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The historical high for federal prosecutions of corrupt public officials was in 1993 with 1,362 convictions total within the network of U.S. Attorney’s offices. The number lingered at or near 1,000 convictions until it peaked again in 2008 at 1,129. The number of convictions reached 1,107 in 2011, the third highest number in the last two decades.

The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday morning threw out the rape convictions of the polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs and sent the case back for a new trial, ruling that the instructions given to the jury during his prosecution were faulty.

Presidential candidate Ron Paul slammed taxes on tips in an op-ed for the Las Vegas Sun Tuesday. Congressman Paul’s op-ed against taxes on tips is likely to win the hearts and minds of younger voters, many of whom may be waiters or waitresses at restaurants or bars across the nation.
link to the op-ed:http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jan/31/ron-paul-end-tax-tips-nevada/

Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers review an appellate court opinion regarding the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution and numerous convictions.

Spottedcrow, 26, was arrested and charged for selling $31 in marijuana to a police informant in December 2009 and January 2010. Starr, 51, was also charged. Because children were in the home, a charge of possession of a dangerous substance in the presence of a minor was added.

In blind pleas before a judge, Spottedcrow received a 12-year sentence and her mother received a 30-year suspended sentence. Neither had prior criminal convictions.

"An Army reservist who took the stage at a political event for Ron Paul and expressed his support for the Republican presidential candidate could face legal troubles, the military said Thursday."

I'm not sure how to find the videos and pictures now, but I recall seeing in-uniform military members on the stage with John McCain in 2007 and various military members peppering political news coverage since, endorsing various candidates other than Ron Paul.

‘‘I don’t regret what I did,’’ Mueller told Brown. ‘‘I don’t think jails were built for people who make phone calls or chalk buildings.’’ He said locking him up would not deter him from being an activist.

Brown gave him a three-month sentence on one of the convictions, saying, ‘‘I don’t ­accept the state’s reasoning,’’ but he did not elaborate.

In 2008, a group of Ron Paul supporters founded RonPaul.com, a Ron Paul fan-site that became one of the leading sources for information about and support for the perennial Libertarian presidential candidate...

Yesterday morning, Ron Paul repaid their support by filing a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of Paul's much-reviled United Nations, seeking the expropriation of both RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org from his supporters without any compensation.

Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US — MLK assassinated by US government: King family civil trial 1999 decision. Why didn't you know this?

Martin Luther King's family and his attorney, William F. Pepper, won a civil trial that found US government agencies guilty in the wrongful death of Martin Luther Kin