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November 15, 2017 - 7:12 am

3 Ohio pastors indicted on child sex trafficking conspiracy

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A third Ohio pastor has been indicted on sex trafficking charges, and prosecutors say all three men worked together to entice underage girls with money in exchange for sex. A federal grand jury in Toledo has indicted the Rev. Cordell Jenkins, the Rev. Anthony Haynes and the Rev...
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November 14, 2017 - 9:55 pm

Identity theft scam netted Nigerians $11 million, and prison

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Nigerian man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in the bilking of over $11 million via an identity-theft scheme from the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Attorney's office for Oregon said Tuesday. An IRS agent has said this is one of the largest...
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John Hancock
November 14, 2017 - 5:17 pm

I Read The News 11-14-17

On today's edition, Crayons, the government, Black Friday, and more.
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November 06, 2017 - 11:16 am

3 guilty in 'Future Pharma' scheme to sell fake drugs online

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A third person has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make and distribute anabolic steroids and fake drugs to treat infertility, acne and erectile dysfunction. They were marketed online under the brand name "Future Pharma." United States Postal Inspectors found fake ingredients...
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FILE- In this Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov gestures to the crowd during the flower ceremony of the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The International Olympic Committee said Wednesday, Nov. 1st, 2017, cross-country skier Alexander Legkov has been disqualified from all his events at Sochi. Legkov won an individual gold medal and relay silver. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
November 01, 2017 - 5:35 pm

Russian gold medalist disqualified for Sochi Olympics doping

GENEVA (AP) — In a landmark verdict that indicates Russia conspired to run a doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a cross-country skier who won a gold medal was disqualified by the IOC on Wednesday. All results for Alexander Legkov in Sochi were wiped from the record and he was banned for...
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Fall leaves blow on a tree across from the federal courthouse Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, in Washington. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate, Rick Gates, have been told to surrender to federal authorities Monday, according to reports and a person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 30, 2017 - 9:54 pm

The Latest: First indictments, guilty plea in Russia probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the investigation into possible coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia (all times local): 9:45 p.m. The special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Kremlin and Donald Trump's presidential campaign has indicted its...
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Members of the media gather outside Federal District Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, as Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, and Manafort's business associate Rick Gates have pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
October 30, 2017 - 8:19 pm

Russia probe: Conspiracy, lies and offshore accounts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling ramped up Monday, with charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and one of his associates. Separately, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos is pleading guilty to...
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A Santa Rosa fireman rings a bell 42 times during a Day of Remembrance memorial for victims of California wildfires on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
October 29, 2017 - 7:20 pm

Latest: Police correct name of man suspected of looting

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The Santa Rosa Police Department has corrected the name of one of the two people who were arrested on suspicion of looting in neighborhoods devastated by wildfires earlier this month. A man the department...
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Billionaire founder of Insys Therapeutics John Kapoor leaves U.S. District Court after being arrested earlier Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Phoenix. Kapoor and other defendants in the fraud and racketeering case are accused of offering bribes to doctors to write large numbers of prescriptions for a fentanyl-based pain medication meant only for cancer patients with severe pain. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
October 27, 2017 - 8:36 pm

Prosecutors: US conspiracy came amid slow sales of opioid

PHOENIX (AP) — A new mouth spray that delivered the powerful painkiller fentanyl to end-stage cancer patients wasn't selling as well as anticipated. So drug company executives moved quickly to make its production worthwhile. U.S. court records in the case against an immigrant billionaire who is one...
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October 27, 2017 - 6:10 am

Court upholds jail phone recordings in try to kill witness

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld the murder conspiracy conviction of a man who caused a massive Indianapolis house explosion that killed two people and damaged or destroyed more than 80 homes. The court ruled Thursday that evidence of Mark Leonard's efforts to get a...
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