By the nineties, Hurst had begun devoting significant time to criminal-arson cases, and, as he was exposed to the methods of local and state fire investigators, he was shocked by what he saw.

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Authorities arraigned Jose Pimentel Sunday night in a New York court on state charges of possession of a bomb for terrorism, conspiracy as a crime of terrorism, soliciting support for a terrorist act, being a felon in possession of a weapon and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief and arson, according to a criminal complaint.

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He also won dismissal of felony kidnapping, arson and criminal threats charges against hip-hop star Nathaniel Hale, whose stage name is Nate Dogg.

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The cause of the blaze, which broke out around 2 a.m. at Psychiatric Hospital No. 14 in Ramensky, about 80 miles north of Moscow, had not been determined and authorities were looking at the possibility of an electrical malfunction or arson and had opened a criminal investigation, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

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The MVD headquarters in Moscow quickly concluded that the fire was not the result of arson, but it still opened a criminal case against Avtovaz management on tax evasion charges several days later.

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The majority of offences are criminal damage, but they also include more serious crimes such as arson and assault causing actual bodily harm.

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