Lawyers: New evidence backs Loughlin, Giannulli’s innocence

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, said Wednesday that new evidence shows the couple is innocent of charges that they bribed their daughters’ way into the University of Southern California. An attorney for the couple said in a legal filing that prosecutors provided the... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

February 26, 2020

Hot Pockets heir gets 5 months in prison for college scam

BOSTON (AP) — An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and bribe her daughters’ way into school as part of a nationwide college admissions scam. Michelle Janavs, whose father and uncle invented the microwaveable Hot Pockets turnovers before selling their company, showed no... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, Michelle Janavs

February 25, 2020

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely reporting to police that the phony attack was real. His lawyer, Tina Glandian, entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf to six... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 25, 2020

Feds seek 21 months for Hot Pockets heiress in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking nearly two years in prison for an heiress to the Hot Pockets microwavable snack fortune who agreed to pay $300,000 to cheat the college admissions process for her daughters in a nationwide bribery scheme. Michelle Janavs, whose family developed Hot Pockets before selling their company, will be sentenced Tuesday... Read More

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Hot Pockets, Michelle Janavs

February 24, 2020

Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is due to make an initial court appearance Monday on a new set of charges alleging that he lied to police about being targeted in a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago early last year. Smollett, 37, is expected to plead not guilty to the six... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 18, 2020

Loughlin, Giannulli: No college bribery trial until 2021

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and other prominent parents charged in the sweeping college admissions bribery case say they won’t be ready to go to trial until next year. Federal prosecutors in Boston have said the first trial for the wealthy parents still fighting... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli

February 14, 2020

Smollett case could complicate reelection of top prosecutor

CHICAGO (AP) — The decision to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago’s top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics. The charges drew a stinging public response from Kim Foxx,... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 13, 2020

Jury deliberations start in Michael Avenatti extortion trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in California lawyer Michael Avenatti’s extortion trial. Jurors worked quietly for several hours before telling a judge in a note that they needed clarification as to what evidence pertained to the first of two attempted extortion charges. Deliberations were set to resume Thursday morning though they were... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

February 13, 2020

Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago street was a wealthy, famous black man who claimed he was a victim of a racist, anti-gay attack. On... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 12, 2020

Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti’s attorney borrowed Nike’s iconic advertising slogan in a closing argument Tuesday at an extortion trial, saying Avenatti followed a client’s wishes to be in attack mode when he went into a meeting with the apparel giant’s lawyers intent to “Just Do It” for his client. The attorney, Howard Srebnick,... Read More

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Michael Avenatti, Nike

February 12, 2020

Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself in downtown Chicago, renewing a divisive criminal case that drew worldwide attention last year. The indictment came from a special prosecutor who was appointed after... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 10, 2020

Avenatti seeks to limit questioning in Nike extortion trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys asked a federal judge Saturday to prevent prosecutors from quizzing Michael Avenatti about other criminal charges he faces should he decide to testify about allegations he tried to extort Nike for millions of dollars. The celebrity lawyer could take the witness stand as soon as Monday at his New... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

February 7, 2020

San Francisco official, businessman make court appearance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco official known around town as “Mr. Clean” and a charity-promoting restaurateur whom federal officials say conspired to line their own pockets at the expense of taxpayers’ trust appeared in court Thursday for the first time since their arrest last week. The FBI arrested public works director Mohammed Nuru... Read More

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Mohammed Nuru

February 7, 2020

Amateur basketball league founder says Avenatti betrayed him

NEW YORK (AP) — A Los Angeles amateur basketball league’s founder told jurors Thursday that Michael Avenatti betrayed him when the lawyer threatened to make his complaints against Nike public. Avenatti is standing trial in New York on charges that he tried to extort millions of dollars from the sportswear giant as he represented Gary... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

Lawyers: New evidence backs Loughlin, Giannulli’s innocence

Hot Pockets heir gets 5 months in prison for college scam

Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

Feds seek 21 months for Hot Pockets heiress in college scam

Jussie Smollett to make 1st court appearance on new charges

Loughlin, Giannulli: No college bribery trial until 2021

Smollett case could complicate reelection of top prosecutor

Jury deliberations start in Michael Avenatti extortion trial

Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago

Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings

Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

Avenatti seeks to limit questioning in Nike extortion trial

San Francisco official, businessman make court appearance

Amateur basketball league founder says Avenatti betrayed him

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