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.
Jury finds Dallas City Council member, others guilty in bribery and extortion case schemeOctober 5th, 2009 Dallas official guilty in bribery, extortion scamDALLAS — A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against a Dallas City Council member accused of bribery and extortion. Former Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill was convicted Monday of seven out of nine counts against him in a bribery and extortion scheme.
Dutch father, son plead guilty to breaking embargo by exporting US aircraft parts to IranSeptember 24th, 2009 Dutch men plead guilty to illegal exports to IranWASHINGTON — A Dutch company and the father and son who managed it have pleaded guilty to exporting U.S. aircraft parts to Iran.
4 Mo. men plead guilty, among 1st convictions in 7-state federal crackdown on dogfightingSeptember 14th, 2009 4 Mo. men plead guilty in dogfighting caseST. LOUIS — Four Missouri men arrested in a federal dogfighting crackdown in seven states have pleaded guilty in St.
Son of former CIA 'tradecraft' instructor pleads guilty to conspiracy chargesAugust 28th, 2009 Ex-CIA spy's son pleads guilty to conspiracyPORTLAND, Ore. — The son of an ex-CIA spy has pleaded guilty to conspiracy after admitting he met with his father's former Russian handlers and accepted money from them.
Jury convicts ex-La. congressman's brother on 4 counts, including bribery, acquits on 3 countsAugust 22nd, 2009 Ex-La. congressman's brother convicted of briberyNEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has convicted New Orleans political operative Mose Jefferson of bribery charges less than a month after his brother, a former Louisiana congressman, was found guilty of unrelated corruption charges. The jury of six men and six women on Friday convicted Jefferson of two counts each of bribery and obstruction of justice for paying $100,000 in kickbacks to former New Orleans school board president Ellenese Brooks-Simms.
Ex-compliance boss at Conn. securities firm pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit $131M fraudJuly 21st, 2009 Ex-compliance officer at Conn. firm pleads guiltyNEW YORK — The former chief compliance officer at a Connecticut securities company has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud.
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to lesser charges in slaying of Conn. millionaire developerJuly 10th, 2009 Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying caseSTAMFORD, Conn.
Detroit Council member Monica Conyers, wife of congressman, pleads guilty to taking bribesJune 26th, 2009 Detroit lawmaker pleads guilty to taking bribesDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. Conyers, a 44-year-old fiery first-term council member, spoke quietly as she pleaded guilty in federal court to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery, responding only to questions from Judge Avern Cohn.
Detroit Council member Conyers, wife of veteran congressman, charged with taking bribesJune 26th, 2009 Detroit councilwoman charged with taking bribesDETROIT — City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a powerful Democratic congressman, was charged Friday in a bribery scandal, accused of accepting cash bribes in a filing that typically signals a plea deal has been struck. Conyers was expected to appear at a court hearing Friday morning in Detroit, and was not immediately available for comment.
Ontario man sentenced in Detroit to 7 1/2 years in prison on federal Ecstasy-smuggling chargesJune 24th, 2009 Canadian man gets 7 1/2 years on smuggling chargesDETROIT — A Canadian man who tried to drive nearly 200 pounds of the drug Ecstasy, worth an estimated $6.5 million, into the United States has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison. A federal judge in Detroit sentenced Joseph Bennett of Scarborough, Ontario, on Wednesday.
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.
Lawyer Dreier set to plead guilty to $700 million fraudMay 12th, 2009 Lawyer set to plead guilty to huge fraudNEW YORK — A prominent Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to defrauding hedge funds of more than $400 million. Fifty-eight-year-old Marc Dreier on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
Ambulance driver, former Bahamas senator plead not guilty in Travolta extortion caseApril 29th, 2009 2 Bahamians plead not guilty in Travolta caseNASSAU, Bahamas — An ambulance driver and a former senator have pleaded not guilty to charges that they tried to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta following the death of his teenage son in the Bahamas. Former Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater remains free on $50,000 bail as does Tarino Lightbourne.
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.
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