Crime Newswire

New Orleans crime reports: Woman stabs fiancé with kitchen knife
NOLA.com
A New Orleans woman was arrested on a charge of aggravated domestic battery Sunday after she reportedly stabbed her fiancé during an argument. According to police, the victim and his fianceé were arguing in the 3300 block of Thalia Street about 9:30 ...

New York Daily News
Brazil riots: Tens of thousands of demonstrators march through city streets in ...
New York Daily News
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a growing protest that is tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. The marches, organized ...
Confederations Cup: Riot police use tear gas at Maracana as protests mar ...The Independent
Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashesBBC News

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US Attorney Says New Yorkers 'Can Expect More' Corruption Cases
Politicker
The string of corruption arrests in New York State is far from over, according to the man who has issued many of the indictments. In a rare televised interview with Capital Tonight, Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York ...

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NY1
Cuomo Faces Potential Failure Of Women's Equality Act, Anti-Corruption Bill
NY1
Governor Andrew Cuomo is lowering expectations for the end of the legislative session this week, as it seems two of his major initiatives — a women's equality agenda and an anti-corruption act — could be headed for failure. NY1's Zack Fink filed the ...
Gov. Cuomo: Abortion, Campaign Finance Reform Now Becoming Election IssuesNew York Daily News (blog)

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PASADENA, Calif. — A California man who made a 911 call that ended with Pasadena police fatally shooting a college student has pleaded guilty to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

Downstate prosecutor admits error in murder case
Chicago Tribune
In an unusual legal concession, a longtime prosecutor from southern Illinois said Monday that he would agree to a new trial for a man convicted of murder amid allegations the prosecutor improperly injected racially charged language at the trial two ...
New Trial For Man Convicted of MurderWSIL TV
A 2011 murder trial will be overturnedWPSD Local 6

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Montreal's interim mayor, a self-styled corruption fighter, faces fraud charges
Hamilton Spectator
MONTREAL The same Montreal interim mayor who had cast himself as the man to clean up corruption scandals plaguing the city has now been arrested. Mayor Michael Applebaum was picked up at his home Monday morning by Quebec's anti-corruption unit ...

Montreal's interim mayor, a self-styled corruption fighter, faces fraud charges
Hamilton Spectator
MONTREAL The same Montreal interim mayor who had cast himself as the man to clean up corruption scandals plaguing the city has now been arrested. Mayor Michael Applebaum was picked up at his home Monday morning by Quebec's anti-corruption unit ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The U.S. Naval Academy's superintendent has decided to move ahead with a case in which a female midshipman accuses football players of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

Man accused of murder 7 years after ex-wife found dead
Los Angeles Times
On Monday, Kocontes, 55, was arraigned in Orange County Superior Court, charged with murder for financial gain. Prosecutors allege that Kocontes strangled Kanesaki, who was 52 when she died, and tossed her overboard in a scheme that netted him more ...

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WRTV Indianapolis
IMPD: Homicide rate up, overall crime rate down
WRTV Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS - Throughout 2013, overall crime has declined by more than 11 percent when compared to the same period last year, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said. While the city's homicide rate has spiked more than 50 ...

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Voice of America
Czech PM Quits Over Aide's Corruption Arrest
Sky News
The Czech Republic has been plunged into political turmoil after Prime Minister Petr Necas resigned over a corruption and spying scandal involving his top aide. The crisis was sparked by the indictment of Mr Necas' chief of staff - and alleged lover ...
Corruption Scandal Ousts Czech PMVoice of America
Czech PM Petr Necas resigns over major corruption scandalDeutsche Welle
Czech PM Necas quits amid corruption scandalChannel News Asia
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Jared Marcum, the 14-year-old who was arrested and suspended from school after refusing to take off a National Rifle Association shirt, is facing up to... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-klein/

Rule number one: always tip your cab driver. One unfortunate San Francisco passenger learned that the hard way after a fateful decision not to tip... Aaron Sankin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sankin/

CTV News
Officials reveal extent of Laval corruption
CTV News
MONTREAL -- The Charbonneau Commission is continuing to chip away at the Laval administration under former mayor Gilles Vaillancourt. Jean Gauthier was the notary fingered by the Charbonneau Commission as the man responsible for collecting ...
Charbonneau Commission: Laval notary Jean Gauthier minimizes his link to ...Montreal Gazette

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Darien area family slain in murder-suicide mourned
Chicago Tribune
Dozens of tearful friends and relatives poured into a Lemont funeral home today to mourn the four members of a family slain last week in a murder-suicide. Visitors sobbed and consoled each other with hugs as they paid their respects to David and Jeana ...

The Guardian
The Northern Territory is the murder capital of Australia
The Guardian
The Northern Territory is the murder capital of Australia, according to new crime statistics. The state and territory breakdown of Recorded Crime - Victims from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the Northern Territory has the highest rate of ...

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Corruption trial begins Stroger's former chief of staff
WGNtv.com
The corruption trial of a top aide to former Cook County board president Todd Stroger got underway Monday. Carla Oglesby, 44, was Stroger's Deputy Chief of Staff. She's accused of steering more than a dozen contracts worth more than $300,000 to herself ...
Former Stroger Aide To Go On Trial On Corruption ChargesCBS2 Chicago

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Homeland Security and the DOJ raided 14 7-Eleven stores in Virginia and New York today, charging nine owners and managers with employing unauthorized immigrants and identify theft. According to officials, the stores hired more than 50 unauthorized immigrants, supplied them with stolen identities—some taken from children and dead people—...

Smile, kids: It's only a misdemeanor. This group of teens might have thought they were pretty smart when they used a Maryland woman's credit card... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/