Criminal negligence articles
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Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard California scuba boat
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits. Captain Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer...
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The highest class of criminal
The intrepid jewel thief has always been an iconic figure in literature and cinema. From E.W Hornung’s Raffles, the gentleman burglar, to Cary Grant’s super-larcenist (“The Cat”) in Hitchcock’s 1955 comedy-thriller To Catch a Thief, he exists in a category far removed from other common criminals. Perhaps a descendant of the romanticized figure of Robin […]
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Motorcyclist being criminally charged after crash in Russell
A motorcyclist is being criminally charged after a crash in Russell.