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Grand jury indicts W.Va. trooper on one felony count of fraudulent scheme
matthewu@herald-mail.comA West Virginia State Police trooper is accused of “fraudulent double-dipping” while working as a trooper. Johnathan D. Brand, 25, of 1327 Riddle Ave., #5, Morgantown, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Berkeley County...Tags: U.S. Army, Prescription Drugs, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking, Trials
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Fort Lauderdale pill mill doctor will go to prison
The doctor admitted there were clues that he was working at a Fort Lauderdale pill mill – his salary went up 400 percent, the "chaotic" waiting room overflowed with patients from out of town and he was told to give everyone the maximum number of...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Fort Lauderdale, Prisons, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Trials
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Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Governor, Health Treatments, Executive Branch, Government
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After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana
— Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...Tags: Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Linda Holmes
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Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
ReutersSPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to allow the drug's use for...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Prosecution, Illinois Governor, Health Treatments, Executive Branch
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Richmond man convicted in Hampton armed robbery
Daily PressA 27-year-old Richmond man was convicted in federal court Thursday in connection to an armed robbery at a Walgreens in Hampton in August. A federal jury convicted Marcellus Edward Cheatham, III, of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Firearms, Percocet (drug), Theft
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Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six. Jurors who convicted...Tags: Prosecution, Murder, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Trafficking charges against Bankses dismissed; could be re-indicted next week
tkleffman@amnews.comLEXINGTON — Drug trafficking charges against Jimmy and Regina Banks were dismissed before their scheduled trial Wednesday in Fayette Circuit Court, but a prosecutor says he hopes to have them reinstated next week along with additional charges. The...Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Lawyers, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sheriff's Office rehires court deputy fired for hitting on jailed woman
A Broward sheriff's deputy who was accused of having sex with prostitutes while on duty as a police officer, who gave the middle finger to an instructor while a cadet, who was later the subject of five internal-affairs investigations at BSO, and who was...
Tags: Broward County, Prosecution, Pompano Beach, Justice System, Alexis Wright
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Abortion doctor guilty of killing 3 babies said to be born alive
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a...Tags: Woodbridge, Prosecution, Laws, Murder, Lawyers
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Philly abortion doctor guilty in three babies' deaths
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a...
Tags: Woodbridge, Prosecution, Murder, Laws, Lawyers
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Now, it's Gov. Scott's turn to show leadership on the budget
South Florida survived the Florida Legislature. Up next is Gov. Rick Scott who can turn a bill into law and a lawmaker's budget request into reality — or not. Over the next two weeks, the governor will either approve, or kill, a number of...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Laws, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Health Insurance
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