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Woman pleads guilty to government fraud
GREENBELT — Prosecutors say a Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to government fraud which netted her and her husband more than $100,000. Forty-eight-year-old Karen Strayer of Lovettsville, Va. entered the […]
Former U.Va. lacrosse player Huguely gets 23 years for slaying ex
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player who killed his ex-girlfriend in a drunken rage received a 23-year prison sentence Thursday in a case that forever changed […]
Huguely to be sentenced in beating death
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Roman Catholic priest has testified that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is a spiritual person who displayed no anger […]
Huguely denied new trial in U.Va. slaying
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V lost his bid for a new trial in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend Wednesday, with the judge in […]
Huguely’s sentencing won’t be delayed
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The sentencing of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend will be held as scheduled later this month. Media outlets say a […]
Federal court denies ex-Illinois governor’s appeal
CHICAGO — A federal court in Chicago on Monday denied George Ryan’s appeal seeking his release from prison, dashing what was widely regarded as the former Illinois governor’s last hope […]
Calif. prisoner pleads guilty to 3 Md. rapes
ROCKVILLE — A man in prison in California for several rapes has pleaded guilty to three unsolved rapes in Maryland, extending an already long sentence. Prosecutors in Montgomery County say […]
Judge bars cameras in at Huguely’s sentencing
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Cameras will be barred from the courtroom when a former University of Virginia lacrosse player is sentenced on second-degree murder and grand larceny charges. Charlottesville Circuit Court […]
Manning largely barred from discussing WikiLeaks harm
FORT MEADE — A military judge on Thursday largely barred an Army private from presenting evidence at his trial that the mountain of classified information he’s accused of leaking did […]
2 sentenced in $320,000 bank fraud
GREENBELT — Two men have been sentenced for their part in a bank fraud plot which stole $320,000. Twenty-three-year-old Stephen L. Wise of Washington was sentenced Tuesday to more than […]
Ex-postal worker admits to embezzling $43,000
GREENBELT — A former postal worker has pleaded guilty embezzling more than $43,000 from the Postal Service. Fifty-nine-year-old Virgil Ball of Waldorf entered the plea Monday in U.S. District Court […]
Iowa governor tries to keep juvenile killers in prison
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday commuted the mandatory life sentences of 38 convicted killers who committed their crimes as juveniles, a move aimed at ensuring they will spend decades […]
