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Another Guatemalan smuggling ring busted, this time in Ohio

(The Center Square) – Another Guatemalan human smuggling ring has been busted, this time in Ohio. In this case, three Guatemalan nationals, all illegally in the country, were indicted in connection to an international smuggling ring of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and defrauding the government. UACs are minors trafficked to the

Fort Peck man sentenced to 15 years for killing man who beat his sister

A federal judge sentenced a Wolf Point man Wednesday to nearly 16 years in prison for a homicide that had the Fort Peck Indian Reservation on lockdown. Ethan Louis Murphy fatally shot a man last year, and wounded a second man, retaliating against a vicious assault on his sister. The

FBI arrests eight accused of 'terrorizing' U-M leaders, Jewish Federation

(The Center Square) – Federal authorities have arrested eight people connected to the University of Michigan after a federal grand jury indicted them for threatening university officials, businesses and the Jewish Federation. The indictment alleges the defendants, all young adults now in their 20s, carried out a series of “actions” after

Clinton man arrested in 2 unsolved 1990s Missoula homicides

Law enforcement arrested a 69-year-old Clinton man Monday afternoon on suspicion of homicide related to the killing of two elderly Missoula women more than 35 years ago. Nickie Dean Gardiner was booked for deliberate homicide and currently sits in the Missoula County Detention Center on a $5 million

Fort Bragg soldier’s trial Dec. 7; dismissal motion expected next month

(The Center Square) – Trial is set for Dec. 7 for an enlisted soldier from Fort Bragg charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 in a prediction market across a baker's dozen bets. It will be the first American prosecution of insider trading involving the

No state charges for Cities Church protesters, federal charges pending

(The Center Square) – Protesters who disrupted a Sunday worship service at Cities Church in January will not face state criminal charges, according to a decision announced last week by the St. Paul City Attorney's Office. City Attorney Irene Kao said prosecutors reviewed video footage and other evidence related

Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults

Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Can kids go to prison? – Artie, age 10, New York City The United States has a special justice system for people under