Tag: pleads
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Father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray pleads not guilty
Colin Gray, the father of alleged Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to a mass shooting in September at Apalachee High School that killed four people. Attorneys for Colin Gray appeared in court Thursday morning and entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. They also waived a formal arraignment. He…
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Man pleads guilty to killing Eliza Fletcher, Memphis teacher who was kidnapped on morning run
The Tennessee man charged with kidnapping and killing a kindergarten teacher during a morning run two years ago pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, officials said Monday. Cleotha Abston, 40, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, for the Sept. 2, 2022, murder of Eliza Fletcher, 34, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said…
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and an alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Friday to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges. Jeffries and James Jacobson entered their pleas during a brief appearance at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y. Entering the courtroom, Jeffries did not acknowledge Jacobson and let his lawyer, Brian…
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Arizona official pleads guilty in 2022 election certification case
A Republican county supervisor in Arizona pleaded guilty Monday after she tried to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results, state Attorney General Kris Mayes announced. Peggy Judd, a Cochise County supervisor, pleaded guilty to failing to perform duties as an election officer, a misdemeanor. She acknowledged that she failed to canvass the election…
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TD Bank pleads guilty in money laundering case, will pay $3 billion in penalties
TD Bank pleaded guilty Thursday in a criminal money laundering case and agreed to pay a whopping $3 billion in fines and other penalties to the Department of Justice and federal financial regulators for failing to monitor money laundering by drug cartels. As part of the deal, TD Bank, whose U.S. unit is the 10th-largest American bank by assets, is…
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Ryan Routh pleads not guilty to charges he sought to assassinate Trump at golf course
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The man accused of plotting to kill Donald Trump at the former president’s Florida golf course eariler this month pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, wore a beige inmate’s outfit with a dark brown undershirt during his brief appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce…
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Kentucky sheriff charged in the fatal shooting of judge pleads not guilty
A Kentucky sheriff arrested and charged last week with shooting a judge in his chambers following an argument pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines was arraigned before a special judge for first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines appeared virtually from the Leslie County…
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Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to additional sex crimes charge ahead of retrial
Harvey Weinstein was arraigned on an additional sex crimes charge in a New York City courtroom Wednesday, roughly two months ahead of a retrial in the disgraced Hollywood producer’s landmark #MeToo case. Weinstein, who arrived at the Manhattan courthouse in a wheelchair, pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal sexual act in the first…