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Florida Woman Posts .415 BAC: After Driving to Pick Up Her Kid
New Port Richey resident Renata Congleton caught the attention of school officials when she struck two vehicles when picking up her child up from school Friday, and smartly called authorities. When cops confronted her at her house, they allege that she admitted driving and leaving the scene of the accident.... [...]
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1 of 3 county judges charged with DUI pleads guilty against counsel's advice, gets probation
A suspended Florida judge accused of twice taking the bench while intoxicated has pleaded guilty, against the advice of her defense counsel, in a drunken-driving case over a rear-end accident in which another motorist was injured.
“I am going to plead guilty because I am... [...]
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Former FSU law student takes plea, gets 3 years for shooting fellow student in the back
A former Florida State University law student was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for shooting another student in the back in 2012.
The victim, identified in 2012 news reports as Tyler Thomas, then a second-year law student, objected to the sentence. Thomas told the judge... [...]
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Record $1.4B fine levied against gas company in fatal explosion and fire
A record $1.4 billion safety fine has been imposed by the California Public Utilities Commission concerning a 2010 gas pipeline rupture, explosion and fire that killed eight people, injured dozens of others and destroyed 38 homes in a San Bruno neighborhood.
The penalty against Pacific Gas &... [...]
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Bank of America to pay record $16.6B in settlement with US
Bank of America has agreed to pay a record $16.65 billion settlement for misrepresenting the quality of toxic mortgage securities.
The bank will pay $9.65 billion to six states and several federal agencies. It will also provide $7 billion in consumer relief that includes reducing principal owed by underwater... [...]
