(AP) — A woman convicted of scamming immigrants out of more than $11,000 says she’d be glad to serve her one-year jail sentence if prosecutors help her return from Brazil.

Gabriela Machado recently emailed the judge and said she was stuck in Brazil.

Machado says she went to Brazil to visit her mother in the hospital and get her affairs in order, but now her travel documents have expired and she’s having trouble getting new ones.

Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly says he can’t confirm that Machado is actually in Brazil, but his office will work to bring her back to Lincoln.

Machado was convicted of using her job at a legal aid organization to steal by telling immigrants they had to pay bogus fees.

(AP) — A central Indiana woman who promised to donate one of her kidneys to a man she barely knew has married him three years after his successful transplant surgery.

Chelsea Clair and Kyle Froelich met at a 2009 car show when he was 19 and she was 22. Clair learned that day that Froelich had a serious kidney disease — and she told him then and there she would give him one of hers.

She underwent the necessary tests and ended up being a near perfect match. Three years ago, she donated one of her kidneys to Froelich.

The couple was married Oct. 12 at the Danville Conservation Club, the venue that hosted the car show where they met.

(AP) — Nebraska regulators have revoked the child care license of an Omaha woman.

The state Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release Thursday that Danielle Phelps’ license was removed in an emergency order issued last week. That means the agency felt immediate action was necessary to protect the well-being and safety of a child.

The order means Phelps can’t provide care for any children except her own. Parents enrolled in the child care program linked to Phelps have been notified of the order.

Additional information about the case has not been released. Phelps is allowed to request a hearing regarding her revocation order.

(AP) — Skeletal remains found along an interstate bridge in western Iowa have been identified as a Nebraska man accused of fleeing arrest nearly two years ago.

The state Division of Criminal Investigation announced Thursday that remains discovered on Oct. 11 belong to 21-year-old Chance Fletcher, of Omaha. They were positively identified through dental records.

Fletcher was last seen alive during a police pursuit on Dec. 15, 2011. He is accused of leading a police chase in a stolen vehicle. Local police say Fletcher wrecked the car near the I-480 bridge and escaped on foot. Authorities were later unable to find him.

Omaha Police’s missing persons unit coordinated the area search on Oct. 11. Fletcher’s remains were discovered in a drainage ditch.

(AP) — The mother of a 12-year-old Florida girl who jumped to her death after being bullied for months is exploring her legal options.

Attorneys said Thursday that they’ve taken no legal action yet on behalf of Rebecca Sedwick’s mother. But they haven’t ruled out suing Polk County schools or the parents of two girls who were arrested in connection with Sedwick’s death.

Among the attorneys representing the mother, Tricia Norman, is former Gov. Charlie Crist.

Norman’s attorneys say they plan to establish a website to help her raise money to pay for funeral costs. Any additional funds will be used for anti-bullying causes.

Two of Sedwick’s schoolmates, who deputies say were primarily responsible for the bullying, were arrested last week. They were charged with stalking.

(AP) — A 14-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend in Nebraska have been accused of trying to kill the girl’s mother because she disapproved of the relationship.

Chief Deputy Douglas County Attorney Brenda Beadle says the teens each face a charge of attempted murder in juvenile court.

Beadle says the teens will likely face probation and other lesser punishments.

Authorities say the mother was not seriously injured in the Oct. 14 incident, which involved the boy jumping on the woman’s back and the girl trying to hit her mother with a frying pan.

The mother is not interested in pursuing a prosecution, but Beadle says the attack warrants an investigation and juvenile court oversight.

(AP) — Omaha police say a lockdown at an apartment building has been lifted after the search for a man believed to be armed moved away from the area.

Officer James Shade says the Livestock Exchange Building was cleared Wednesday afternoon after police searched the area and determined there was no immediate threat to residents. There are no reports of injuries.

Police received a report around 4 p.m. about a former tenant who was armed and had confronted management about being evicted. Officers searched the building and determined the man had left by the time they arrived.

Additional information about a weapon was not available. Police continue to look for the man, whose name has not been released.

Troopers from Nebraska and South Dakota will team up for a day of special enforcement activities in an effort to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes.

The special enforcement with a focus on impaired and distracted driving is planned for Friday, October 25 and will include troopers from the Nebraska State Patrol Troop B Headquarters- Norfolk and troopers from the South Dakota Highway Patrol District #2-Sioux Falls.

“Through this effort we are hoping to send the message that roadway safety is a shared responsibility,” said Troop B Commander Captain Paul Hattan.

Captain Kevin Joffer Commander Patrol District #2 said, “Not only must we as law enforcement work together to keep our roads safe, we need the cooperation of the motoring public as well.”

Special enforcement efforts will begin Friday morning and continue into the early morning hours on Saturday, October 26. During that time troopers will conduct high visibility patrol and a DUI checkpoint along the Highway 81 corridor joining both states.

The Nebraska State Patrol and the South Dakota Highway Patrol encourage all motorists to do their part to stay safe by never driving impaired or distracted and always buckling up.

(AP) — A federal judge has entered a default judgment against former Douglas County crime scene investigator David Kofoed in two wrongful prosecution lawsuits.

Matthew Livers and Nicholas Sampson sued several Nebraska law enforcement agencies and officials, including Kofoed, who spend two years in prison for evidence tampering in the case. Prosecutors said Kofoed planted blood evidence in a car to bolster a case against Livers and Sampson, who were later exonerated.

The other defendants agreed to pay a total of $2.6 million to the men to settle the suits.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon noted in his order Tuesday that Kofoed did not answer the lawsuits’ complaints or appear for hearings or trial.

A judgment on damages against Kofoed will be determined later.

Kofoed could not be reached for comment.

(AP) — A district judge has granted a 26-year-old York man his wish: prison time.

Jacob Harris’ attorney acknowledged that the request was unusual. Attorney Steve Fillman told Judge Patrick Mullen on Monday that Harris wanted the prison time despite being a candidate for probation.

Harris said he wanted to go to prison and that he was sorry for what he’d done. Harris was convicted of theft and attempted burglary.

Prosecutor Candace Dick says Harris had said he didn’t want to be baby-sat by probation officials.

Mullen sentenced Harris to 18 to 45 months for the attempted burglary and 90 days for the theft. The two sentences will be served at the same time.

He was credited for nine days already served.