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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) John Allen Muhammad   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Across the U.S. Court refuses to stop sniper execution RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block today's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. The court did not comment Monday on why it refused to consider his appeal. Muhammad is scheduled to die by injection at a Virginia prison for the slaying of Dean Harold Meyers at a gas station during a three-week spree in 2002 across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Muhammad and his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, were also suspected of fatal shootings in other states, including Louisiana, Alabama and Arizona. Malvo is serving a life sentence. Muhammad still has a clemency petition before Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine. Pennsylvania: Court kickbacks case heard A judge tasked with unraveling an alleged $2.8 million kickback scheme involving two Pennsylvania judges says they presided over a juvenile justice system “run amok.” Senior Bucks County Judge Arthur Grim told a state investigatory panel Monday that former Judge Mark Ciavarella sentenced juvenile offenders to jail without exploring the charges against them. New York: Suspicious powder sent to 3 consulates Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. A field test done on the powder sent the Uzbekistan Consulate came back negative for anthrax or any other dangerous substance, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Brown said. Envelopes containing a powder were also sent to the French and Austrian consulates. All three envelopes had Dallas postmarks, and at least one contained a note referencing al-Qaida, Brown said. D.C.: Eighth defendant guilty of passport file snooping A veteran State Department worker pleaded guilty Monday to illegally viewing passport files of celebrities, the eighth current or former employee of the agency to admit to snooping. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay to one count of unauthorized computer access. Texas: 4 people found shot to death in rural home Authorities called to check on a family's well-being in a rural southeast Texas home found the bodies of four people in what they're calling a triple murder- suicide. A San Jacinto County official said Monday that 43-year-old Oliver Bills Jr. fatally shot his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter and his adopted mother, 71-year-old Gloria Bills, before Bills killed himself. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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