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New York State

Law & Crime

As an appeal to overturn Trump's massive civil fraud judgment in its entirety continues, lawyers are still not done trying to get the bench trial judge off of the case.
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'Defendants are aggrieved': Trump is still trying to force civil fraud judge off of the case after recusal denial ripped 'nothingburger' exchange with lawyer

Manhattan, NY

NBC News

Prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office said Monday that they will defer to the judge on former President Donald Trump's bid to delay his sentencing on falsifying business records charges until after the election. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18 — two days after New York state...

Prosecutors defer to judge on Trump sentencing delay in hush money case

Mississippi State

Hinds County, MS

Jackson, MS

The prosecutor who first brought charges in the sprawling Mississippi welfare scandal is himself under criminal investigation. Jody Owens, the Hinds County district attorney, is the subject of a federal bribery probe, sources told Front Office Sports. The probe is separate from the investigation into how tens of millions of dollars of federal welfare funds were illegally diverted to Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre and dozens of others.

Prosecutor in Welfare Scandal That Ensnared Favre Is Subject of FBI Bribery Probe

South Carolina State

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions....

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court. Julie Chrisley, star of USA’s Chrisley Knows Best has had her prison sentence thrown out by an appeals court, TVGrapevine has learned. “After careful consideration, and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court on all...

Julie Chrisley’s Prison Sentence Thrown Out By Appeals Court

Missouri State

The New Republic

The conservative Supreme Court has surprisingly chosen not to help out their buddy Donald Trump for once. On Monday, the high court declined to postpone Trump’s hush-money trial sentencing, after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey tried to sue the state of New York to delay the legal proceedings. Bailey also sought to remove Trump’s gag order on claims that it violated the First Amendment rights of voters who could not hear the former president and convicted felon speak.The case was a long-shot effort, but still, it is surprising given the Supreme Court’s decision to grant Trump near total immunity last...

Supreme Court Shockingly Declines to Save Trump From Sentencing

Massachusetts State

Harwich, MA

IT’S A TALE as old as time: Man meets woman. They date, fall in love, discuss marriage, get engaged, break up, and fight over who gets custody of the $70,000 engagement ring. Eye-popping dollar amount aside, the case now before the state’s highest court has implications for any couple...

SJC to decide who gets $70,000 ring after engagement called off

Texas State

Tucson, AZ

The Hill

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas after surviving a stabbing in an Arizona facility. Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. He was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison…

Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas after prison stabbing

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

San Francisco, CA

After a long investigation, federal agents descended on a Northern California towing company last week to raid a towing company accused of illegal operations in San Fransisco. Here's Your Chance To Own A NASCAR Race Car Driven By Dale Jr. The Honda Passport Is A Reliable Family Crossover | WCSYB?

Towing Company With History Of Illegal Tows Raided By The Feds

New Mexico State

Las Cruces, NM

LAS CRUCES — Downwinders had a message for the U.S. House speaker on Wednesday: You’re failing people the federal government exposed to radiation and hurting their chance at some measure of justice. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) attended a private event supporting candidate Yvette Herrell seeking to again represent...

Downwinders pressure Speaker Mike Johnson on RECA during his New Mexico visit

Waller County, TX

Fox News

A Texas man was sentenced to four decades in prison as part of a plea agreement after pleading guilty to decapitating his newlywed wife in 2023.

Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for decapitating his wife, leaving her head in the shower

NewsNation

The fallout over the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will crescendo next month, with judges in two of former President Trump’s four criminal cases set to tackle the implications.  On Sept. 5, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will weigh how Trump’s federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to subvert the 2020 election should proceed.   And […]

Supreme Court immunity fallout to crescendo in September

Court TV

Cynthia Hoffman's uncles and sister asked a judge to sentence Caleb Leyland to the maximum for her brutal murder. (8/23/24)
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‘He Could Have Stopped It’: Victim’s Family Addresses Judge at Sentencing

New York City, NY

Nassau County, NY

A convicted New York drug dealer and predatory lender who was freed from federal prison after his sentence was commuted in 2021 by then-President Donald Trump was arrested on assault charges. Jonathan Braun is accused in Nassau County court of assaulting his elderly father-in-law as he tried to protect his...

New York drug dealer whose prison sentence Trump commuted arrested on assault charges

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Douglas, GA

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

Louisville, KY

CBS News

A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor's door before they fatally shot her.U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson's ruling declared that the actions of Taylor's boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant.Federal charges against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 during a high-profile visit to Louisville. Garland accused Jaynes and Meany, who...

Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, federal judge rules

Washington, DC

U.S. Department of Justice released the reason why Washington, D.C., councilman Trayon White Sr. was arrested on Monday after word had gotten out the day prior.

DC councilman stuffed pockets with envelopes of cash in alleged bribery scheme, feds allege

NewsBreak

Prosecutors prod judge for hearing in bribery case of ex-senator’s wife

Nadine Menendez leaves the Southern District of New York courthouse Oct. 2 after attorneys held a trial conference. (Sophie Nieto-Muñoz for New Jersey Monitor) Federal prosecutors...

Prosecutors prod judge for hearing in bribery case of ex-senator’s wife

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