Jury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. Authorities said Rebecca Grossman, wife of a prominent Los Angeles burn doctor, fatally struck Mark Iskander, 11, and brother Jacob, 8, while … Read more

Jury returns verdict in Wayne LaPierre, NRA corruption civil case

A Manhattan jury has returned a verdict in a civil case accusing the NRA and its longtime head Wayne LaPierre of corruption. The lawsuit, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2020, named LaPierre and the gun rights organization, along with other NRA leaders John Frazer and Wilson “Woody” Phillips. Attorneys for the … Read more

Man who attacked Las Vegas judge during sentencing now indicted by a grand jury for attempted murder

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who leaped over a judicial bench and attacked a Nevada judge during a sentencing hearing in Las Vegas last month that was captured in a courtroom video that went viral has now been indicted for attempted murder. A grand jury returned the nine-count indictment against Deobra Redden, 30, in … Read more

Trump’s ‘disrespectful’ behavior during E. Jean Carroll trial turned the jury against him and saddled him with an $83.3 million bill, legal experts say

A federal jury ordered Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages on Friday. During the defamation trial, Trump and his attorney appeared to frequently frustrate the presiding judge. Two legal experts said Trump’s bad manners in court likely played a role in the jury’s decision. A federal jury saddled former President … Read more

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months … Read more

Trump ‘unleashed his followers’ on E. Jean Carroll, her lawyer tells jury

In her opening statement Tuesday, E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer Shawn Crowley tells the jury in former President Donald Trump’s second defamation trial that he “unleashed his followers to go after her” by continually denying her claim that he raped her in a department store changing room in the 1990s. Judge Lewis Kaplan tells prospective jurors … Read more

Federal jury finds Puerto Rico ex-legislator Charbonier guilty on corruption charges

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, a well-known former legislator in Puerto Rico who is popular with conservatives, was found guilty Friday of federal charges related to corruption. Charbonier was indicted in August 2020 on charges including conspiracy, money laundering and theft, bribery and kickbacks involving federally funded programs. She also was … Read more

‘Jury Duty’ Editor Arrested for Child Endangerment No Longer Tied to Amazon

Play video content A prominent Hollywood editor is getting the cold shoulder, professionally, due to his recent arrest for child endangerment — and despite speculation he’ll continue working on a big-time Amazon Prime show … TMZ can confirm he’s out. Thirty-nine-year-old Christopher Charkowski was arrested in L.A. County last week on a felony charge of … Read more

San Francisco jury finds homeless man not guilty in beating of businessman left with brain injury

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Friday found a homeless man not guilty after being accused of using a metal pipe to beat a businessman who suffered a broken jaw, fractured skull and traumatic brain injury in an attack caught on video that fueled debate about crime and homelessness in the city. … Read more

Ex-Ald. Ed Burke convicted on 13 of 14 counts at landmark federal corruption trial; jury convicts one co-defendant and acquits the other

Former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke was convicted by a federal jury Thursday of racketeering conspiracy and a dozen other counts for using the clout of his elected office to win private law business from developers. The guilty verdict on the marquee charge of the indictment capped a stunning fall for Burke, the former head of … Read more