Plea bargain is close in Cali drug case
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The two brothers accused of running Colombia's Cali cocaine cartel are nearing an agreement to plead guilty in exchange for guarantees that some other family members won't face charges and will have access to assets they can prove are not linked to $2 billion in drug profits, The Associated Press has learned.
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OAKLAND, Calif. The US Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in a case that could determine whether federal agents may prosecute people who abide by state medical marijuana laws.
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Toward the end of last week, we heard that Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis had reached a plea bargain in regard to a drug distribution ring he and a childhood friend got going in 2000.
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ATLANTA - Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.    Under a deal being discussed with federal prosecutors, Lewis would serve four to six months - possibly split between jail and a halfway house - after the season, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The former boss of the Cali  drug cartel, who once controlled most of the world's cocaine  trade, was sent to the United States on Friday to face  trafficking and money laundering charges.
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In the wake of leaked grand jury testimony that implicated superstars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi in the BALCO steroid scandal, Major League Baseball and the Players Association may be close to forging a tougher new policy on drug testing.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. &#151; The witnesses were a parade of self-admitted drug addicts, murderers and liars, people with a seemingly strong incentive to twist the truth if it would help the government make its case against the notorious Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. In the end, the jury appeared to believe a killer of 21 people who readily admitted he lied during a previous case. It also seemed to accept the testimony of an admitted drug user and others.
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A report Friday found mixed successes in California&#39;s new program that sends drug offenders to treatment instead of jail. The UCLA study concluded that nearly one third of
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TIJUANA, Mexico -- Californians shopping for cheaper prescription drugs may have gotten a break when the state Legislature voted to ease access to low-cost medicines from Canada, but south of the border, bargain-hunters can pay an unexpected, traumatic cost -- time in a Mexican jail.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. Three people have been sentenced for providing strippers and prostitutes to golfers at a tournament in Norco. A Riverside County judge sentenced them yesterday to 125 days of house arrest
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The plea deal, which could result in a five-year prison term, ends the two-year-long investigation into corruption in Rowland's administration.
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Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
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Four men charged in a bid-rigging scheme to win $79 million in contracts from the U.S. Army Medical Command have reached plea agreements that includes prison time, federal prosecutors said.
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By Gary Grado, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Feb. 3--Maricopa County is poised to offer $1.3 million to settle lawsuits brought by families of two inmates who died in jail.
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The California insurance commissioner said on Wednesday night that the broker had agreed to cooperate in developing a case against the insurers.
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A grand jury yesterday indicted Zhenli Ye Gon on charges of aiding and abetting a conspiracy to make methamphetamine that would be sold in the United States. The charges carry a possible sentence of 40 years in prison.