Publicist: Jussie Smollett won’t be at Chicago court hearing

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s publicist says the actor doesn’t intend to be at a hearing on whether a special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate prosecutors’ dismissal of charges against him. Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct over allegations he staged a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in January in downtown Chicago.... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

May 1, 2019

Big worry for college scandal suspects: Their co-defendants

BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said all along that they expect more people to be charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal. Their secret weapon? The cooperation of some parents and coaches who have already agreed to plead guilty, observers say. “You can rest assured that there is going to be a new wave of... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

April 29, 2019

St. Louis County executive indicted on corruption charges

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County’s top elected official resigned Monday after being indicted on corruption charges accusing him of trading political favors for campaign donations. A federal grand jury indicted County Executive Steve Stenger on charges of bribery, mail fraud and the theft of honest services, the U.S. attorney in St. Louis announced... Read More

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Steve Stenger

April 24, 2019

Ex-mayor apologizes in court for pay-to-play conviction

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mayor apologized in federal court Wednesday to the citizens of his city as he awaited sentencing for his conviction on charges he exchanged contracts for campaign contributions. “I let them down and I apologize to them,” said Vaughn Spencer, who was the Democratic mayor of Reading from 2012 until... Read More

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Vaughn Spencer

April 23, 2019

Prosecutors rest case against fake German heiress

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have rested their case against the woman accused of passing herself off as a German heiress and swindling friends, banks and hotels. Anna Sorokin told a judge Monday she will not testify in her grand larceny and theft of services trial in state court in Manhattan. Her decision... Read More

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Anna Sorokin

April 22, 2019

Trial date set for man in missing child hoax

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge has set a June 24 trial date for the 23-year-old man charged with impersonating a long-missing child. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati scheduled pretrial conferences May 14 and June 13 in the case of Brian Michael Rini (REE’-nee) of Medina (meh-DYE’-nuh), Ohio. Rini pleaded not guilty Friday... Read More

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Brian Rini

April 19, 2019

Minister at secretive N Carolina church sentenced for fraud

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A minister at a secretive church in North Carolina has been sentenced to 34 months in prison and ordered to pay $466,960 in restitution for his role in an unemployment fraud scheme involving businesses owned by members of the congregation. Kent Covington, a minister at the Word of Faith Fellowship in... Read More

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Kent Covington

April 19, 2019

Ex-sheriff gets 6 years in prison over drug dealer bribes

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi sheriff who admitted to extorting bribes from a drug dealer was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills also ordered former Tallahatchie County Sheriff William Brewer to forfeit $42,000 and serve three years of supervised release. “William Brewer violated his oath, dishonoring... Read More

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William Brewer

April 15, 2019

Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam

BOSTON (AP) — A former Florida prep school administrator pleaded guilty Friday to taking college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities. Mark Riddell admitted to secretly taking the ACT and SAT in place of students, or correcting their answers, as part of a... Read More

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Admissions Scheme

April 15, 2019

Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud in the emissions cheating scandal that has helped turn many Europeans against diesel engines and accelerated the push toward electric cars. Prosecutors said Monday that Winterkorn knew about the scheme since at least May 2014 and failed to... Read More

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Martin Winterkorn

April 15, 2019

Loughlin, Giannulli plead not guilty in college scam

BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are pleading not guilty to charges they took part in the sweeping college admissions bribery scam, according to court documents filed Monday. The couple is accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, Lori Loughlin

April 12, 2019

Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ faces sentencing in GoFundMe scam

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — The homeless veteran who admitted to conspiring with a New Jersey couple in a GoFundMe scam that raised more than $400,000 is being sentenced Friday. Johnny Bobbitt pleaded guilty last month in state court to conspiracy to commit theft by deception. He has been accepted into a drug program and... Read More

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Johnny Bobbitt

April 10, 2019

Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge

BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in the college admissions bribery case, increasing the pressure on them to plead guilty as other parents have agreed to do. Loughlin, who starred in the... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, Lori Loughlin

April 9, 2019

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam that ensnared wealthy families and athletic coaches at some of the nation’s most selective universities, federal authorities said Monday. The actress and the other parents were charged last month in... Read More

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Admissions Scheme, Felicity Huffman

Publicist: Jussie Smollett won’t be at Chicago court hearing

Big worry for college scandal suspects: Their co-defendants

St. Louis County executive indicted on corruption charges

Ex-mayor apologizes in court for pay-to-play conviction

Prosecutors rest case against fake German heiress

Trial date set for man in missing child hoax

Minister at secretive N Carolina church sentenced for fraud

Ex-sheriff gets 6 years in prison over drug dealer bribes

Test taker pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scam

Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud in Germany

Loughlin, Giannulli plead not guilty in college scam

Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ faces sentencing in GoFundMe scam

Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

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