Ex-aide pleads guilty to stealing nearly $23K from congresswoman to pay credit card debt

A former staffer for Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday to siphoning over $20,000 from her former boss’s bank account to pay her own credit card bills. Courtney Hruska, 40, admitted to committing felony wire fraud at a court hearing in Alexandria, Virginia. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, … Read more

Jeffries declines to break with indicted Democrat after ethics panel’s guilty verdict

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan group of lawmakers found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations, but House Democratic leadership is standing by their embattled colleague. “As I understand it, the Ethics Committee has one final step in their process, so I’m not going to … Read more

Florida representative found guilty on ethics charges

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Florida representative found guilty on ethics charges 00:21 UP NEXT Peter Alexander announces departure from NBC News 00:44 Tiger Woods seen walking out from Florida jail 00:52 Multiple votes not enough to pass DHS funding 00:37 House passes … Read more

Gilgo Beach murder suspect expected to plead guilty

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Tiger Woods involved in rollover crash in Florida 00:31 Johnson says House GOP will not support Senate DHS deal 00:38 Now Playing Gilgo Beach murder suspect expected to plead guilty 00:22 UP NEXT Farmers in North Carolina struggle as fuel … Read more

House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of violating 25 ethics charges

WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing, a special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of 25 ethics charges, capping a three-year investigation into allegations she stole millions in federal relief funds and funneled some of that to her congressional campaign. The secret vote came after Cherfilus-McCormick and … Read more

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likely to change plea to guilty, source says

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is likely to change his plea to guilty when he next appears in court, a source with knowledge of the case tells CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff. Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, previously pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of seven women between 1993 and … Read more

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likely to change plea to guilty, source says

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is likely to change his plea to guilty when he next appears in court, a source with knowledge of the case tells CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff. Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, previously pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of seven women between 1993 and … Read more

Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings expected to plead guilty, sources say

Rex Heuermann, the man charged with seven of the Gilgo Beach murders that gripped Long Island, New York, is expected to plead guilty next month, according to a source. He’s expected to enter the guilty plea in the serial killings April 8, according to a source familiar with the matter. Court records show an appearance … Read more

Cleveland mother pleads not guilty after bodies of 2 young daughters found in suitcases at playground

A Cleveland mother charged in the deaths of her two young daughters after their bodies were found buried in suitcases in shallow graves at a playground pleaded not guilty Thursday. Aliyah Henderson, dressed in blue and handcuffed behind her back, made a brief video appearance before a judge in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. She … Read more

Woman pleads not guilty to all charges connected to shooting at Rihanna’s home

A Florida woman fired about 20 rounds at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home and put “lives at risk” while the Grammy winner, her partner A$AP Rocky and their children were inside, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, pleaded not guilty to all charges in connection with the March 8 attack on Rihanna’s home in the … Read more