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Erin Caffey, 17, gets 2 life terms in family deaths

01/ 3/09 02:02 PM ET

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EMORY, Texas — A teenage girl charged with capital murder for her role in the deaths of her mother and two young brothers agreed to a plea deal that could make her eligible for parole when she's 59, her attorney said.

Erin Caffey, 17, accepted the agreement…

Wrongfully convicted man says he can't forgive police

Edwin Chandler speaks about his settlement with Louisville metro government which has agreed to pay him $8.5 million dollars to settle his federal lawsuit. Chandler spent nine years in prison after the wrongful conviction but was exonerated in 2009 when another man was charged in the killing of Brenda Whitfield in a…

Guilty Plea in ’87 Kidnapping May Bring Life Sentence

Published: February 10, 2012

A quarter-century ago, Ann Pettway walked into a room in Harlem Hospital, picked up a 3-week-old girl and left. For years, as she presented the girl as her daughter, she hid the story of what she had done on that day in 1987.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who snatched a newborn from a hospital more than two decades ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called it a "crime of selfishness" that enhanced parents' fears and forced hospitals to boost security.

Ann Pettway, of Raleigh, N.C., nodded her head repeatedly as U.S. District Judge Kevin P.…

Kidnapping of Carlina White

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Carlina White

Born Carlina Renae White

July 15, 1987 (age 25)

New York City, USA

Disappeared August 4, 1987 (aged 19 days)

Harlem Hospital

Status Reunited in January 2011

Nationality American

Other names Nejdra "Netty" Nance

Ethnicity dominican

Alma…

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Catherine Greig

Bulger's companion during his years as a fugitive was his longtime girlfriend Catherine Greig. Greig grew up in Boston, and had an identical twin sister, Margaret,[85] and a younger brother, David. Their father was a machinist from Glasgow, Scotland and their mother was from Canada.[85]

Catherine E. Grieg, long-time girlfriend of James Joseph…

Whitey Bulger

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James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, mugshot August 2, 2011 by United States Marshals Service.

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

Charges Racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO):

Murder (19 counts)

Conspiracy to commit murder

Conspiracy to commit…

Petey Pablo

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Petey Pablo

Birth name Moses Barrett III

Born July 22, 1973 (age 39)

Greenville, North Carolina

Genres Hip Hop, Southern Rap, Crunk

Labels Jive, Death Row

Website www.myspace.com/peteypablo

Moses Mortimer Barrett III (born July 22,…

Judge FINALLY Exonerates Ex-Gang Member Of Murder

Sep 25, 2012 1 By Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A courtroom erupted in applause, cheers and shouts of “We love you” as a former gang member imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn’t commit was exonerated and set free Monday.

John Edward Smith (pictured), who was still in jail clothing when he appeared in…

Louis J. Pearlman

Real Name:

Louis Jay Pearlman

Profile:

American business man, born on June 19, 1954 in New York City, NY. Founder of the American Trans Continental Records, Inc., based in Orlando, Florida.

He has been responsible for the appearance of a multitude of artists using the "boy band" format. The first one of his projects were the…

Charles Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known as Max B, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City, New York.

In 2009, Max B began serving a 75-year prison sentence for charges of armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and murder.[2]

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Mac (rapper)

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Mac

Birth name McKinley Phipps

Also known as Mac

The Camouflage Assassin

Lil Mac

Born July 30, 1977 (age 35)

Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Genres Hip hop

Occupations Rapper

Years active 1989–present

Labels No Limit/Priority

Associated acts Master P,…

Buju Banton

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Buju Banton

Buju Banton performing at Ilosaarirock, 2006

Background information

Birth name Mark Anthony Myrie

Also known as Gargamel

Born 15 July 1973 (age 39)

Origin Kingston, Jamaica

Genres Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion, roots reggae

Occupations Deejay, Singer

Years…

Filmmakers issue casting call for next ‘Celestial’ movie

actors and crew are seen above in a scene shot for the locally-produced film, “Celestial Run.”

Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:16 am

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Two Maricopa-based filmmakers are looking for local actors to play several roles in their next film.

Director…

The federal government is pissed at R. Kelly ... for failing to pay a whopping $4.8 million in back taxes ... TMZ has learned.

According to documents filed by the IRS, Kelly owes money on his taxes going way back to 2005. It breaks down like this ...

2005 - $1,472,366.77

2006 - $710,520.51

2007 - $376,180.11

2008 - $1,122,694.90

2009 -…

Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to spend two years behind bars for stiffing the IRS out of more than $700k in back taxes.

Sigel -- who's worked with some of the biggest names in rap including Jay-Z and Snoop -- had previously pled guilty to not filing federal tax returns for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005.

During today's sentencing hearing in U.S District…

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." Martin Luther King - Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

This morning while doing my review of the news of the day I came…

YOUNG BUCK

Rapper Checks into Prison

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Young Buck is back in prison ... TMZ has learned the former G-Unit rapper has officially begun his 18-month sentence for gun possession.

Sources connected to the rapper tell us ... moments ago, Buck checked into Yazoo City Medium Security Federal Prison in Southern…

A 31-year-old local rapper who gained international acclaim for his gritty songs detailing drug dealing, violence and a no-snitch mantra was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for gun possession and witness tampering. Christopher Dorsey, better known as B.G. or Baby Gangsta, was an original member of the 1990s rap super group the Hot Boys. His most recent…