Ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo appeals corruption conviction, citing lack of evidence, juror’s Web posts

October 14th, 2009 Conviction overturned in Iraqi soldier's deathCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine reservist's conviction in the death of an Iraqi soldier was overturned by a military appeals court, which ruled the judge who presided over the trial erred in his jury instructions.

August 31st, 2009 Former Pa. powerbroker Fumo reports to prisonPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges has reported to federal prison in Kentucky. Vincent Fumo faces 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.

August 30th, 2009 Former Pa. state senator headed to prison MondayPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges is scheduled to report to federal prison in Kentucky on Monday. Sixty-six-year-old Vincent Fumo has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.

August 12th, 2009 Feds turn over trial materials to ex-lawmakersANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors say they have complied with a court order handing over trial evidence to two former Alaska lawmakers convicted on corruption charges. Former Reps.

August 11th, 2009 Va. court upholds prisoner abuse convictionRICHMOND, Va. —A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld the conviction of the first American civilian found guilty of mistreating a detainee during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

August 7th, 2009 Appeals court in Va. upholds sniper convictionRICHMOND, Va.

July 15th, 2009 Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruptionPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions.

July 15th, 2009 Former Pa. senator gets 55 years for corruptionPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became "drunk with power" in his many years in the state senate was sentenced Tuesday to 55 months in prison for corruption. Former Sen. Vincent Fumo misappropriated millions from the state and two nonprofits.

July 15th, 2009 Ex Pa. sen. gets less than 5 yrs. for corruptionPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became "drunk with power" in his many years in the state Senate was sentenced Tuesday to less than five years in prison, a steep departure down from what the judge was asked to impose for the corruption conviction.

July 3rd, 2009 Ruling that overturned NJ murder conviction standsPHILADELPHIA — A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction. In a decision announced Thursday, the 3rd U.S.

July 3rd, 2009 Pa. senator guilty of $3.5M fraud seeks new trialPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted of a multimillion-dollar fraud is seeking a new trial on corruption charges, alleging the jury was tainted. A jury in March found Philadelphia Democrat Vincent Fumo defrauded the state Senate, a charity and a museum of $3.5 million.

June 27th, 2009 Scrushy asks judge for new trial in bribery caseMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy asked a judge to grant him a new trial Friday, saying he was a victim of selective prosecution when he was convicted of bribery in 2006.

June 9th, 2009 Nacchio: Case never should have gone to trialDENVER — Lawyers for former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio filed a brief Tuesday rebutting federal prosecutors who oppose a Supreme Court review of Nacchio's insider trading conviction, saying he never should have been prosecuted in the first place. In response to a brief the government filed last month, Nacchio's lawyers wrote that the alleged insider information cited by prosecutors referred to immaterial internal predictions that didn't have to be publicly disclosed.

June 1st, 2009 Blagojevich could get spring 2010 trialCHICAGO — The federal judge presiding over ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case is shooting for a trial in spring 2010.

April 22nd, 2009 Former AGs seek review of Ala. gov's convictionMONTGOMERY, Ala.