Dec 21, 2007Author UnknownThe Tribune-Review
A key government witness in a federal sex-for-drugs case was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison for repeatedly violating her probation conditions.
Jennifer Riggle, 30, formerly of New Kensington, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose to report to prison after Jan. 1.
Riggle's probation was revoked for shoplifting and failing [...]
Dec 17, 2007By: Jason CatoThe Pittsburgh Tribune Review
A former government star witness in a drugs-for-sex case is on the lam and wanted by federal authorities.
U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose today issued an arrest warrant for Jennifer Lee Riggle, 30, after the woman failed to show up for a probation violation hearing Friday.
Riggle, of New Kensington, [...]
Dec 16, 2007By: Maureen DowdThe New York Times
With the Iowa campaign in wild flux — and in the case of Hillary, acid reflux — The Des Moines Register decides to hold a tie-breaking debate with the two Democratic front-runners. Carolyn Washburn, the phlegmatic editor of the paper, once more moderates.
WASHBURN: Senator Clinton, I’d like you to [...]
Dec 12, 2007By: Donna LeinwandUSA Today
Teen drug use continues its overall decline, but that progress does not extend to powerful prescription painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, a new national study shows.
The report, which President Bush will make public today, found the highly addictive narcotic painkillers that imitate morphine remain as popular as ever among [...]
Dec 11, 2007By: Linda GreenhouseThe New York Times
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 — The Supreme Court on Monday restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing.
In two decisions, the court said federal district judges had broad discretion to impose what they think are reasonable sentences, even if federal guidelines call for different sentences.
One decision [...]
Dec 4, 2007By: Maia SzalavitzHuffington Post
Most politicians support measures like so-called "prescription monitoring programs" mindlessly, figuring that if allowing the government access to medical records of scummy drug addicts will reduce their numbers, all is good.
But when state police start entering pharmacies to get full prescribing records of anyone taking a Schedule II controlled substance [...]
