EAST ST. LOUIS Michael Baxton Sr., the former chief of both East St. Louis and Alorton, was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine for crimes committed in both places.U.S. District Judge David Herndon followed a request by prosecutors and doubled the maximum penalty recommended under sentencing guidelines.Herndon said that while the crime itself was rather .. more …
Prosecutors and the defense agreed that the sentence should be “sufficient, but not greater than necessary.” They differed, though, in whether Baxton should go to prison or get probation, do community service or get home confinement.Defense attorney John O’Gara argued for probation or community service.He said Baxton lost the opportunity to do police work ever again and will have difficulty .. more …
Microsoft Corp. is reportedly rehearsing for the launch of a new digital music service for its Xbox Live platform and elsewhere that could be announced at E3, set to take place in Los Angeles in June.The possibility, first reported in The Verge , would replace the Zune Music Pass service that Microsoft currently offers in favor of a more versatile service that would be available on more devices .. more …
According to an April 1 incident report, three people took Sony PS3 and XBox 360 game systems, a PS3 game, clothing, candy and health products from Dorman Centre Walmart. The items have a total value of $1,070, the report states.The three people attempted to pay for the items in the electronics department. One of them fumbled with a debit card while another pushed the cart containing the items .. more …
Did you know that game design companies will pay you money to become a video game tester. Perhaps you even wish to specialize and become solely an Xbox 360 game tester! These companies spend literally millions of dollars a year, tweaking and perfecting new video games and therefore require willing testers prior to release.So what exactly does being an Xbox 360 game tester involve? You will be .. more …
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