Jury convicts ex-La. congressman’s brother on 4 counts, including bribery, acquits on 3 counts

October 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.

September 25th, 2009 Retired AF officer convicted in China spying caseALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.-China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it.

September 17th, 2009 Calif. man convicted in nationwide anthrax scareSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal jury has convicted a 66-year-old Sacramento man for mailing more than 100 anthrax hoax letters last year.

September 10th, 2009 Federal jury acquits Neb. CSI chiefOMAHA, Neb.

August 26th, 2009 Jackie half brother indicted on sex abuse chargesPORTLAND, Ore. — The half brother to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has been indicted on felony charges of encouraging child sexual abuse in Oregon.

August 19th, 2009 CA arsonist's relative accused of jury tamperingRIVERSIDE, Calif. — The brother-in-law of a Southern California man convicted of setting an arson wildfire that killed five federal firefighters has been charged with felony jury tampering.

August 13th, 2009 Clarification: Mortgage fraud storyLOS ANGELES — In the first paragraph of an Aug. 10 story about a mortgage fraud trial, The Associated Press reported that real estate agent Joseph Babajian was acquitted in the scheme, while two others were found guilty.

August 11th, 2009 High-profile Calif. real estate agent acquittedLOS ANGELES — A high-profile Beverly Hills real estate agent has been acquitted of participating in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused federally insured banks to lose more than $40 million.

August 6th, 2009 Jury rules ex-congressman must forfeit $470,000ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal jury has ruled that a former Louisiana congressman must forfeit roughly $470,000 in bribery receipts.

July 18th, 2009 Sex offender convicted in 1975 Girl Scout murderNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A jury has convicted an imprisoned sex offender of murder in the 1975 strangulation death of a Girl Scout in Tennessee.

July 16th, 2009 Anchorage officer accused of rape while on dutyANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Anchorage police officer has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women while he was on duty. Anthony Rollins, a 13-year veteran and former department spokesman, was indicted by a grand jury and arrested Wednesday.

June 27th, 2009 Bribery charges stand against ex-congressman's kinNEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has refused to throw out bribery charges against the brother of a former Louisiana congressman. Friday's ruling says a newspaper report forecasting Mose Jefferson's indictment didn't taint the grand jury proceedings.

June 18th, 2009 High court rules in favor of ex-Enron executiveWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a former Enron Corp. executive in a ruling that makes it unlikely he can be tried a second time on charges related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant.

May 12th, 2009 Executive indicted on 2 counts in Stanford caseHOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has indicted the chief investment officer for Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford's companies, alleging she obstructed the government's investigation in a fraud case.

April 23rd, 2009 Ex-Pa. Sen. Fumo appeals corruption convictionPHILADELPHIA — Former state Sen. Vincent Fumo is appealing his recent federal conviction on 137 corruption counts.