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3:06 PM EST
2/8/2012 New Merida Initiative anti-drug program starts while Mexican support weakensThe United States and Mexico announced a new program this week under the Merida Initiative intended to coordinate prosecutions of drug cartel associates.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances, Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Defendant

11:44 AM EST
1/20/2012 Group leaves Presbyterian Church to form 'reformed' denominationSome members of the Presbyterian Church have created a new denomination they say is a "reformed body" with "accountable relationships" among its leaders. The move comes less than a year after the church became the latest Christian denomination to allow gays and lesbians to be ordained as ministers.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Christianity, Protestant, Social Issue, Minority Group, Gays And Lesbians

11:50 AM EST
1/19/2012 Mexicans arrest drug cartel financial managerMexican soldiers arrested the alleged financial manager of the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel this week. The man, Jose Sanchez Villalobos, also is wanted in the United States on cocaine trafficking charges.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Gang Activity, Prosecution, Defendant

8:00 AM EST
12/20/2011 'Underwear bomber' wants new attorneyThe young Nigerian man who will forever be known as the "underwear bomber" wants a new lawyer because he believes his court-appointed counsel has misled him as his sentencing fast approaches.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Defendant, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror

2:02 PM EST
12/16/2011 Colombian drug lord extradited to United States by VenezuelaColombia’s reputed top drug lord is spending his first day as a prisoner in the United States Friday after being handed over to U.S. authorities by the Venezuelan government.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Defendant, International Law, Extradition

7:10 PM EST
12/6/2011 Pakistani spy agency ISI lobbyist Fai to appear in Virginia court for plea hearingA Virginia based Kashmiri separatist leader, arrested in July for allegedly funneling Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI’s) millions of dollars to influence the United States’ policy on Kashmir, is scheduled to appear in a court on Wednesday for a plea agreement hearing according to the Court officials and documents.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Defendant, Judiciary, Court Administration, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations

6:07 AM EST
12/3/2011 Pakistan-origin Virginia man pleads guilty of supporting terror outfit LeTA Virginia man of Pakistani origin on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of providing material support to dreaded Pakistan based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Tayyiba according to U.S. government officials.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Terrorism, Prosecution, Defendant, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

2:31 PM EST
11/15/2011 Mexican drug cartels accused of greater aggression against U.S.American law enforcement authorities say they are tracking what appears to be a more aggressive approach toward the United States by Mexican drug cartels.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Defendant, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror

2:54 PM EST
11/8/2011 Anonymous considers identifying drug cartel supporters despite death threatsSome members of the computer hacker group Anonymous are saying they plan to publish the names of Mexican drug cartel affiliates despite death threats.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Defendant, Politics, Censorship

2:37 PM EDT
10/13/2011 American prosecution against accused Russian arms dealer continuesProsecutors continued making their case Thursday that accused arms dealer Viktor Bout used his air cargo business as a cover for illegal weapons sales that incited rebel violence around the world.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Prosecution, Defendant, International Law, Extradition, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry