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...satisfied with the fact that she’s not incarcerated.” Tang, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of home invasion and armed assault with intent to murder, has been under house arrest since Jan. 9, when she had been released from prison on $10,000 bail. “She is basically under electronic house arrest, which is the equivalent of being detained,” George said. “As time goes on, and she demonstrates the need for more—go to the doctor, take a course somewhere, something benign?...
...south of Baghdad and the southern-most point of Iraq's infamous "Triangle of Death." Vela is also accused of helping to plant an AK-47 on the body to make the kill look more justified. If found guilty of murder, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Two other soldiers have already been tried on similar charges in the same death, as well as the deaths of two other Iraqis. In separate courts martial that took place in nearby Camp Victory late last year before juries comprised of officers and enlisted soldiers, the two soldiers were both...
...beheaded by Emperor Claudius the Cruel on Feb. 14, A.D. 269. Upon slim evidence, whole layers of legend are stacked: that Valentinus performed secret weddings after Claudius banned marriage to prevent soldiers from deserting his armies; that he refused to deny Christ and so was thrown in prison, where he healed the jailer's blind daughter; that he fell in love with her and left a note in the cracks of his cell the night before his execution, "From your Valentine...
...million to stick in a local financial institution. And while the E.U. is forcing European banks to open up to the authorities, Singapore has strengthened its customer confidentiality laws: anyone who reveals private financial information faces a fine of up to $88,000 and three years in prison...
Khan is one of very few Guantanamo prisoners whose claim to U.S. residency has been legally established. He has close relatives in the Baltimore area who are American citizens; Khan's lawyers have appealed to members of Congress on his behalf, including Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who sits on the Intelligence Committee. After years of isolation in prison, Khan was recently allowed to mix with at least one other prisoner at Guantanamo, Abu Zubaydah, a top alleged terrorist who, Hayden has said, was one of those prisoners to be waterboarded...