prosecution

  • Mother And Daughter Sentenced To Prison For $1.7 Million COVID Relief Fraud, They Submitted Over 300 Fake Applications

    In a case of COVID-19 relief fraud, a mother and daughter from New York have been handed prison sentences totaling $1.7 million. Andrea Ayers, a civilian employee of the Mount Vernon Police Department, received a three-and-a-half-year sentence, while her daughter, Alicia, was sentenced to two years. Alicia, who works as a financial advisor and accountant,…

  • Doctor Convicted in $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

    A New Jersey doctor, Adarsh Gupta, has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a Medicare fraud scheme, defrauding the system of over $5.4 million. The scheme involved fraudulent claims for orthotic braces ordered through a telemarketing operation. According to court documents and trial evidence, Gupta, aged 51 and residing in Sewell, signed thousands…

  • Supreme Court Justice Questions Trump’s Claims of Immunity from Prosecution

    In a pivotal moment as the nation’s highest court deliberated over former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson raised probing questions regarding the assumption underlying Trump’s argument. Trump’s attorney, D. John Sauer, contended that official acts by a sitting president are shielded from criminal prosecution, while private…

  • Judge Holds Hearing on Motion to Hold Trump in Contempt for Controversial Social Media Posts

    In the ongoing hush money trial involving former President Donald Trump, prosecutors have taken a significant step, urging the court to fine him and hold him in contempt for violating a gag order through his social media posts. During the hearing held on Tuesday, April 24, prosecutors pointed out ten instances where Trump allegedly breached…

  • Brothers Convicted in ‘Wichita Massacre’ Seek New Sentencing Hearing

    Attorneys representing Jonathan and Reginald Carr, the two brothers sentenced to death in the infamous “Wichita massacre,” are advocating for a fresh sentencing hearing. Their joint trial, where jurors determined their punishments, has been a contentious point, prompting the call for a reassessment. Prosecutors are poised to contest this latest legal move. The prosecution’s case…

  • 6 Key Takeaways From Day 1 Of Trump’s Hush Money Trial

    The start of the historic trial against former President Donald Trump unfolded on Monday, April 15, in Manhattan criminal court, marking the first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president. Trump, who pleaded not guilty last April to a 34-count indictment, appeared for the trial’s inaugural day, facing charges related to alleged hush money payments…

  • Jury Finds Cleotha Abston Guilty For 2021 Rape After A Grueling Trial Spanning 3 Days

    A Shelby County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against Cleotha Abston in an alleged 2021 rape case. After a grueling trial spanning three days, the jury, sequestered for deliberation, took about seven hours over two days before reaching their decision. The trial, which involved limited physical evidence and no witnesses aside from the accuser,…

  • California Family to Stand Trial for Alleged Fatal Exorcism of 3-Year-Old Daughter

    A California judge is set to decide on May 10 whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial for a woman, her brother, and their pastor father accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter in an alleged exorcism gone wrong. Firefighters discovered young Arely Naomi Proctor dead on the altar of Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas…

  • Alec Baldwin Has An ‘Advantage’ After A Guilty Verdict For the ‘Rust’ Armorer

    After a trial that lasted almost two weeks, it took a jury three hours to return a guilty verdict for involuntary manslaughter against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on “Rust.” After an investigation of cinematographer Haylna Hutchins’ death that took more than two years, it was a swift end. One case remains: Alec Baldwin, who held…

  • Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced To Prison For Beating, Pepper Spraying Restrained Inmate

    A former Pike County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office deputy, Jeremy C. Mooney, has been sentenced to 100 months in prison and three years of supervised release for federal civil rights violations involving excessive force. Mooney, 49, was convicted by a federal jury in August 2023 of two counts of violating a victim’s constitutional rights by pepper…