Louise Haigh quits as transport secretary after admitting conviction for misleading police over stolen mobile – UK politics live | Politics
Louise Hague admits telephone crime and resigns as UK transport secretary The Secretary of Transportation is Louise Hayresigned after it was revealed that he had pleaded guilty in 2013 to falsely telling police that his work phone had been stolen. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, she said: Whatever the facts, I understand that […]
Credit Suisse conviction in 2022 cocaine cash laundering case is overturned
Switzerland's highest court on Wednesday acquitted Credit Suisse, now part of UBS, of failing to stop money laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking ring, overturning a 2022 conviction. The Federal Criminal Court's original decision was seen as a test for bank prosecutions. A former employee of the bank was found guilty of money laundering, and […]
Menendez asks judge to toss conviction, grant new trial over improper evidence shown to jury
Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D.N.J.) asks a federal judge to overturn his corruption conviction after it was revealed that jurors were mistakenly shown inappropriate evidence during deliberations. and requested that a retrial be granted. Mr. Menendez's lawyer Adam Fee written in court filings It said a new trial was “inevitable” due to “serious violations”. “There […]
U.S. Appeals Court Will Not Revisit Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Conviction
People gather to protest human trafficking at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell's trial is taking place on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Maxwell, the daughter of late media mogul Robert Maxwell, is on trial for sex trafficking. Mr Maxwell is expected to dispute claims that he groomed underage girls to […]
Maryland man found guilty of killing girlfriend, unborn baby in county’s first-ever conviction of its kind
A Maryland man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend and her unborn child, marking the first time in Montgomery County history that a defendant has been convicted of killing a viable fetus. A jury on Friday found Torrey Moore, 33, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his pregnant […]
Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx Gloats over Jussie Smollett Conviction Reversal But Acknowledges His Guilt
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx takes a victory lap after the Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the guilty verdict against Hollywood star Jussie Smollett, saying the appointment of a special prosecutor in the case amounted to double jeopardy. I did it. However, she also found Smollett guilty of the original charge of filing […]
Brothers who staged Jussie Smollett hoax respond to reversal of conviction: ‘Injustice’
Brothers Abimbola 'Bola' Olabinjo and 'Ola' Osundairo, who admitted to helping Jussie Smollett fabricate a case to get media attention, reacted to the recent verdict in the actor's case on Fox News. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed Thursday. Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax Confidence. Smollett reported the victim to Chicago police in 2019, receiving widespread […]
Jussie Smollett’s conviction for hate crime hoax dismissed in ‘surprising’ 5-0 decision by Illinois Supreme Court
Jussie Smollett's conviction in a headline-grabbing hate crime hoax has been thrown out. Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday — in what case? WLS-TV An agreement between the former “Empire” actor and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to drop criminal charges in exchange for fines and community service should have stood, a judge ruled. Smollett […]
Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Jussie Smollett Conviction
Jussie Smollett attends the New York screening of “Lost Holiday” on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Feldman/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers9:16am – Thursday, November 21, 2024 The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned disgraced actor Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction. advertisement On a technicality, the court found that […]
Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax Conviction Overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court overturns defamation case empire A judge ruled Thursday that actor Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax case cannot be retried. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx originally offered Smollett a plea deal that required him to forfeit his $10,000 bail and complete 15 hours of volunteer community service. Mr Justice Rochford said: “I […]