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Law
2:42 pm
Tue November 20, 2012

UM professor named in $276 million insider trading scandal

UM professor named in $276 million insider trading scandal

From the federal government's filing against Mathew Martoma. Martoma allegedly received insider information from UM's Sidney Gilman.

In what is being called "the most lucrative insider trading scheme ever charged," federal prosecutors are filing a criminal case against Mathew Martoma, a former trader at a division of  SAC Capital.

Here's the press conference where the charges were described:

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12:08 pm
Tue November 20, 2012

FBI raids Detroit Public Library

FBI raids Detroit Public Library

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The Detroit Public Library

The FBI conducted a raid at the Detroit Public Library this morning.

The Detroit News reports agents arrived around 8 a.m. and left around 11 a.m.

The agents left carrying cardboard boxes and computer equipment, according to the News.

Law
10:38 am
Tue November 20, 2012

Woman, 77, gets probation in church embezzlement

Woman, 77, gets probation in church embezzlement

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A 77-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for taking money from a Detroit-area church and has been ordered to repay $50,000.

Helen Gvozdich was sentenced Tuesday in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens, avoiding the possibility of up to two years behind bars. She earlier pleaded guilty to embezzlement in an agreement with prosecutors. Court records say a judge also ordered her to perform community service.

Her lawyer has said she devoted decades to serving the church and was the victim of an unfortunate series of events.

Authorities originally said that in 2008-2009 Gvozdich stole about $79,000 from St. Stevan Decanski Serbian Orthodox Church in Warren. Prosecutors say church officials agreed to accept $50,000 repayment if she pleaded guilty.

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Law
2:14 pm
Mon November 19, 2012

Lawsuit continues: Emergency financial managers not legal

Lawsuit continues: Emergency financial managers not legal

DPS emergency financial manager Roy Roberts says without Proposal S, the district would be severely crippled.
Credit Sarah Hulett / Michigan Radio
The lawsuit contents emergency financial managers, such as Roy Roberts, are not valid under the law.

An 'emergency request' has been filed today with the Michigan Supreme Court asking that Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager Roy Roberts be removed from office.

Highland Park School Board member and union activist Robert Davis argues that the law supporting Roberts' position is no longer valid.

It's an argument the Michigan Court of Appeals disagreed on last week.

So now it's on to the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Law
12:10 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Court: No review of sentences for current juvenile lifers

Court: No review of sentences for current juvenile lifers

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Michigan ranks fourth in the nation for prisoner rehabilitation

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder does not apply retroactively.

The case involved a resentencing request for Raymond Carp. In 2006, Carp was convicted of first-degree murder as a 16-year old.

Jonathan Oosting of MLive has more:

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