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Castroneves ready to race again after trial ends

Throughout his tax evasion trial, Brazilian race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champ Helio Castroneves talked of his desire to get behind the wheel again.

DA: Charges against Pa. casino owner dropped

Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping perjury charges against a casino owner.

Castroneves jury deliberates on more tax counts

Jurors in Miami continue deliberating in the tax evasion trial of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves and his two co-defendants.

Ohio couple charged in alleged cancer scam

An Ohio mother of six was on the run Tuesday after prosecutors say she and her husband conned family and friends out of $800,000 by claiming he suffered from cancer.

Motorola expects $229M in pretax 1Q charges

Motorola Inc. said Monday it expects to take additional charges for the first quarter, bringing the total to $229 million before taxes.

Cops: Hungry OH child shoplifted food, mom charged

Police in Cincinnati have charged a woman with child endangering after her 10-year-old son was caught shoplifting food because he had not been fed at home that day.

Closing arguments continue in Castroneves tax case

Closing arguments are continuing in the Miami tax evasion trial of Brazilian race car driver Helio Castroneves and two co-defendants.

Former NBA player Kirk Snyder in Ohio court

Former NBA player Kirk Snyder has pleaded not guilty to a charge he burglarized a neighbor's home north of Cincinnati.

Jimmie Johnson testifies in Castroneves tax trial

NASCAR race driver Jimmie Johnson has testified in Miami federal court in the Helio Castroneves (EHL'-ee-oh kas-troh-NEH'-vehz) tax evasion case.

Woman accused of illegally importing bear bile

Federal prosecutors in California have charged a South Korean national with illegally importing almost a kilogram of bear bile to sell as an aphrodisiac.

Jimmie Johnson testifies in Castroneves tax trial

NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson was the leadoff defense witness Monday in the Helio Castroneves tax evasion trial, testifying that a lawyer who is also charged in the case has a sterling reputation in the motorsports world.

Jury finds Kan. doctor not guilty in abortion case

One of the nation's few late-term abortion providers was acquitted Friday of misdemeanor charges stemming from procedures he performed, but moments after the verdict the state's medical board announced it was investigating allegations against him that are nearly identical to those the jury had rejected.

Detroit man sentenced in child prostitution ring

A Detroit man convicted of operating an Internet child prostitution network has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

US charges for Colombian accused in pyramid scheme

A man charged in Colombia with orchestrating a giant pyramid scheme that bilked people out of hundreds of millions of dollars now faces money laundering charges in the United States.

Jury picked for Kansas abortion provider's case

A jury has been selected for the Kansas trial of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.

Kansas late-term abortion provider faces trial

For abortion opponents, the trial of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers has been a long time coming, a chance for a little bit of justice after years of seeing their efforts thwarted.

AG: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend was 'enabler'

Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend was the principal enabler in a conspiracy with two doctors to provide the "known addict" thousands of prescription pills in the months before she died of an overdose, California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday.

Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, doctors charged

Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with giving thousands of prescription drugs to the former Playboy Playmate in the years leading up to her fatal drug overdose in 2007.

List of 11 charges against Bernard Madoff

The 11 felony charges to which Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in New York. Sentencing has been set for June 16.

Official: Racer's conviction would be 'terrible'

It would be "terrible" for Penske Racing and the sport if Helio Castroneves, the popular Indy racer and "Dancing with the Stars" champion, was convicted of tax evasion, a top Penske official testified Friday.

Ex-NFL kicker Zendejas acquitted of rape charges

Former NFL place-kicker Tony Zendejas was acquitted Tuesday of drugging a woman at his San Dimas restaurant and raping her.

Author Kaye Gibbons pleads guilty in drug case

Kaye Gibbons posed as a Florida doctor so she could fill prescriptions for painkillers, which she said took the edge off as she finished a novel, a prosecutor said at the best-selling author's sentencing Tuesday.

$5M Castroneves never got key to tax evasion trial

To this day, race car driver and "Dancing with The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves hasn't seen a single dime of $5 million in licensing money he was promised under a 1999 contract with Penske Racing. It's either been parked at Penske or is still idling in a Dutch investment account.

Charges in the arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir

Details of the charges included in the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir issued Wednesday by the International Criminal Court.

Prosecutor: Coach in player death changed practice

A high school football coach behaved recklessly by adding sprints to the end of practice on a blistering hot day, a prosecutor said, explaining for the first time why he was charged with reckless homicide in a player's death.

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Woman lied about miscarriage, could face charges
Source: MiamiHerald.com

A woman could be charged with falsifying a police report after she staged a miscarriage for personal reasons, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Emergency calls were received just before 8 a.m.

Police: Mom Took Out Student Loans To Gamble
Source: kctv5.com

A suburban St. Louis woman is accused of taking out student loans for $139,000 in her daughters' names and gambling it awayPolice said Cynthia Tiemann, of St. Peters, has been charged with seven counts of forgery and is due in St. Charles County court on Monday.

Mom Accused Of Stabbing, Choking Girl, 2
Source: thebostonchannel.com

A Gardner woman was arraigned Thursday, accused of stabbing and trying to strangle her daughter in the laundry room of an apartment complex.Police said Susan Johnson, 38, stabbed the 2-year-old girl with a pair of scissors and tried to strangle her with an electrical cord at the  …

The Stevens Holder Gitmo connection...

It is a good day for Justice. Attorney General Eric Holder has dropped charges against former Alaskan senator Ted Stevens as Stevens awaited sentencing in the well publicized political corruption case.

Child's Identity Stolen, Credit Damaged
Source: justnews.com

Jake LeGette didn't have much else to worry about than a typical 11-year-old: finishing homework, hanging out with friends and having a good day on the football field. But that all changed when a shocking revelation gave the pre-teen a very adult set of problems to deal with.

Courts can count dogs as deadly weapons, law experts say
Source: wral.com

Law experts say that the city may be successful in charging a Raleigh man with assault with a deadly weapon because his two pit bulls he was keeping attacked a 6-year-old boy last week.

Son Says Dog Tore Cheek From Man's Face
Source: wbaltv.com

- Three people continued to recover Thursday after they said a pit bull came out of nowhere and attacked them after a shopping trip. The incident occurred Tuesday evening in the 400 block of Walnut Drive.

Want to stop banking "gotcha" fees? Tell the Fed before March 30
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The Federal Reserve is considering a change to banking regulations that would change the way banks process debit card payments.

Bradenton man brings computer with child porn for repairs
Source: ABC Action News

A 61-year-old Sarasota man is charged with possessing 70 images of child pornography. A technician at Digital Doctors called the Manatee County Sheriff's office after discovering what he described as questionable images of underage girls on a computer owned by Robert Harrow.

Woman's Mummified Body Found Fused To Bed
Source: wtov9.com

- Police arrested a Sebastian, Fla., woman after discovering the mummified remains of her 96-year-old mother inside her home. Authorities charged Penelope Jordan, 61, with fraud and grand theft, West Palm Beach television station WPBF reported.

Son Rats Out Mom After She Calls Cops
Source: wftv.com

It appears drugs are a family affair in Volusia County. The Orange City mother called deputies on her son to report him for using drugs, but when deputies got to her house they found thousands of dollars worth of her pot plants growing inside.

Wendy's Employees Fired After Pubic Hair Incident
Source: wtov9.com

Three Wendy's employees were fired after pubic hair was intentionally put on a hamburger served to a police officer.

Dog's Death Leads to Welfare Violations for Clay Animal Control
Source: firstcoastnews.com

The government slapped Clay County Animal Control with five federal animal welfare violations. The violations stem from a story you saw first on First Coast News last September. A rottweiler named Diamond died while in the back of an Animal Control truck.

Babysitter, Husband Charged In Toddler's Death
Source: wxiatv.com

Gwinnett County investigators have charged a 34-year-old babysitter and her husband in the drowning of a two-year-old boy who fell into the swimming pool in the backyard of the couple's Buford home Thursday afternoon.

Ark. mayor arrested again for drunk driving, pot
Source: kait8.com

Northwest Arkansas authorities say the mayor of Berryville faces charges of drunken driving and possessing marijuana, just days shy of a year since an earlier arrest on the same charges.

Pastor charged with beating girl - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion
Source: exchristian. net

Pastor of a Fundamentalist Church is charged with beating a girl who claims she was being sexually abused by a man. The beatings were the Pastors way of treating this poor little girl

Boy, 8, Charged With Shooting Friend
Source: thebostonchannel.com

Police in Massachusetts say an 8-year-old Brockton boy is charged with shooting an 11-year-old friend in the head with a pellet gun.

Teen charged in friend's death
Source: http://www.nwfdailynews.com

...."Eventually, investigators came to believe the girls had come from a house party near Freeport - where minors had access to alcohol, according to an FHP report.

Fraud charges for Bacon brother, associate
Source: CTV News

Jonathon Bacon, the eldest of a trio of brothers, and Dennis Karbovanec, each face three charges related to a 2007 incident believed to be involving a leased Mercedes.

Woman Charged with Beating Up Her Mom
Source: firstcoastnews.com

The police thought they were going to help a dog bite victim, but that turned out to only be about half of the story.

Filthy Child Leads Police To Filthier Home; Woman Arrested
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

A St. Johns County woman was recently arrested after police found a young girl in her custody covered with dirt and wandering around a shopping center. Patricia Devlin Patricia Devlin Police arrested Patricia Devlin and charged her with child cruelty.

Man Arrested for Setting Fire to Home with 5 Kids Inside
Source: firstcoastnews.com

A man is in jail on a $700,000 bond after being arrested for arson. Olan W. Jones, 52, faces charges of arson of an occupied dwelling for a Wednesday morning fire in Brooker, according to the Bradford County Sheriff's Office.

Reclaim Bank charges (UK)
Source: Surviving the Recession

The Court of Appeal rules against banks on bank charges

Ryanair mulls charge for toilets
Source: BBC News

Irish budget airline Ryanair has said it is considering charging passengers for using the toilet while flying. Chief executive Michael O'Leary told the BBC that the Dublin-based carrier was looking at maybe installing a "coin slot on the toilet door".

My Quick N Easy 'How To' Write a Cancellation Letter

It may surprise you to learn how many internet searches are made for instructions on how to cancel a subscription. Just write 'cancel' on the bill, or email the subscription department, right?