Mural painted by Shane Grammar on a chimney at property burned by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California Power company PG&E has announced that it will plead guilty to 84 counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting a fire in connection with the 2018 California “Camp Fire.” That’s according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing obtained by The Sacramento Bee. The move […]
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22 year old FX trader Kevin Perry has pleaded guilty to defrauding his investors in an FX scam that started when he was just a teenager. A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia on Friday said that “Perry led investors to believe that his investment company, Lucrative Pips, was successfully earning substantial profits by investing in the foreign currency (or […]
A Lebanese man charged with conspiracy to violate US export laws by sending drone equipment to Hezbollah, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Minnesota on Monday. Issam Hamade is facing the charges alongside his brother, Usama Hamade. While a third defendant, Samir Ahmed Berro, remains at large. Issam is set to be sentenced next month, with prosecutors planning to ask for a reduced sentence of […]
Karl Alexander A retired administrative judge has admitted to buying a gun for a “nazi sympathizer.” Karl Alexander, 78, pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania federal court on Friday to making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer, according to The Department of Justice. He said he did this for friend, housemate, and convicted felon Dennis Alan Riggs, 50. “Why did you purchase a gun for an […]
Hollywood is now heralding Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault case, once seen as a referendum on the #MeToo movement, as the start of a new era for accountability. Actresses and activists celebrated Monday when a New York jury found the producer guilty on two counts, in a decision that could send him to jail for up to 25 years. “The era of impunity for powerful men who […]
As Jussie Smollett sat in a holding area at the Chicago’s Leighton Criminal Courthouse, waiting to appear before a judge for the second time for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, he met at least one friendly fan. “Jussie Smollett!” an elderly woman reportedly shouted. “Man, you [are] good in Empire.” While the gaggle of reporters and others who had gathered around him chuckled, Smollett […]
Brad Barket/Getty Images for Mount Sinai Sen. Chuck Schumer really, really likes Junior’s Cheesecake in New York. After a New York Post report that he spent $8,638.85 in less than 10 years on cheesecake, Schumer on Sunday admitted to his serious sweet tooth. “I give them as gifts. I use them for bets, you know when someone wants to bet something, you know for a Brooklyn […]
Harvey Weinstein was convicted of third degree rape and a criminal sexual act by a New York jury of seven men and five women, who took five days to reach their verdict. He faces up to 25 years in prison. Weinstein was acquitted of predatory sexual assault, the most serious charge, and first degree rape. The jury was deadlocked on the charge of predatory sexual assault, […]
24 Feb, 2020 16:49 Miramax mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of third degree rape and first-degree sexual assault, while the jury has acquitted him of the more serious charges of predatory sexual assault and first degree rape. The jury’s decision to convict on two out of the five charges was delivered on Monday after five days of deliberation and spares him a conviction on […]
Kena Betancur/Getty Images Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two counts of rape and sexual assault and acquitted on some others in his New York trial. The disgraced Hollywood mogul faced five counts: predatory sexual assault, criminal sexual assault in the first degree, predatory sexual assault, rape in the first degree and rape in the third degree. He was found guilty of criminal sexual act in […]
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein—once revered as one of Hollywood’s most influential power brokers—was found guilty of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act on Thursday at his watershed rape trial in Manhattan. After over five days of deliberation, jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court cleared Weinstein, 67, of the most serious charge against him, predatory sex assault. He faced five charges, including predatory sexual assault and […]
21 Feb, 2020 11:45 File photo of St Paul’s in London ©REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was arrested in October by counter-terrorism investigators after she asked undercover cops to supply explosives. Source
Alex Wong/Getty Images Roger Stone, political consultant and longtime friend of President Donald Trump, was found guilty last November on all seven counts against him. They are: one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, which includes lying to Congress, and one count of witness tampering in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone was found […]
Steve Chen, the ringleader behind the $100 million-plus Gemcoin fraud of 2013-2015, agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The 62-year-old resident of Southern California will face a minimum of 10 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). As part of his plea agreement, Chen admitted to running and promoting U.S. Fine Investment Arts (USFIA), an […]
Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of all three charges related to his efforts to extort up to $25 million from athletic apparel giant Nike. The verdict, following a two-week trial, could lead to a long prison sentence for the lawyer.Developing… Source
Embattled lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted of extorting Nike, and of defrauding his client in a bid to reap millions from the shoemaker, in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. It took jurors less than two days to deliver their guilty verdict against the California litigator, who shot to fame for representing porn star Stormy Daniels in a civil case against President Trump. Avenatti’s conviction marks a […]