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Hunter Biden charged with failure to pay taxes and unlawful possession of a firearm

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The US Attorney for the District of Delaware charged Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden’s son, on Tuesday with tax and firearm offenses. Biden plans to plead guilty to both misdemeanor tax charges. Previously, Hunter Biden disclosed he was under investigation by the US Attorney’s Office in Delaware in 2020 regarding his taxes.

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California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

JURIST

California prosecutors on Friday charged Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) — one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the US — with involuntary manslaughter, finding a connection between the utility’s equipment and the deaths of four people in the 2020 Zogg Fire.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

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Steven Donziger, a former attorney who has spent decades battling Chevron Corp. over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest, was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for criminal contempt of court. The initial dispute originated in 2011 after an Ecuadorian court rendered a $9.5

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Train Robberies Increase 160% in Los Angeles

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In addition, Adrian Guerrero, a general director of public affairs at Union Pacific, said lenient prosecution practices result in those arrested for rifling through railcars having their charges reduced to a misdemeanor or petty offense that has them back on the street with relative ease.

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New York Eyes Further Rollback of Progressive Bail Reform

The Crime Report

Kathy Hochul is seeking to amend the state’s bail law by rolling back bans instituted in 2019 on cash bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony offenses and, instead, letting judges set bail for more repeat offenders, as well as for people who are accused of a larger list of gun crimes, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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California DA Reports 42% of People Released on $0 Bond Rearrested 

The Crime Report

The Yolo County (California) District Attorney’s Office says they have been tracking people who were let out on zero-dollar bail and observed that almost half have been arrested again, reports FOX40. Since April 13, 2020, individuals released on $0 bail have committed over 908 new crimes in the county and 41.6

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As Penalties Ease, Drug Courts Lose Business

The Crime Report

A 2020 paper from the New York-based Center for Court Innovation surveying California drug courts finding participation decreased statewide by 67 percent between 2014 and 2018. Only those who are accused of low-level, non-violent misdemeanors are eligible. Or users can reach out to those in law enforcement for a referral.

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