Prosecutors have asked a federal court to set plea hearings for two corrections officers on a conspiracy charge stemming from an assault on a jail inmate who later died. Assistant U.S. Attorney Monica Coleman filed motions Wednesday seeking the hearings for Southern Regional Jail officers Andrew Fleshman and Steven Wimmer. The officers were charged earlier […]
Prosecutors seek plea hearings for corrections officers accused in death of inmate
October 26, 2023 by
Appeals court upholds broad use of obstruction law that prosecutors have deployed against Trump
October 22, 2023 by
The opinion is an important milestone with repercussions for hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions, including Donald Trumpâs. | Seth Wenig/AP Federal prosecutors on Friday narrowly avoided an appeals court ruling that could have upended their criminal prosecution of Donald Trump, but the legal battle will continue over a federal obstruction statute that has become a
Prosecutors lay out evidence against teen suspect charged with killing beloved NYC activist
October 6, 2023 by
The Brooklyn teenager accused of fatally stabbing a beloved local activist through the heart was remanded without bail Thursday night at an emotional arraignment where prosecutors laid out their evidence against the alleged killer. Brian Dowling, 18, glanced back at his parents â who wept and shook with emotion â during his initial hearing at […]
Virginia leftist prosecutors face reelection challenges amid criminal justice reform controversy
July 31, 2023 by
Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers are facing primary challenges in next month’s elections. Virginia’s June 20 Democratic Primary could shed light on whether suburban voters still embrace the criminal justice reforms that carried them into office. The challengers in the races in Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties […]
Report: Federal Prosecutors Indict New York Rep. George Santos
July 13, 2023 by
Federal prosecutors have indicted New York Rep. George Santos (R) on unknown criminal charges, CNN reported on Tuesday. The charges were filed under seal, but Santos is expected to appear at federal court in New Yorkâs eastern district as early as Wednesday, CNNÂ revealed. The exact nature of the charges âcouldnât immediately be learned,â CNN reported.
Ex-Bills punter Matt Araiza not present during alleged rape, prosecutors say: report
July 13, 2023 by
Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza was not present for the alleged gang rape he was accused of participating in with two of his football teammates that occurred at a party near San Diego Stateâs campus in October 2021, prosecutors have reportedly found. Araiza had made the Billsâ 53-man roster as the teamâs punter after […]
Prosecutors Reveal Bombshell DNA Match in Kohberger Case
June 22, 2023 by
The DNA collected from a knife sheath found at the scene of the quadruple murder of four University of Idaho students last fall is a âstatistical matchâ to accused killer Bryan Kohberger, prosecutors say.In a June 16 motion for a protective order, Idaho prosecutors revealed that a âSTRâ DNA comparison was performed between a cheek
Accused Delphi Killer âConfessed Five or Six Times,â Prosecutors Say
June 17, 2023 by
However, Richard Allenâs defense lawyer argued the âincriminating statementsâ should be discounted in light of Allenâs apparently flagging mental health.Published Jun. 15, 2023 6:26PM ET Carroll County Circuit Court/Indiana State PoliceAccused double murderer and former CVS pharmacy technician Richard Allen âconfessed five or six timesâ to killing Delphi, Indiana teens Libby German and Abby Williams on a hiking
Prosecutors Drop Case Against NYPD Officer Accused of Spying for China
March 13, 2023 by
Prosecutors for the Eastern District of New York on Friday dropped their charges against Baimadajie Angwang, an NYPD officer and former U.S. Marine accused of reporting to Chinese officials on the activities of fellow ethnic Tibetans living in the United States. Angwang was working as a community affairs officer in Queens when he was arrested
WATCH: Sonâs Video Destroys Murdaugh Alibi, Prosecutors Say
February 2, 2023 by
South Carolina jurors on Wednesday watched the last video that Paul Murdaugh made before he was killedâa crucial piece of information that prosecutors say destroys his fatherâs alibi for the slaying.Disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh has claimed he was nowhere near the dog kennels where Paul and his mother Maggie were slain at the time of
Man Convicted Of Double-Murder Approved For Parole Eligibility, Prosecutors Barred From Hearing Under LAâs New Laws
February 6, 2021 by
A man who was convicted for shooting and killing two teenagers at a party in Los Angeles more than three decades ago was approved for parole eligibility by the state on Wednesday during a hearing that prosecutors were not allowed to attend, according to Fox 11. Howard Elwin Jones was convicted for the December 1988…
Prosecutors drop felony charges against 87 Breonna Taylor protesters arrested at home of Kentucky AG
July 19, 2020 by
A Jefferson County attorney announced Friday that felony charges against 87 protesters who occupied the front lawn of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s home earlier this week while protesting the death of Breonna Taylor have been dropped.Two other misdemeanor charges against each of the protesters, which include trespassing and disorderly conduct, remain, but Attorney Mike O’Connell said…
Prosecutorâs Senate Report Outlines 9 Reasons Why Christine Blasey Ford Not Credible.
October 2, 2018 by
Rachel Mitchell, the veteran sex crimes prosecutor chosen by Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh, has filed a report that points out Fordâs inconsistencies and apparent deceptions. âIn the legal context, here is my bottom line,â she writes. âA âhe said, she saidâ case is incredibly […]
In Unprecedented Move, Rosenstein Asks 100s Of Prosecutors To Review SCOTUS Pick’s Records
July 12, 2018 by
In a somewhat unprecedented move, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has asked the offices of all 93 U.S. attorneys to each provide up to three federal prosecutors to assist the Justice Department in reviewing government records of President Trumpâs Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Even The New York Times admits this move is “an unusual insertion […]
Prosecutors: Exaggerating Climate Risks Might be Fraud
June 23, 2016 by
Oops! Rockefeller-funded âclimateâ alarmists caught conspiring with rogue officials to persecute their critics by abusing the legal system are almost certainly kicking themselves right now. Responding to what multiple legal experts have described as a potential âcriminal conspiracyâ among far-left prosecutors and global-warming theorists to target skeptics of their increasingly discredited theory, conservative-leaning state attorneys […]