Crimes and Trials News

MEDFORD, N.Y. - A 33-year-old man described by neighbors as polite and friendly was arrested Wednesday in connection with the deaths of four people who were shot at a New York pharmacy during a robbery for painkillers. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan, currently serving a home detention sentence, was ordered on Wednesday back to court on an allegation she violated her probation in a drunken driving case, a court official said. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A Marine reservist who was detained during a security scare near the Pentagon last week has been linked to the shootings last year at the Marine Corps museum in Quantico and several D.C.-area military recruitment stations, officials said Wednesday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles prosecutors say Lindsay Lohan will return to court Thursday so a judge can consider whether she violated her probation while serving house arrest. Full Story »

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Wednesday in the trial of five police officers accused of shooting and killing of two people and wounding of four others days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Full Story »

NEW ORLEANS - The first day of jury selection ended Wednesday without anyone seated to hear the case of five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in the deadly shootings of unarmed people on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of investors has sued "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire to recoup more than $300,000 they say a hedge fund manager embezzled from them and lost to the actor in high-stakes poker games. Full Story »

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - A self-help guru was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide Wednesday in a case that shined a spotlight on a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that ended with disoriented and unconscious participants being dragged to safety. Full Story »

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Leo Strine was confirmed on Wednesday as the first new chief judge in 14 years on Delaware's Chancery Court, which has overseen some of the biggest corporate legal battles of the past 30 years. Full Story »

TOLEDO, Ohio - A woman who pleaded guilty with her husband in a plot to ship money to a Mideast terrorist group did it to make money and not for political purposes, a federal judge said after sentencing her to more than three years in prison Wednesday. Full Story »

BOSTON - A Massachusetts man who stole more than $1 million from Ocean Spray Cranberries, then faked his own disappearance in California, was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after a company representative called him "callous" and "evil" for stealing from struggling cranberry growers. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A research chemist testified on Wednesday that he found evidence of gasoline in air samples from Casey Anthony's car trunk but nothing to indicate that a dead body had been stored there. Full Story »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A total of 38 defendants in three states face federal narcotics charges as a result of an investigation into a Chicago-based heroin and cocaine trafficking ring, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Full Story »

NEWARK, N.J. - A federal appeals court hearing arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of last year's U.S. health reform law focused primarily on whether plaintiffs need to demonstrate they are suffering economic harm now or will when the part of the law mandating that everyone have health coverage takes effect. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri judge has blocked prosecutors from using part of a teenager's statement to police in her upcoming murder trial for the slaying of a 9-year-old neighbor girl. Full Story »

With the end of the hearing against Galliano, AFP is closing its Live Report. The court is expected to announce a verdict against the disgraced designer on September 8. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A former general manager for Michael Jackson has pleaded guilty for failing to file tax returns during the time she worked for the late pop star. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The general manager to late pop icon Michael Jackson pleaded guilty to tax evasion Wednesday in a federal court in Washington, according to the US Justice Department. Full Story »