Crimes and Trials News

In this Oct. 3, 1995 picture, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles. At left is defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey and at right, defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. Defense attorney Robert Shapiro is in profile behind them. Simpson was convicted of an armed robbery that happened on Sept. 13, 2007 and was found guilty on the 13th anniversary of his Los Angeles murder acquittal. The Las Vegas jury deliberated for 13 hours after a 13-day trial. (AP Photo/Pool, Myung J. Chun)

Some on Simpson jury disagreed with 1995 acquittal

AP - Sat Oct 4, 11:18 PM ET

LAS VEGAS - The jurors in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial claimed a mixture of opinions about his acquittal on murder charges more than a decade ago, but all told attorneys they could set aside their feelings.

  • Former Clinton neighbor convicted of murder in NY AP - Sat Oct 4, 8:17 PM ET

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A disbarred attorney who lived three doors down from Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton in suburban New York was convicted Saturday of murdering his wife in what prosecutors said was an attempt to collect life insurance money.

  • O.J. Simpson appears in court during closing arguments for his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 2. Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping, 13 years to the day after the American football legend was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Pool)
    O.J. Simpson guilty in robbery, kidnap trial AFP - Sat Oct 4, 12:37 PM ET

    LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - O.J. Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping here late Friday, 13 years to the day after the American football legend was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.

  • Ex-police officer in Ohio wants new murder trial AP - Sat Oct 4, 7:25 AM ET

    CANTON, Ohio - A former police officer sentenced to life in prison for killing his pregnant lover is seeking a new trial, arguing that the jury handed down contradictory verdicts.

  • This combo shows the nine men, including O.J. Simpson, who were involved in an armed robbery on Sept. 13, 2007, in a cramped Palace Station casino hotel room. Six were initially charged in the case. Four pleaded guilty to lesser crimes and testified for the prosecution, along with the two victims and the man who arranged the meeting. (AP Photo)
    A look at the 9 men in the O.J. Simpson case AP - Sat Oct 4, 6:53 AM ET

    Nine men, including O.J. Simpson, were involved in an armed robbery on Sept. 13, 2007, in a cramped Palace Station casino hotel room. Six were initially charged in the case. Four pleaded guilty to lesser crimes and testified for the prosecution, along with the two victims and the man who arranged the meeting. A look at the key players:

  • In this May 15, 2005, file photo, IndyCar driver Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, celebrates with his sister, Kati, after he qualified for the Indianapolis 500 auto race with an average speed of 227.077 mph at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Helio Castroneves is facing federal tax charges in Miami. Castroneves is charged with conspiracy and six counts of tax evasion from 1999 through 2004. Also indicted in were Constroneves' sister and business manager, and his attorney. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman, File)
    Racer Castroneves pleads not guilty in tax case AP - Sat Oct 4, 12:12 AM ET

    MIAMI - Race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" winner Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to federal tax evasion charges and declared outside the courtroom that he would treat the case like a race against the Internal Revenue Service.

  • Man who treated sex offenders pleads to child porn AP - Fri Oct 3, 8:34 PM ET

    FARGO, N.D. - A former psychologist for a state mental hospital who said he became interested in child pornography after treating sex offenders pleaded guilty Friday in federal court.

  • Top court stays out of DVR patent fight AP - 5 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is refusing to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo Inc. involving digital video recorders.

  • Juror Dora Pettit, center, speaks during a news conference at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. The jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more on video and other documented evidence than on witness testimony. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    OJ Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted AP - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts.

  • O.J. Simpson appears in court during closing arguments in his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on October 2, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jae C. Hong/Pool/Reuters)
    O.J. Simpson's luck runs out after 13 years Reuters - Sun Oct 5, 4:33 PM ET

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - O.J. Simpson, who more than a decade ago stunned much of America by beating murder charges, found himself in a Las Vegas jail on Saturday, facing the possibility of life in prison after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping and robbery in a dramatic late-night verdict.

  • U.S. soldiers (L) and Iraq police officers (R) salute during a handover ceremony of Forward Operating Base Delta from the U.S. forces to Iraqi police in Kut, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Baghdad, October 6, 2008. REUTERS/Jaafer Abed (IRAQ) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
    Attorneys: Marine's delayed court-martial is ploy AP - Fri Oct 3, 8:07 PM ET

    SAN DIEGO - The attorneys for two Marines charged in the killing of unarmed Iraqi detainees accused prosecutors Friday of intimidation by delaying the court-martial of one to try forcing testimony from the other, who faces similar charges.

  • Mother and son plead guilty in NY mortgage fraud Reuters - Fri Oct 3, 6:30 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mother and son operators of a New York mortgage brokerage firm and one of their employees pleaded guilty on Friday to taking part in a multimillion dollar subprime mortgage scheme.

  • Ex-sailor wants new trial in terrorism case AP - Fri Oct 3, 6:05 PM ET

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A former Navy sailor convicted of leaking details about ship movements to suspected terrorist supporters sought a new trial Friday, saying prosecutors lacked evidence and inflamed the jury.

  • Judge orders Syria to pay families of hostages AP - Fri Oct 3, 5:44 PM ET

    ATLANTA - An attorney acknowledged Friday that it will be difficult to force Syria to pay more than $400 million to the families of two American men kidnapped and decapitated while working as civilian contractors in Iraq.

  • US-based Brazilian racing driver Helio Castroneves, pictured in September 2008, a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, has been indicted on tax evasion charges.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Robert Laberge)
    Handcuffed and shackled, Castroneves pleads innocent to tax evasion AFP - Fri Oct 3, 4:21 PM ET

    MIAMI (AFP) - Brazilian racing driver Helio Castroneves, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he failed to report millions of dollars in income to US tax authorities.

  • Penske Racing teammates Ryan Briscoe, left, and Helio Castroneves celebrate their P2 class victory in the Petit Le Mans auto race at Road Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Braselton, Ga. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
    Driver Castroneves pleads innocent in US tax case AP - Fri Oct 3, 3:03 PM ET

    MIAMI - Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and TV "Dancing With The Stars" champion Helio Castroneves pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he used offshore accounts to evade U.S. taxes on more than $5 million in income.

  • A border partol vehicle near the US-Mexican border. Human smuggling gangs on the US-Mexico border are extorting thousands of dollars from families of illegal immigrants in Arizona by falsely claiming their relatives are being held hostage in a scam that has become known as "virtual kidnapping."(AFP/Getty Images/File)
    Mexico smuggling gangs' new scam: 'virtual kidnapping' AFP - Fri Oct 3, 10:32 AM ET

    PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) - Human smuggling gangs on the US-Mexico border are extorting thousands of dollars from families of illegal immigrants in Arizona by falsely claiming their relatives are being held hostage in a scam that has become known as "virtual kidnapping."

  • Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) walks in Capitol Hill in Washington September 27, 2008. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
    Judge: Sen. Stevens corruption trial to proceed Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 6:56 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska to dismiss the charges or declare a mistrial because prosecutors withheld helpful evidence from the defense.

  • Judge won't dismiss Sen. Stevens' case Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 6:01 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska to dismiss the charges or declare a mistrial.

  • U.S. soldier gets 8 months, discharge over killings of Iraqis Reuters - Thu Oct 2, 3:44 PM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to involvement in the fatal shooting of detainees in Iraq early last year has been sentenced to eight months in jail and will be discharged from the armed forces, the army said Thursday.

  • Kidnapping suspect Clark Rockefeller, also known as Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, is seen on a closed circuit television link from a holding cell alongside his Attorney Stephen Hrones following a bail hearing held in the Suffolk Superior Court House in Boston Massachusetts, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Rockefeller, who's bail of $500 million (355 million Euros) was not changed, is being held on charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as a result of the alleged abduction of his 7-year-old daughter, Reigh Storrow Mills Boss, in July 2008. (AP Photo/CJ Gunther,Pool)
    Judge denies bail for 'Rockefeller' in kidnap case AP - Thu Oct 2, 2:54 PM ET

    BOSTON - A judge has ordered the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller held without bail in Boston, denying a request for lower bail by citing the defendant's history of deception.

  • Bourbon St. bouncer manslaughter cases dropped AP - Wed Oct 1, 11:59 PM ET

    NEW ORLEANS - Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Wednesday against the last two Bourbon Street bouncers accused of suffocating a visiting Georgia college student after a dispute about getting into a French Quarter karaoke bar on New Year's Eve 2004.

  • In this June 30, 2008, file photo, Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph Center, appears in Chelsea District Court in Chelsea, Vt. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, the indictment of Jacques on charges he intentionally strangled 12-year-old Brooke Bennett. Brooke disappeared June 25 and was found dead a week later. (AP Photo/Pool, Stefan Hard)
    Uncle indicted in death of 12-year-old Vt. girl AP - Wed Oct 1, 10:55 PM ET

    MONTPELIER, Vt. - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a man charged with drugging, sexually assaulting and killing his 12-year-old niece coerced another girl into aiding his plot by claiming to be part of a child-sex club that sometimes selected girls for "termination."

  • Former Calif. candidate indicted in mailings probe AP - Wed Oct 1, 10:17 PM ET

    SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal grand jury indicted a former California congressional candidate on an obstruction-of-justice charge Wednesday after an investigation into a letter his campaign sent to Hispanic voters.

  • Judge freezes $105K that Rezko may have to forfeit AP - Wed Oct 1, 9:32 PM ET

    CHICAGO - A federal judge on Wednesday froze more than $100,000 belonging to Antoin "Tony" Rezko, saying the money may be needed if she orders the prominent political fundraiser to forfeit a big chunk of his assets as punishment for masterminding political corruption.

  • In this April 11, 2005 file photo, New York Mets mascot Mr. Met reacts with the crowd during the Mets home opener against the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium in New York. A Mets fan accused of badgering the team's baseball-headed mascot in May 2008 has pleaded guilty to harassment Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    Guilty plea from fan who manhandled mascot Mr. Met AP - Wed Oct 1, 6:21 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A Mets fan accused of badgering the team's baseball-headed mascot has pleaded guilty to harassment. Authorities said Christien Hansen harassed the mascot at a game in May, refused to leave Shea Stadium and took a swing at a security guard.

  • This July 25, 2008, file photo shows South Carolina Trooper, Steven C. Garren , as he leaves Federal Court in Columbia, S.C. Garren is accused of using his patrol car to ram a fleeing suspect. The civil rights violation trial started Tuesday Sept. 30, 2008 in Greenville, S.C.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain,File)
    SC trooper says he couldn't avoid suspect with car AP - Wed Oct 1, 7:45 PM ET

    GREENVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina state trooper accused of deliberately running down a suspect with his cruiser said Wednesday the crash was "an unavoidable accident" and that he regretted bragging about it afterward.

  • Notorious ex-fugitive appeals NY murder conviction AP - Wed Oct 1, 1:12 PM ET

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A former fugitive convicted of killing a state trooper and wounding two others in 2006 continues to make trouble as an inmate as his lawyers move forward with an appeal, officials said.

  • This undated photo released by the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Antun Lewis who has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the 2005 house fire in Cleveland that killed nine people. (AP Photo/ho, Ohio DRC)
    Man indicted in Ohio house fire that killed 9 AP - Wed Oct 1, 6:39 PM ET

    CLEVELAND - A man already in prison on drug and weapons charges was indicted Wednesday in a 2005 house fire that killed nine people, including eight children at a birthday sleepover.

  • Ill. treasurer questions billing to execution fund AP - Wed Oct 1, 6:02 AM ET

    ST. LOUIS - Some lawyers and investigators have abused an Illinois state fund that helps pay court expenses in death penalty cases, according to a state official who called for stricter oversight.

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