Bond Investor Ken Leech Pleads Guilty to Obstructing SEC Probe
Prosecutors accused the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management of leading a cherry-picking fraud scheme. Source link
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Man Charged With Killing Minnesota Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Avoid Death Penalty
Vance Luther Boelter will receive multiple life sentences for the fatal shooting of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Source link
Ex-NBA player Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to new charges in alleged gambling scheme
NBA journeyman Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud conspiracy, stemming from his alleged role in a sprawling sports betting scheme. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn claimed that Rozier solicited and … Read more
US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
WASHINGTON — An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Thomas Pauken II is set to be sentenced Sept. 1 in a U.S. District … Read more
From inside Iran’s Evin Prison, journalist Reza Valizadeh pleads for medical help for him and other American captives
In a recorded phone call from inside Iran’s Evin Prison, Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh made a plea to the U.S. government to obtain medical help for him and other Americans detained in Tehran’s notorious prison. “Even if treating our diseases is a big demand, it would have at least asked the Iranian authorities to reduce … Read more
American journalist pleads for help from Iranian prison
As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, Margaret Brennan was able to hear an American journalist’s plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran. Source link
Shia LaBeouf pleads guilty to simple battery for punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS — Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras. Sentencing details were not immediately available in online court records. An attorney and a manager for LaBeouf did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Video of … Read more
Fugitive who stole identity of college grad who died in 1975 pleads guilty to fraud
A fugitive who stole a college graduate’s identity and proceeded to use it for more than 40 years as a way to avoid arrest on an attempted murder charge has now pleaded guilty to fraud, among other charges, federal authorities said. Stephen Craig Campbell, 73, took on the identity of an Arkansas man named Walter Lee … Read more
NYC landlord pleads for help as ‘9-year-squatter’ continues to drain him dry in court saga: ‘Twilight Zone’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: NEW YORK CITY — A Brooklyn landlord says he has been trapped in a nearly decade-long legal nightmare that has cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and legal fees, while New York courts repeatedly delay resolution as his tenant continues living in … Read more
Former chef pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to 14 people who died by suicide
A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who used them to end their own lives pleaded guilty Friday to counseling or aiding suicide. Wearing a dark blazer and a white shirt, Kenneth Law, a former chef, stood in the prisoner’s box of a Newmarket, Ontario, court to enter his guilty pleas. … Read more