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Illegal Immigration Fuels Federal Prosecutions Spike

By Allan LengelDec 28th 2009 – 5:34PM

WASHINGTON (Dec. 28) – Federal prosecutions hit a record high in fiscal 2009, thanks to a sharp uptick in cases against immigrants trying to enter the United States illegally, according to a new report authored by a research center at Syracuse University. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), which...

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Kwame Kilpatrick Trial Prosecutors Plan To Call 500 Witnesses, Offer 370,000 Text Messages As Evidence

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 30th 2012 - 10:22AM

The trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who faces numerous charges of embezzlement and corruption , is shaping up to be a long one.

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Prosecuting Executives Who Lack Criminal Intent

By Joel Cohen Oct 06th 2011 - 04:33PM

Can a person go to jail without proof that he personally did anything wrong or even knew about any wrongdoing?

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LA's Shameful Health Care Fraud Cases

Aug 24th 2011 - 12:38PM

Story comes courtesy of California Watch .

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Whose Prosecution Is it Anyway?

By Andrea Lyon Aug 10th 2011 - 12:00PM

It has to do with a man, Jason Pleau, who is charged with murder for gunning down a gas station manager outside a Woonsocket bank in that state.

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California's Marijuana Laws: Feds Could Move Against Medical Marijuana

By Eliza Fisher Jun 21st 2011 - 11:51AM

As soon as today, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to release a letter clarifying the Justice Department's policy toward the 15 states that have approved medical marijuana laws.

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