In 2008, the FBI opened 132 trafficking investigations, made 139 arrests and obtained 94 convictions.
Defense lawyers for the six have 30 days to appeal their convictions and sentences.
Many countries do not pursue insider-trading convictions, or if they do, only impose financial penalties.
Brokers must be licensed, fingerprinted, disclose any criminal convictions and go through an FBI background check.
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The researchers said mistaken identification by eyewitnesses was a leading cause of wrongful convictions.
On February 1st nine convictions were overturned, bringing to 32 the number of cases reversed.
The court heard that both brothers have previous convictions for motoring offences, including drink driving.
It's important to remember that the vast majority of criminal convictions are upheld on appeal.
Skilling and Lay have some powerful arguments if they appeal their convictions, Podgor said.
Mr Riordan said Ms Smith was a woman of good character with no previous convictions.
Between them the women had 5, 268 proven convictions - an average of about 32 crimes each.
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Ms Smith said she had no previous convictions but she had been cautioned on one occasion.
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He has 16 previous convictions for 27 offences, including for a non-dwelling house burglary in 2002.
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District Attorney Reed Walters tried him as an adult and won convictions on two charges.
The ruling by the court was the last chance the 13 had to reverse their convictions.
Ashcroft is considered a man of principle, admired for his deep moral and conservative convictions.
Ingratiation is no cakewalk for entrepreneurs because they are so solidly wedded to their convictions.
Legal records show Ebel had convictions for several robberies and for assaulting a prison guard.
By then, he already had multiple convictions for minor offenses, and several jail sentences.
Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner said Cruise's own convictions had no relation to the film's content.
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Currently job applicants are obliged to disclose all criminal convictions, no matter how old or irrelevant.
The case was an appeal of criminal convictions of Emadeddin Muntasser, Muhamed Mubayyid, and Samir Al-Mon.
Every year from 2002 to 2007 his office secured more criminal convictions than the year before.
Authorities said the 55 suspects tally a combined 52 felony and 151 misdemeanor convictions.
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Prosecutors receive praise, and are reelected and promoted based on their ability to win convictions.
Speaking after the verdicts were announced, Mr Donoghue said he was "elated" at the convictions.
Unfortunately for Skilling, the court left intact his other convictions for fraud and insider trading.
When I campaigned for John Kerry's Senate seat in 1996, he was resolved in his convictions.
An appeals court threw out two of the convictions based on the sufficiency of the evidence.
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Their screams simply are not loud enough, unaided, to overcome the obstacles to overturning wrongful convictions.
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