criminal charges

  • Supreme Court Signals Concern Over Glossip Death Penalty Decision

    On Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed concerns about a judicial decision allowing Richard Glossip’s execution to proceed as they considered the Oklahoma death row inmate’s appeal regarding his conviction for a 1997 murder-for-hire. During the arguments, the justices examined whether an Oklahoma court appropriately evaluated newly revealed information that Glossip’s lawyers claimed would have…

  • Man Charged for Threatening Judge in Florida

    Federal authorities have charged a 65-year-old Illinois man, Eric James Rennert, with making violent threats against a federal judge in Florida, according to an indictment revealed on Thursday. Rennert faces five federal charges for allegedly making interstate threats and threatening to assault, kidnap, and murder a federal judge. Prosecutors also accuse him of threatening to…

  • Trump Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Assassination Charge

    Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of Trump’s Florida golf courses on Sept. 15, pleaded not guilty on Monday to five federal charges. During a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, Routh, 58, entered the plea, which includes the charge…

  • Woman Admits to Running US Brothel Network

    A Massachusetts woman pleaded guilty on Friday to running a high-end brothel network in the greater Boston area and the suburbs of Washington, D.C., which catered to wealthy and influential clients, including politicians, corporate executives, lawyers, and military officers. Han Lee appeared in Boston federal court and admitted to charges of conspiring to persuade, induce,…

  • New York Mayor Pleads Not Guilty to Corruption Charges

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges of accepting bribes and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish nationals. As a Democrat, he continues to resist mounting calls from within his own party to resign. Adams, 64, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker in Manhattan federal court for his…

  • Ghanaians in New Court Decry Circuit Court’s Incarceration of Anti-Illegal Mining Protestors

    Ghanaians in New York have joined the protests in Accra, demanding the immediate release of those detained for opposing destructive mining activities. These protesters, arrested in the country’s capital, are calling for an end to mining that is devastating Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves. Police admitted to holding some protesters for more than 48…

  • New York Mayor Eric Adams Charged in Turkey Bribery, Fraud Scheme

    Prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday with accepting illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel from Turkish nationals seeking to influence him, culminating an investigation that has thrown the city’s government into chaos. The 57-page indictment details an alleged scheme dating back to 2014, which helped fund Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign and…

  • Bankman-Fried’s Ex-Girlfriend Ellison Gets Two-Year Sentence Over FTX Fraud

    A judge sentenced former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison to two years in prison on Tuesday for her role in helping her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, steal $8 billion in customer funds from the bankrupt FTX exchange. Despite her extensive cooperation with prosecutors, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan emphasized the seriousness of the case. He expressed…

  • Bankman-Fried’s Ex-Girlfriend Ellison to be Sentenced Over Crypto Fraud

    Former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison will receive her sentencing on Tuesday for her role in helping her former boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, steal approximately $8 billion in customer funds from the now-bankrupt FTX exchange. Ellison, who previously pleaded guilty to seven felony counts of fraud and conspiracy, testified as a key witness in the prosecution of…

  • US Aims to Bring Attempted Assassination Charge Against Trump Suspect

    Federal prosecutors announced on Monday that they intend to charge Ryan Routh, the man accused of hiding with a gun near former President Donald Trump’s Florida golf course, with attempting to assassinate a major political candidate. The 58-year-old suspect has been ordered to remain in jail without bond while awaiting trial on two gun-related charges.…