Law_Crime

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Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez is facing questions from Republicans over what he knows about the woman heading an investigation into the IRS' targeting of tea party groups. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE-In this May 1, 2013 file photo shows Lori Ballman holding a tribute to her late daughter, Deanna, at her home in Pataskala, Ohio. Defense attorney Sam Shamansky argued Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 that Ali Salim, an ex-Ohio doctor, was sentenced too harshly for his convictions on charges of raping Deanna Ballman and causing her death through a fatal heroin overdose. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)

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FILE-In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 file photo shows Ali Salim, right, apologizing for the death of Deanna Ballman with his attorney, Sam Shamansky, left, in Delaware, Ohio. Shamansky argued Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 that Salim, an ex-Ohio doctor was sentenced too harshly for his convictions on charges of raping an Ballman and causing her death through a fatal heroin overdose.(AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2013 file photo, Sharon Baldwin, left, and Mary Bishop speak at East Central University in Ada, Okla., as part of the ECU Gay-Straight Alliance's National Coming Out Day event. A federal judge on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 struck down Oklahoma's gay marriage ban, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution, but immediately stayed the effects of the ruling while the courts sort out the matter. (AP Photo/Eric Turner)

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This undated photo provided by the Jackson County jail in Medford, Ore., shows Susan Monica, 65, of Rogue River, Ore. Sheriff's detectives were investigating Monica on identity theft charges, and in the course of searching her 20-acre ranch, found evidence to charge her with two counts of murder. Authorities have not said just what that evidence was, or released the names of the victims. Monica was ordered held without bail. (AP Photo/Jackson County Sheriff's Office)

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Yolanda Villegas talks to reporters after learning her son would be released from jail in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Daniel Villegas, convicted in 1995 for the murder of two teens, was released on bond after a court of appeals ruled his defense was inefficient during the 1995 trial. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

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Yolanda Villega hugs her son Daniel after his release from jail in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Daniel Villegas, convicted in 1995 for the murder of two teens, was released on bond after a court of appeals ruled his defense was inefficient during the 1995 trial. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

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Daniel Villegas waves as he leaves county jail in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Villegas, convicted in 1995 for the murder of two teens, was released on bond after a court of appeals ruled his defense was inefficient during the 1995 trial. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)