California man sentenced for leading ring that bilked $7 million from casinos across the US

Calif. man sentenced for bilking $7M from casinos

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego man who led a card-cheating scheme that bilked dozens of casinos across the country out of a total of $7 million has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison.
Phuong Quoc Truong was sentenced Monday in San Diego after pleading guilty … Original source on Gaea Times at : California man sentenced for leading ring that bilked $7 million from casinos across the US.

Some Toyota drivers sue in US, want to return vehicles for a full refund after safety recall

Some Toyota drivers suing in US for a full refund

MIAMI – Some Toyota drivers worried about the safety of their cars are suing for a full refund.
Lawsuits filed Monday in Washington and Arizona have asked a judge to allow Toyota owners to return vehicles and get their money back.
Toyota is already the target of dozens … Read more >>>.

School teacher gets 18 months’ jail for dowry demands

CHANDIGARH – A local court here Monday sentenced a Sanskrit teacher in a Chandigarh government school and his parents to 18 months’ rigorous imprisonment for harassing his wife for dowry.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshul Berry found Dharminder Shastri and his parents Bhoop Singh and Chanderpatti guilty of harassing Anjala and sent them to jail.
According … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : School teacher gets 18 months’ jail for dowry demands.

Jethmalani appeals Supreme Court to recall order on SIT probe

NEW DELHI – Noted advocate Ram Jethmalani on Monday filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its directions ordering a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2002 Gujarat riots incidents.

Jetmalani moved the plea while appearing on behalf of former Bharatiya … Read more : Jethmalani appeals Supreme Court to recall order on SIT probe.

High court to hear pleas of Godhra accused Tuesday

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court will Tuesday hear the plea of 79 accused in the Godhra train burning case, challenging a designated court’s decision to consider the confession of the accused as evidence.

Earlier this month, a special court at the Sabarmati prison had turned down the accused’ plea and started to consider the … Original article on : High court to hear pleas of Godhra accused Tuesday.

Ohio woman: Pa. doctor botched breast surgery, gave wrong implants on fiance’s advice

Ohio woman says Pa. doc gave wrong breast implants

PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit says a Pennsylvania doctor gave an Ohio woman the wrong kind of breast implants after asking her fiance whether to continue with the botched operation.
Brittany Daly of Steubenville, Ohio, says she decided on silicon breast implants on the advice of her doctor, Beverly …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Ohio woman: Pa. doctor botched breast surgery, gave wrong implants on fiance’s advice.

DAV asked to pay Rs.10 crore to Dabwali fire victims

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday ordered the DAV Trust, running hundreds of educational institutions in the country, to pay an interim sum of Rs.10 crore for relief and rehabilitation of victims, killed and injured over 14 years ago in a raging fire at a school it ran in a Haryana town.

A bench of … Original article on : DAV asked to pay Rs.10 crore to Dabwali fire victims.

Ignoring trial procedure may lead to corruption: Court

NEW DELHI – Pulling up a trial court for not following the laid down procedure, the Delhi High Court Monday said that statutory provisions cannot be ignored during trials as it would create chaos, breed contempt for law and infuse corruption.

Justice S.N.Dhingra, while setting aside the trial court’s order for allowing a litigant to file …. Original article  : Ignoring trial procedure may lead to corruption: Court.

North Korea a ’state of fear’: UN expert

GENEVA – The North Korean government runs a “state of fear” while people are denied sufficient quantities of food, the UN human rights expert on the country said Monday.

Addressing the UN’s Human Rights Council, Vitit Muntarbhorn, an independent special rapporteur, said Pyongyang was running a “distorted” food policy which put the military ahead of ordinary … Read : North Korea a ’state of fear’: UN expert.

Satyam’s founder Raju denied bail

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday denied bail to scam-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd’s founder B. Ramalinga Raju, saying that he is the main accused in the case.

A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B.S. Chauhan also apprehended that if he was given bail, Raju might try to interfere …. Read the original article  : here.