Congressman Convicted of Accepting Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution

2022-03-25 18:00:50

WASHINGTON — Nebraska’s longest-serving member of Congress was convicted Thursday of concealing illegal campaign contributions received from a Nigerian billionaire. The jury in Los Angeles decided that on at least two occasions Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry lied to FBI agents... Read More

Criminal Justice

Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrectionist Convicted After First Jury Trial Among Rioters

2022-03-08 22:23:21

by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A Texas oil rig worker on Tuesday became the first criminal defendant from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol to be convicted by a jury. Guy Reffitt, 49, was convicted in U.S. District Court in... Read More

Criminal Justice

All Three Defendants Convicted of Hate Crimes in Georgia Killing

2022-02-22 18:39:31

by Dan McCue

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The three men convicted of the murder in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty Tuesday morning of federal hate crimes and lesser civil rights charges. In addition the jury also found father and son... Read More

Criminal Justice

Supreme Court Holds Trial Court Erred in Child Killing Case

2022-01-20 23:30:50

by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A New York trial court violated a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment rights when it allowed, over his objection, for the reading of a plea transcript of an unavailable witness to be admitted and read aloud in the courtroom.... Read More