First Guantanamo detainee brought to the US pleads not guilty to conspiracy in embassy bombings

October 5th, 2009 Feds: No death penalty for US embassy bomb suspectNEW YORK — The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S.

September 16th, 2009 Porn actor pleads guilty in Pa. rooftop burglaryPHILADELPHIA — A porn star has pleaded guilty to acting as a lookout while his twin brother and sometime co-star cut holes through the roofs of Philadelphia businesses to break inside.

September 10th, 2009 Drug kingpin pleads guilty to traffickingTAMPA, Fla. — A Colombian drug kingpin reputed to be one of the largest cocaine traffickers in the world has pleaded guilty to trafficking charges in three federal cases.

September 4th, 2009 Belgium to take in 1 former Guantanamo inmateBRUSSELS — The Belgian government says it has accepted a U.S. request to take in one detainee from U.S.

August 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.

August 11th, 2009 Ex-Madoff CFO pleads guilty in court in NYCNEW YORK — The former chief financial officer for Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty in a cooperation deal to 10 charges, including conspiracy. Frank DiPascali entered the pleas Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan.

July 22nd, 2009 Guantanamo trial moved away from 9/11 anniversaryNEW YORK — The 2010 trial for a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa has been moved further from the anniversary of the Sept.

July 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.

July 2nd, 2009 Gitmo detainee interview sites won't be dismantledNEW YORK — A prosecutor says the government will not dismantle overseas locations where a former Guantanamo detainee claims he was interrogated by the CIA before being brought to the United States for trial on terrorism charges. David Raskin told U.S.

June 18th, 2009 Pellicano pleads not guilty to LA reporter threatsLOS ANGELES — Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano has pleaded not guilty to threatening a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote about one of his high-powered clients. Pellicano and the man he allegedly hired to threaten journalist Anita Busch both pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Los Angeles to conspiracy and making criminal threats.

June 15th, 2009 Teen pleads guilty in killing on Chicago busCHICAGO — A Chicago teen has pleaded guilty in the killing of a boy who was shot while he tried to shield a classmate aboard a city bus. The Cook County state's attorney's office said 17-year-old Kevin Jones pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit murder in the 2007 death of Blair Holt.

June 12th, 2009 Gitmo detainees sent to Iraq, ChadWASHINGTON — U.S. officials say two more Guantanamo Bay detainees have been released, sent to their home countries of Iraq and Chad.

June 9th, 2009 Gitmo detainee pleads not guilty in embassy bombsNEW YORK — The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the United States for trial has pleaded not guilty in two embassy bombings. Ahmed Ghailani (AKH'-med guh-LAH'-nee) entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan.

June 9th, 2009 Lawyer: Gitmo detainee in US wants military lawyerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo detainee transferred to the U.S. for trial in the American embassy bombings in Africa wants to keep his military defense team, one of the attorneys said Tuesday.

June 9th, 2009 Facts on Ghailani, Guantanamo detainee sent to USNAME: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. BIRTH: Born around 1974 in Zanzibar, Tanzania.