DOJ backs religious business in New Hampshire case over gender dysphoria insurance coverage
CONCORD, NH – The Justice Department is backing a New Hampshire small business in a federal lawsuit, filing a legal brief Monday stating that employers cannot be forced to cover gender dysphoria…
Former Head Coach of Women’s Soccer at the University of Southern California Sentenced in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – The former head coach of women’s soccer at the University of Southern California (USC) was sentenced yesterday for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. Ali Khosroshahin, 52, of…
Department of Justice Announces Additional Distribution of $92 Million to Victims in FIFA Corruption Case
The Department of Justice announced today a further distribution of approximately $92 million in compensation for losses suffered by FIFA, the world organizing body of soccer; CONCACAF, the confederation responsible for soccer…
Top Russian economist Mau charged in ‘large-scale’ fraud case
MOSCOW – Leading Russian economist Vladimir Mau has been charged with fraud “on an especially large scale”, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in a shock to Russia’s academic and economic elite.…
Former Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Southern California Sentenced in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – The former assistant coach of women’s soccer at the University of Southern California (USC) was sentenced yesterday for her involvement in a bribery scheme to facilitate the admission of applicants…
Third Former Coast Guard Employee Pleads Guilty in Test-Fixing Case, Several Co-Defendants Sentenced
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that former United States Coast Guard employee ELDRIDGE JOHNSON pleaded guilty on June 23, 2022, to one count of bribery and to one…
Two Parents in College Admissions Case Sentenced
BOSTON – Two California parents were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for their participation in the college admissions case in which they paid a total of $600,000 to facilitate their…
Lino Lakes Felon Charged Federally with Methamphetamine Trafficking, Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – Jose Angel Chapa-Aguilera has been charged in a federal indictment with drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December 2021 kidnapping and torture of a man, announced U.S.…
Reuters, Dow Jones move to unseal ZTE case records
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Reuters and Dow Jones on Monday brought a motion to unseal records in the U.S. case against China’s ZTE Corp, arguing there is a right to access…
Union Man Convicted in Retrial of 2015 McDonald’s Robbery Case
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Thomas H. Outland was once again convicted for an armed robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant in Scotch Plains in 2015. He was found guilty in 2017, but had…
Convicted Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Gun Possession in Project Safe Neighborhoods Case
VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Valdosta resident and member of a criminal street gang organization was sentenced to serve more than eight years in prison for illegally possessing a gun. Deontrey Demorria Crumpton,…
Arrests Made in Fentanyl Distribution Case
Council Bluffs, Iowa – Five Cass County, Iowa residents were arrested on federal indictments charging Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. The arrests are the result of a six-month investigation into a series of…
Owners Of Grand Rapids Trucking Company Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud Conspiracy, Pay $1,000,000 In Related Civil Case, In Connection With Covid-19 Relief Fraud
DMR Transportation Falsified Financial Records To Receive A Second-Draw Loan Under The Paycheck Protection Program GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Semsi Salja and Anes Suhonjic, the owners of…
Georgia Supreme Court overturns conviction in hot car murder case
By Rich McKay ATLANTA – The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of killing his 22-month-old son by leaving him in a sweltering sport utility…
Bill Cosby found liable in civil case for sexual assault in 1975
By Lisa Richwine SANTA MONICA, Calif. -A California jury in a civil case ruled on Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a woman at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was…
South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case, steps up monitoring
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level to “caution”…
Two Additional Defendants Indicted in Case Involving El Hipopótamo Restaurant
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On June 16, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a four-count, second superseding indictment against six defendants for conspiracy to rob…
Nikola founder asks judge to block evidence of ‘wealth’, ‘lifestyle’ in fraud case
(Reuters) – Trevor Milton, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of Nikola Corp has asked a federal judge to block evidence related to his “wealth, lifestyle or spending habits” at his…
Explainer-What’s at stake in U.S. Supreme Court abortion case?
WASHINGTON – The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to dramatically curb abortion rights when it rules on a case from Mississippi, potentially paving the…
Newark Police Seeking Suspect in Attempted Abduction Case
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Police have released photos of a suspect wanted for an attempted abduction last Saturday in the city’s West Ward. Police did not release any information about the victim…
Police Continue Cold Case Investigation of 1992 Murder of 17-Year-Old Elva Poore
ODESSA, DE – It was a warm late spring morning in Odessa when police discovered the body of 17-year-old Elva J. Poore along the edge of US 13 North. The date was…
Bayer wins fourth Roundup weedkiller case in U.S
FRANKFURT – A U.S. jury found Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller did not cause an Oregon man’s cancer, the German agriculture and pharmaceuticals company said on Saturday, handing the firm its fourth consecutive trial…
Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Overdose Case Featured on HBO Documentary “The Crime of the Century”
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 and Galen Cheney (619) 546-7029 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—June 17, 2022 SAN DIEGO— Cole Thomas Salazar pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he…
Confederate flag-waving man found guilty in Capitol riot case
WASHINGTON – A Delaware man who flew the Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was found guilty along with his son of the felony charge of obstruction during…
Punxsutawney Man Pleads Guilty to Obscenity Charge in Project Safe Childhood Case
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of transporting obscene writing over the internet, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…
Michael Avenatti offers to plead guilty in remaining criminal case
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Michael Avenatti, the twice-convicted lawyer who represented [censored] actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Sunday offered to plead guilty…
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