Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guilty in San Diego, nearly 10 years after arrestOctober 8th, 2009 Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guiltySAN DIEGO — A man once considered a top figure in a notorious Mexican drug cartel plans to plead guilty in a San Diego criminal case, nearly 10 years after he was arrested while watching his son's soccer game in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal court docket shows Jesus "Chuy" Labra will change his plea next Thursday.
Jersey City councilman becomes 6th to plead guilty in massive NJ corruption sweepOctober 6th, 2009 Councilman pleads guilty in NJ corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — A northern New Jersey councilman has become the 45th person charged and the sixth to plead guilty in the state's largest corruption sweep.
2 former Jersey City officials plead guilty in corruption sweepSeptember 9th, 2009 2 ex-officials plead guilty in NJ corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — Two former Jersey City officials have pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges, the first guilty pleas in a years-long probe that resulted in 44 arrests, including some state lawmakers, mayors and several rabbis.
4 former cemetery workers plead not guilty to charges that accuse them of digging up gravesSeptember 8th, 2009 4 cemetery desecration suspects plead not guiltyCHICAGO — Four former cemetery workers have pleaded not guilty to charges that accused them of digging up bodies at a historic suburban Chicago graveyard in order to resell the burial plots. Attorneys entered the pleas Tuesday.
Attorney: 'Ghosts of Mississippi' judge Bobby DeLaughter to plead guilty to lying to FBI agentJuly 29th, 2009 Miss. judge to plead guilty to lying to FBI agentJACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi judge known for successfully prosecuting a white supremacist decades after a civil rights-era killing will plead guilty to lying to an FBI agent investigating judicial corruption, the judge's attorney said Tuesday.
Obama 'Hope' artist to plead guilty to some Boston vandalism charges, his lawyer saysJuly 10th, 2009 Lawyer: Obama artist makes plea deal in Mass. caseBOSTON — A lawyer says the artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama will plead guilty to some of the vandalism charges he faces in Boston, while other charges will be dropped.
Judge refuses to let shipping company plead guilty to SF Bay oil spill chargesJune 23rd, 2009 Judge refuses company's guilty plea in bay spillSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has refused to let a shipping company plead guilty to two misdemeanor environmental crimes for an oil spill from one of its ships in San Francisco Bay. The judge ruled Monday that if Hong Kong-based Fleet Management Ltd.
NYC tax preparer accused of sending 2 threatening letters to prosecutor who helped convict himJune 18th, 2009 NYC man accused of threatening to kill prosecutorNEW YORK — A New York City tax preparer has been accused of threatening to kill a prosecutor who is handling a grand larceny case against him and supervised his earlier conviction on similar charges. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says Jack Chang was arrested Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors: PA. lawyer, charged in $2.5M courthouse corruption case, to plead guiltyJune 10th, 2009 PA lawyer to plead guilty in $2.5M corruption caseHARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania lawyer who allegedly tried to cover up payments he made to a pair of judges in a $2.5 million corruption case will plead guilty.
DA: Ex-students to plead guilty in brutal La. hazing case that sent 2 to intensive care unitMay 13th, 2009 DA: Ex-students to plead guilty in La. hazing caseBATON ROUGE, La.
Attorney says suspect in Conn. slaying will plead not guilty, denies targeting schoolMay 9th, 2009 Attorney denies Wesleyan suspect targeted schoolMIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A defense attorney says a man accused of killing a Wesleyan University student denies targeting anyone at the school, despite journal entries that indicate otherwise.
Blagojevich pushes for permission to use campaign money for legal defense in corruption caseMay 1st, 2009 Blagojevich lawyer asks OK to tap campaign fundCHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a fresh plea for permission to tap campaign funds to help pay legal expenses in his corruption case.
NYPD officers plead not guilty to charges of raping intoxicated woman after escorting her homeApril 28th, 2009 NYPD officers plead not guilty to rape chargesNEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, burglary and evidence tampering in connection with an attack on a Manhattan woman. Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata are accused of assaulting an intoxicated woman they had escorted home in December.
Attorney: Ga. soldier who fled to Canada to plead guilty to desertion chargeApril 28th, 2009 Atty: Ga. soldier to plead guilty to desertionSAVANNAH, Ga. — The attorney for a Georgia soldier says he will plead guilty to deserting the Army.
Blagojevich's former chief of staff pleads not guilty to wire fraud in corruption caseApril 24th, 2009 Blagojevich's ex-chief of staff pleads not guiltyCHICAGO — A former chief of staff who served under ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty Thursday in the federal corruption case involving the former Illinois governor.
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