky, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A University of Connecticut researcher who studied the link between aging and a substance found in ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
N.Y. pediatrician faces new sex abuse, fraud charges
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York pediatrician is facing federal charges of sexually abusing his young female patients by photographing and ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Marines inch toward charges over desecration video
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four troops who, in a ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Malaysian court clears Anwar of sodomy charges
By Niluksi Koswanage
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court acquitted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy charges Monday, a surprise ruling that could accelerate ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Pittsburgh priest denies child pornography charges
By Alexis Kunsak
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A Catholic priest pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal child pornography on suspicion of possessing thousands of images ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Child Molestation Charges Against Perrysville Man
A Perrysville man already in trouble with the law is arrested again, this time for child molestation. 18 year old Jared Austin Hole had ...Thu, January 05, 2012
Air Force charges three cadets with sex crimes
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - The Air Force charged three of its cadets with sexual misconduct on Thursday, including one accused of rape, just ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Air Force charges three cadets with sex crimes
DENVER (Reuters) - The Air Force charged three cadets in Colorado on Thursday with sexual misconduct against women, including one who was accused of rape ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Man Faces Charges Related to Stand-off
More details are surfacing about the Tuesday stand-off in Southern Vigo County that left one person dead. After setting two bedrooms on fire and ...Tue, January 03, 2012
Mother of L.A. arson suspect held over German charges
By Dan Whitcomb and Mary Slosson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of a man accused in a wave of arson fires across Los Angeles ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
New Jersey doctor pleads guilty to child porn charges
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New Jersey doctor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to downloading and distributing pictures and videos of children being sexually abused, including of ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
U.S. charges 3 Swiss bankers in tax evasion case
By Lynnley Browning
(Reuters) - Prosecutors accused three Swiss bankers on Tuesday of conspiring with wealthy U.S. taxpayers to hide more than $1.2 ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Charges refiled against fourth man in Philadelphia basement case
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Thursday refiled charges against one of four people accused of holding captives in a Philadelphia basement, just two days after ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
California woman indicted on terrorism-support charges
By Brett Wolf
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Turkish national on terrorism-support charges for allegedly wiring ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Incident Leads to Charges Against 3 Hunters
Poaching charges are filed against three local men. Indiana Conservation Officers say the incident happened on November 8th in Clay County. James Snyder and ...Fri, December 16, 2011
"Barefoot Bandit" sentenced to more than 7 years
COUPEVILLE -
By Laura L. Myers
COUPEVILLE, Wash (Reuters) - A Washington state man dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit," who staged a sensational two-year, multi-state crime spree ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Charges dropped against Patriots football player
BOSTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against New England Patriots football player Julian Edelman on Thursday, saying there was not enough evidence to prove ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Charges to cell phone bills have limited protection: study
By Mitch Lipka
(Reuters) - Holiday shoppers are increasingly pulling out their phones instead of their debit cards when it comes time to pay for ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Ohio prosecutor mulls charges after college basketball brawl
(Reuters) - An Ohio prosecutor is considering filing criminal charges in the aftermath of a players' fight at the end of a Cincinnati-Xavier college basketball ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Amateur Athletic Union probes abuse charges against ex leader
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - The Amateur Athletic Union, one of the nation's largest youth sports groups, said on Saturday it was ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Dubai leader Quiros whips up desert storm
By Tony Jimenez
DUBAI (Reuters) - Spain's Alvaro Quiros was up to his old desert tricks again on Friday, firing a course record-equaling 64 ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Former Penn State coach Sandusky released from jail
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky posted bail and was released from jail on Thursday after ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Olympus hid up to $1.7 billion, but no call for charges: source
By Reiji Murai
TOKYO (Reuters) - An investigative panel has found Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp hid up to $1.67 billion in losses from ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
Penn State's Paterno never raised charges with Sandusky: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ousted Penn State football coach Joe Paterno never confronted former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky with accusations that Sandusky had molested young ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Ex-Colorado sheriff hit with more charges in drug case
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A former Colorado sheriff accused of trading methamphetamine for sex was charged on Friday with additional counts of soliciting ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Campaign manager defends himself against election fraud charges
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A former Republican governor's aide accused of election fraud in Maryland defended himself in court on Friday against ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Ohio Craigslist suspect denies prostitution charges
By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio man identified as a suspect in the murders of three men killed after answering a phony ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
More charges coming in insider trading probe: sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Katya Wachtel
(Reuters) - A year after four hedge funds were raided as part of a sweeping probe into insider trading ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Episcopal bishop cleared of charges over gays in church
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The national Episcopal Church cleared a South Carolina diocese bishop of accusations that he abandoned the church ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Ringling circus settles USDA charges on animal care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has agreed to pay a $270,000 fine to settle charges it violated federal animal welfare laws.
Feld Entertainment Inc., of Vienna, Virginia, did not admit wrongdoing or violating U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations in settling the dispute over handling of performing animals, it said in a Monday statement
"We look forward to working with the USDA in a cooperative and transparent manner that meets our shared goal of ensuring that our animals are healthy and receive the highest quality care," Kenneth Feld, chief executive of Feld Entertainment, said in the statement.
A 2008 USDA inspection reported that wheelbarrows used to carry meat to tigers were also used to transport waste.
USDA inspections online included reports of worn pens and food areas for animals, improper fencing and failure to control elephants.
The allegations followed complaints from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about abuse of elephants and tigers at the circus, including physical punishment.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Jerry Norton)
Tue, November 22, 2011
Merck to pay $950 million to settle U.S. Vioxx charge
By Anna Yukhananov
(Reuters) - Merck & Co will pay roughly $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it promoted the painkiller Vioxx for an unapproved use, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The fine will conclude a long-running investigation into Merck's promotion of its one-time blockbuster drug, which was withdrawn from the market in September 2004 after being linked to heart risks.
The Justice Department alleged that Merck promoted the drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis before it had been approved for that condition by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The case is one of the largest settlements by a major pharmaceutical company over marketing drugs in the United States for uses that have not been approved by the FDA, known as off-label promotion.
"We will not hesitate to pursue those who skirt the proper drug approval process and make misleading statements about the safety and efficacy of their products," said Tony West, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for the civil division, in a statement.
Merck pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge and will pay a $321.6 million criminal fine for introducing the misbranded drug Vioxx into interstate commerce.
It also agreed to pay an additional $628.4 million civil settlement to resolve additional allegations regarding its off-label marketing of Vioxx and alleged false statements about the pill's heart safety. The U.S. government will recover $426 million of that amount, while the remainder will go to the states in the lawsuit.
HEART RISKS
The Justice Department said Merck also agreed to a corporate integrity agreement to strengthen oversight over its marketing. Merck said the settlement does not mean it admits liability or wrongdoing.
"We believe that Merck acted responsibly and in good faith in connection with the conduct at issue in these civil settlement agreements, including activities concerning the safety profile of Vioxx," said Bruce Kuhlik, executive vice president and general counsel of Merck, in a statement.
The large American drugmaker had already told investors in October 2010 it was taking a $950 million charge related to the U.S. government probe.
The civil settlement agreement is signed with the United States and individually with 43 states and the District of Columbia, but previously disclosed litigation with seven states is still unresolved, Merck said.
States have said the company misled regulators about the dangers associated with Vioxx, which has been linked in lawsuits to increasing users' risk of heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular side effects.
In 2007, Merck also agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle lawsuits filed by thousands of former Vioxx users, who alleged the pill caused heart attacks.
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Anna Yukhananov; Editing by Tim Dobbyn and Carol Bishopric)
Mon, November 21, 2011
Award-winning composer arraigned on child pornography charges
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Fernando Rivas, 59, an Emmy-award winning children's music composer, was arraigned on charges of production, distribution ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Catholic priest arrested on charges of sexual assault of boy
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Catholic priest wanted in Colorado on charges that he sexually assaulted a boy was arrested in Chicago on ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Focus Media plunges after Muddy Waters charges
By Soham Chatterjee and Ryan Vlastelica
(Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of Focus Media Holding Ltd plunged to multiyear lows on Monday after short-selling ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
U.S. kept distance from NY plotter probe: source
By Basil Katz and Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal authorities declined to join the local investigation of a suspected New York militant, saying ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Woods seals Presidents Cup for U.S.
By Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tiger Woods found his putting groove to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States, who held off a ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Venezuela charges 8 in kidnap of baseball player
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities have charged eight people over the kidnapping of Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos that threw a spotlight on violent ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Washington state man to face Bosnian war crimes charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state man accused of being a Bosnian army hit squad member has agreed to return to ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
SeaWorld defends protocols in face of federal safety charges
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Fla (Reuters) - A SeaWorld Orlando training official testified on Wednesday that neither she nor the theme park company had intentionally ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
New York City comptroller donor faces fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fund-raiser for New York City Comptroller John Liu was charged with wire fraud and conspiracy on Wednesday for evading campaign ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
NY City comptroller donor faces fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fund-raiser who has contributed to New York City Comptroller John Liu was charged with wire fraud and conspiracy on Wednesday ...
Fri, November 11, 2011
Terre Haute Couple Charged with Federal Kidnapping
24 year old Nicholas Runyon and 28 year old April Bell were indicted Thursday on federal kidnapping charges. Runyon and Bell are being tried ...
Tue, November 01, 2011
Another Gibault Teen Faces Charges
Charges against a second teen have been filed for his part in a crime spree. 17 year old Jordan Sneed of Merrillville, IN faces ...Wed, October 19, 2011
Charges Dismissed in Rape Case
Rape charges against a Valley man are dismissed. Officials say “inconsistent” DNA evidence was the reason for dropping two charges against William Gallagher of ...Thu, October 13, 2011
Outkast rapper Big Boi to settle drug charges
MIAMI (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning Outkast rapper Big Boi will avoid jail time on drug charges in Florida if he passes several drug tests and ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
FBI charges man in Hollywood celebrity hacking case
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a Florida man and charged him with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Woman Faces Charges for Role in Shooting
A woman is facing charges after allegedly shooting at people while holding her daughter. Officials say that 20 year old Ashley Clarkson was arrested ...Tue, October 11, 2011
Obama says Iran to face toughest possible sanctions
By Susan Cornwell and Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it would face the toughest possible sanctions for an ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Kosovars deny organ trafficking charges
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Seven Kosovars pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the start of their trial on charges of trafficking human organs removed at a ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Mark Cuban charges versus SEC unfounded: SEC watchdog
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general has concluded that Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Reebok settles charges over toning shoe claims
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reebok International Ltd has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it made unsupported claims that its ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Pakistan pushes back against U.S. charges, woos China
By John Chalmers and Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan warned the United States on Tuesday to stop accusing it of playing a double game ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
"Toe Suck Fairy" arrested on new charges in Arkansas
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A man known in Arkansas as the "Toe Suck Fairy" for a series of 1990s assaults directed ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
SEC mulls charges against S&P in CDO case
By David Henry
(Reuters) - Regulators disclosed they may take action against Standard & Poor's for securities law violations after the ratings agency gave top grades to a package of securitized mortgages in 2007 that quickly soured.
The possible action could be the first by the United States against one of the major credit rating agencies, which have been accused of enabling the lending excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008.
The disclosure follows S&P's downgrade of the debt of the U.S. government in August, an unrelated move that was not followed by other rating agencies and that drew darts from the Obama administration and a bipartisan group of politicians.
The disclosure came in a statement Monday from McGraw-Hill Cos Inc
Wells notices give potential defendants an opportunity to explain why civil charges should not be brought. The company said SEC staff are considering recommending that commissioners take action against S&P for violating securities laws in its ratings of a 2007 collaterized debt obligation known as "Delphinus CDO 2007-1."
While Wells notices are not always followed by lawsuits from the SEC, they represent a serious threat. "A Wells notice ups the ante," said Alan Palmiter, professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. "It is clear the SEC has identified something it sees as a problem with ratings issued during the subprime mortgage heyday."
If the SEC presses charges, McGraw-Hill would likely try to settle them, and may have to change its ratings practices, Palmiter added.
S&P warned it might have to pay civil penalties in the case.
Shares of McGraw-Hill fell as much as 3 percent on Monday, but recovered to close up 0.63 percent at $43.20.
McGraw-Hill earlier this month announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies to satisfy activist investors unhappy with its depressed value.
S&P is the flagship business of the ratings and market information services company that will be spun off. The other business is being structured around McGraw-Hill's textbook publishing business.
Institutional shareholders, led by Jana Partners, have pushed the conglomerate to take further steps, including completely severing the ratings business from the company's analysis and information operations.
A Senate subcommittee report in April cited the Delphinus deal as a "striking example" of a CDO moving from top ratings to junk in a matter of months.
Spokesmen for Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, which also rated the CDO, said their companies have not received Wells notices in the case.
WHEELS OF JUSTICE GRIND
S&P issued the CDO ratings in question at a time when the credit boom that had lifted mortgage lending and house prices was already collapsing, said Janet Tavakoli, a structured finance expert at Tavakoli Structured Finance in Chicago.
S&P ratings covered at least $947 million of liabilities in the Delphinus CDO and were issued August 2, 2007. By December, S&P had started downgrading top-rated bonds from the CDO, according to the Senate panel report. By January 4, the deal was in technical default, according to a notice S&P issued at the time. By the end of 2008, S&P's AAA ratings on the bonds were marked down to junk.
The CDO was largely backed by subprime-mortgage securities, according to a Fitch report.
"There is no excuse for rating these deals in the way they were," said Tavakoli.
The CDO was underwritten by Mizuho International, a unit of the big Japanese bank of the same name, according to records kept by Moody's.
Mizuho was among the banking clients that S&P analysts felt pressure to satisfy with more lenient ratings criteria, according to an email cited in the Levin report.
The CDO was among more than two dozen structured finance vehicles used by hedge fund Magnetar Capital LLC to make bets on the mortgage market, according to ProPublica, a non-profit news organization. The deal was managed by Delaware Asset Advisers, according to Moody's.
Tavakoli said "it is a shame" that the SEC investigations are still going on four years after the events in question and months after the Senate subcommittee report came out. "The wheels of justice move much too slowly," she said.
S&P is facing other regulatory pressure as well. Last month a source said the U.S. Justice Department was investigating S&P and Moody's Investors Service actions on mortgage securities.
The major agencies have long successfully defended themselves against lawsuits over flawed ratings by citing their First Amendment rights to state their opinions. So far, they have withstood legal assaults mounted by private lawyers to recover money investors lost in the credit crisis.
"This is yet another challenge to that defense," said Lawrence J. White, a New York University economics professor. White noted that the SEC's investigation of S&P follows steps by Congress in the Dodd-Frank Act to make the agencies more responsible for their judgments.
Wake Forest's Palmiter said it is unlikely that McGraw-Hill would settle an SEC case with any admission of liability that might make it more vulnerable to private lawsuits.
S&P's failures with structured finance ratings were recently cited by Washington politicians as reason to doubt the agency's decision in August to cut its rating on U.S. government debt from AAA to AA-plus. No other major rating agency has downgraded U.S. government debt.
(Reporting by David Henry; additional reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Aditi Sharma in ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
NC men declared innocent after serve decade on murder charges
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A three-judge panel in Asheville, North Carolina ruled on Thursday that two men who spent a decade ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Ex-Goldman employee charged with insider trading
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs employee
Tue, September 20, 2011
Rhode Island lawmaker says won't resign over criminal charges
By Zach Howard
GREENFIELD, Mass (Reuters) - Rhode Island freshman legislator Daniel Gordon said on Tuesday he will not resign despite pressure from colleagues following ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
Davis' drug charges dropped
The grandson of billionaire businessman Marvin Davis, who has appeared on U.S. reality TV show Celebrity Rehab, worked out an agreement to have ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
SeaWorld fights safety charges in killer whale trainer death
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Fla (Reuters) - The SeaWorld killer whale that drowned its trainer in 2010 gave no sign tragedy was about to occur ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
SeaWorld fights safety charges in killer whale trainer death
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Fla (Reuters) - SeaWorld of Florida on Monday began challenging federal safety charges that stem from the 2010 death of a ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
No assault charges against actor Matthew Fox
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Prosecutors will not file assault charges against "Lost" actor Matthew Fox regarding an incident where he allegedly punched a ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
U.S. sports magnate charges against SEC unfounded: source
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The internal watchdog at the Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded that the accusations of investigative misconduct against ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
U.S. charges two in insider scheme on drug companies
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A filmmaker and a former human resources consultant were charged and arrested on Thursday with netting more than ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
More U.S. doctors facing charges over drug abuse
By Terry Baynes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor, accused of killing the pop star with a powerful anesthetic, has joined a small ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Longo's husband and coach faces charges
By Julien Pretot
PARIS (Reuters) - Veteran rider Jeannie Longo's husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli faces disciplinary action following allegations that he bought erythropoietin ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Witherspoon 'won't press charges' after car accident
The Legally Blonde star was jogging in California when she was allegedly struck by a car driven by an elderly woman.
Witherspoon sustained minor ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Witherspoon 'won't press charges' after car accident
The Legally Blonde star was jogging in California when she was allegedly struck by a car driven by an elderly woman.
Witherspoon sustained minor ...
Sat, September 10, 2011
Witherspoon 'won't press charges' after car accident
The Legally Blonde star was jogging in California when she was allegedly struck by a car driven by an elderly woman.
Witherspoon sustained minor ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Nadal charges into U.S. Open semi-final
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafa Nadal routed exhausted former winner Andy Roddick 6-2 6-1 6-3 on Friday to set up ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Three U.S. Marines face charges stemming from suicide
By Jorene Barut
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Three U.S. Marines appeared in military court at their home base in Hawaii on Thursday to face charges ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Murray charges through to U.S. Open quarters
By Julian Linden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number four Andy Murray is already familiar with the added burden of expectation as he has long ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Teen accused of slaying principal faces adult murder charges
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee grand jury will consider first-degree murder charges against a 17-year-old Memphis boy who told police he ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Ex-NY Met Dykstra pleads innocent in exposure case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he exposed himself to a string of women ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
2 Face Charges in 2 Burglaries
A man and a juvenile allegedly broke into Northview High School early yesterday. Clay County Deputies said 22 year old Emmanuel Sanders, who’s ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Pakistani man arrested on U.S. terrorism charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-born man living in northern Virginia was charged with trying to help a militant group in his home country, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Fox facing assault charges
The Lost star had attempted to board a party bus in Cleveland when he was confronted by driver Heather Bormann because his name was ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Boys, 8, face felony arson charges in Idaho brush fire
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Two 8-year-old Idaho boys are facing felony charges for igniting a wildfire that destroyed a house, prompted evacuations ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Police officer who had sex on duty won't face charges
By Dennis J. Carroll
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A uniformed on-duty New Mexico state police officer who was caught on camera having sex ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Fox facing assault charges
The Lost star had attempted to board a party bus in Cleveland when he was confronted by driver Heather Bormann because his name was ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks is defending itself against accusations that it may have put lives at risk by dumping uncensored U.S ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
FDA chemist near plea over insider trading charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Food and Drug Administration chemist and his son accused of making millions of dollars with inside information about ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
FDA chemist near plea over insider trading charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Food and Drug Administration chemist and his son accused of making millions of dollars with inside information about ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
California mom in court on charges of dropping baby
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Arraignment was postponed for a second time on Monday for a California mom accused of dropping her 7-month-old ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Griffy Faces Most Serious Charges
Six people face federal charges in connection with the death of Terre Haute Police Officer Brent Long, but one of them has a ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Waits fined, drug charges dropped
The former nightclub boss and Hilton were pulled over by cops while driving down the Las Vegas Strip last August (10) and officers smelled ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Ex-presidential hopeful Edwards wants charges dropped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former presidential hopeful John Edwards plans to ask a judge to dismiss charges over alleged illegal campaign contributions because of problems with ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
No charges filed in scuffle between Wisconsin judges
MADISON (Reuters) - No charges will be filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser over allegations he choked a colleague in June as the ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
No charges filed in scuffle between Wisconsin judges
MADISON (Reuters) - No charges will be filed against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser over allegations he choked a colleague in June as the ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
U.S. believes Google's Page knew about pharmacy ads: report
(Reuters) - Justice Department investigators believed that Google Inc's Chief Executive Larry Page knew about improper online pharmacy ads that Google carried, and allowed ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Acer sees more losses as revamp charges hurt Q2
By Clare Jim
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss, the first in company history, as it took charges ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Strauss-Kahn criminal sexual assault case dropped
By Joseph Ax and Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Eritreans plead not guilty to U.S. airport fake bomb charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Eritrean nationals pleaded not guilty on Friday to trying to sneak a fake bomb past a screening area at a Phoenix ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Study shows why domestic violence victims drop charges
By Jim Leckrone and Mary Wisniewski
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Emotional appeals from their abusers who minimize their own wrongdoing, rather than threats, often lead ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Two arrested on charges of harassing Palin attorney
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania father and son were arrested on Thursday on charges they made harassing phone calls to an attorney ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
U.S. charges accused Somali pirate negotiator again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man already facing U.S. charges of negotiating a ransom for four Americans later killed by pirates was indicted on ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Judge tells Dougherty gang more charges could be coming
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A judge on Friday advised three Florida siblings accused in a sensational multi-state crime spree that they could face ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
SEC charges Stifel with fraud in Wisconsin deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged St. Louis-based brokerage firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Co and a former senior executive with defrauding ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Charges dismissed over supposed tape of NBA star Shaq
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed the charges against seven reputed gang members accused of abducting a music producer to demand the ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Judge sets hearing for Dykstra on auto theft charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday set a September pretrial hearing for former New York Mets star Lenny ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Ex-Orioles player settles insider-trading charges
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Stempel
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces agreed to pay $2.5 million ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Indiana parents with truant kids may face criminal charges
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Parents of young children who don't show up for school in Indiana's capital may face criminal charges ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Former Judge Sentenced on Drug Charges
He, himself was once a judge and Tuesday was sentenced by a judge to spend 15 months in federal prison. Sixty-nine year old Robert ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Dick sent for trial on sex attack charges
The star was charged with felony first degree sexual assault following the incident at a bar in Huntington, West Virginia last year (10). He ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Dick sent for trial on sex attack charges
The star was charged with felony first degree sexual assault following the incident at a bar in Huntington, West Virginia last year (10). He ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Comic Andy Dick pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Comedian Andy Dick pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges he sexually abused a security guard and another man at ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Baseball great Roger Clemens seeks dismissal of charges
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for baseball pitching great Roger Clemens urged a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the perjury charges against ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Analysis: New asbestos charges point to reserve woes
By Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asbestos-related diseases have been falling for a decade, but warnings from a pair of U.S. insurance giants ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Soni charges into 200m breaststroke semis
By Greg Stutchbury
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympic champion Rebecca Soni charged into the semi-finals of the 200 meters breaststroke with a blistering qualifying time at ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
U.S. charges two for illegal lobbying for Pakistan
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens have been charged with illegally lobbying the United States for the Pakistani government and its ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
U.S. charges two for illegal lobbying for Pakistan
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens have been charged with illegally lobbying the United States for the Pakistani government and its ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Ex-trader pleads innocent to Ponzi scheme charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former currency trader extradited from Peru pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court on Friday to criminal fraud charges stemming ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Suspect in New Hampshire to face NY triple murder charges
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A New York man suspected of committing a triple murder in New York and then abducting his girlfriend ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
No charges to be filed in New York roller coaster death
By Neale Gulley
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - No criminal charges will be filed against operators of a western New York roller coaster where a ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
TV producer ordered to Mexico on murder charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" extradited to Mexico to face charges that he ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Paris prosecutor to look into new Strauss-Kahn case
By Nick Vinocur and Noeleen Walder
PARIS/NEWYORK (Reuters) - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it has opened a preliminary inquiry into ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Prosecutors to review widespread cheating in Atlanta schools
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Prosecutors are weighing whether to file any criminal charges against 178 Atlanta teachers and principals who state investigators said ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Somali man held two months faces charges
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man suspected of assisting al Qaeda was held abroad on a U.S. Navy ship for questioning for ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Man Busted on Meth Charges
Sometimes its nice to come home to somebody cooking for you, but when that somebody is cooking meth, its not for you and they ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Roger Clemens set to fight perjury charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Roger Clemens had expected to be on the verge of ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
New York man in court on charges he killed four at pharmacy
By Aman Ali
CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) - A Long Island man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he shot and killed four ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
FBI targets two "scareware" rings in U.S., Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police in the United States and seven other countries seized computers and servers used to run a "scareware" scheme that has netted ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Producer linked to Tupac attack faces drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record executive accused of paying someone to rob the late rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 was charged on Tuesday with ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
"Barefoot Bandit" pleads guilty to federal charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" and accused of a two-year crime spree while he was still ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
"Barefoot Bandit" pleads guilty to federal charges
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man accused of being the serial thief dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" pleaded guilty on Friday to seven federal charges.
Colton ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
Drop charges against pension protesters: NJ official
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's senate leader urged the state police on Friday to drop charges against 25 protesters arrested during hearings on ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
U.S. judge dismisses charges against bin Laden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Friday dismissed all criminal charges against Osama bin Laden following the al Qaeda leader's death in ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
SEC could file civil charges against some raters: report
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators could file civil fraud charges against some credit rating agencies, and settle with more Wall Street banks, for their role ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Phone taps convict three more of insider trading
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three former securities traders were convicted on Monday on all counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit insider ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Kansas City girl, 5, may face murder charges in drowning
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A 5-year-old girl could face murder charges in the recent drowning of a toddler in a bathtub ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
By Basil Katz and Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he sexually assaulted ...
Sun, June 05, 2011
Former UBS banker facing fraud charges: paper
ZURICH (Reuters) - A former client advisor for Spanish customers at Swiss bank UBS
Fri, June 03, 2011
Mladic wary then defiant in dramatic Hague debut
By Douglas Hamilton and Aaron Gray-Block
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic faced the U.N. war crimes tribunal on ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Fredriksen calls U.S. charges on oil prices "rubbish": report
OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping magnate John Fredriksen said U.S. regulator lawsuits against two of his trading firms for suspected oil price manipulation in 2008 ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
John Edwards to Face Charges for Illegal Use of Campaign Funds
Prosecution for the U.S. Department of Justice has reported it will pursue an investigation indicting 2008 presidential candidate John Edwards for alleged campaign ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Arizona sheriff nabs own employees on smuggling charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three employees of a tough Arizona sheriff were arrested on Tuesday on charges that they helped a drug and human smuggling organization ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
CFTC charges Arcadia, oil traders with manipulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. futures regulator on Tuesday charged oil trader Arcadia and two senior traders with artificially driving up crude oil prices ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Authorities accuse 13 in Philadelphia of mob charges
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Monday unveiled racketeering, gambling and loan shark charges against 13 alleged mob members, accusing them of ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Online poker "payment processor" admits U.S. charges
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Illinois man admitted in federal court on Monday to helping large online poker websites dodge U.S ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Special report: GE thrives, Wall Street yawns, Immelt charges on
By Scott Malone
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Even a casual look at the history of General Electric Co during its decade with Jeff Immelt at ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Whitewater City Councilman arrested on drug charges
WHITEWATER, Wis. (WTAQ) - A UW-Whitewater student who’s on the City Council is free on a signature bond, after being charged with two felony ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Wisconsin beauty queen quits amid identity theft charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Wisconsin state beauty queen has relinquished her title just weeks before she was to vie for the national crown after prosecutors ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Imam, son in U.S. court over Pakistani Taliban charges
By Shurna Robbins
MIAMI (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Florida imam and his son were ordered on Monday to appear next week in a U.S ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Arizona man arrested on chemical weapon charges
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - An Arizona man was arrested on Friday on charges he made chemical weapons and used them to release a cloud of ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
SEC eyes charges against mortgage bond players: report
(Reuters) - Settlement agreements being hammered out by securities regulators and securities firms accused of fraud in mortgage bond deals are likely to include civil ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Ex-senator faces possible charges in sex case
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Senator John Ensign appears to have violated federal law in a sex-and-lobbying scandal that drove the once-rising Republican ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Latest "Barefoot Bandit" charges chart brushes with law
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - An accused serial burglar and thief dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" narrowly escaped capture at least twice during his ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Rajaratnam convicted on all insider trading charges
By Grant McCool and Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was found guilty on all 14 counts of insider trading ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Mayweather, Jr. hit with new charges
The sportsman is accused of verbally attacking Aaron Ryan and Miguel Burgos in October (10) after they issued parking citations for two of his ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Charges dropped against Nicolas Cage in New Orleans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Nicolas Cage has avoided prosecution in New Orleans three weeks after he was arrested following a drunken argument with his ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
AIG posts ongoing loss on debt, quake charges
By Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bailed-out insurer American International Group lost more than $1 billion from its ongoing operations in the first quarter ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
SEC eyes new charges in ICP fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators say they want to bring new charges contending that a portfolio manager at a financial services firm ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
L.A. Chabad House suspect indicted on federal charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A homeless man accused of using an improvised projectile to damage a Los Angeles-area Jewish community center was ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
In-form Westwood charges home to win Ballantine's
SEOUL (Reuters) - Briton Lee Westwood clinched the Ballantine's Championship by a stroke on Sunday with a scorching final round that secured his second ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Former SAC analyst settles insider charges with SEC
By Matthew Goldstein and Svea Herbst-Bayliss
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - Former SAC Capital Advisors LP analyst Jonathan Hollander reached a settlement with U.S ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
U.S. charges three over computer exports to Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. citizens and their two companies were indicted on Thursday for illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of computers to ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Accused Somali pirate negotiator faces U.S. charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man accused of negotiating a ransom after pirates seized a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden has been brought ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Owners of Mexican restaurants face immigration charges
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The owners of a regional Mexican restaurant chain have been indicted on immigration and tax evasion charges as part ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Owners of Mexican restaurants face immigration charges
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The owners of a regional Mexican restaurant chain have been indicted on immigration and tax evasion charges as part ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
New Mexico official denied bail on gun-running charges
By Ashley Meeks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - A trustee of a New Mexico border village will remain behind bars with the mayor and ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Five face murder charges after Florida teen's violent death
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Lured to a home by a girl's text message, a 15-year-old central Florida boy was beaten, shot ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Murder Charges Filed In Beating Death
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- A charge of murder has been added to the class B felony charge of aggravated battery against Anton Grant. Grant ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Colorado man faces charges over destructive wildfire
DENVER (Reuters) - A man who admitted accidentally starting a 3000-acre wildfire that destroyed 13 homes in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colorado earlier ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
New Mexico official denied bail on gun-running charges
By Ashley Meeks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - A trustee of a New Mexico border village will remain behind bars with the mayor and ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Colorado man faces charges over destructive wildfire
DENVER (Reuters) - A man who admitted accidentally starting a 3000-acre wildfire that destroyed 13 homes in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colorado earlier ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Banks, SEC in talks to settle mortgage charges: report
(Reuters) - The securities regulator is in talks with major Wall Street banks to settle fraud allegations relating to the sale of toxic mortgage bonds ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Charges Pending After Sunday Crash
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Criminal charges are pending against two Terre haute men after a high-speed chase that ended in a crash. Gary Flowers ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Accused Somali hostage negotiator faces U.S. charges
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali man accused of negotiating a ransom for two American couples held hostage and later killed by pirates ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Charges Filed Against Jail Officer
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Felony criminal charges of sexual misconduct with a detainee are pending against a former jail officer with the Vigo County ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
J&J settles U.S., UK bribery, kickback charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will pay $78 million to settle U.S. and UK charges that it paid bribes and kickbacks ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Border Patrol agent arrested on marijuana charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent in far western Arizona was arrested after bundles of marijuana were allegedly found stashed in his ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Lohan no longer facing attack charges
The Riverside County District Attorney has decided not to file criminal charges against the actress in connection with the alleged altercation last December (10 ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
New Mexico police chief denied bail on gun charges
By Ashley Meeks
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Reuters) - The disgraced former police chief of a small New Mexico border town will remain behind bars ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
New charges brought in Missouri online sex torture case
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has returned an 18-count indictment against a Missouri couple accused of torturing a mentally impaired teenage ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Former Michigan Star And Ex-Fab-Fiver Jalen Rose Is Facing Drunk Driving Charges
Former Michigan star and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose arrested earlier this month on suspicion of drunk driving. Police in West Bloomfield were called ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Johnny Jolly jailed on new drug charges
HOUSTON (WSAU) Suspended Green Bay Packer Johnny Jolly is being held in the Harris County, Texas jail without bond awaiting his first court appearance ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
No charges for Wisconsin ex-prosecutor's suggestive texts
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A former county prosecutor accused of sending a series of sexually suggestive text messages to a domestic assault victim will not ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
New York bomb plot four ask judge to dismiss charges
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When four men planted what they thought were bombs outside two New York City synagogues were they predisposed ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
New York charges child welfare workers in landmark case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former city child welfare workers were criminally charged in the death of a 4-year-old girl under their supervision, the first ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Parents of teen suicide want privacy charges prosecuted
By Ronda Kaysen
MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (Reuters) - The parents of a college student who killed himself after his sexual encounter was shown online do ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Terre Haute Mother Facing Neglect Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ)- A Terre Haute mother of two is facing child neglect charges after police responded to a bus driver’s call ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
South Carolina teen faces adult charges for school attack
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A high school student accused of stashing pipe bombs in his backpack and shooting at a school ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Lehman probe stalls; execs may escape charges: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A government probe into the fall of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc has hit so many snags that enforcement officials fear they may ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Muslim students face charges over protest
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - An arraignment for 11 Muslim college students charged with unlawfully disrupting a speech by Israel's Ambassador to the United ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Muslim students face charges over Israeli envoy protest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eleven Muslim college students were due in court on Friday to face charges that they unlawfully disrupted a speech by Israel ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
U.S. border town mayor arrested on gun running charges
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) The mayor and police chief of a small town on the U.S.-Mexico border were among 11 suspects indicted ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
U.S. charges pirates who killed two couples on yacht
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A grand jury in Virginia has indicted 13 Somalis and one Yemeni for pirating a yacht with two American couples aboard who ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Sheen's goddess fights DUI charges
The retired adult actress, real name Rachel Oberlin, has found fame as one of Sheen's 'goddesses' - but she has learned the out-of-this-world title ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Accused Tucson shooter says not guilty of new charges
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to an expanded, 49-count indictment that set ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Massachusetts charges hedge fund used insider info
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts charged a small hedge fund manager on Wednesday with having illegally used clinical trials data provided by an ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Accused Tucson killer due in court on new charges
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner was due to return to federal court on Wednesday to face an ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Philadelphia church places 21 priests on leave amid sex charges
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Slammed by a grand jury report and two civil lawsuits detailing alleged sexual abuse of minors by clergy, the ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Saad boss facing criminal charges in Bahrain
By Frederik Richter
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain is pressing charges against Saudi businessman Maan al-Sanea, the first time any of the players in a multi-billion ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Former Big Brothers Big Sisters Director Facing Fraud Charges
The former director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vigo County is facing criminal charges. Betty James of Rockville, Indiana is facing four ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
More Charges Fild Against Lyman Roberts
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - New charges are filed against the Vigo County man accused of taking advantage of flood victims. Lyman Roberts Junior was ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Operation nets more than 30 people on drug, gun charges
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A Pacific Northwest undercover operation arrested more than 30 people on weapons and drug charges and nabbed 77 ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Lawsuit charges Cigna with gender discrimination
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - A veteran Cigna Corp manager sued the U.S. health insurer on Thursday, saying it unfairly blocks female employees ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
U.S. files 22 new charges against WikiLeaks soldier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it has brought 22 new charges against a soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
SEC charges ex-Goldman director in insider case
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director leaked secret details to Galleon Group hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Ex-Colonial Bank exec to plead to criminal charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former executive at Colonial Bank, which collapsed in part because of its close ties to the now-bankrupt Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
SEC charges body armor company's ex-directors in fraud
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. regulator charged three former directors of a military contractor with involvement in a massive accounting ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Wagner charges one stroke clear in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - American Johnson Wagner surged past overnight pacesetter Chris Stroud to take a one-shot lead in the third round of the Mayakoba ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Freddie Mac exec facing possible SEC charges
By Corbett B. Daly and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Freddie Mac <FMCC.OB> executive received notice the government may file charges against ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
SEC may file charges against Freddie Mac exec
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top executive at mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac <FMCC.OB> received a "Wells Notice" from the Securities and Exchange Commission that ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Some charges vs. former Illinois governor may be dropped
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich moved on Wednesday to dismiss three criminal counts against him, saying ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Seven Georgia guards face charges in wake of prison strike
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Seven Georgia prison guards were arrested on criminal charges stemming from an alleged assault of an inmate during a prison strike in ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
French site Ejustice.fr charges Google with fresh abuse
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google has continued to thwart rivals despite complaints of anticompetitive behavior filed with EU antitrust regulators last year, the creator of French ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Hilton's boyfriend will face drug charges in August
The former nightclub boss and Hilton were pulled over by cops on the Las Vegas Strip and booked after officers smelled marijuana coming from ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
U.S. charges 7 men in Taliban drug, missile sting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused seven men of trying to sell weapons and smuggle drugs to people they believed were ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
SEC charges ex-IndyMac execs with fraud
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chief executive of failed mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp and two former chief financial officers were accused ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
American on murder charges again held in Pakistan
By Mubashir Bokhari
LAHORE (Reuters) - A Pakistani court jailed an American, accused of murdering two Pakistani men during what he said was an attempted ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Philadelphia area priests, abuse investigator face charges
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two priests, a former priest and a teacher face charges for allegedly assaulting two boys, and a monsignor supposedly investigating the abuses ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Prosecutors unseal charges against 41 gang members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors announced charges on Wednesday against 41 alleged gang members for activities ranging from racketeering conspiracy to drug and gun trafficking ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Lohan's lawyer: 'We'll fight all charges over missing necklace'
The actress is expected to be charged with felony grand theft for allegedly stealing a $2,500 (£1,660) necklace from a Venice, California ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Youngstown shooting suspects will face murder charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two suspects in the deadly shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio will face murder charges at a ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Two Americans deny spy charges in Iranian court
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two Americans held in Iran for the last 18 months on suspicion of espionage pleaded not guilty in court on Sunday on ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Accused Tucson shooter Loughner to face an array of charges
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner will face several more charges after he is tried in federal court for the attempted assassination ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
SEC charges expert networkers with insider trading
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it has charged six former consultants and employees ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
No charges against underage driver in crash that killed dad
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - No charges will be filed against a 14-year-old girl who was behind the wheel during a car accident that resulted in her ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Pop singer PJ Proby on benefit fraud charges
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop singer PJ Proby appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with cheating the British state benefits system out of more than 47 ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Producer of 9/11 conspiracy film arrested on drug charges
Korey Rowe, 27, was arrested alongside a 19-year-old man last week (begs24Jan11) after they were busted allegedly selling heroin to an undercover police officer ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The family of the youngest and lowest-ranking U.S. Army soldier ordered to face court martial for war ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Glanville pleads not guilty to DUI charges
Glanville, whose marriage to the actor ended in divorce after news of his affair with singer/actress LeAnn Rimes became public, was driving through ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Neiers pleads not guilty to drug charges
The Pretty Wild star was ordered to rehab in early December (10) for a probation violation, stemming from her involvement in a raid on ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Russian Bout set for U.S. trial on arms charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian Viktor Bout, accused of trafficking arms and nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" in the West, will stand trial in a ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Canada arrests man wanted on US terrorism charges
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian police have arrested a man accused of helping stage suicide bomb attacks in Iraq, including one that killed five U.S ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Juror could face charges for online research
By Brian Grow
ATLANTA, Jan 19 (Reuters Legal) - A U.S. high-school librarian could face criminal charges for conducting online research while she was ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Juror could face charges for online research
By Brian Grow
ATLANTA, Jan 19 (Reuters Legal) - A high-school librarian could face criminal charges for conducting online research while she was a juror ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Thurman stalker wants charges reduced
A lawyer for Jack Jordan, who was convicted of stalking the actress in 2008, told a New York court on Wednesday (12Jan11) that a ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
SEC charges government website maker over CEO perks
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NIC Inc, which builds websites and provides various services to more than 3,000 government agencies, agreed to ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Child Porn Charges Dropped
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A Terre Haute man once charged with child pornography will not go on trial after pleading guilty Monday to obstruction ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Terre Haute Man Facing Pot Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - While serving a search warrant Thursday at a home on N. 13th Street, Police recovered about 90 grams of marijuana ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Middle School Students Arrested On Drug Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Four Honey Creek Middle School students were arrested on drug-related charges last week.
A substance looking like marijuana was reportedsly ...
Sat, January 08, 2011
Factbox: Threats against U.S. lawmakers resulting in charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers receive a steady stream of harassing phone calls, e-mails and letters, according to the U.S. Capitol Police. Many ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Neaderhiser Facing Charges In Vigo Court Today
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A man who was suspected to be driving drunk in the very early hours of Christmas Eve will face charges today ...
Fri, December 31, 2010
Man Who Lost Fingers Facing Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Remember the story about the two guys who got into it with a club and a sword? Yeah, the guy ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Former rehab worker drops charges against Lohan
Dawn Holland filed a report with cops earlier this month (Dec10) just hours after she claimed the Mean Girls star had shoved her in ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
West Terre Haute Teen Faces Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A West Terre Haute man accused in a recent church break-in will go to trial June 20th. Derik Franklin was ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Robbery Charges Filed In Gas Station Heist
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A Farmersburg man faces a felony robbery charge after his arrest in connection with an incident Monday afternoon at the ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Nigeria drops charges against Halliburton, Cheney
By Joe Brock
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had dropped bribery charges against former U.S. Vice President Dick ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Accused airline bomber arraigned on new U.S. charges
DETROIT (Reuters) - The man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner with a bomb hidden in his underwear last Christmas, Umar ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
19 Indicted On Drug Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A federal grand jury in Terre Haute has indicted 19 people as part of a methamphetamine trafficking investigation in Indiana ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Father of NY plotter says not guilty of new charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of an Afghan-born man who admitted to plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack on New York City pleaded not ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
SEC charges uncle, nephew with insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Maryland business consultant and his uncle with insider trading, saying they used codes from ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
BofA pays $137 million to settle fraud charges
By Joe Rauch
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will pay $137 million to settle allegations by federal and state authorities that ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Nigeria graft agency charges Cheney, Halliburton boss
By Nick Tattersall
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's anti-corruption agency filed charges against former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney and the head of oil ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Man In Prison For Bank Robbery Facing New Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A man imprisoned in Indiana for bank robbery faces new charges after DNA linked him to the 1996 rape of ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
House votes to censure Rangel on ethics charges
By John Whitesides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives censured veteran Democrat Charles Rangel for ethics violations on Thursday, forcing the former chief tax ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
New charges against New York bomb plotter's father
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors announced fresh charges on Tuesday against the father of an Afghan-born man who admitted to plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb ...
Sun, November 28, 2010
Protests and fraud charges roil Haiti elections
By Joseph Guyler Delva and Pascal Fletcher
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's elections ended in confusion on Sunday as 12 of the 18 presidential candidates ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Hogan escapes criminal charges
The actor has been accused of using offshore bank accounts to conceal his earnings and is said to owe an estimated $32.1 million ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
U.S. charges networking executive in hedge fund probe
By Grant McCool and Matthew Goldstein
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An executive of a hedge fund networking firm was arrested Wednesday on charges related to ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Terre Haute Man Behind Bars On Weapon Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A Terre Haute man is in jail facing some serious charges after he allegedly threatened people with a weapon on ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Jury clears Ghailani of major terrorism charges
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian trial was found not ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Ex-Gitmo Prisoner Ghailani Cleared of Most Charges
NEW YORK, N.Y. (WTAQ) - A jury has cleared 36-year-old Tanzanian Ahmed Ghailani on all but one of the counts against him in the ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Bout pleads not guilty to U.S. arms dealing charges
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court and was ordered held ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
U.S. charges Pakistani tied to Times Square bomber
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday filed immigration fraud charges against a Pakistani man they said provided nearly $5,000 ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
Charges Filed In Pit Bull Attack Case
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Prosecutors have filed charges related to the pit bull attack on a 5-year old boy last weekend. 5-year-old Carter Tate ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Unfair Labor Practices Charges Filed Against Sparrow Hospital
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) The union representing nurses at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing have filed unfair labor practice charges against the hospital. The Michigan Nurses ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
U.S. charges 17 in $42 million scam of Holocaust victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors charged 17 people on Tuesday with stealing more than $42 million from a nonprofit group that distributes German ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Florida mom faces charges after selling baby to buy car
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman was charged with trying to sell her infant son in order to pay for a new car, police said ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
No charges for CIA tape destruction: Justice Dept
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No CIA personnel will face criminal charges for destroying videotapes of harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects, the U.S ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Afghanistan jails 11 officials over drugs charges
By Sayed Salahuddin
KABUL (Reuters) - Under pressure to combat endemic corruption and the rich trade in illicit drugs, Afghanistan announced on Monday it had ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Farmersburg Man Arrested On Molestation Charges
FARMERSBURG, Ind. (WIBQ) - A 34 year old Farmersburg man is behind bars for allegedly sexually molesting a child. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Department ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Two Clay County Men Facing Arson Charges
CARBON, Ind. (WIBQ) - Two Clay County men are facing arson charges for a fire that occurred in Carbon, Indiana earlier this month. On October ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Former San Diego officials to settle fraud charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former San Diego officials will pay financial penalties to settle charges that they misled investors about the city's municipal bonds, the ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Jewelry Store Owner Could Face More Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - The Terre Haute business man, arrested last week after police raided his jewelery store, may face additional charges. Steven Newton ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Hungary and are awaiting extradition to the United States, where they ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Trio Arrested On Drug Charges
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A police raid Sunday night resulted in the arrest of three people on meth-related charges. The Vigo County Drug ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Brand's security guard assault charges dropped
Just days before the British comic married singer Katy Perry in an Indian ceremony on Saturday (23Oct10) paparazzi photographers clashed with minders during a ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Teenager Facing 14 Charges In Daviess County
WASHINGTON, Ind. (WIBQ) - Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a Southern Indiana shooting. 19 year old Jacob Benjamin is charged with ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Jewelry Store Owner Arrested On Multiple Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - The owner of a local business is under arrest, charged with over a dozen violations connected to purchasing jewelry. On ...
Thu, October 21, 2010
Office Depot, execs settle SEC disclosure charges
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc <ODP.N>, its chief executive and a former executive agreed to collectively pay more than $1 ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Knox County Man Busted On Meth Charges
WHEATLAND, Ind. (WIBQ) - Indiana State Police arrested a Knox County man over the weekend for possession of methamphetamine. They say Timothy V Williams of ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Cook's half-brother sentenced to jail over larceny charges
Darryl McCauley, who worked as the funnyman's business manager for almost five years, was arrested in Massachusetts in December 2008, accused of stealing ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Rattner nears SEC settlement over charges: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Rattner, the former head of the U.S. auto task force, is near to settling with the Securities and Exchange ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Former Winfrey school matron cleared of child abuse charges
Tiny Virginia Mokopo pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of child abuse amid allegations she had attempted to kiss and fondle students and claims ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
South Africa clears employee at Oprah school of sex charges
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African court on Monday found a former employee of a school founded by U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
CHiPs star Wilcox hit with fraud charges
The actor stands accused of being part of a bogus company created to generate fake stock sales.
According to TMZ.com, officials at the ...
Sun, October 10, 2010
Brand 'to avoid charges over airport scuffle'
The comic was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport last month (Sep10) following an alleged clash with a photographer. He was charged ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Smurfs boss pleads not guilty to extortion charges
Stuart R. Ross, who bought the rights to the animated blue characters in the 1970s and launched them in the U.S., was arrested ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Judge dismisses two charges in Anna Nicole case
Stern and doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich stand accused of providing excessive medication to the model/actress, who died from a prescription drug ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Charges Filed in Kalamazoo Shooting
KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo Township Police say charges have been issued in a shooting that took place at The Landings apartments on West Main Tuesday. Police ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
SEC charges 2 ex-State Street workers over subprime
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Jonathan Stempel
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former top State Street Corp. <STT.N> executives were hit with securities fraud ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Judge dismisses 2 charges in Anna Nicole drug trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed two charges against Howard K. Stern, the former lawyer and boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, in ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Former Broncos Running Back Mark Bonds Back in Court Wednesday on Charges of Molesting 13-Year-Old
KALAMAZOO -- Its homecoming week at WMU but one alum probably won’t be making the trip back to campus to reminisce. 24-year-old Mark Bonds ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Jay Vincent Enters Guilty Plea To Fraud Charges
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Former Michigan State University basketball star Jay Vincent is facing prison time after he pled guilty Tuesday to fraud charges. Vincent ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Arson Suspects In Court As State Decides On Additional Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - Two men, accused of setting a home on fire last month, made their preliminary court appearance Thursday. Buddy Williams and ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Zimbabwe drops charges against U.S. health workers
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew charges against six health workers, four of them from the United States, accused of dispensing AIDS drugs ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
MSU Football Player Suspended, Facing Theft Charges
(Detroit, MI) -- Michgian State University football player Dion Sims has been suspended from the team and is among ten people facing charges in a ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Jets Braylon Edwards arrested on drunken driving charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested early Tuesday on drunken driving charges, a police spokeswoman said.
Edwards, 27 ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Quaids arrested over new burglary charges
Officials at the Santa Barbara County sheriff's department in California visited the property on Saturday afternoon (18Sep10) after receiving a complaint from the ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Mayweather, Jr. facing eight charges over fight with ex
The sportsman was arrested on suspicion of robbery on 10 September (10), a day after reportedly confronting Josie Harris about an alleged affair at ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Marijuana charges dropped against Heat's Haslem
MIAMI (Reuters) - Felony marijuana charges were dropped against Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem on Thursday, court records showed.
"While there was probably cause for ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
DOJ drops charges against former Merrill banker in Enron case
BANGALORE (Reuters) - The Justice Department dropped charges against former Merrill Lynch banker James Brown, who was accused of helping Enron Corp defraud its shareholders ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
New York men face more charges in al Qaeda case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York men accused of conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda were charged on Tuesday with additional terrorism-related ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Mets' Rodriguez to face additional charges for texts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez violated a protection order and will face additional charges on top of allegedly assaulting his ...
Sat, September 11, 2010
Iceland panel wants charges over 2008 bank collapse
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland should bring negligence charges against former ministers over its banking collapse in 2008, a committee of the Althingi parliament said on ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Favoritism charges follow Tarantino Venice awards
By Mike Collett-White and Silvia Aloisi
VENICE (Reuters) - Jury president Quentin Tarantino faced charges of favoritism Sunday after he handed out two major awards ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Nadal charges into U.S. Open semi-finals
By Larry Fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal took the next step in his charge after the one grand slam crown missing from his ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Terre Haute Teen Facing Serious Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WIBQ) - A Terre Haute teen who crashed a truck into a house, then tried to flee by hopping a freight train ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Travolta extortion charges dropped
Former Bahamas senator Pleasant Bridgewater and paramedic Tarino Lightbourne were charged with conspiracy to extort $25 million (£17.2 million) from the Grease star ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
ICC charges three Pakistan players
By John Mehaffey
TAUNTON, England (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) charged Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad ...
Thu, September 02, 2010
Terre Haute Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - A woman who allegedly let her dog starve to death and then disposed of the animal in a dumpster now faces ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader in CIA killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, in the plot that killed seven CIA employees at ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Clemens pleads not guilty to charges he lied
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former baseball pitching star Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he lied and obstructed a ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Taylor to face rape charges next month
The retired New York Giants star, 51, was arrested on 6 May (10) at a hotel in Montebello, New York amid allegations he paid ...
Mon, August 30, 2010
Reality TV star arrested on sexual assault charges
Cake Boss regular Remy Gonzalez was taken into custody on 18 August (10) and is currently being held at Morris County Jail in New ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
Manslaughter Charges Filed In Weekend Shooting
CLOVERDALE (WIBQ) - A 22 year old Cloverdale man is facing manslaughter charges following a weekend incident. Jared Robbins was formally charged in Putman County ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Former Clay Humane Society Director Facing More Charges
BRAZIL (WIBQ) - The former director of the Clay County Humane Society's back in jail again. The Clay County Sheriff's Department says 27-year ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Jackie O's brother jailed on child porn charges
James Auchincloss, who carried his sister's wedding dress train on the day she married assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy in 1953 ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Polizzi denies beach charges
The Jersey Shore star was held by cops in New Jersey on 30 July (10) after allegedly drinking alcohol in public while filming the ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Lies to cover up crime often draw charges
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The high-profile cases of pitching great Roger Clemens and former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich highlight a ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Free agent West suspended 10 games for weapons charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Free agent guard Delonte West has been suspended 10 games without pay after pleading guilty to weapons charges, the NBA said ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
B of A, ex-CEO Lewis deny Cuomo fraud charges
By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp and former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis denied civil fraud charges brought ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Former MSU Hoops Star Jay Vincent Indicted On Fraud Charges
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Jay Vincent, a former Michigan State University basketball standout who played nine years in the NBA, is facing federal charges connected ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
SEC charges New Jersey with securities fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they charged New Jersey with securities fraud for not disclosing to municipal bond investors that ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Courtroom Outbursts Brings Additional Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ) - An area man's profanity-laden outburst in court last month has brought him new criminal charges. James Mundy is now being ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Despite charges, Rep. Rangel not resigning
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Charles Rangel said on Tuesday he was not resigning in the face of ethics charges and asked ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
U.S. charges dropped against Japanese speed-eater
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Japanese competitive eater won't have to try jail food after all, a judge ruled on Thursday, dismissing charges against ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
U.S. unveils charges against 3 for aiding al Shabaab
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors unsealed indictments on Thursday against three individuals charged with supporting and providing resources to the militant ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Congresswoman wants ethics charges made public
By Corbett B. Daly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second Democrat in the House of Representatives to face an ethics trial in the fall wants the ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Former EMT Pleads Not Guilty On Sexual Misconduct Charges
TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WIBQ) - A former ambulance attendant, facing two charges of sexual misconduct and theft, was in court yesterday. Jason Jordan entered a ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
DiCaprio attack suspect extradited to U.S. to face charges
Aretha Wilson is said to have hit the Inception star during a Hollywood Hills house party thrown by Paris Hilton's ex, film producer ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
SEC charges Wyly brothers with $550 million fraud
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged billionaire Samuel Wyly and his brother Charles with fraud for reaping more ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Rangel Faces 13 Charges In House Ethics Probe
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - New York Congressman Charles Rangel faces 13 charges in a House ethics investigation.
The charges are related to discrepancies over ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Citigroup to pay $75 million to settle SEC charges
By Maria Aspan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> will pay $75 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose subprime exposure ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Rep Rangel faces charges, trial may hurt Democrats
By Thomas Ferraro and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Charles Rangel reached a tentative plea agreement on ethics charges on Thursday, but Republicans may ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
NY governor David Paterson faces no charges in aide case
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson's intervention in a domestic violence case involving a top aide showed errors ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Clay County Couple Face Child Abuse Charges
BRAZIL (WIBQ) - Court documents in Clay County indicate that a man's been rearrested and a woman taken into custody on child abuse related ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
Dean: charges could oust Rangel from Congress
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Charles Rangel deserves to expelled from Congress if the ethics charges against him are true, former Democratic ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
GE settles SEC charges on Iraq kickback scheme
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co agreed to pay $23.4 million to settle bribery charges on Iraq, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
No criminal charges in Bush-era U.S. attorney firings
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors ended a 22-month investigation into the Bush administration's firing of federal attorneys, deciding not to ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Three Arrested on Drug Charges
Seelyville (WIBQ)-A fight among family members lead to 3 arrests and cops finding dozens of pot plants yesterday. An Indiana State Trooper was ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Goldman earnings fall on trading slump and charges
By Steve Eder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs <GS.N> could turn out to be a mere mortal after all.
The investment bank said ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Pastor Arrested on Meth Charges
Lawrenceville (WIBQ)-The pastor of the Life Church of the First Born in Lawrenceville, 34-year-old Christian J. Johnson, was arrested earlier this week on ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
Cavaliers' Delonte West pleads guilty to weapons charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West pleaded guilty to weapons charges and was given a home detention sentence that will not interfere with ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Charges Filed Following Police Chase
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-An area man will be charged in connection with Sunday's police chase of a stolen truck. Bradley Lawrence is charged ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Woman Held on Arson Charges
Brazil (WIBQ)-A 25 year old Terre Haute woman remains jailed on arson charges in Clay County. Investigators say on Tuesday they were called ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
United States charges men in NY and Britain bomb plots
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States charged five men on Wednesday with plotting to bomb New York City's subway system ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Judge drops charges in Calif. paparazzo attack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday dismissed battery charges against two men accused of attacking a celebrity photographer who was taking pictures ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
New Charges Filed Against Father in Son's Death
Vincennes (WIBQ)-Charges against a father accused of beating his infant son to death were increased Thursday. 26-year-old Christopher Thomas of Vincennes now faces ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Still No Word on Possible Charges for Brandon Underwood
LAKE DELTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Wisconsin prosecutor still hasn't announced publicly whether a Green Bay Packers cornerback accused of sexual assault will face ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Man To Face Drug Charges Following Accident
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-An area man is scheduled to be in court Friday, after being arrested on drug charges following an accident on Monday ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
U.S. charges 18 in Colombian money-laundering case
By Chelsea Emery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors have charged 18 people in an international money-laundering conspiracy that they said moved millions of dollars of ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Man At Center of Stand-off May Not Face Charges
Sullivan (WIBQ)-The man who held police at bay Wednesday for more than two hours may not face charges. Police say it all started ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Accused Rapist Faces Additional Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Eric Evans is to stand trial for rape on Monday, but he was in court yesterday, accused of crimes committed while ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Twitter settles privacy charges with U.S.
By Sinead Carew
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microblogging service Twitter has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over charges it ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Former Detroit mayor hit with fresh federal charges
DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on new fraud and tax charges.
The indictment alleges Kilpatrick ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
More Meth Charges Filed
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-Four people face more charges connected with a Vigo County meth ring. Several law enforcement agencies were involved in the bust ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Doctor Facing Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A Wabash Valley doctor is facing federal charges in a wrongful death case. Doctor Kamal Tiwari is accused of prescribing narcotics ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
SEC charges ICP Asset Management in CDO fraud case
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Monday accused New York financial services firm ICP Asset Management and its founder ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Yemen holds three U.S. citizens on terror charges: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department said on Tuesday three U.S. citizens are in Yemeni custody on terrorism-related charges but none was arrested recently ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Police Chief: No Recommendation on Alleged Rape Charges
LAKE DELTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The "he said-she said" sexual assault case involving a Packers player takes another turn. Lake Delton police say cornerback Brandon ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Countrywide settles FTC charges for $108 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp, the mortgage lender that became synonymous with risky lending practices, has agreed to pay $108 million to settle government ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Local Man Faces Assault Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A Vigo County man accused of raping a woman last week was in court yesterday. 18 year old Matthew Thomas allegedly ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
More weapons charges filed against militia group
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday brought new charges against members of midwestern militia group accused of plotting to kill police ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Pastor Arrested on Meth Charges
Lawrenceville (WIBQ)-The pastor of a Lawrenceville church, his wife and another man were arrested last week on meth charges. Police say Christian Johnson ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Women Arrested on Drug Charges Again
Clinton (WIBQ)-Two women, already on probation for previous drug arrests, were busted again this week. The women were arrested after a meth lab ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Police Chase Leads to drug Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A second person has been arrested in connection with last Friday's wild police chase in Vigo County. Jeremy Montgomery, 30 ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Verizon Wireless loses appeal on cellphone charges
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a ruling requiring Verizon Wireless customers to resolve disputes over ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Rajaratnam seeks more detail on charges, delay
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. charges of illegal insider trading against Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam lack sufficient detail of ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Eriksson to get first sight of Ivory Coast's Cup charges
By Ange Aboa
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's World Cup hopefuls will for the first time train under the watchful gaze of new coach ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Illinois Man Facing Drug Charges
Marshall, Illinois (WIBQ)-A Marshall, IL man faces charges of dealing heroin after being arrested in Indiana. Nathan Allen Irvine, 31, was arrested by ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Chile charges, frees Pakistani in U.S. embassy case
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Pakistani man arrested at the U.S. Embassy in Chile after triggering an explosive detector was charged on Saturday with illegal ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Thai court orders Thaksin arrested on terrorism charges
By Nopporn Wong-Anan
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai court issued orders on Tuesday to arrest former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges in connection ...
Sat, May 08, 2010
Mexico sends ex-governor to U.S. to face drug charges
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico extradited a former state governor to the United States on Saturday to face charges he helped move hundreds of metric ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Man Sentenced on Meth Charges
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-An area man he pleaded guilty to dealing meth yesterday and has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for dealing ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Hall of Fame LB Taylor Arrested on Rape Charges
RAMAPO, NY (WTAQ) - Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been arraigned in a Ramapo, New York, court on charges of third-degree rape ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Charges Filed in Dog Bite Case
Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A Valley woman's dog is put to sleep and two others are taken away.
Terre Haute Animal Control officers say ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
UPDATED: NYC Bomb Suspect to face Terrorism Charges
NEW YORK, NY (WTAQ) - The suspect in the attempted car bombing in Times Square faces federal charges including plotting and carrying out an act ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Teen to Face Charges in Drug Death
Brazil (WIBQ/WTWO)-A Clay County, Indiana teen will be charged as an adult in the death of another teen earlier this year.
According ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
Charges Filed Against Local Man
Terre Haute (WIBQ/WTWO)-A Terre Haute man faces strangulation and battery charges.
Indiana State University police arrested David McKenzie Monday afternoon.
Police believe ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Kyrgyz interim government charges Bakiyev over massacre
By Olga Dzyubenko
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's interim government said on Tuesday it had charged the country's ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev with "mass ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
U.S. charges Miami sports donor with $900 million fraud
By Pascal Fletcher and Rachelle Younglai
MIAMI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday accused a Miami Beach, Florida, businessman of allegedly running a ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Brazil Man Faces Burglary Charges
BRAZIL, Ind. (WIBQ/WTWO) - Brazil police arrest a man they say was involved in a home burglary last month.
21 year old Robert Harlan ...
Sun, April 18, 2010
Goldman Charges "Not Coincidental" to Reform Effort, Analyst says
NEW YORK, NY. (WTAQ) - Fraud charges alleged by the Securities and Exchange Commission last week against Goldman Sachs is being called suspicious by some ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Greene County Man Faces Felony Charges
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (WIBQ)-Felony charges are filed in a Greene County hit and run.
The prosecutor charged 61-year-old Bruce Swihart with failing to stop ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Murder Charges Filed Against Mardis
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ/WTWO)-Formal charges are filed against the Terre Haute man accused of murder.
Police say Wendell Mardis shot and killed Tyrone ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Quarterback Won’t Face Charges
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger learned Monday he will not face criminal charges after being accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old woman last ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
Greece charges six over guerrilla attacks
By Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has charged six suspected members of its most militant guerrilla group, the leftist Revolutionary Struggle, over a series ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
No Charges Filed Against Steelers QB Roethlisberger
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (WTAQ) - There will be no prosecution of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for an alleged sexual assault on March 5th. A college ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Charges filed against members of suspected Wausau meth ring
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Three of six people arrested in a series of drug raids in Wausau have been held on cash bonds.
Three people ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Stabbing Suspect Faces Battery Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ/WTWO)-A man faces charges after police say he stabbed another man.
41 year old David Twitty faces aggravated battery charges ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Terre Haute Man Faces Battery Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ/WTWO)-41-year-old David Twitty faces stabbing charges.
Prosecutors are expected to formally arraign Twitty on aggravated battery charges this morning. He ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS News reported late Friday that Joseph Cassano, the former AIG executive closely linked with the giant insurer's near collapse ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Lockheed, Boeing, others see health reform charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp <LMT.N>, Boeing Co <BA.N>, Goodrich Corp <GR.N> and Ingersoll-Rand Plc <IR.N> on Wednesday joined ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Veedersburg Man Found Guilty on Molesting Charges
COVINGTON, Ind. (WIBQ)-It's also a guilty verdict for a Veedersburg man who was accused of videotaping himself and his girlfriend performing lewd ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
Shiloh Teacher Arrested on Burglary Charges
Newman, Ill. (WPRS)-Shiloh teacher Cindy Reese, of Oakland, has been arrested on felony charges.
According to the Paris Beacon News, Douglas County State ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
Terre Haute Man Faces Felony Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-One man faces 5 felonies after police say he beat and raped a woman. Terre Haute Police arrested 45-year-old Eric Evans ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
U.S. charges Daimler with violating bribery laws
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Dan Margolies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German car and truck maker Daimler AG was charged on Tuesday with violating U.S. bribery ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
New abuse charges against Catholic clergy in Germany
By Christopher Lawton
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Regensburg diocese in Pope Benedict's native Bavaria confirmed new allegations of child sexual abuse against four priests ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
T.H. Couple Faces Seven Felony Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-A couple that led police on a pursuit while driving a mobile meth lab faces several felony charges.
Terre Haute police ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Linton Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. (WIBQ)-A Linton woman who was acquitted in a high profile case last year is back in jail, this time facing drug ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Greene County Man Sentenced for Drug Charges
BLOOMFIELD, IND. (WIBQ)-A Greene County Man will spend 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit dealing in meth.
Randy ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Tomlinson charges across country to NY Jets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Running back LaDainian Tomlinson has signed with the New York Jets, the team said on Sunday on its website (http://www ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Lehman report may point way for criminal charges
By Dan Margolies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An explosive report by a court-appointed examiner on the collapse of Lehman Brothers <LEHMQ.PK may prove to be ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Family in Court on Meth Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-A Terre Haute family with a criminal past lands back in court.
Earlier this week police found an active meth lab ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Man Faces Court on Molestation Charges
TERRE HAUTE (WIBQ)-A valley man will appear in court this morning on child molestation charges.
Tuesday afternoon, Terre Haute police arrested Bradley Locke ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Chicago's O'Hare lax on security, ex-chief charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) - O'Hare airport's former chief of security accused city officials in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday of ignoring his repeated warnings ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
SEC charges Miami couple in Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators charged a prominent Miami couple on Wednesday with running a $135 million Ponzi scheme that victimized elderly Cuban-Americans ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Pakistani police submit charges against Americans
By Faisal Mehmood
SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani police submitted on Tuesday charges of plotting terrorism against five young Americans detained last year, a lawyer ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
Area Man Facing Drug Charges
LINTON, In (WIBQ)-A traffic stop lands a Sandborn man in jail.
21-year-old Lee Johnson was pulled over Friday morning as part of an ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Charges to be Filed In Sullivan County Case
An arrest is made after a Sunday morning shooting in Sullivan County.
The sheriff's department arrested Ralph Rosa on initial charges including criminal ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Porn Charges Filed Against Dugger Man
A Sullivan County man is in jail on child pornography and sexual misconduct charges.
The Sullivan County sheriff's department says 25-year-old Joshua Steele ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
California health insurer draws hail of charges
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A review of 3,000 consumer complaints against Anthem Blue Cross, California's largest for-profit health insurer, has ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Colombo Sentenced on Theft Charges
A LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIAL IS HEADING TO FEDERAL PRISON.
WEDNESDAY... A JUDGE SENTENCED RAMON COLOMBO TO 10 MONTHS IN PRISON... FOLLOWED BY 2 YEARS ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
More U.S. charges filed against "Merchant of Death"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors filed new charges against accused international arms dealer Viktor Bout and his U.S. associate on Wednesday, including ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
More Charges Filed Against Alleged Mugger
ONE OF THE MEN CHARGED WITH MUGGING AN 82 YEAR OLD WOMAN NOW FACES ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
THE ROBBERY HAPPENED ON JANUARY 13TH AT BAESLER ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Vincennes Mom Arrested on Neglect Charges
POLICE ARREST A VINCENNES MOTHER FOR CHILD NEGLECT.
STATE POLICE WENT TO THE APARTMENT OF 30-YEAR-OLD DESIREE HOLLAND TO INVESTIGATE A COMPLAINT OF CHILD ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Meth Charges Filed Against Sullivan Couple
A Sullivan couple, accused of supplying meth to several Linton residents, is in jail.
The Greene County Drug Task Force worked with the Sullivan ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
U.S. charges Taiwan citizen over Iran exports
By Pascal Fletcher
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have arrested a Taiwan passport holder on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran's ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Cuomo charges BofA, ex-CEO with fraud; SEC settles
By Jonathan Stempel and Joe Rauch
NEW YORK/ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - New York's attorney general charged Bank of America Corp <BAC.N>, former ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Intoxicated Man Arrested on Multiple Charges
A North Terre Haute man faces multiple charges after a civil disturbance early Tuesday outside his home, that according to the Terre Haute Tribune ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Accused NY bomb plotter's father faces new charges
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The father of an Afghan-born airport shuttle driver accused of plotting an al Qaeda-inspired bomb attack on New ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
U.S. missionaries reject Haiti child-traffic charges
By Mica Rosenberg and Tom Brown
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian authorities were considering on Monday how to deal with a group of American missionaries accused ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Mother Faces Charges in Son's Death
A Valley woman will face a judge Tuesday on charges in connection with the shooting death of her infant son.
Tanya Mcintyre's husband ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Court invader at Australian Open faces charges
By Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A man who invaded the Rod Laver Arena court at the end of the Australian Open semi-final between Briton ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Woman denies charges in Afghanistan shooting trial
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pakistani woman charged with shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan testified at her trial on ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Senators urge bomb suspect face military charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators urged the Obama administration to hand over to the U.S. military the man accused of trying ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges: Biden
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The government will appeal a court decision to dismiss charges against Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007 ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Former Baseball Star Sentenced on Drug Charges
Former Terre Haute South baseball standout Matt Samuels will soon be heading to prison.
He took a plea deal on Tuesday.
He admitted to ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Local Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges
A convicted sex offender arrested Wednesday for owning child pornography.
Paul Strathmann, 24, of Terre Haute was arrested Wednesday after Vigo County officials said ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Man Jailed on Arson Charges
THE TERRE HAUTE FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVES MORE THAN 20 ARSONS ARE SOLVED WITH ONE ARREST.
POLICE ARRESTED 63 YEAR OLD MARVIN BOLTON WEDNESDAY.
BOLTON ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
SEC eyes new charges against Galleon's Rajaratnam
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to expand its lawsuit in the widening Galleon hedge fund probe to add ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Morgan Stanley profit falls short on charges
By Steve Eder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's <MS.N> fourth-quarter profit missed expectations as results were hampered by accounting charges related to ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Charges Filed in Fatal Crash
THE MAN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING AWAY FROM SUNDAY'S FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN RILEY WAS IN COURT TUESDAY.
45 YEAR OLD WESLEY ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
U.S. charges 22 with bribery in arms sting
By Dan Margolies and Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An executive of Smith & Wesson and 21 others have been charged with violating U.S. bribery ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Linton
TWO LINTON MEN ARE NOW BEHIND BARS... AFTER POLICE CAUGHT THEM WITH DRUGS.
POLICE SAY 24 YEAR OLD DERRICK HARPER AND 23 YEAR OLD ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indicted Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam faces expanded charges of insider trading and allegations that he earned ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
By Dan Margolies and Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Mike Tyson avoids charges in airport fracas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors said on Thursday they did not have enough evidence to charge boxer Mike Tyson over an altercation with a paparazzi ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Pakistan seeks terrorism charges against Americans
By Kamran Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police will ask a court to charge five Americans detained in the country this month with planning terrorist ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
ITC to probe charges RIM infringed patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it would investigate allegations by Prism Technologies that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion violated ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
U.S. charges 3 accused of al Qaeda link in drug case
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three West African men accused by U.S. law enforcement of having ties to al Qaeda were extradited ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Lawmaker Facing OWI Charges Votes On Crackdown Bill
MADISON (WRN) - State Representative Jeff Wood – who faces 3 OWI charges – is in Madison Wednesday to vote on the proposed crackdown on drunk driving ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Ex-IBM exec denies SEC charges on Galleon
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior IBM Corp executive denied being involved in a sprawling hedge fund insider trading case and ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
SEC charges ex-N.Century execs in subprime case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators on Monday charged three former executives at now-bankrupt lender New Century with fraud, the latest government attempt to bring major ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
U.S. charges Chicago man in 2008 Mumbai attack
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago man previously accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with scouting targets for ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
New charges possible against NY bomb plot suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor said on Thursday the government may seek new charges against an Afghan-born man who has pleaded not ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Iranian pleads guilty to U.S. arms trafficking charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iranian man has pleaded guilty to U.S. charges he illegally bought an array of military equipment for Tehran as it ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Fort Hood Suspected Gunman Facing Extra 32 Charges
HOUSTON, Tex. (WTAQ) - The man accused of killing 13 people in a massacre at Fort Hood Army base in Texas is facing additional charges ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Fort Hood suspect faces more charges in shootings
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army filed additional charges of attempted murder on Wednesday against a military psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Michael Jackson death charges expected to take months
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A decision on possible criminal charges over the June death of Michael Jackson is "months rather than weeks away", the Los ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
India Mahindra Satyam hit by new charges; outlook uncertain
By Sumeet Chatterjee
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Mahindra-Satyam <SATY.BO> shares fell to a 4-month low on Thursday, before recovering, on concerns over its outlook after ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects
By Zeeshan Haider
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last year's attack ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Rajaratnam denies insider charges, blasts wiretaps
By Jonathan Stempel and Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam attacked a U.S. regulator's lawsuit on ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Galleon's Rajaratnam denies SEC insider trading charges
(Reuters) - Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam denies SEC insider trading charges, according to a court filing by his lawyers on Tuesday with the U ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
U.S. to drop charges against one Blackwater guard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
SEC files charges over "green" Ponzi scheme
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged four individuals and two companies with running a $30 million ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
U.S. arrests and charges two Madoff programmers
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two computer programmers designed codes to falsify thousands of fake trade blotters and phantom records for swindler Bernard ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Iran charges three detained Americans with spying
By Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has charged three detained U.S. citizens with espionage, the official IRNA news agency quoted a prosecutor as ...
Wed, November 04, 2009
Ex-Merge Healthcare execs settle SEC fraud charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former top Merge Healthcare Inc executives agreed to pay $870,000 to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
U.S. scientist ordered held on espionage charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered on Thursday that a former government scientist be kept in prison until his trial for allegedly trying ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Florida approves FPL, Progress nuclear charges
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Florida Public Service Commission on Friday agreed to let the state's two largest utilities collect more ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with record insider trading
By Grant McCool and Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and executives from some of the most prestigious U ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Balloon boy case a hoax, says sheriff; charges coming
DENVER (Reuters) - The flight of a home-made helium balloon that touched off a frantic rescue attempt for the young boy thought to be aboard ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
U.S. charges 41 in suspected mortgage fraud scheme
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged 41 people in a suspected mortgage fraud scheme that cheated lenders out of more ...
Sat, September 26, 2009
Perry charges past Woods to lead by two shots
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Kenny Perry, boosted by a sizzling four-birdie start, overhauled fellow American Tiger Woods to grab a two-shot lead after ...
Sat, September 26, 2009
China lays first charges over Xinjiang riots
BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced the first charges to be laid in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's northwest region of ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
U.S. charges accomplice of Democratic fund-raiser
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many of the fake documents used by a leading Democratic Party fund-raiser to defraud HSBC and Citigroup Inc ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
U.S. charges Obama fund-raiser in $290 million fraud
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hassan Nemazee, a fund-raiser for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, has been indicted for defrauding Bank ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Marshfield Clinic CEO says molestation charges "troubling and unfortunate"
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) – The president of Marshfield Clinic is calling reports of a former doctor inappropriately touching patients under sedation, “troubling and unfortunate”.
Dr ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
BofA-SEC bonus pact rejected; Cuomo eyes charges
By Jonathan Stempel and Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected Bank of America Corp's <BAC.N> $33 million settlement with ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
NFL's Merriman will not face battery charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shawne Merriman, a star linebacker for the NFL's San Diego Chargers, will not be prosecuted over allegations he assaulted his ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
BofA pushes SEC settlement, rejects Cuomo charges
By Jonathan Stempel and Joe Rauch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
BofA letter rejects charges by NY state AG Cuomo
By Joe Rauch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp shot back at New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, saying he is "simply wrong ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
Clijsters charges into semi-finals of the U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unseeded former champion Kim Clijsters charged into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open after routing error-prone Na Li of China ...
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