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US mine deaths fall to record low of 51 in 2008; Ky. leads nation in most fatalities with 9
Associated Press WriterFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell to 51 in 2008, the fewest number of deaths since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago, according to preliminary data released by federal...Tags: Pennsylvania, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Industrial Accidents, Phil Smith
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Convict found dead in Pendleton prison cell
Authorities are investigating the death of a convicted rapist serving time at a state prison in Pendleton. A prison spokesman identifies the inmate as 34-year-old Anthony C. Kamman. Madison County Coroner Ned Dunnichay says foul play is not...Tags: Prisons, Rape
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Store clerk killer sentenced to life in prison
A Tomahawk teenager convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery has been sentenced to life in prison. Derek K. Domke received the mandatory punishment Thursday. Lincoln County Circuit Judge Glenn Hartley allowed Domke to be...Tags: Prisons, Theft, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder, Trials
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Parents of Ashley Truitt question police inquiry
The parents of Ashley Truitt, the Solon teenager convicted of dumping her newborn baby down a trash chute at a south Florida hotel, said they don't believe their daughter killed the infant. Truitt, 19, pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to aggravated...Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Crimes, Iowa City, Police, Broward County
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Wife's appeal gets probation for Carbon man
A Carbon County man who police said caused a seven-hour standoff in November when he threatened his wife and son was sentenced today to probation after telling a judge he slept through the whole ordeal and his estranged wife begged for him not to go to...Tags: Police Arrests, Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Police, Clubs and Associations
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Schuylkill County killer gets more prison time
The Associated PressA New York City man serving a life sentence related to the shooting deaths of a man and woman in Schuylkill County seven years ago was convicted yesterday for attacking a female prison counselor with a razor. A Fayette County jury took just 90 minutes to...Tags: Prisons, Assault, Murder, Injuries, Crimes
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Parents of teen convicted of killing baby in Pompano don't believe she did it
The Associated PressThe parents of Ashley Truitt, the Iowa teenager convicted of dumping her newborn baby down a trash chute at a Pompano Beach hotel, said they don't believe their daughter killed the infant. Truitt, 19, pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to aggravated...Tags: Iowa, Police Investigations, Pompano Beach, Murder, Trials
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Sex offender accused of exposing teen to AIDS
erik.german@newsday.comA convicted sex offender with AIDS was charged with exposing a 16-year-old boy to the virus by having sexual contact with him at least twice last year, according to an indictment unsealed in a Riverhead courtroom Thursday. Robert Musmacker, 36, of...Tags: Southern State Parkway, Juvenile Delinquency, AIDS, Crimes, Prosecution
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9 men convicted of homosexual acts, sentenced to 8 years in jail in Senegal
Associated Press WriterDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nine men, including a prominent activist, have been convicted of homosexual acts and sentenced to eight years in prison, their lawyer and a gay rights group said Thursday. Diadji Diouf, who heads an organization that...Tags: Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Foreign Aid, Gay Rights, AIDS
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UK Financial Services Authority fines insurance broker Aon for weak anti-bribery controls
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Financial Services Authority fined insurance broker Aon Ltd. 5.25 million pounds ($8 million) on Thursday for weak anti-bribery controls — the largest penalty of its kind. The regulator said that London-based Aon...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Fines, Aon Corporation, Insurance, Corporate Crime
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Bolton Man Could Get 5-Year Sentence In Drug Case
A Bolton man who has pleaded guilty to a charge of cultivating marijuana with intent to distribute faces a minimum sentence of five years in federal prison. In a prepared statement released Thursday, acting U.S. Attorney of Connecticut Nora H. Dannehy...Tags: Prisons, Drug Trafficking, Crimes, Connecticut
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Man who admitted to murder of Longwood woman awaits sentencing
Sentinel Staff WriterA 46-year-old Apopka man who pleaded guilty to murdering a Longwood-area woman after he broke into her home and hog-tied her, was back in court today while a judge tried to decide what to do with him. David Byron Russ could be given the death penalty....Tags: Justice System, Murder, Crimes, Apopka, Lawyers
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