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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America, where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to...
A Japanese police chief apologizes to a man acquitted after 50 years on death row
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese police chief on Monday apologized in person to Iwao Hakamada for his decades-long suffering that started from an overbearing investigation and wrongful conviction that had kept him on death row until last month, when he was acquitted in a retrial. The...
Texas man whose execution was halted doesn't appear at state Capitol after subpoena
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted and then called to testify at the state Capitol did not show up Monday over growing pushback from state leaders who have blasted lawmakers' last-ditch tactics to subpoena Robert Roberson and spare his life for now. His...
Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK court
LONDON (AP) — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster took their case for compensation to a UK court Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining waste poured into a major waterway, killing 19 people and devastating local communities. The class action lawsuit at...
Georgia county says it's suing company over chemical fire
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county is preparing a federal lawsuit that aims to shut down the BioLab chemical factory where a fire sent a toxic chemical cloud over Atlanta's suburbs last month, the latest in a series of hazardous incidents that have forced many to evacuate. “We...
Longest-serving state legislative leader exploited the public trust, prosecutors say
CHICAGO (AP) — As the longest-serving legislative leader in American history, Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public role for private benefit, federal prosecutors alleged Monday during opening statements in Illinois’ largest corruption trial in years. Madigan, Illinois'...
Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debate
The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. With Election Day two weeks away, the group accused the former president of making “false and defamatory...
Facing 7 more lawsuits, Sean 'Diddy' Combs protests a 'fresh wave of publicity'
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven new lawsuits have been filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, including one alleging the rape of a 13-year-old girl. They come as his lawyers tried again Monday to get him freed on bail, and complained that a “fresh wave of publicity” is endangering his right to a fair...
Book Reviews: Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons
“Framed: Astonishingly True Stories of Wrongful Convictions,” by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Doubleday) and “The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men and a 20-Year Fight for Justice“ by Dan Slepian (Celadon) —- It’s painful to read those...
Susan Smith is up for parole 30 years after drowning her kids in a South Carolina lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Susan Smith will be up for parole next month, nearly 30 years after she was convicted of rolling her car into a South Carolina lake and drowning her two sons who were strapped in their car seats. Smith, 53, is serving life in prison after a jury decided not to...
