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Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli Arrested On Securities Fraud Charges

5:27pm December 17, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The young man who caused a huge controversy by trying to jack up the price of a life-saving drug is in the news again. Martin Shkreli was arrested Thursday morning on charges of securities fraud.

A file photo shows AIDS activists carrying an image of Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli in a makeshift cat litter pan, angry over his company's move to raise a drug's cost. Shkreli was arrested on charges unrelated to that 5,000 percent price hik

FBI Arrests Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli On Fraud Charges

4:30pm December 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Martin Shkreli, the drug executive who was widely criticized for sharply raising the price of a drug used by HIV patients, has been released on $5 million bond.

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Prosecutors Consider Retrial For Baltimore Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Death

4:19pm December 17, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The mistrial in the first case in the death of Freddie Gray has left Baltimore residents shocked, disappointed, and still deeply distrustful of the justice system. But legal analysts say the case was never a good fit to address the issues that have been driving national protests around police brutality.

A handout provided by the Monroe County (N.Y.) Sheriff's Office shows Mufid Elfgeeh's mug shot from 2014.

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N.Y. Man Pleads Guilty To Recruiting For ISIS, Could Face 30-Year Prison Term

4:03pm December 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Officials say Mufid A. Elfgeeh used social media to send and receive information about terrorist groups and that he plotted to help two recruits travel from the U.S. to Syria.

Baltimore Protests Remain Peaceful After Mistrial In Freddie Gray Case

1:09pm December 17, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

A mistrial has been declared in the case against William Porter. He's the first of 6 police officers to face trial in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died while in police custody in April.

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Feds Arrest Martin Shkreli On Fraud Charges

12:17pm December 17, 2015

The pharmaceuticals executive was arrested Thursday for securities fraud. Prosecutors say he took stock from a biotech firm he founded and used it to pay debts from other business deals.

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Bureaucracy Hampers Clemency Appeals For Eligible Federal Prisoners

8:39am December 17, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

President Obama is expected to grant clemency to dozens of prisoners this week, but the numbers fall far short of his promise. Volunteers are working to send more applications to the White House.

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Mental Health Courts Are Popular, But Are They Effective?

8:32pm December 16, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

The courts serve as an alternative for people with mental health issues when legal charges are filed. The courts steer people to help through community services rather than jail.

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Baltimore Judge Declares Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks In Freddie Gray Case

8:08pm December 16, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of police officer William Porter, who was charged in the death of Freddie Gray. The jury could not reach agreement on any of the charges Porter faced.

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New York Officials Announce Reforms To Solitary Confinement In Prisons

7:32pm December 16, 2015

by Brian Mann

More than a thousand inmates will be released from solitary confinement under a deal made public in New York. State officials have agreed to reform the way prisoners are sent to isolation cells.

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