OverviewBishop Lamor Whitehead, known as the “Bling Bishop” for his extravagant lifestyle, has been sentenced to nine years in prison following his conviction on fraud and extortion charges. The sentence was handed down by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lorna Schofield, marking the culmination of a high-profile case involving significant financial crimes. The Case DetailsBishop Whitehead…
Harvey Weinstein’s legal team has launched an appeal, contending that the disgraced film producer was deprived of a fair trial during his 2022 conviction for rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles. Weinstein, sentenced to 16 years in prison, asserts that crucial evidence was improperly excluded, hindering his ability to present a robust defense. This…
Drama unfolded in court on Monday as Brian Steel, the defense attorney for Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug, was arrested and held in contempt during the ongoing high-profile racketeering trial. What Happened Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville accused Steel of violating court regulations by obtaining information about a private meeting between the judge, prosecutors,…
Fani Willis, the District Attorney for Fulton County, has taken steps to appeal a judge’s ruling that dismissed multiple charges in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump. The decision to appeal follows Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s March ruling, which stated that six charges against Trump and his co-defendants lacked sufficient…
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…
Sibongile Mani, a student at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in South Africa, found herself in an extraordinary predicament when an astonishing sum of nearly $1,000,000 was mistakenly deposited into her bank account. Accustomed to relying on modest benefits to support her studies, Mani typically received around $100 monthly for essential expenses. However, one morning, Mani…
A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging Wisconsin’s absentee voting regulations, a decision that preserves the law in advance of the upcoming presidential election. U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson dismissed the lawsuit, citing the law’s longstanding presence since the 1960s. The ruling maintains Wisconsin’s requirement for witness signatures on absentee…
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