Chiquita says Justice Dept. recommends plea deal
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Chiquita Brands International Inc on Tuesday said the U.S. Justice Dept. has formally recommended that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia approve an agreement under which it would plead guilty to one count of doing business with a terrorist group.
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The lawyer for one of the four men charged with killing Sean Taylor said Friday that he was talking with prosecutors about a plea agreement that may include testifying against the others.
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Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.
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Nicole Richie will have to decide Wednesday whether to accept a plea deal offered by prosecutors in her driving-under-the-influence case, according to a court spokesman.
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Lawyers for former deputy interior secretary J. Steven Griles have asked a federal judge to turn aside the government's recommendation of jail time for their client in favor of three months of home detention when he is sentenced next week on a felony charge of obstructing the Senate's investigation...
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A Southern California fence-building company and two executives have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and pay a combined penalty of $5 million, two people close to the case said Thursday.
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Lawyers for 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.
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Former Gov. John G. Rowland, driven from office by a corruption scandal, said in court Thursday that he would plead guilty to a single federal charge.
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Federal prosecutors are expected to announce a plea deal with a former executive of recruitment service Monster Worldwide Inc.  in a stock options manipulation case, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc.  in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at the software maker, several publications reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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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, the pro football player would serve four to six months - possibly split between jail and a halfway house - when the season concludes, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
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It has cut a $300 million deal with the Justice Dept. and wants a similar pact with the SEC, but it&#39;s likely this saga still has a ways to go.
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HOUSTON Ken Caminiti&#39;s attorney says the former National League Most Valuable Player will go before a judge today and accept jail time for violating probation.
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Defense and prosecution attorneys in theÂ Hewlett-Packard spying caseÂ are scheduled to meet with the presiding judge Dec. 4 to discuss possible plea bargains, the San Jose Mercury News reported Saturday.
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The Justice Department agreed to give "voluntary" waivers to some Justice and FBI employees, who can then choose whether to release reporters from confidentiality promises so they can talk to Hatfill's attorneys.
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Michael Vick pleads guilty to a federal dogfighting charge Monday and a judge will set a sentencing date that could send the Faclons' QB to prison.
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The Justice Department inappropriately pressured a former state lawmaker to consider pleading guilty in a corruption case, according to his lawyer, who wants a federal judge to review the agency's actions.