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Crime

"Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime." -G. Gordon Liddy

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  • March 2008

    • Conrad Black Starts 6½-Year Prison Term

      Reuters  |  Mar 3, 08 6:54 PM CST

      Conrad Black Starts 6&frac12;-Year Prison Term

      (Newser) - Ex-newspaper mogul Conrad Black arrived at a Florida prison today to start his 6-and-1/2 year term for fraud and obstruction of justice, Reuters reports. He stayed mum as his wife drove him in, but is appealing the ruling that he helped bilk his former company of $6.1 million. "My book about this outrage is almost ready, so if I must go, I will not be going quietly," he wrote in a recent email. More »

    • 'Domestic Terrorism' Hits Wash.

      Seattle Times  |  Mar 3, 08 1:55 PM CST

      'Domestic Terrorism' Hits Wash.

      (Newser) - Fire destroyed three multimillion-dollar show homes near Seattle today, and explosives found inside led officials to give the cause as "domestic terrorism," the Post-Intelligencer reports. No one was injured in the fires, which seriously damaged two other houses. A radical environmentalist group apparently left a spray-painted sign criticizing the builders at the scene. More »

    • Reports of Horror at UK Orphanage Extend to 2007

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 3, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Reports of Horror at UK Orphanage Extend to 2007

      (Newser) - British police are investigating charges that assaults at a notorious children's home occurred as recently as late last year, the Guardian reports. The revelation is the latest twist in an unraveling tale of sexual and physical abuse at the government-run home on the island of Jersey. Detectives said at least one suspect has threatened a victim, and they warned others not to follow suit. More »

    • Rezko Corruption Trial Begins

      Chicago Sun-Times  |  Mar 3, 08 9:19 AM CST

      Rezko Corruption Trial Begins

      (Newser) - With jury selection beginning for the corruption trial of Chicago businessman and political fundraiser Tony Rezko, the Chicago Sun-Times offers some background on the key facets of the case. Rezko, a Syrian-born real estate and fast-food tycoon who established footholds in the Illinois governor's circles, is accused of pocketing illegal payouts from companies wishing to do business with the state. More »

    • Texas Girl Charged With Killing Family

      Associated Press  |  Mar 2, 08 7:39 PM CST

      Texas Girl Charged With Killing Family

      (Newser) - A 16-year-old Texas girl and three friends allegedly killed her mother and two brothers and set the family home on fire because her parents objected to her boyfriend, the AP reports. The suspects face capital murder charges in yesterday's attack, which the girl's father survived. Shot five times, he crawled 300 yards to a neighbor's house for help. More »

    • US to Deport Captured 'Pumpkin' Fugitive

      BBC  |  Mar 1, 08 4:10 PM CST

      US to Deport Captured 'Pumpkin' Fugitive

      (Newser) - A murder suspect caught in a Georgia apartment complex after a months-long manhunt will be promptly deported to New Zealand, BBC reports. Nai Yin Xue, accused of killing his wife in New Zealand and abandoning his toddler daughter—dubbed 'Pumpkin'—in an Australia train station, has been hiding in the US since September. Because Xue's visa has expired, he can be sent back to New Zealand without extradition proceedings, CNN reports. More »

  • February 2008

    • Sprint, AT&T, BofA Faves of Identity Thieves

      PC World  |  Feb 29, 08 5:41 PM CST

      Sprint, AT&amp;T, BofA Faves of Identity Thieves

      (Newser) - Bank of America led as a target for identity thieves in a 2006 sample of FTC complaints, followed closely by AT&T and Sprint. The survey by Berkeley researchers found that half of all complaints involved 25 organizations, mainly banks and telecom companies, reports PC World . There were 88,000 offenses voluntarily reported over three months’ time. More »

    • Ga. Civilians Nab Fugitive Murder Suspect

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 10:11 AM CST

      Ga. Civilians Nab Fugitive Murder Suspect

      (Newser) - A New Zealand man on the run for 6 months after allegedly killing his wife and abandoning his toddler daughter was captured this week in an Atlanta suburb, CNN reports. The little girl, nicknamed "Pumpkin," captured hearts around the world after her father abandoned her at a Melbourne, Australia, train station and fled to LA in September, shortly before her mother's body was discovered in Auckland. More »

    • Swindler Black Ordered to Jail

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 29, 08 4:00 AM CST

      Swindler Black Ordered to Jail

      (Newser) - Former media tycoon Conrad Black, convicted of swindling millions from his newspaper empire, will be behind bars by Monday night, reports the Chicago Sun-Tribune . A Chicago court ruled that he couldn't remain free on bail while awaiting a decision on his appeal. Black has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for obstruction of justice and defrauding shareholders of Hollinger International, once the third-largest publisher of English-language newspapers in the world. More »

    • Porn Twins Busted in Cat Burglary

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Feb 29, 08 3:49 AM CST

      Porn Twins Busted in Cat Burglary

      (Newser) - Twin porn star brothers have been arrested for a rooftop burglary in Philadelphia and they're suspected of carrying out 40 more, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. One brother has a successful modeling career. The other, described by police as "a bad, bad man," reportedly has a long criminal record. Both have starred in hardcore gay porn videos under the stage names Keyon and Teyon. More »

    • Cops Nab Gang Member in Bus Stop Shooting

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 28, 08 8:48 PM CST

      Cops Nab Gang Member in Bus Stop Shooting

      (Newser) - Los Angeles police today arrested a gang member who they say shot five children and three adults at a city bus stop yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say the suspect, a member of the Crips, had been trying to make a name for himself as an enforcer in recent months. He apparently was trying to shoot one target, who kept dodging between pedestrians. More »

    • 1 in 100 Americans in Prison

      New York Times  |  Feb 28, 08 2:45 PM CST

      1 in 100 Americans in Prison

      (Newser) - One American adult out of 100 is incarcerated, a new study shows—the first time in US history such a high proportion of the population is behind bars. The Pew Center on the States reports the nationwide prison population grew by 25,000 last year, to 1.6 million, with around 700,000 others in local jails. More »

    • Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 28, 08 12:44 PM CST

      Peterson: I'm Ready for Jail

      (Newser) - Drew Peterson, the ex-cop suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, said today he is psychologically ready for arrest and even time behind bars, the Chicago Tribune reports. On NBC’s Today show, Peterson maintained his innocence in the October disappearance of Stacy Peterson and in the 2004 murder of his third wife, whose bathtub drowning was recently reclassified as homicide. More »

    • Gunman Shoots 8 at LA Bus Stop

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 28, 08 7:32 AM CST

      Gunman Shoots 8 at LA Bus Stop

      (Newser) - Five children and three adults were wounded yesterday when a gunman opened fire on a crowded South Los Angeles bus stop minutes after classes ended at a nearby middle school. The school was locked down as police hunted for the shooter, who fired some 15 rounds into the crowd with a semiautomatic gun. Investigators were still hunting for him last night. It was unclear what triggered the violence. More »

    • Daughter to Thief: Please Return Mom's Ashes

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Feb 28, 08 4:50 AM CST

      Daughter to Thief: Please Return Mom's Ashes

      (Newser) - A Minnesota woman had planned to scatter her late mother's ashes on a vacation this summer—but they've been stolen by a burglar, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The distraught daughter says the thief can keep the jewelry and electronic equipment he stole but she desperately wants the ashes back. "It just bothers me that they might be lying in a garbage can somewhere," she said. More »

    • Craigslist Sex Ad Was Carjack Lure

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Feb 27, 08 3:36 PM CST

      Craigslist Sex Ad Was Carjack Lure

      (Newser) - A California man who responded to a Craigslist ad for a prostitute got hit over the head and carjacked instead. The 23-year-old went to a house listed in the ad and started to return to his truck when no one answered the door. Two armed men then took his money and keys, hit him with the butt of a shotgun, and drove away in his truck, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

    • Jury Spares Life of Killer Former Cop

      CNN  |  Feb 27, 08 3:28 PM CST

      Jury Spares Life of Killer Former Cop

      (Newser) - An Ohio judge sentenced Bobby Lee Cutts to life in prison with possible parole in 57 years for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend after the jury recommended against the death penalty, CNN reports. Judge Charles Brown added years to the jury's recommended sentence—life in prison with parole in 30 years—after hearing statements from the victim’s family. More »

    • Case Against Transplant Doc Raises Concern

      New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 11:11 AM CST

      Case Against Transplant Doc Raises Concern

      (Newser) - Charges against a California surgeon for hastening the death of a disabled man so his organs could be harvested for transplants has advocates worried, the New York Times reports. At issue is whether Dr. Hootan Roozrokh ignored protocol in pursuit of organs for transplant or if he misused, or misunderstood, a less-often-used harvesting technique. More »

    • Killer Ex-Cop Begs Jury to Spare His Life

      The Repository  |  Feb 26, 08 9:17 AM CST

      Killer Ex-Cop Begs Jury to Spare His Life

      (Newser) - A former Ohio police officer convicted last week of murdering his pregnant girlfriend yesterday begged a jury not to sentence him to death. "I'm asking you to spare my life," said a sobbing Bobby Cutts Jr. The jury begins penalty deliberations this afternoon, reports the Canton Repository. More »

    • Remains Sought in UK Kid Home

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 25, 08 8:38 AM CST

      Remains Sought in UK Kid Home

      (Newser) - British officials who discovered the remains of a youngster in a children's home fear there could be at least six other bodies beneath the concrete floors, reports the Guardian . Complaints of abuse launched an investigation of the home, which has been closed for years, and other government institutions on the island of Jersey. "It's difficult to envisage more horrific crimes than some of those that are alleged to have been carried out here," said one investigator. More »

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ther the beating and sexual assault of this woman was a hate crime. (AP Photo/West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority)   (Associated Press)
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A law enforcement officer with the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division's crime scene search unit carries evidence gathering materials during an investigation of an accidental shooting, Tuesday, April...   (Associated Press)
at alleged drug trafficker Zhenli Ye Gon, who is tied to the largest seizure of drug cash in world history, has been arrested in Rockville, Maryland. He is wanted in Mexico on organized crime, drug trafficking...   (Associated Press)
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

prison place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes. At that time, largely as a result of the writings of Cesare Beccaria in Italy and John Howard and others in ...

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A Dictionary of Sociology

crime A crime is held to be an offence which goes beyond the personal and into the public sphere, breaking prohibitory rules or laws, to which legitimate punishments or sanctions are attached, and which requires the intervention of a public authority (the state or a local body). Ideally, the ...

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