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...DNAP, a misdemeanor violation of an obscure "seed export" law. But these are the first criminal charges to emerge from the Justice Department's 3-year-old tobacco investigation. And now they've got somebody's collar. "They're sweating B&W," says TIME Justice Department Correspondent Elaine Shannon. "And that means everybody's sweating." Just like each of the tobacco giants all have "safe", low-nicotine cigarettes in development in case they're needed, each of them is ready with a high-nicotine smoke, Shannon says; they would never let one of them have it to themselves. Except they...
...ANGELES: Fame is not a condition, it's a disease. So said a contrite Christian Slater on Sunday, meeting the press for the first time since being sentenced last Tuesday to 90 days in jail. Slater pleaded no contest to a battery of misdemeanor counts, including abusing his girlfriend, resisting arrest and being under the influence of alcohol and cocaine...
...Elsewhere on the NFL docket: Soon-to-be-fired Dallas Cowboy Barry Switzer pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor gun charge following his arrest last summer carrying a loaded pistol in his luggage at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. He was fined $3,500. And the Miami Dolphins have offered a contract to troubled ? and I mean troubled ? running back Lawrence Phillips. "There is a large upside," coach Jimmy Johnson said before meeting with Phillips Tuesday, mentioning the legally challenged Phillips will be entering a "highly disciplined program" with the Dolphins. It may have to involve manacles...
...students said they face a fine of $25 to $100 each and a misdemeanor could appear on their records...
...Legally speaking, the news was unsurprising. The misdemeanor charge of assault carries up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine, but Albert ? a first-time offender ? was not expected to be detained...