UK Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Deaths of 39 Vietnamese
LONDON (AP) — A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a
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College Admissions Fraud
Former USC admissions official Hiu Kit David Chong, 36, of Arcadia, faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting he took $40,000 from international students to get them admitted with “false college transcripts with inflated grades, phony letters of recommendation and fraudulent personal statements,” federal prosecutors said.
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LA City Councilman to Plead Guilty to Obstructing Corruption Probe
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander agreed Friday to plead guilty to criminal charges of obstructing a federal probe of his actions while in office after a real estate developer showered him with cash, trips and expensive meals.
Read moreNew Zealand Mosque Gunman Pleads Guilty to Mass Murder
The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand’s modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshipers at two Christchurch mosques unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges Thursday.
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PG&E to Plead Guilty to Role in Deadly Camp Fire
Pacific Gas and Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the deadly 2018 Camp Fire under a plea deal reached with California prosecutors, the utility giant announced Monday morning.
Read moreFormer Waymo Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Company Trade Secrets
Anthony Levandowski, a former engineer who worked on autonomous vehicles, pleaded guilty Thursday to theft of trade secrets, ending a trial that pitted two of the largest technology companies — Google and Uber — against each other.
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Ex-Staffer Pleads to Lesser Charges in Election Fraud Case
A former congressional campaign staffer has pleaded guilty to woeful neglect of election duties in an election fraud case that clouded the race for Virginia’s 2nd District in 2018.
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Mom of San Bernardino Shooter Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence
Rafia Sultana Shareef did not know her son and his wife would carry out a mass shooting – a deadly act of terror – the last time she saw them on the morning of Dec. 2, 2015.
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Accountant Pleads Guilty in Panama Papers Case
Precluding a trial on massive tax dodges unearthed in the Panama Papers leak, an accountant implicated in the scheme pleaded guilty Friday.
Read moreForced Labor
Two people affiliated with Imperial Valley (Calif.) Ministries pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of forced labor conspiracy: Jose Gaytan, 47, and Sonia Murillo, 51, both of El Centro, face up to 25 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
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Utility Will Pay $53M for Fatal Blasts That Rocked Massachusetts
The energy company responsible for a series of 2018 explosions in northern Massachusetts agreed Wednesday to cease all business in the Bay State as part of a $53 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read moreSmollett Pleads Not Guilty to New Disorderly Conduct Charges
Former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to new criminal charges over what police say was a staged hate crime against himself.
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Goldman Pleads Not Guilty in Malaysia 1MDB Case
Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty Monday in Malaysia over the investment bank’s alleged role in the multibillion-dollar scandal at the country’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, official media reported.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Activists Arraigned in Criminal Invasion of Privacy Case
Anti-abortion activists and self-styled citizen journalists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt pleaded not guilty Friday to nine counts of criminal eavesdropping and invasion of privacy stemming from an undercover reporting project designed to discredit Planned Parenthood.
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Jalisco Cartel’s No. 2, ‘El Menchito,’ Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges
Appearing dazed following a whirlwind extradition to the United States five years in the making, the son of one of Mexico’s most wanted cartel leaders pleaded not guilty Friday to drug conspiracy charges.
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US Counter-Terror Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Secret Info
A counter-terrorism analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaking secret information to journalists, including details about foreign countries’ weapons systems.
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Accused Church Arsonist in Louisiana Pleads Guilty
Holden Matthews, the white son of a sheriff’s deputy who is accused of setting fires to three predominantly black churches last year, pleaded guilty Monday in state and federal court.
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Guilty Plea to Federal Charges in Black Church Burnings
The aspiring black metal musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring pleaded guilty Monday to federal and state criminal charges.
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Official Who Was Close to UAW President Pleads Guilty
A former senior official at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Friday to a broad corruption scheme, admitting that he conspired with others to conceal the use of union cash for vacation villas, golf, cigars and booze.
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Former Illinois Legislator Pleads Not Guilty in Bribery Case
Former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to bribery charges in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
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