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Madoff To Plead Guilty
CNN's Allan Chernoff reports
Bernard Madoff intends to plead guilty at a hearing tomorrow. But, he's not cutting a deal with prosecutors and not agreeing to cooperate with government investigators. The government is investigating to determine who else may face charges.
Madoff won't be sentenced right away. Judge Denny Chin says it could be several months before a sentencing hearing is held that will likely sent Madoff to prison for the rest of his life. Until then, he remains under house-arrest in his luxurious New York apartment.
Prostitution on Craigslist?
It's a site millions use to look for a job, to get a new apartment, and a used sofa to fill it. But law enforcement officials say Craigslist is also one stop shopping for prostitution. A red light district for the new millennium.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart filed a lawsuit against the website – over its "erotic services" section. Craigslist's CEO, Jim Buckmaster, says the lawsuit "mystifies" him. Sheriff Dart joined us live to explain his position.
Church Shooting Hero
Today we're learning new details about the chilling murder of Pastor Fred Winters. A prosecutor says Terry Sedlacek marked Sunday in his planner as "Death Day" and was carrying enough ammo to kill 30 people.
Police are charging the 27-year-old with first degree murder. Two church-goers tackled the shooter, heroically stopping him before he could hurt anyone else. One of those men is Keith Melton – he joined us live to tell his story.
Kids Jailed For Cash?
14 year-old Eric Stefanski answered the door when our crew arrived at his Nanticoke, Pennsylvania home. He seemed like any other teenager – asking us about our trip from Manhattan and intrigued with all our equipment.
But until recently Eric was not living a normal teen experience. At the age of 12 he was hauled away to a juvenile detention center after he took his mother’s car for a joyride and crashed it. His mother Linda Donovan wanted to teach him a lesson and reported the incident to the police. She thought Eric would get probation. Instead, Linda was shocked when her son was sent away to juvenile detention.
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