Russian jailed in US for bank fraud
March 25th, 2012 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US federal court in New York sentenced a Russian national to two years in prison for his involvement in a global bank fraud scheme ... Read more...
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US philanthropist jailed for sex with Russian minor
December 4th, 2011 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Pennsylvania court sentenced US businessman and patron of arts Kenneth Schneider to 15 years in jail for having intimate relations with a Russian teenaged ... Read more...
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Jackson’s doctor gets four-year jail term
November 30th, 2011 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (IANS) Late pop star Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray was Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of "involuntary manslaughter".Before announcing ... Read more...
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Apex court suggests fine in cheque bounce cases
October 15th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court has suggested that the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, could be amended so that a convict in a cheque bounce case is made ... Read more...
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Wary of frivolous cases, landlords keeping houses vacant: Court
July 9th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Civil courts' failure to rein in unscrupulous litigants has caused lakhs of house owners not to rent out their premises for fear that tenants would ... Read more...
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Fake Mariah Carey concert promoter jailed
June 8th, 2011 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
London, June 8 (IANS) A man promoting fake concerts of singer Mariah Carey has been sentenced to jail for 21 months.RDA Group employee Antywan Ross conned a New Jersey investor ... Read more...
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Too little or too much sleep linked with cognitive decline
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:23 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS) Middle-aged adults who sleep too less or too much may be more likely to suffer cognitive decline, a study suggests.According to the study, less than ... Read more...
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Indian-American doctor gets life term for bombing
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2009 bombing that critically injured the chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board against whom he ... Read more...
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43 hurt in uprising at Chile prison
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) Thirty-six inmates, six guards and one police officer were hurt during an uprising at a prison in the northern Chilean city of Antofagasta, authorities said.Initial reports said 14 ... Read more...
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Kids Vitamins’ Misleading Claims Leads To Refunds Of $2.1 Million
December 15th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) U.S. Federal Trade Commission has accused two brands under the NBTY Inc, for marketing their products using false and misleading claims. The FTC has asked all ... Read more...
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Woman Who Perpetrated Cancer Scam Gets 15 Years in Prison
October 30th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman from Maryland who scammed money from her friends and good Samaritans has been sentenced to a fifteen year prison term today by a judge who deemed ... Read more...
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Iranian Candy Thief Ordered by Judge to Lose Hand
October 19th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who confessed to robbing a candy store has been ordered by an Iranian Judge to have his hand amputated along with other punishments.In a report ... Read more...
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Vince Neil of ‘Motley Crue’ Arraignment on DUI Charges
October 11th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
October 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Vince Neil, singer with the 80’s group ‘Motley Crue’ is scheduled to be in court today for his arraignment on DUI and speeding charges which he acquired earlier ... Read more...
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California Man Pleads Guilty to Lyme Disease Fraud
September 25th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man from Southern California had pleaded guilty to fraud after devising a fake way to diagnose and treat the life threatening tick bourne illness known as Lyme ... Read more...
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Manhattan woman pleads guilty to fraud involving foster children aid
September 23rd, 2010 - 2:00 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A Manhattan, New York woman on Wednesday pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud in connection to a scheme to illegally obtain money intended for helping foster children, ... Read more...
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Former Child Actor Lance Kerwin Placed On Five Year Probation
July 28th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Lihue, Hawaii, July 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former child star Lance Kerwin has been pleaded guilty to a second-degree theft charge due to which he has been sentenced to five years ... Read more...
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Rooney wins 4.3 million pound lawsuit bid by Proactive
July 16th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16(ANI): England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has defeated attempts by his former sports management firm, Proactive, to sue him for 4.3 million pounds. Rooney was accused of withholding ... Read more...
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NAC wants communal violence bill redrafted
July 15th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The National Advisory Council (NAC) chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said that the draft bill on communal violence lacks "some essential features" and ... Read more...
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Motley Crue Frontman Vince Neil Jailed in Vegas for DUI
June 28th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The lead singer of the rock band ‘Motley Crue’ was arrested today (Monday) in Los Vega Nevada on DUI charges and is currently being held in a Clark ... Read more...
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Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks finally finds ‘true love’
June 24th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Mexico, Jun 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks has finally found ‘true love’. She was in the centre of a scandal in 2005, when she had fled from ... Read more...
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Runaway Bride, Jennifer Wilbanks, Claims To Have Found True Love!
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 23, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Jennifer Wilbanks, the infamous ‘runaway bride’ had been in the news back in 2005. She had run away on her wedding day which ... Read more...
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“Runaway Bride” Jennifer Wilbanks Finds Love After Five Years
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Atlanta, June 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) You might have read about them in the novels or seen them in movies but this is a real story that had once triggered a ... Read more...
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Scott Rothstein Slapped With 50 Years Imprisonment
June 10th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Scott Rothstein the lawyer turned convicted Ponzi schemer who pleaded guilty to the charges of fraud slapped against him has been given 50- years of imprisonment by a U.S. ... Read more...
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Erin Andrews’ stalker ‘virtually penniless’: Report
June 4th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 4 (ANI): ESPN reporter Erin Andrews' convicted stalker has claimed that he is 'virtually penniless' and cannot pay the more than 300,000 dollars in restitution that was part of ... Read more...
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Kwame Kilpatrick Sentencing: Awarded 5 years in prison
May 26th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 5 years in prison. He had violated the probation that was accorded on him 2 years earlier ... Read more...
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Resolve tenure issue within the country: M.S. Gill
May 22nd, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Sports Minister M.S Gill Saturday said the issue of fixing the tenure and age-limit of the office bearers of sports bodies should be settled within the country.
Gill's ... Read more...
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Arizona inmate sentenced for brutally attacking corrections officer
May 19th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by BNO News
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNO NEWS) – An Arizona inmate was sentenced for attacking a corrections officer who sustained permanent injuries, prosecutors said Tuesday.Leonard Fisher, 24, of Parker, Arizona, punched an on-duty corrections officer ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy’s parents finally get their balloon back
May 16th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Larimer County, May 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the infamous ‘Balloon Boy’ case, the Heene family is finally got their huge balloon back. They have suffered a lot, on account of gaining ... Read more...
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Sean Penn Makes Plea Deal In Paparazzo Assault Case
May 13th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Sean Penn plead no contest to the charges of vandalism as part of a deal that he made with Los Angeles City officials, which would ... Read more...
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ESPN seeking $300K as compensation from Erin Andrews stalker
May 12th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 12 (ANI): ESPN is demanding over 300,000 dollars as restitution from the man who stalked reporter Erin Andrews.The 24-hour cable sports network has asked for the whopping sum from ... Read more...
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Albany, NY elderly woman sentenced for driving into a daycare center while intoxicated and injuring a woman
May 7th, 2010 - 5:07 am ICT by BNO News
ALBANY, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A New York elderly woman was sentenced for driving into a daycare center while intoxicated, prosecutors said Thursday.Marion B. Albert, 78, of Albany, New York, backed ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton accused of not promoting ‘Pledge This’ enough
April 30th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 30 (ANI): Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been allegedly accused of owing one million dollars for not having supported her 2006 movie "Pledge This!" enough.The investors claimed that Hilton ... Read more...
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US court sentences Chennai-born to 81 months in prison
April 27th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS) A US court has sentenced Jaisankar Marimuthu, a 36-year-old native of Chennai, to 81 months in prison on charges of identity thefts, hacking and perpetrating an international fraud ... Read more...
Balloon hoax Dad ordered to exhibit restitution
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): This was the classic case of a hoax backfiring, badly! The Balloon hoax story made headlines in 2009 when Richard Heene staged a complicated drama ... Read more...
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Balloon Boy Hoax Costs Parents $36,000 In Restitution
April 22nd, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Fort Collins, Colorado, Apr 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems the trouble for the Heene couple for carrying out the balloon boy hoax in the month of October last year has ... Read more...
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