NJ man pleads guilty to failing to report assets held in Swiss bank accountsSeptember 25th, 2009 UBS client from NJ pleads guilty to hiding assetsNEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey client of the international banking giant UBS has pleaded guilty to concealing more than $6 million in assets in Swiss bank accounts.
Woman pleads guilty in San Diego federal courthouse bombingSeptember 22nd, 2009 Woman pleads guilty in San Diego court bombingSAN DIEGO — The last of three defendants charged with detonating a pipe bomb outside the federal courthouse in San Diego has pleaded guilty. Rachelle Carlock pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession and use of a destructive device to commit a crime of violence.
Hartford, Conn., councilwoman pleads not guilty in probe involving mayorSeptember 18th, 2009 Conn. councilwoman pleads not guiltyHARTFORD, Conn. — A city councilwoman has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the Connecticut state corruption investigation of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez and the city's government.
Colombian drug kingpin pleads guilty to trafficking; forfeits more than $15 million in assetsSeptember 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.
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.
Sixth former State Department employee pleads guilty to illegally accessing passport filesAugust 26th, 2009 Sixth person pleads guilty to passport snoopingWASHINGTON — A sixth person who worked at the State Department has pleaded guilty to sneaking a peek at celebrity passport files. Former State Department employee Karal Busch admitted Wednesday that, out of curiosity, she illegally looked at more than 64 passport applications submitted by famous Americans.
Calif. hedge fund manager pleads guilty to investment fraud, cheating family out of $25MAugust 25th, 2009 Calif. hedge fund manager pleads guilty to fraudLOS ANGELES — The founder and manager of two Beverly Hills hedge funds has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. Bradley Ruderman pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of wire fraud, two counts of investment adviser fraud and a misdemeanor count of failing to file income taxes in 2007.
Fifth State Department worker pleads guilty to illegally accessing celebrity passport filesAugust 17th, 2009 Fifth person pleads guilty to passport snoopingWASHINGTON — A fifth State Department worker has been convicted of snooping into the passport files of famous Americans. Kevin Young, a 22-year veteran of the State Department from Temple Hills, Md., pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing more than 125 confidential passport applications for celebrities, professional athletes and a politician.
Fourth person pleads guilty to looking a passport applications for celebrities and politiciansJuly 10th, 2009 Fourth person pleads guilty to passport peekingWASHINGTON — The investigation into who snooped into confidential passport files of famous Americans has resulted in a fourth criminal conviction. Twenty-seven-year-old William Celey of Washington pleaded guilty Friday to unauthorized computer access.
Philadelphia man pleads guilty to smuggling handgun onto airplane, faces prison timeJuly 3rd, 2009 Pa. man pleads guilty to smuggling gun on to planePHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to boarding a US Airways flight while carrying a concealed weapon. Twenty-nine-year-old Damien Young pleaded guilty Thursday to sneaking a handgun into Philadelphia International Airport and onto a flight bound for Phoenix on June 4.
Ex-Hollywood private eye Pellicano pleads not guilty to threatening LA Times reporterJune 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.
Mo. woman who pleaded guilty to videotaped sex killings pleads guilty to kidnapping 5-year-oldJune 15th, 2009 Mo. woman pleads guilty to kidnapping 5-year-oldINDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A suburban Kansas City woman who already pleaded guilty to murder in a spree of videotaped sex killings has also pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 5-year-old while fleeing police in 2006.
First Guantanamo detainee brought to the US pleads not guilty to conspiracy in embassy bombingsJune 9th, 2009 1st Gitmo detainee brought to US pleads not guiltyNEW 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 entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan.
Calif. businessman pleads guilty in NY probe of influence peddling at public pension fundsMay 12th, 2009 Businessman pleads guilty in NY pension probeNEW YORK — A California businessman has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with an investigation of alleged corruption at New York's public pension fund. The attorney general's office said Tuesday Julio (HOO'-lee-oh) Ramirez entered into a corrupt agreement with a top political aide to former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi (HE'-vuh-see) to ensure that his company's clients got a slice of pension fund investments.
Chargers' DT Jamal Williams pleads guilty to traffic violationsApril 24th, 2009 Williams pleads guilty to traffic violationsSAN DIEGO — Chargers defensive tackle Jamal Williams pleaded guilty to two traffic violations on Thursday as part of a plea deal stemming from his arrest Feb. 1. Williams had been arrested on suspicion of DUI, but the San Diego City Attorney's office decided to charge him with misdemeanor reckless driving after his blood-alcohol level showed 0.07 percent, under the state limit of 0.08.