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Man run over by own truck, charged with DUI after alleged road-rage incident
In a double whammy for a man allegedly involved in a road rage incident Tuesday evening, police in Gainesville, Florida, said Joseph H. Carl, 48, was charged with drunken-driving after being run over by his own pickup truck.
The incident was sparked when Carl rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a... [...]
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Federal judge nixes 551-pound man's plea to end house arrest early due to his weight
A federal judge in Florida lost little time in nixing a 551-pound pharmacist's argument that his 30-month house-arrest sentence in a pill mill case should end early because his weight prevents him from leaving home anyway.
Attorney Edward Page of Tampa also argued that his client,... [...]
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Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez say attorney-client court chat was broadcast on Web
Lawyers for football star Aaron Hernandez are asking a Massachusetts judge overseeing his first-degree murder case to "take prompt action" to prevent Internet broadcasts of court chats between the former New England Patriots tight end and his legal counsel.
Contending that one such conversation... [...]
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Two plead guilty to money laundering through jewelry business
Two Lauderdale-by-the-Sea residents pleaded guilty for laundering money to Mexico through a supposed jewelry business.Natalie Ladin, 62, and Jed Ladin, 66, could face up to 20 years in prison after each pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Located in Hallandale Beach, their... [...]
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Ex-bank exec is latest to face criminal case linked to ex-lawyer's $1.2B scheme; victims to get $50M
A former South Florida bank president convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to probation decades ago is the latest individual charged—and expected to take a plea—in a federal criminal case linked to a swindle of at least $1.2 billion by now-imprisoned former attorney... [...]
