Four men go on trial over Strasbourg terror attack in 2018 | France
Four suspects in connection with the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas market terrorist attack will go on trial today. A gunman killed five people and injured 11 others in the attack, which was later claimed by Islamic State. Cherif Chekat, 29, who was born and raised in the city, opened fire with a 19th-century revolver in the […]
Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers ask for 63 to 78 month jail sentence for FTX fraud trial
Lawyers for Sam Bankman Fried told a U.S. judge Tuesday that the FTX founder’s conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange will result in a sentence of 63 to 78 months. He said the sentence was an appropriate punishment. Lawyers for the jailed former billionaire, who turns 32 next week, […]
McConnell says Senate trial for Mayorkas impeachment is the ‘best way forward’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he supports a full impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. “I think that’s the best way to move forward,” McConnell told reporters after the weekly Senate Republican leadership news conference. Republican Sen. John Thune, the top […]
Eagles’ Don Henley gets peeved as he’s forced to deny being ‘drug-filled zombie’ at NYC trial over stolen ‘Hotel California’ lyrics
Don Henley, co-founder of the legendary rock band the Eagles, was furious over his cocaine use in a Manhattan criminal trial, fuming over a handwritten lyric page he claimed was stolen from him and claiming he was a drug addict. He denied that he was “a bunch of zombies.” Henry, 76, became frustrated as he […]
McConnell, Thune call for full Senate trial of Mayorkas
Top Senate Republicans, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Whip John Thune (S.D.), on Tuesday urged the Senate to hold a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as requested by Senate conservatives. requested. . Thune, who hopes to one day succeed McConnell as Republican leader, on Tuesday called on the Senate to hold […]
Judge Sets Date for Alec Baldwin Manslaughter Trial
A New Mexico judge has set a date for Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial for October 21, 2021, nearly three years after that fateful moment. Under the scheduling order, jury selection for the trial is set for July 9 of this year, and the trial is scheduled to begin the following day, July 10. New York […]
‘Bling bishop’ Lamor Whitehead’s fraud and extortion trial begins: ‘Fighting charges like Rocky’
Brooklyn pastor Lamor Whitehead will “fight the charges like Rocky Balboa” during his trial on charges of wire fraud, extortion and other crimes, the flamboyant preacher’s lawyer said in opening statements Monday. In federal court in Manhattan, Whitehead, 44, wearing an unusually subdued navy suit, defense attorney Dawn Florio told jurors that the government “has […]
Alec Baldwin to stand trial this summer on a charge stemming from ‘Rust’ shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. — A judge in New Mexico has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on charges of manslaughter stemming from a 2021 shooting on the set of the Western movie “The Lust.” A scheduling order entered Monday calls for jury selection to begin July 9, and the trial begins the next day […]
Alec Baldwinâs trial on involuntary manslaughter charge to begin in July | Rust film set shooting
A judge in New Mexico has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on charges of manslaughter stemming from a 2021 shooting on the set of the western movie “The Lust.” A scheduling order entered Monday calls for jury selection to begin July 9, and the trial begins the next day with opening statements from […]
NYC bishop faces trial for fraud and attempted extortion charges
Brooklyn preacher Lamor Miller-Whitehead is on trial for allegedly stealing parishioners’ retirement funds and attempting to extort a businessman. Miller-Whitehead, who founded the ministry in 2013, owns real estate in suburban Brooklyn and is accused of diverting funds for personal expenses. His charges include wire fraud, attempted extortion, and making false statements to law enforcement. […]