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01:45 PM ET    10/03/2011 Don Lapre, the self-proclaimed “King of Infomercials” accused of scamming thousands of investors, was found dead in his Arizona jail cell Sunday of an apparent suicide. Lapre’s fraud trial was set to begin Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. He was accused of defrauding 220,000 people of $52 million. In June, [...]

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Sept. 15, 2011 Monroe Beachy, a 77-year-old Amish man accused of running a Madoff-like Ponzi scheme, was charged with mail fraud today after allegedly defrauding thousands of people out of $16.8 million over two decades. Beachy allegedly told investors his Ohio business in Sugarcreek, A&M Investments, would invest in mortgage-backed security Ginnie Mae Bond Funds, [...]

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Monday, August 22, 2011     15:44 PDT A former drug task force commander in Contra Costa County sobbed and wiped away tears Monday as he pleaded not guilty to drug and corruption charges, offenses that could carry a life sentence if he is convicted. Norman Wielsch, 50, was ordered freed on bail after agreeing in Oakland [...]

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August 18, 2011    9:22am Crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Boston court to helping him avoid capture during his 16 years on the run from federal authorities. Catherine Greig, 60, of Quincy, Mass., was indicted last week on the charge of conspiracy to harbor and conceal a  fugitive. [...]

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July 19, 2011 10:15 AM Usually we’re all for those free samples being handed out at the grocery store, but after hearing about the offering of one employee, things might change. Anthony Garcia was indicted last week on federal charges for allegedly giving a female shopper a yogurt sample that contained his semen. Aaaaand cue [...]

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July 5, 2011, 3:09 p.m. A Somali militant linked to Al Qaeda in both Somalia and Yemen was captured in April and held for two months on a U.S. Navy ship while being interrogated, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.The case is the first known example of the Obama administration secretly holding and questioning a terror suspect. [...]

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3 June 2011   11:27 ET Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards has been formally charged over alleged campaign funding violations linked to the cover-up of an affair. The indictment was issued by a grand jury in the state of North Carolina. The allegations concern cash from two donors that he allegedly used to shelter campaign [...]

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