In his mugshot, 23-year-old Paul Simmons Jr. of North Carolina looks reasonably intimidating, to the extent that one can be intimidated by a photograph. This is a good thing for “PJ,” as prison records list him, since he is headed ...

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As the father of two young boys, this Sidebar reporter understands that siblings learn from each other and, on occasion, even to look up to each other. But Robby Lynn Hawkins of Rockwood, Tennessee, wanted to be his brother—at least ...

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Mena v. Lynch (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-083-16, 22 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 15-1009, April 27, 2016; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit grants a petition for review filed by a citizen of the Dominican Republic whose ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former principal at Charlotte Catholic High School has been sentenced to three months in a halfway house for taking more than $160,000 from the school and a related foundation. The Charlotte Observer reported that U.S. ...

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A former North Carolina lawmaker convicted on a dozen federal counts is trying to get his case dismissed.

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Jokes about lawyers and sharks go back a long way.

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Police in Gastonia say someone has stolen three dozen snakes from a reptile store.

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U.S. v. Mosteller (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-0125, 15 pp.) (Keenan, J.) No. 12-4434, Feb. 4, 2014; USDC at Florence, S.C. (Wooten, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant charged with theft of government funds for her continued receipt of veteran’s surviving ...

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The Transportation Security Administration says it has fired a supervisor at Charlotte Douglas International Airport following allegations of theft.

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Authorities say a grandmother's phone call to police led to the arrest of her grandson and another man accused of stealing from her church.

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