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Chula Vista Cosmetic Surgeon Sued Over Patient's Death
It was supposed to be a routine breast augmentation surgery, but it went horribly wrong and left a 35-year-old wife dead and her two young children motherless.
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Justice Lawyers Fail to Halt Trump Financial Records Release
A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s efforts to halt legal proceedings in a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution — opening the door for Trump’s critics to soon gain access to financial records related to his Washington, D.C., hotel. Trump has been fighting multiple lawsuits that argue that foreign representatives’ spending money at the Trump...
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Ex-CIA Contractor Gets 90 Days for Retaining Secret Info
A former CIA contractor was sentenced Friday to 90 days in jail for unauthorized retention of classified materials at a hearing that shed little light on his motives. Reynaldo Regis, 54, of Fort Washington, Maryland, had been seeking probation at his sentencing hearing in federal court in Alexandria. His lawyers pointed to probation sentences received by retired Gen. David Petraeus...
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Prosecutors Ask Appeals Panel to Affirm Former Sheriff Baca's Obstruction of Justice Conviction
Federal prosecutors Monday urged an appeals panel to affirm former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca’s conviction on charges of obstruction of justice and lying, crimes for which the ex-lawman is facing three years behind bars.
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Manziel Lawyer Seeks Plea Deal, Doubts QB Can Stay Clean: Text
A text message accidentally sent to The Associated Press shows that Johnny Manziel’s lawyer is seeking a plea deal in his domestic violence case, but has doubts about the quarterback’s ability to stay clean.
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Civil Trial to Begin Against Ex-Penn Professor Who Fatally Bludgeoned His Wife With Metal Bar
A trial in the civil case against a former University of Pennsylvania professor who beat his wife to death in their suburban Philadelphia home is set to begin Monday.
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Woman in Freeway Beating Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against CHP
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against the CHP officer who can be seen in cellphone footage repeatedly punching a 51-year-old woman on a SoCal freeway shoulder earlier this month, attorneys and the victim’s family members said Thursday.