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.
2 NY men plead not guilty in connection with fatal shooting at Harvard dormitorySeptember 23rd, 2009 2 NY men plead not guilty in Harvard dorm shootingWOBURN, Mass. — Two New York men have pleaded not guilty in connection with a fatal shooting at a Harvard University dormitory.
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: Ex-Illinois governor's chief of staff expected to plead guilty to corruption chargesJuly 8th, 2009 Ex-Blagojevich aide expected to plead guiltyCHICAGO — A defense attorney for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's last chief of staff says his client will likely plead guilty to corruption charges.
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.
14 Boston vandalism charges against Obama 'Hope' artist are dropped, leaving 13 pendingJune 3rd, 2009 Obama 'Hope' artist has 14 Boston charges droppedBOSTON — Prosecutors in Boston have dropped 14 vandalism charges against the street artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama. But the Suffolk district attorney's office says it's leaving open the possibility of prosecuting Shepard Fairey on 13 other charges.
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.
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.
Criminal charges added in first bank bailout fraud case; Lawyer says guilty plea plannedApril 22nd, 2009 Criminal charges added in bank bailout fraud caseNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A defense lawyer says a former financial adviser in Tennesee will plead guilty to criminal charges in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program.
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