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Three men sentenced to prison for plot to kidnap Michigan governor

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A Michigan court Thursday sentenced three men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to prison. Pete Musico, Joseph Morrison and Paul Bellar were all sentenced in the Jackson County Circuit Court to separate prison terms after a jury found them guilty of felony charges in October.

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Georgia Makes Porch Piracy, Mail Theft a Felony

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A new law in Georgia is tackling the issues of porch piracy and mail theft by classifying certain degrees of the crimes as felonies, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The stiffer penalties are intended to deter thieves that, according to State Rep. Postal Inspector suspected were an actual theft.

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California utility charged with manslaughter following deadly wildfire

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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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Baltimore Prosecutor Faces Felony Charges for Perjury

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Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby faces two counts of perjury for issuing two requests through the CARES Act in 2020 to withdraw about $90,000 from her city retirement account, claiming that the pandemic had caused her financial difficulties, and two counts of making false statements on a loan application for two vacation homes in Florida, using the (..)

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Three men guilty of plot to kidnap Michigan governor, jury finds

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A Jackson County, Michigan, Jury Wednesday convicted Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar for felony charges related to their 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her summer home. . In October 2020, the FBI charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer.

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US state appeals upholds conviction of Derek Chauvin for murder of George Floyd

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd during a 2020 arrest. For the counts of unintentional second-degree felony murder , third-degree murder , and second-degree manslaughter against him, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison.

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PG&E Pleads Not Guilty To Manslaughter Over 2020 Calif. Fire

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PG&E pled not guilty Thursday to four felony involuntary manslaughter charges, and 27 other charges, for its role in allegedly causing the Zogg fire, which burned roughly 56,000 acres in two California counties in 2020, according to the Shasta County District Attorney's Office.

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