Keyword "Convictions" - List of latest news (213 results)

07:38 Southern California judge found guilty of murdering his wife in 2023

Jurors rejected Jeffrey Ferguson’s testimony that he accidentally shot his wife, convicting him of second-degree murder on April 22, prosecutors said.

17/04 Missing Washington state woman's remains found under shed, handyman named person of interest

Marcia Norman, 82, disappeared under suspicious circumstances from her home in Tenino. Her remains were found on April 9 under recently-built shed.

12/04 Sex work bill allows infants in brothels

Infants and children could be exposed to the sex work industry under a radical new proposal to legalise prostitution in South Australia.

10/04 The unholy alliance behind cop killers’ parole: ex-cons, George Soros and two NY governors

Some crimes are so depraved that the perpetrator should never be allowed to breathe free air, assassinating a police officer tops that list.

04/04 Court rules on Mokbel’s freedom plea

Convicted drug trafficker and underworld big shot Tony Mokbel will be freed for the first time in almost two decades after a court found his case was “clearly exceptional”.

20/03 Feeding Our Future leader convicted in $250M scheme that exploited child nutrition program

Aimee Bock — the founder and executive director of Feeding Our Future — was one of 70 people charged in the case.

07/03 'Gruesome': Man found guilty of decapitating man, playing soccer with his head

Joel Arciniega-Saenz of Texas was found guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of 51-year-old James Garcia on June 20, 2021.

03/03 Driving license in New York: Kathy Hochul's law affects drivers who commit convictions, according to DMV

According to the new regulations promoted by Kathy Hochul, New York drivers who accumulate four sentences for handling under the effects of substances or rejected undergo chemical tests will lose their driver's license definitively.

21/02 Malcolm X was killed 60 years ago. His family wants answers as they celebrate his legacy

Who killed Malcolm X? The civil rights icon was assassinated in New York six decades ago today, but questions about his death still swirl.

13/02 Laken Riley’s family will get back the iPhone used to call her mom in the final moments before she was killed by illegal migrant

Convicted killer Jose Ibarra left a thumbprint on the phone, making the device a critical piece of evidence in his trial.

03/02 Woman conspired with bus rider to kill boyfriend who criticized her for not having a job, DA says

Ashley White, 29, was convicted of murdering her boyfriend who often criticized her for not being able to find a full-time job, attorneys say.

24/01 ‘He’s going back to Haiti’: Border czar reacts to furious migrant who said ‘I’m not going back to Haiti’

Donald Trump’s border czar has reacted to a furious illegal alien who declared “f**k Trump, Biden forever” and that he was “not going back to Haiti” as he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week.

01/01 ‘A great talent’: Showbiz whiz’s call on O'Keeffe comeback

Embattled TV host Andrew O’Keefe can “100 per cent be back on TV” and turn his life around, a showbiz expert has declared, after the star’s drug-fueled downfall.

26/12 Bob Menendez asks to postpone sentencing til after wife’s corruption trial, saying it’s ‘too much to ask of any man’

“To ask him to face sentencing during the criminal trial of his wife, who is also in the midst of an ongoing battle against a life-threatening disease, is too much to ask of any man,” h…

23/12 In Odesa, an attacker who injured a military man was detained

The extra already has a number of convictions and was released from prison only in September of this year. For what he committed, he again faces a considerable prison term.

17/12 Nima Momeni found guilty of second-degree murder for killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee

On Tuesday, a San Francisco jury found Nima Momeni guilty for the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee back in April 2023.

16/12 She served nearly 16 years for a murder she didn't commit. She just won $34 million.

A federal civil trial jury issued the verdict Thursday, siding with 41-year-old Kirstin Blaise Lobato. She was 18 when she was charged in the killing.

04/12 Boris blasts Keir Starmer for misleading the Commons over 'conviction' claim

Sir Keir Starmer is facing demands to urgently correct the record after an anti-Tory jibe appeared to breach Commons rules.

04/12 ‘Fear’: Gang rapist’s whinge about jail life

A Sydney lawyer had ambitions of a career in local council or politics before his character was “stained” by gang rape charges for which he was convicted and jailed for.

27/11 Teen who ‘felt like Dexter’ found guilty in murder of 13-year-old girl near Oregon hideout

An Oregon teenager obsessed with the crime drama TV show “Dexter” was found guilty of fatally strangling and raping a 13-year-old girl after luring her out into the woods.

07/11 Macron's awkward choice of words as he toasts Donald Trump victory

The French President joined world leaders in congratulating the Republican for his landslide win in the US election - but his phrasing raised eyebrows.

22/10 Dr. Phil, John Grisham testify for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, who won reprieve

Phil McGraw of TV fame said Roberson’s jury did not get the full picture, that Roberson was wrongfully convicted and that the case could jeopardize the death penalty.

21/10 Oregon man found guilty of kidnapping, locking woman in cell in garage

Negasi Zuberi, 30, has gone by aliases Justin Kouassi, Justin Joshua Hyche and Sakima Zuberi, according to authorities.

16/10 All evidence points to Robert Roberson's innocence. Texas still plans to execute him.

Texas is set to execute Robert Roberson Thursday despite all evidence indicating he was wrongfully convicted for his 2-year-old daughter's death.

16/10 Host calls out Harris in awkward interview

Radio host Charlamagne tha God called out Vice President Kamala Harris for her “filibuster” of a listener’s question on reparations — and pressed her on doing “a lot of things wrong at the border” in a highly anticipated town hall focused on her appeal to black voters.

16/10 Mehajer to learn fate over staged car crash

Disgraced former politician Salim Mehajer will this week learn how much time will be added onto his already lengthy prison sentence after admitting to staging a car crash in western Sydney.

25/09 Andrew O’Keefe returns to court in yet another legal battle

Andrew O’Keefe will appear in a Sydney court on Thursday in the latest legal battle for the troubled former TV host after he is alleged to have driven with an illicit drug in his system.

23/09 Guy Sebastian’s manager’s six figure fight

Pop star Guy Sebastian’s former manager has asked the state to pay his estimated $1m legal costs after he successfully overturned his convictions for defrauding his famous client.

05/09 Lucy Letby bombshell as replaces legal team in bid to overturn convictions

Lucy Letby has replaced her legal team in a bid to overturn her convictions for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.

30/08 'Serial' case keeps going: Court says redo the undo of Adnan Syed murder conviction

The Maryland Supreme Court said a new hearing must take place in its decision to reinstate Adnan Syed's murder conviction.

29/08 Florida set to execute Loran Cole in FSU student's murder, sister's rape: What to know

Loran Cole is set to die by lethal injection in Florida in the 1994 murder of John Edwards, 18, and the rape of his sister at Ocala National Forest.

16/08 Escaped inmate convicted of murder captured in North Carolina hotel after dayslong manhunt

Authorities in North Carolina captured Ramone Alston, an escaped inmate, early Friday morning after a dayslong manhunt.

14/08 'Massive' search for convicted murderer who escaped on way to North Carolina hospital

Authorities are searching for Ramone Alston, 30, who escaped custody from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction early Tuesday.

08/08 Pensioner and couple playing bingo jailed over UK riots as thugs shamed

There were 21 convictons today with more to come after almost 500 arrests since riots erupted in the wake of the fatal stabbings in Southport.

02/08 Video shows fugitive wanted since 1994 being stopped for minor bicycle violation

George Hartleroad, 71, was stopped by police officers in Iowa for not having a rear reflector on his bicycle, but they later found out he was a wanted man.

29/06 Benevento, «overtime scam and revelation of office secrets»: two convictions and three acquittals

Two convictions and three acquittals for the policemen on trial, accused, for various reasons, of embezzlement, fraud, forgery and revelation of official secrets....

27/06 2024 presidential debate: What to watch for

The dialogue will set the tone for the rematch between Biden and Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.

27/06 Oklahoma man to be executed for the rape and murder of his 7-year-old former stepdaughter

Richard Rojem Jr., 66, is set to be executed in Oklahoma four decades after the brutal rape and murder of his 7-year-old former stepdaughter Layla.

25/06 Hunter Biden’s DC law license suspended after gun conviction in latest blow to first son

First son Hunter Biden’s license to practice law in the nation’s capital has been suspended in response to his conviction earlier this month for illegal possession of a firearm while ho…

22/06 Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape faces life in prison after he is also found guilty of kidnapping

A man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the attack against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was convicted Friday by a San Francisco jury of aggravated kidnapping.

18/06 Brooklyn pastor 'Bling Bishop' sentenced to 9 years in prison for fraud, extortion

Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead, 45, was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for several financial fraud schemes, federal prosecutors said.

15/06 $50M wrongful conviction case highlights decades of Chicago police forced confessions

The “Marquette Park 4” spent 73 years behind bars for murders they didn’t commit. The city settled a lawsuit they brought for $50 million.

12/06 In the Russian Federation, they plan to close 57 colonies due to the sending of prisoners to war - CNS

Some prisoners voluntarily join the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation because of promises of annulment of convictions and payment of money.

05/06 Pro rock climber sentenced to life in prison for sexual assaults in Yosemite National Park

A jury found Charles Barrett guilty in February of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, prosecutors said.

05/06 Joe Biden making a cynical power play aimed at keeping son Hunter out of prison, him in the White House

None of his maneuvers, including the pretend border crackdown, will make America safer or better or more united, but those are not Biden’s goals.

01/06 Donald Trump’s conviction is nothing more than a ‘thrill kill’

After years of trying — in the words of the judge — “to get the damned rascal in this court,” it was a conviction that many welcomed.

29/05 Here’s what could happen if Donald Trump is found guilty at his NYC ‘hush money’ trial

Manhattan jurors are set to begin deliberating Wednesday in the historic hush money trial against Donald Trump. Here’s what happens if he’s found guilty: Trump, 77 — the first US president to stand…

29/05 Chicago man convicted of murder based on blind witness' testimony sues city, police

The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that Darien Harris' wrongful conviction was caused by the \

24/05 Child killer Lucy Letby loses appeal to challenge murder convictions

Lucy Letby was given a whole life order after being convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others.

21/05 NYC ex-con whose past murder conviction was tossed by DA now charged with gunning down 19-year-old man less than two years later

A Queens ex-con whose murder conviction was tossed out by prosecutors is back behind bars — this time charged with gunning down a 19-year-old man.

20/05 Convicted insider trader Ivan Boesky, inspiration for Gordon Gekko character in ‘Wall Street,’ dead at 87

Boesky was at his peak considered a genius at risk arbitrage, the business of speculating in takeover stocks, and his wealth was estimated at $280 million.

10/05 Target thief used self-checkout to steal over $60K in items over 120 visits to same store

“She subsequently began to sell her stolen goods to anyone passing by,” the DA said.

09/05 Disgraced NYC urologist convicted of sick abuse including using sex toys on patients

A disgraced Manhattan urologist was convicted Wednesday for sexually assaulting patients, including boys, under the guise of medical treatment.

07/05 Woman who used Target self-checkout to steal more than $60,000 of items convicted of theft

A woman, Aziza Graves, was convicted of stealing more than $60,000 from the same Target store in San Francisco using self-checkout.

07/05 Harvey Weinstein shipped back to Rikers after reports of cushy treatment at NYC hospital: source

Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island following a report of his cushy treatment while receiving medical care at Bellevue Hospital, a source said.

03/05 Wayne Carey’s planned induction to NSW AFL Hall of Fame exposes glaring issue

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03/05 AFL chief Andrew Dillon blocks Wayne Carey honour

The AFL has taken the extraordinary step of blocking Wayne Carey from being elevated to legend status at the NSW Football Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday night.

02/05 Ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby wants Biden pardon as she claims fraud, perjury convictions were ‘politically targeted’

The former Baltimore prosecutor calls her two federal convictions “politically motivated” and said she is “confident” that the Biden administration will come to the rescue a…

01/05 Decrepit Harvey Weinstein wheeled into NY court — where prosecutors say they’ll be ready to re-try him for rape before 2025

Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday for the first time since New York’s highest appeals court overturned his sex crimes conviction.

29/04 Men missing the point in viral man vs. bear debate

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27/04 Woman after woman told her story, but the rape conviction didn't stand. Here's why.

Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's case used a controversial legal move that led to his conviction being overturned. Here's what it means for survivors.

27/04 Paramedic sentenced to probation in 2019 death of Elijah McClain after rare conviction

The sentencing Friday closes out the last of three trials around the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man.

22/04 Meta spokesman gets 6-year prison sentence by Russian court after being convicted in absentia

The authorities also outlawed Meta as an extremist organization and blocked Facebook and Instagram in Russia.

08/04 Mum’s unthinkable find on bedroom camera

Warning: Distressing

06/04 ‘Devil’: Killer poisoned friend with eye drops

A US woman convicted of fatally poisoning her friend with eye drops and stealing US$290,000 (A$440k) from her, was sentenced to life in prison Friday as the victim’s loved ones chillingly warned that the “Devil awaits.”

01/04 Notorious murderer jailed for extra 40 years

Convicted US double murderer Alex Murdaugh has been hit with an addition a 40-year prison term for a slew of financial crimes he pleaded guilty to last year.

28/03 Indiana man raises enhanced sentencing question to Supreme Court

The issue was raised by Indiana man Paul Erlinger, who received a 15-year prison sentence for unlawful possession a firearm.

22/03 ‘Extremely dangerous and violent’ felon who fatally stabbed his mom at 13 escapes from custody for third time

Ike Souzer, who fatally stabbed his mom when he was 13, walked away from a halfway house Wednesday.

21/03 Idaho manhunt enters day 2 for escaped violent felon, police ID ambush accomplice, shooter

Prisoner Skylar Meade escaped after police say Nicholas Umphenour opened fire in front of a Boise hospital emergency room and shot three officers.

20/03 Execution in Georgia: Man to be put to death for 1993 murder of former girlfriend

Willie James Pye is set to be put to death Wednesday night in Georgia in what would be the state's first execution in more than four years.

19/03 LA socialite Rebecca Grossman accused of conspiring with her husband and daughter in jailhouse calls to influence witnesses, jury, judge and ex-Yankee pitcher lover

Rebecca Grossman was found guilty of all counts over the Sept. 29, 2020, crash that killed two young brothers Mark Iskander, 11, and Jacob Iskander, 8.

19/03 ‘Extraordinary’: Aussies in the dark over detainees

Anger has flared over the Australian Federal Police’s handling of information into immigration detainees, with one Senator criticising what he called an “extraordinary” decision to hide details about the criminal histories of detainees who allegedly breached their visa conditions.

19/03 Suspect accused of killing 3 Muslim men in Albuquerque found guilty of murder

Muhammad Syed, 53, was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 41-year-old Aftab Hussein, who was shot in July 2022.

16/03 ‘Squid Game’ actor O Yeong-su convicted in sexual harassment case

South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series “Squid Game”, was convicted on Friday on charges of sexual harassment and handed a suspended pri…

15/03 Sam Bankman-Fried deserves 40-50 years in prison for FTX fraud: prosecutors

Lawyers for the former billionaire told US District Judge Lewis Kaplan that a 5-1/4 to 6-1/2 year prison term would be appropriate.

13/03 Hundreds of subpostmasters' will have wrongful convictions overturned

Rishi Sunak says the proposed Bill "marks an important step forward in finally clearing" the names of hundreds of wronged Post Office branch managers.

13/03 Former boyfriend found guilty of murder after Googling ‘How to kill your ex’s fiancé’

Jesse Alvarez Googled “how to kill your ex’s fiancé” and “in California can you shoot someone trying to rob you?” before gunning down Mario Fierro outside his apartmen…

11/03 Mum’s shock act after 4yo mauled by boyfriend’s dog

A US mother tried to hide her bloody clothes after her disabled daughter was viciously attacked by her boyfriend’s large-breed dog — and remains in custody after being arrested for obstruction along with her beau.

08/03 The Sunni street does not change its convictions... with the Palestinian resistance

The Sunni street does not change its convictions... with the Palestinian resistance

06/03 Plan to turn Sam Kerr’s racism saga on its head emerges

Sam Kerr’s legal team will argue her case should be thrown out and wrapped up next month, it has been reported.

05/03 ‘This is news to us’: Sam Kerr accused of ‘cover up’ over charges

Matildas captain Sam Kerr has been accused of a “cover up” after Football Australia boss James Johnson and Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson revealed they only heard about her alleged abuse of a police officer when it broke this morning.

02/03 A Lake Oswego dad is accused of drugging girls at a sleepover by lacing smoothies: Reports

An Oregon father, Michael Meyden, is accused of drugging 3 girls at a sleepover, according to reports. Lake Oswego police say he is now out on bond.

02/03 Michelle Troconis found guilty in murder of Jennifer Dulos, her bf's estranged ex-wife

Michelle Troconis was found guilty on March 1st of helping plot the murder of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of 5 who went missing 4 years ago.

01/03 Trump vows historic ‘deportation operation’

Donald Trump has accused Joe Biden of facilitating an “illegal migrant invasion” of millions of people, blasting the US President for a wave of “migrant crime” and highlighting the brutal murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

24/02 LA socialite Rebecca Grossman found guilty of murder, manslaughter in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers

A Southern California socialite was found guilty Friday of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in a crosswalk more than three years ago.

22/02 Sam Bankman-Fried sticking with Trump ex-lawyer despite possible crypto conflict

Bankman-Fried said he was comfortable hiring Mukasey and Young even though they also represent the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Networks, Alex Mashinsky, who has pleaded not gu…

19/02 Forlorn Ghislaine Maxwell pictured pacing the yard of Florida prison where she’s serving 20-year sentence for sex trafficking

Jeffrey Epstein madame Ghislaine Maxwell can be seen in new photos walking the prison yard at the Florida lock-up where she’s serving a 20-year sentence.

15/02 Louisiana bill proposes use of nitrogen gas for executions as 58 inmates sit on death row

State Rep. Nicholas Muscarello recently filed a bill proposing adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the list of authorized methods.

14/02 Alex Chalk insists UK is 'well on the way' to prosecuting more rapists than e...

Exclusive: "We want to get to the position where we are prosecuting more rape than at any point in time in British history. And we're well on the way to achieving that."

12/02 Former Dutch PM and wife die ‘hand-in-hand’

Former Dutch prime minister Dries van Agt and his wife Eugenie have died “hand-in-hand” by legal euthanasia.

12/02 Half of 149 released immigration detainees convicted of violent offending, kidnapping or robbery

Nearly 40 people released from immigration detention following a High Court decision last year have been told they do not have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet despite the government talking tough on protecting the community.

06/02 What Pope Francis’s Recent Decree Means for Gay Catholics Like Me

Allowing us to be blessed is an affirmation that we belong.

06/02 Mum of gran’s alleged killer speaks out

The teenager accused of killing Vyleen White is a Sudanese refugee who was on bail for armed robbery when he allegedly murdered the grandmother, it has been reported.

01/02 Imran Khan and his mystic wife Bushra Bibi are sentenced to jail

Bushra Bibi, the mystic wife of Imran Khan, was thrust into the spotlight today as she was sentenced to jail alongside her husband.

01/02 Brooklyn friends who spent decades wrongly imprisoned for 1987 Times Square tourist murder finally cleared

Eric Smokes, 56, and David Warren, 53, were teenagers when they were arrested for the fatal mugging of 71-year-old Jean Casse on W. 52nd St, which unfolded moments after the ball had dropped on New…

26/01 Post Office faces second scandal over sub-postmaster convictions

A potential "second scandal" is set to rock the Post Office over concerns that sub-postmasters were convicted over losses involving another IT system.

26/01 California man found guilty in road rage murder of 6-year-old boy in freeway shooting

The shooting shocked the county of 3 million, which relies heavily on a network of freeways to get to work and school, and drew international attention as authorities searched more than two weeks f…

24/01 The Marigold Sonnets

A poem for Wednesday

23/01 ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s lifetime drug industry ban upheld

A three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court judge acted properly in imposing the ban because of Shkreli’s antitrust violations.

19/01 Brooklyn man exonerated after 14 years in prison in another case investigated by crooked NYPD detective

A Brooklyn man who served 14 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit – in a case investigated by disgraced ex-NYPD Det. Louis Scarcella – had his conviction overturned Thursday, prosecutors…

18/01 Ex-Pfizer employee convicted of insider trading on COVID drug study

A federal jury in Manhattan found Amit Dagar, 44, of Hillsborough, NJ, guilty on one count of securities fraud, prosecutors said.

15/01 Corrupt former mayor caught drink driving

Former Logan City mayor Luke Smith will spend an extra 12 months under supervision after he was caught drink driving more than four times over the legal limit while on a suspended sentence for corruption while he was in public office.

13/01 Man wrongfully convicted of sexual assault gets $1.75 million after 35 years in prison

Louis Wright spent 35 years in a Michigan prison for a crime he didn't commit. The state will now pay him for that time.

12/01 Ronnie Long's wrongful conviction is shocking — Unless you study the US justice system

Ronnie Long, who is set to receive a $25 million settlement after being wrongfully convicted, is one of more than 3,400 who have been exonerated.

11/01 Inside the incredible and devastating postal service scandal that could bring down the UK government

A massive scandal involving an unassuming television drama, hundreds of postal workers, malfunctioning computer software and countless wrongful convictions for fraud has engulfed British politics.

10/01 Ronnie Long, North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison after wrongful conviction, awarded $25M settlement

The settlement put an end to the wrongful incarceration lawsuit in 2021 and also included a public apology from the city of Concord, North Carolina.

08/01 Jonathan Majors wipes away tears as says he was ‘shocked and afraid’ at assault conviction

Fired Marvel star Jonathan Majors said he was “shocked and afraid” when he was convicted of assault last month and is now planning to appeal the verdict.

05/01 Gypsy Rose Blanchard says murdering mom Claudine was ‘the only way out’ of her abuse

Gypsy Rose Blanchard claimed in her first interview since being freed from prison that murdering mom Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard was the “only way out” from suffering ongoing Munchausen by proxy a…

05/01 Jonathan Majors to sit down in first interview since guilty verdict

Former Marvel star Jonathan Majors will appear on “Good Morning America” next week in his first interview since he was found guilty of assaulting his then girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

03/01 Gypsy Rose Blanchard boasts her husband’s ‘D is fire’: Our hot sex is ‘rocking’ my world

Every rose has its thorns — and for Gypsy Rose Blanchard those thorns are coming in the form of online trolls.

28/12 Texas killer Kaitlin Armstrong was pregnant while on the run in Costa Rica for killing pro cyclist, lawyers claim

The murderess’s lawyers made the shocking claim arguing Armstrong might have received a lighter sentence if a jury knew she had been expecting.

23/12 Rare conviction against paramedics: 2 found guilty in Elijah McClain's 2019 death

Two paramedics were convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was injected with ketamine.

20/12 Boston mayor apologizes for city's handling of 1989 murder case based on 'false, racist claim'

The mayor of Boston apologized on behalf of the city to two Black men who were wrongfully accused in a notorious 1989 murder case.

20/12 Fertility doctor convicted of killing wife seven years after claiming she fell down stairs

“Think of how diabolical you have to be – not only to kill your wife but to make it look like she had fallen down the stairs,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said of fertility doctor …

18/12 Actor Jonathan Majors dumped by Marvel after assault conviction

Majors was cast to become the overarching new villain Kang the Conqueror in upcoming Marvel films. He was also signed to appear as the supervillain in “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” in 2026 and “Aven…

17/12 Fla. man gets life in prison for killing prominent LGBTQ activist

The former roommate of a prominent LGBTQ+ activist was sentenced to life in prison for his 2022 slaying in which he strangled the victim to death and left his body in a dumpster near the apartment …

16/12 The Forgotten Tradition of Clemency

Minnesota reformed its system for granting mercy to those in prison. The federal government should take note.

14/12 Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children has conviction overturned

A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children, and pardoned in June, saw her convictions quashed by New South Wales state on Thursday, with her lawyer saying she plans to cla…

13/12 Folbigg to learn fate after 20 years in jail

The woman who was once branded “Australia’s worst female serial killer” will learn whether her multiple murder convictions have been quashed.

12/12 Wrongfully convicted Minnesota man set free after nearly 2 decades in prison

Marvin Haynes was set free Monday after spending nearly two decades in prison for a wrongful murder conviction in Minnesota.

08/12 Megyn Kelly warns ‘the country will burn’ if Trump is jailed before Election Day

Megyn Kelly warned that “the country will burn” if Republican front-runner Donald Trump is jailed ahead of Election Day. “I don’t think anybody thinks anything really changed as a resul…

02/12 ‘He’s a follower’: voters brutal verdict on the PM

Swinging voters have accused Anthony Albanese and the Labor government of failing to tackle the cost of living crisis, with some labelling the PM “weak” and “ineffective”.

01/12 Expelling George Santos Was a Mistake

Forcing the New York representative out of the House after a conviction would have been justified; pushing him out beforehand is not.

28/11 'Height of injustice': New York judge vacates two wrongful murder convictions

Wayne Gardine and Jabar Walker, both 49, were convicted of separate murders in the 1990s and spent more than 20 years in prison.

21/11 Man found guilty of decapitating ex-girlfriend with samurai sword in middle of California street

The murder Jose Solano Landaeta committed with a samurai sword is alleged to have happened in the middle of a public street.

18/11 Shocking video shows moment UK teen kills veteran, 82, with single punch

Dennis Clarke suffered from a fractured skull and a brain bleed, causing him to die in the hospital nine days after Omar Moumeche, then 16, punched him.

15/11 Wisconsin woman convicted of fatally poisoning friend with eye drops, stealing $300K

A Wisconsin woman was found guilty of fatally poisoning her longtime friend with eye drops and then staging her death to look like a suicide while stealing nearly $300,000 from the dead woman.

14/11 Concerning detail in council hopeful’s video

A Queensland local council hopeful has apologised after a Nazi flag was spotted in the background of several of his videos following an “oversight”.

10/11 Marilyn Mosby trial, jury reaches verdict: Ex-Baltimore prosecutor found guilty of perjury

Former Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby was found guilty perjury after lying about finances during the pandemic and buying two vacation homes.

03/11 Inside chaos before O‘Keefe’s arrest

He used to be a prominent face on Aussie television, known for his charismatic on-air persona.

02/11 Chicago father faces 30-year sentence for avenging son's murder in years-long gang war

Jurors in Chicago convicted Pierre Stokes of attempted murder for trying to avenge his 9-year-old son, Tyshawn Lee's horrific execution years earlier.

31/10 Former Georgia college professor gets life sentence for fatally shooting 18-year-old student

The shooting claimed the life of 18-year-old University of West Georgia student Anna Jones. She and the ex-professor did not know each other, police said.

24/10 Georgia babysitter sentenced to life after death of 9-month-old baby, prosecutors say

Dehaven Johnson was found guilty of charges of first-degree murder and cruelty to children in the March 2021 death of 9-month-old Jelani Williams.

20/10 Cop who fatally shot exonerated man was fired by another police department for excessive use of force

The Georgia deputy who fatally shot a black man who had served more than 16 years in prison on a wrongful robbery conviction was fired from a police department in 2017 for excessive use of force du…

19/10 ‘Fake-crying’ hubby who claimed wife drowned in bathtub found guilty of her murder

During a police interrogation following his arrest in August 2018, a detective accused the man of fake-crying over his wife’s death and showing “not a lick of remorse.”

19/10 Natalee Holloway’s brother Matt says he does not believe Joran van der Sloot’s apology

Natalee Holloway’s brother has said he does not believe Joran van der Sloot’s apology for killing his sister — as he warned that he will be there waiting in 22 years, when the killer is freed from …

19/10 Body cam footage shows Georgia officer fatally shooting exonerated man during traffic stop

“I can only imagine what it’s like to know your son is innocent and watch him be sentenced to life in prison, to be exonerated and … then be told that once he’s been freed, he’s been shot dead,” Mi…

17/10 Exonerated man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction shot dead by Georgia deputy during traffic stop

Leonard Cure was killed during a Georgia traffic stop while en route to visit his mother in Florida.

17/10 Georgia deputy fatally shoots 'kind' man who served 16 years for wrongful conviction

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of Leonard Allan Cure by a Camden County deputy on Monday.

15/10 Oklahoma man serving life sentence uses pandemic funds to prove his innocence in murder case

An Oklahoma man serving a life sentence in prison used his pandemic relief funds to hire a private investigator to help exonerate him for a 1997 murder he did not commit.

14/10 ‘Nervous’: Nat opens up on Folbigg interview

Natalie Barr has given fans a peak behind the curtain ahead of her interview with Kathleen Folbigg, revealing more about the now free woman.

10/10 Kathleen Folbigg’s bombshell interview

Kathleen Folbigg will sit down for a bombshell interview as a free woman after being pardoned of killing her four children this year.

06/10 Corrupt ex-MPs learn fate over $60m conspiracy

Disgraced former NSW MP Eddie Obeid, his son Moses and former NSW mining minister Ian Macdonald have lost their bid to have their corruption convictions overturned.

27/09 'The truth has finally set him free.': Man released after serving 28 years for crime he didn't commit

Gerardo Cabanillas was wrongly convicted at the age of just 18. It was overturned thanks to the work of the California Innocence Project. Here's the story.

24/09 Woman found in jaws of alligator identified

The woman whose lifeless body was found clenched between a four-metre alligator’s jaws was arrested just two months earlier for trespassing on county wetland property.

23/09 Parents of teen killed in deliberate 100 mph crash blast ‘Hell on wheels’ driver Mackenzie Shirilla: ‘Our son was murdered’

“Davion was such an amazing person — but she gave him no more consideration than a piece of luggage in the backseat,” the teen’s grieving mom said.

19/09 Abhorrent comments about Russell Brand accusers

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12/09 Prostitute secretly recorded client, sent video to fiancee: court docs

Brooke Ariel Grace Baker also sent the man 244 texts within five hours and made 87 attempted calls, all while being bound by a court not to contact him, agreed facts reveal.

12/09 Ex-Giuliani associate Lev Parnas freed from prison, allowed to use medical marijuana while on probation

Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is asking a judge to allow him to use medical marijuana while he’s out on probation.

08/09 The gut-wrenching victim statements read before Danny Masterson’s 30-year sentence in rape case: ‘Pathetic, disturbed and completely violent’

Danny Masterson’s victims slammed him as “pathetic, disturbed and completely violent” in court on Thursday, as That 70s Show star sat stone-faced for his sentencing.

07/09 Judge tosses last of over 300 Bronx cases linked to disgraced ex-NYPD Det. Joseph Franco: ‘Cannot stand behind these convictions’

Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Martin threw out the 67 remaining low-level drug case convictions stemming from Franco’s stint as an undercover Bronx narcotics detective from 2011 to 201…

07/09 Russian businessman gets 9 years in US prison over $93M hack-and-trade scheme

Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin was sentenced to nine years in a US prison after being convicted of participating in a $93 million insider-trading scheme.

05/09 Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets harshest prison sentence in Jan. 6 case

Ex-Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years behind bars after he was convicted of playing a lead role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.

31/08 MS-13’s ‘Little Devil’ wants quadruple murder rap tossed — but judge seems wary

Leniz “Diablita” Escobar’s lawyers on Thursday argued prosecutors had failed to show at trial that their client aimed to boost her standing in the gang — but a federal judge…

26/08 Vile predators’ acts to teen girls

A pair of predators who sexually abused young girls in various locations across Queensland, including at nudist beaches and in motels, have claimed their convictions are “manifestly excessive”.

22/08 ‘Hell on wheels’ teen Mackenzie Shirilla sobs that she would never kill ‘soulmate’ as she’s sentenced

Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio teen dubbed “hell on wheels” who murdered her boyfriend and his friend by deliberately slamming her car into a wall at 100 mph while they were passengers, hs been sente…

19/08 Colleagues of convicted ‘Killer Nurse’ Lucy Letby had to apologize for warning hospital about dead babies on her watch: report

Colleagues of convicted “Killer Nurse” Lucy Letby were made to apologize after repeatedly warning their UK hospital that she might have been behind several unexplained baby deaths.

19/08 Father of teen killed by Mackenzie Shirilla in 100 mph crash doesn’t want her jailed for life: ‘She f–ked up’

“Yeah, I lost my son, it’s harder on our family, but I don’t want the rest of her life ruined too, it isn’t going to make me feel any better.”

18/08 'Disgraceful' teenager, 18, raped women 22 times over three years

The twisted rapist minimised his victims' abuse by convincing them it was a normal part of a relationship.

18/08 UK’s ‘killer nurse’ Lucy Letby found guilty in 7 babies’ deaths

Lucy Letby, 33, was found guilty of the deaths of five infant boys and two girls between 2015 and 2016.

17/08 Ohio teen who murdered beau in crash posts twisted tribute on online obituary

Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio 19-year-old convicted of murdering her boyfriend and his friend by deliberately slamming her car into a wall at 100 mph, said in a twisted tribute that he was “the last…

16/08 Ohio teen murdered boyfriend, friend by deliberately crashing car at 100mph: ‘Literal hell on wheels’

Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, of Strongsville, sobbed on in court on Monday as she was found guilty on all counts.

15/08 Billionaire’s drug bust after Las Vegas bender

Perth gaming billionaire Laurence Escalante has been handed a good behaviour bond following a “highly unusual” drug bust.

07/08 True scale of wrongful convictions in UK uncovered as police 'cannot be trusted'

A total of 17 criminal charges from assault to drug offences and rape were found to be unjustly handed down over the past year alone.

02/08 Trio convicted of abusing six disabled adults found dehydrating, starving

Three people working at an unlicensed adult care facility in California have been convicted of abusing six disabled clients after the residents were found “emaciated and dehydrated,” of…

29/07 Mama mia! Reputed NYC mobster nicknamed ‘The Nose’ heading back to prison thanks partly to pasta-sauce chat

Alleged crime-family boss and ex-con Michael “The Nose” Mancuso attended “at least one dinner where Mafia business was discussed,” the feds said.

28/07 Prosecutors seek lengthy sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker accomplice who helped him pull off $3.7M fraud scheme

Russell Laffitte “committed serious crimes that undermine the public’s trust in the judicial and banking systems” but “has failed to take any accountability for his own actions,” …

26/07 Mom of NYC EMS worker stabbed by felon lashes out at bail reform

Mom of injured EMT Julia Fatum said that the Big Apple “has failed its people.”

25/07 Celebrity forensic scientist faked evidence, judge says

Dr. Henry Lee, 84, was found liable for the wrongful convictions of Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning last week.

24/07 ‘Don’t want to’: Chef’s alleged mid-sleep rape

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03/07 Disgraced NYC jails union boss getting back 10 pairs of Ferragamo shoes seized by feds

Disgraced former union head Norman Seabrook will be getting back ten pairs of Ferragamo shoes that the feds seized from him when he was arrested.

29/06 NYC bouncer who fatally beat bar patron slapped with wrongful death lawsuit

The Long Island bouncer who was convicted for fatally beating a bar patron has been slapped with a wrongful death suit by the victim’s mother.

29/06 In Harlem and Beyond, City Election Points to a Generational Power Shift

Yusef Salaam, exonerated as part of the Central Park 5 in 2002, appeared to be heading toward a City Council victory as voters embraced more moderate candidates.

28/06 Ex-DOE exec convicted of taking bribes, turning blind eye to tainted chicken tenders served to NYC public school kids

A former Department of Education executive was convicted of taking bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to tainted food served to school students.

26/06 Albany latest ‘wrongful’ bill will mean MORE crime

Albany’s “Wrongful Conviction Act” eviscerate any hope of having finality in our criminal-justice system and will result in infinite appeals in the same cases and more criminals released onto…

24/06 Man receives life sentence for murdering mail carrier over failed weed delivery

Trevor Raekwon Seward, 25, was found guilty of murder of a federal employee in the course of her duties and other crimes in the September 2019 shooting of 64-year-old Irene Pressley as she delivere…

22/06 German mother who joined ISIS is jailed for enslaving and abusing young Yazidi woman | CNN

A German court has convicted a former ISIS member of war crimes for enslaving and abusing a young Yazidi woman, the victim’s counsel said Wednesday.

21/06 South Carolina judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh ‘felt sorry’ for killer

Murdaugh, 54, was found guilty on March 2 of fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, on June 7, 2021 in order to cover up his alleged financial crimes.

20/06 Ex-NYPD cop convicted for acting as Chinese agent in ‘Operation Fox Hunt’

A former NYPD sergeant was convicted of acting as a Chinese agent in a scheme called “Operation Fox Hunt” forcing people living abroad to return to China.

16/06 Pittsburgh synagogue gunman convicted in mass shooting that left 11 congregants dead

Robert G. Bowers, 50, was found guilty of multiple charges of free exercise of religion resulting in death and hate crimes resulting in death.

16/06 ‘Lottery lawyer’ who stole $107M from winners for yachts, vacations gets 13 years for mobbed-up scheme

Jason Kurland targeted jackpot-winning clients starting in 2018, clinching a $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner, a $245 million Powerball winner and a $150 million jackpot winner.

12/06 JPMorgan reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victim in lawsuit

JPMorgan Chase settled a lawsuit with a Jeffrey Epstein victim, Jane Doe, after she filed the complaint in Manhattan federal court in November. The payout sum was not disclosed.

11/06 How convicted baby killer walked free

For 20 years, infamous baby killer Kathleen Folbigg maintained she did not kill her children.

09/06 Generative AI tool Stable Diffusion amplifies race, gender stereotypes

Images generated for every “high-paying” job — like architect, doctor, lawyer, CEO and politician — were dominated by lighter skin tones, Bloomberg found.

09/06 Woman who helped boyfriend hide from police after he killed man with samurai sword appeals ‘unreasonable’ conviction

A woman convicted for helping her boyfriend hide from police after killing a man with a samurai sword claims she’s been the victim of a “miscarriage of justice.”

08/06 Phoenix man dubbed ‘The Zombie Hunter’ sentenced to death for 1990s murders

Bryan Patrick Miller was sentenced to death for a pair of grisly 30-year-old murders, including one in which the young victim was found naked and decapitated.

06/06 Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg throws out another 316 convictions tied to dirty NYPD cops, bringing total to over 500

Hundreds of convictions tied to nine dirty NYPD cops have been tossed following a review of the cases by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

06/06 82-year-old drug dealer given ‘last warning’ by court after 24 convictions

A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “last warning” to avoid jail after he was found guilty of drug dealing, despite 24 previous convictions.

05/06 Australian mom who served 20 years for killing 4 kids is freed thanks to new twist in case

Kathleen Folbigg was long deemed Australia’s worst female serial killer before she was pardoned Monday by officials accepting that her four kids likely died of natural causes, as she has alwa…

03/06 4000 pages of docs reveal Epstein’s last days

Days before Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, the wealthy paedophile sat crouched in a corner of his Manhattan jail cell, covering his ears — tormented and sleep-deprived from the incessant hiss of a broken toilet.

31/05 Ex-NY state trooper convicted of stealing from union members, including to see Dallas Cowboys

A former New York State Trooper was convicted of pilfering from union members’ retirement accounts to live large, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

27/05 ‘Malibu Sniper’ Anthony Rauda convicted for killing dad on camping trip with two young daughters

Anthony Rauda, a California transient, was convicted Friday for the murder of a research scientist who was camping with his two young daughters at a state park in 2018.

26/05 Daniel Saldana exonerated after spending 33 years behind bars for wrongful attempted murder conviction

Daniel Saldana, 55, walked free 33 years after he was convicted of trying to murder a group of six high school students.

04/05 Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio found guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald T…

25/04 New trial in teacher child sex abuse case

A maths teacher jailed for sexually abusing two boarding students at a rural school will face a new trial after a successful appeal.

06/04 Metropolitan police has 161 serving officers with criminal convictions

Britain's biggest police force has 161 officers with criminal convictions in its ranks - including three who carried out sexual offences while employed.

29/03 Bikie erupts after gang tattoo conviction

Three Perth-based outlaw motorcycle gang members have received landmark convictions under strict new gang laws after being caught showing their club tattoos while shirtless at a pool party.

21/03 40kg human slave found in pool of own urine

A Melbourne couple who were found guilty of possessing an elderly slave in their suburban home have failed in a bid to overturn their conviction despite a court finding the victim had “lied” in their evidence.

03/03 Lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering wife Maggie and son Paul

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28/02 Chilling history of Manson Family member Linda Kasabian who has died aged 73

Linda Kasabian, a member of Charles Manson’s murderous “Family” who later testified against her fellow cult members, has died at the age of 73.

24/02 Experts say Folbigg diaries misinterpreted

The inquiry into the murder convictions of Kathleen Folbigg has heard the diaries previously used to prove her guilt in the deaths of her four babies could have been misinterpreted.

17/02 Homicide rates around Britain are steadily rising

A total of 696 people were killed by others in the UK in the 12 months to last March - a significant uptick on the previous year.

13/02 Why Australia's worst female serial killer could soon walk free

Inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children hears 'reasonable hypothesis' could cast doubt on her guilt.

13/02 Doubt to be cast over Folbigg’s conviction

A top lawyer assisting an inquiry into how Kathleen Folbigg’s four children died has questioned whether a genetic mutation caused the youngsters’ deaths.

10/02 OAP who dug up neighrbours' garden in turf war has convictions quashed

John Weiniger, 73, was convicted last year of criminal damage and harassment after CCTV caught him creeping out in the dead of night to trash his neighbours' garden in Mollington, Oxfordshire.

01/02 Man with burglary convictions arrested for trespassing Mar-a-Lago

Joshua Warnock, 25 (left) has been arrested for trespassing Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and attempting to speak to him. Warnock has a history of burglary and kidnapping offences.

12/01 Seven anchor’s brutal Pell reaction

Former prime minister Tony Abbott’s tribute to Australia’s most powerful Catholic, George Pell, has raised eyebrows after the controversial church leader’s death on Wednesday.

11/01 Pell’s final days revealed

Australia's highest ranking Catholic Cardinal George Pell has passed away in Rome at the age of 81 after suffering complications from a hip replacement surgery.

11/01 Pell’s secret final months in Australia

He was among the nation’s most powerful Catholics, but George Pell’s final months in Australia were shrouded in secrecy.

11/01 What George Pell hated most about jail

In 2021, Cardinal Pell – who died age 81 on Tuesday – opened up about what he hated the most during his time in prison during an interview with the BBC.

11/01 Australia reacts to George Pell death

The death of Cardinal George Pell has sparked a mixed reaction online as the world begins to process the passing of Australia’s highest-ranked Catholic cleric.

11/01 What Pell hated most about prison

Cardinal George Pell has died, aged 81.

01/01 Millionaire pharma exec Gigi Jordan — who killed 8-year-old son — found dead inside NYC home in possible suicide

Gigi Jordan, the millionaire pharmaceutical executive convicted of manslaughter in the death of her 8-year-old son, was found dead inside her Brooklyn home in what cops are investigating as a possible suicide, The Post has learned. Her body was found around 12:30 a.m. Friday at her apartment in in Stuyvesant Heights, according to sources — just hours after US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor