The Surprise Return A defendant was on trial for murder. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but no body had been found. When giving the closing statement, his high-flying lawyer knew there was a good chance of him being convicted. “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a sur...
Oregon, on Monday. And on the same day, officials feared hundreds of ballots were damaged by a fire in a ballot box in nearby Vancouver, Washington. Police said a "suspicious device" was found next to the box.
Hanukah. exactly one month before, policewoman Hodaya (Hebrew for giving thanks) Halperin, 26, was shot in the head while on duty in Jerusalem. Part of a rescue team made up of firemen, a SWAT team, and suicide prevention specialists, they were responding to reports of an armed suicidal ...
Jonas Oldacre had received a late visitor in his bedroom upon that night, and the stick found has been identified as the property of this person, who is a young London solicitor named John Hector McFarlane, junior partner of Graham and McFarlane, of 426 Gresham Buildings, E. C....
In the afternoon, the District Court seized the company's fixed assets and bank accounts in accordance with the law. In the absence of money in the company account, the streets were successfully coordinated with the relevant functional departments in the district. In the afternoon of March 18th...
among them Florida’s First Southern and BankUnited, the state’s largest home-grown lender. Several other deals are said to be in the works, including the possible sale of Atlanta-based Silverton Bank, seized by regulators in May, to a group that includes Carlyle. Bidding wars are even br...
The Pirate Bay has been raided by Swedish police and shut down -- possibly forever, according to its co-founder Peter Sunde. According to some initial reports coming out of the Sweden, Stockholm police seized computers and equipment belonging to The Pirate Bay, and have detained ...
Due to the uncertain legal status of cannabis, businesses that operate in the industry have become civil asset forfeiture targets for police. The current laws in the United States give police extensive powers to confiscate money, property, and other assets if they suspect that...
Donald Etra, an attorney for the “Umbrella” singer, filed a motion Tuesday asking that Los Angeles police and prosecutors return a pair of earrings and three rings, which were seized as evidence. The motion states that Brown’s attorney, and a Los Angeles Police Department detective overseein...