Julian Assange faces Swedish prosecutor in London over rape accusation

Julian Assange faces Swedish prosecutor in London over rape accusation

WikiLeaks founder’s Swedish lawyer says he has been barred from attending interview, scheduled to take three days

The Guardian - UK

Evidence is 'weak' against man accused of threatening Wilton Manors LGBT community, feds say

Evidence is 'weak' against man accused of threatening Wilton Manors LGBT community, feds say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The case against a man accused of issuing a Facebook threat to "exterminate" gay people in South Florida has hit some hitches, federal prosecutors acknowledged Tuesday in court.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Islamic State defendants sentenced to prison

Minnesota Islamic State defendants sentenced to prison

MINNEAPOLIS _ The nation's largest Islamic State recruitment case reached the sentencing phase in a Minneapolis courtroom Monday, with two defendants receiving relatively light penalties that reflected their cooperation with the government and a third getting 10 years in federal prison.

Tribune News Service

Stepmother of boy who may have been fed to pigs gets life sentence

KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ A Kansas City, Kan., woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the killing of her 7-year-old stepson in a case that shocked even veteran law officers.

Tribune News Service

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Ex-Autonomy director accused by US prosecutors of elaborate financial fraud

Justice department files 12-page criminal indictment against Sushovan Hussain, accusing him of deception in $11bn Hewlett-Packard takeover

The Guardian - UK

Federal prosecutors abandon star witness in drug trial against Venezuelan 'first nephews'

NEW YORK _ It was a tough day in court for the U.S. government in the drug case against two nephews of the first lady of Venezuela.

McClatchy Washington Bureau