Prosecutor: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case

CHICAGO (AP) — More charges and more defendants could be added to the federal case against R. Kelly in Chicago that currently alleges child pornography and other crimes by the R&B singer and two associates, a prosecutor told a judge Thursday. Prosecutor Angel Krull said a more far-ranging indictment could replace the charging document that... Read More

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R. Kelly

July 26, 2019

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Model and TV personality Janice Dickinson on Thursday called a settlement in her defamation lawsuit against the now imprisoned Bill Cosby a victory that brings a measure of justice, but that in the end is only a partial help. “In reality, nothing can erase the experience and memory of an assault,”... Read More

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Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

July 26, 2019

Man gets 60 years for attack on college student in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prosecutors say a gunman who randomly abducted, robbed and sexually assaulted a University of Texas at Arlington student has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Joel Mambe (JOH’-el MAHM’-bay) of Arlington was sentenced Thursday in Fort Worth after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping. Mambe must... Read More

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Joel Mambe

July 26, 2019

Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As they gather at a conference in Utah, governors from around the U.S. are starting to think about what they will do if an appeals court upholds a lower court ruling overturning former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. More than 20 million Americans would be at risk of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

July 26, 2019

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleaded guilty Thursday to facilitation of first-degree murder in his shooting death nine years ago, a surprise development in one of Memphis, Tennessee’s biggest murder cases. Sherra Wright also pleaded guilty to facilitation of a criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder in... Read More

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Lorenzen Wright

July 26, 2019

The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on financier and accused child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A Florida sheriff says he’s launched a criminal investigation into financier Jeffrey Epstein’s stay at his county jail. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw released a statement Thursday evening confirming that his office had opened a... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 26, 2019

British cyber expert to be sentenced for creating malware

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Just as Marcus Hutchins was hailed as a hero for helping stop a worldwide computer virus in May 2017, his criminal past as a malware developer was about to catch up to him. FBI agents had been investigating the 25-year-old British cybersecurity wunderkind for years. Less than two months after his claim... Read More

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Marcus Hutchins

July 26, 2019

2 sentenced for trying to smuggle cocaine through airport

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two Jamaican men have received prison time in separate cases for trying to smuggle cocaine through North Carolina in their suitcases. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that Keshon Kevino Hawthorne flew into Charlotte on his way to New York with cocaine hidden in two suitcases last year. He received... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

July 25, 2019

Pennsylvania high court declines to review Sandusky decision

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky won’t get a fresh chance to argue in state court he should get a new trial, seven years after the former Penn State assistant football coach was convicted of molesting 10 boys. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down Sandusky’s request that it review a Superior Court decision earlier... Read More

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Jerry Sandusky

July 25, 2019

Feed The Children, ex-CEO J.C. Watts settle lawsuits

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City-based charity Feed The Children and former CEO and President J.C. Watts have settled lawsuits against each other over Watts’ firing in 2016. The two agreed to the dismissal of the lawsuits and that they cannot be refiled, according to Oklahoma County District Court documents filed July 11, adding... Read More

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J.C. Watts

July 25, 2019

Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill’s conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. The unanimous three-judge panel said that new evidence that undermines the credibility of the officer who testified against... Read More

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Meek Mill

July 25, 2019

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff is seeking an early release from prison after a decade behind bars. The Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday that Madoff has a pending request to get a reduction of the 150-year sentence that a federal judge in Manhattan imposed in 2009 with the public furor over... Read More

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Bernard Madoff

July 25, 2019

Force-feeding ordered for Russian immigrant on hunger strike

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have won a court order to force-feed an emaciated immigrant who has staged a monthlong hunger strike at an immigration detention center in Arizona as he awaits his forced return to his native Russia. Eugenii Glushchenko began fasting on June 19, resulting in a 25% reduction in his weight that could... Read More

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Eugenii Glushchenko

July 25, 2019

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s spokesman says an insurance company has settled another defamation suit filed by an accuser, this one by model Janice Dickinson. ? Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a press conference Thursday near Los Angeles. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says American International Group Inc. settled the case without Cosby’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

Prosecutor: More people could be charged in R. Kelly case

Cosby accuser Janice Dickinson says deal brings some justice

Man gets 60 years for attack on college student in Texas

Governors weigh health care plans as they await court ruling

Ex-wife of slain former NBA player pleads guilty

The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

British cyber expert to be sentenced for creating malware

2 sentenced for trying to smuggle cocaine through airport

Pennsylvania high court declines to review Sandusky decision

Feed The Children, ex-CEO J.C. Watts settle lawsuits

Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme

Force-feeding ordered for Russian immigrant on hunger strike

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

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