In the ongoing hush-money trial involving former President Donald Trump, the judge overseeing the case in Manhattan has rejected calls for discovery sanctions against the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This decision comes after defense attorneys alleged “widespread misconduct” ahead of the trial, a claim that the judge found unsubstantiated. Acting New York…
Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was sentenced to one year of home detention on Thursday, May 23, 2024, for her convictions related to perjury and mortgage fraud. U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby handed down the sentence of three years of supervised release but opted against sending Mosby to prison, despite prosecutors seeking a…
A former Venezuelan National Guard officer was sentenced on Thursday, May 24, 2024, to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in a money laundering scheme connected to bribery of foreign officials and fraudulent activities targeting foreign financial institutions. Nepmar Jesus Escalona Enriquez, aged 47, hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and formerly…
Melina Abdullah, a leading Black Lives Matter activist and co-founder of BLM-LA, lost her lawsuit on Thursday against the Los Angeles Police Department regarding their response to hoax “swatting” calls that resulted in an armed police presence at her home. Abdullah, who is also a professor at Cal State LA, filed the lawsuit following two…
In a shocking development, a woman has come forward with allegations of rape against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, adding to the mounting accusations against him. According to TMZ, April Lampros has filed a lawsuit claiming that Diddy sexually assaulted her in the 1990s while she was a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology.…
In a closely watched legal case, Pierre Tyler, a former Chicago police officer, has been acquitted of murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Andris Wofford, despite compelling evidence suggesting a cover-up. The trial, which lasted five days, concluded with a surprising verdict as the jury unanimously declared Tyler innocent of the 2021…
In a significant legal development, Pen Yu, also known as Ben Yu, 51, of Gibsonton, Florida, and Gregory Muñoz, 45, of Minneola, Florida, have admitted guilt to wire fraud conspiracy. This follows their involvement in a scheme to unlawfully obtain discounted products from Massachusetts biochemical company Sigma-Aldrich Inc., operating as MilliporeSigma, and unlawfully exporting them…
On Wednesday, the families of 19 victims of the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers for their alleged mishandling of the response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The families also announced a $2 million settlement with the city…