Panama’s jailed ex-ruler Manuel Noriega returns to his homeland after being extradited from France to serve sentences for murder and other crimes.

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Jailed Noriega arrives in Panama

The extent to which police boost their detection rates by getting offenders to confess to other crimes is revealed by figures seen by BBC News.

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‘Confession’ crime rates revealed

Miami health-care executive Larry Duran orchestrated one of the largest Medicare frauds in U.S. history, submitting more than $205 million in phony claims and landing a record-breaking 50-year prison sentence for his crimes. But another piece of Duran’s scheme also caught the eye of prosecutors. They say he extended his fraud by his lobbying efforts, all aimed at getting official Washington to make it easier for mental health centers like his to make money. Read full article > >

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Health executive lobbied in Washington to advance Medicare fraud scheme

A major donor to Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is accused of stealing more than $3.6 million in federal grant money and illegally funneling foreign cash to Graham’s campaign, according to federal charges announced this week. Jian-Yun “John” Dong of Mount Pleasant, S.C., is accused of fraud, making illegal campaign contributions and dozens of other crimes in a pair of indictments brought by a U.S. grand jury in South Carolina. Dong’s wife, Danher Wang, is also charged in the case, according to court records. Read full article > >

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Donor to Lindsey Graham accused of funneling money to senator’s campaign

MEXICO CITY — Hours after his capture, authorities paraded the alleged mass murderer Oscar Osvaldo Garcia before the news media to have his picture taken. This performance — called “the presentation” — is an almost daily ritual in Mexico. What is new: Mexican law enforcement officers are increasingly bolstering these high-profile “perp walks” with edited video clips of the accused confessing their crimes on camera. In Mexico, the bad guys are allowed to say they want a lawyer. Instead, they say, “I killed 600 people.” Read full article > >

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For Mexico’s accused criminals, made-for-TV confessions

The insider trading case against Raj Rajaratnam stemmed from an investigation that began well before the crimes were committed, and that made all the difference.

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High & Low Finance: For Prosecutors, the Case That Got a Head Start on the Crime

Three of the five men charged with murder and other crimes related to a series of July 2008 drive-by shootings in the District’s Trinidad neighborhood were acquitted by a D.C. Superior Court jury Tuesday.

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3 men not guilty in ’08 drive-by shootings in D.C.’s Trinidad neighborhood

A US appeals court denies ex-Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling a new trial, upholding his conviction on 19 counts of conspiracy, fraud and other crimes.

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Enron’s Skilling denied new trial

A US soldier accused of being a part of a rogue squad that killed unarmed Afghans pleads guilty to three murders and other crimes.

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Soldier guilty in Afghan killings

In his first interview for publication since his arrest, Bernard L. Madoff insisted that his family knew nothing about his crimes, but some banks and hedge funds “had to know.”

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From Prison, Madoff Says Banks ‘Had to Know’ of Fraud

Bernard Madoff, the disgraced financier who pleaded guilty two years ago to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, says now that the banks and other large financial institutions “had to know” about his crimes. In his first public interview…

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Madoff: Banks ‘Had to Know’ About Fraud

The Council of Europe calls for new inquiries into allegations that Kosovo Liberation Army rebels were involved in organ trafficking and other crimes.

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Call for new Kosovo organ inquiry

The trial begins in France of eight men accused of carrying out armed robberies and other crimes to finance militant Islamist movements.

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French gang ‘financed militants’

Harvard impostor Adam Wheeler is going to have to pay back the $45,000 in grants and prizes he conned the college out of. The 23 year old pleaded guilty to 20 counts of identity fraud, larceny, pretending to hold a degree, and other crimes. Wheeler…

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Harvard Impostor Guilty on 20 Counts

Hate-crime laws let the overly ambitious seek punishment for unpopular political views.

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Hate-crime laws turn thoughts into crimes