Tag: prosecutors
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Prosecutors reveal evidence in brutal killing linked to prominent Kentucky dentist and son
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors in Kentucky revealed new details this week that they said link a prominent dentist and his son to the brutal killing of a restaurant hostess at their home last year and the alleged effort to cover up the murder. The evidence, detailed in a filing opposing bail reduction for murder suspect…
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Andre Hill complied with orders when fatally shot by former officer Adam Coy, prosecutors say
An unarmed Black man who was fatally shot four years ago by a now-fired Columbus, Ohio, police officer complied with commands and was wrongly killed as he walked out of a garage, prosecutors said Thursday. Opening arguments began earlier in the day in the trial against former officer Adam Coy, 48, who killed Andre Hill,…
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Arizona teen planned attack on Phoenix Pride festival, prosecutors say
A grand jury in Arizona indicted a teenager on terrorism charges, alleging he planned to attack participants at the Phoenix Pride Festival, authorities said Wednesday. The 17-year-old was indicted by a Maricopa County grand jury on one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, both felonies, according to a statement from…
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Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules
Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s retrial. Judge Curtis Farber’s decision came two days after NBC News reported that Weinstein had been diagnosed with an uncommon form of bone marrow cancer,…
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Pressure mounts on prosecutors to review Elon Musk’s $1 million swing-state petition giveaway
Pressure is mounting on state and federal prosecutors to investigate tech billionaire Elon Musk’s $1 million lottery-style giveaway to registered voters in seven battleground states. A Justice Department spokesperson said Tuesday that it had received a letter from 11 former government officials including several Republican ex-prosecutors urging the department to investigate whether Musk’s daily prizes…
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Richard Allen used power and fear to kill teen victims, prosecutors say
Richard Allen was armed with a gun when he came across teenage friends Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German near a hiking trail in Delphi, Indiana, in February 2017, then used “power and the fear” to force them “down the hill” before slitting their throats, prosecutors said in an opening statement Friday in his…
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South Korea prosecutors drop charges against first lady over Dior handbag
SEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors in South Korea have decided not to charge first lady Kim Keon Hee over allegations of inappropriately accepting gifts last year, including a Christian Dior handbag, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Seoul prosecutors’ office. The scandal has caused a political uproar in South Korea and contributed to a bruising election…
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Mayor Adams urges judge to dismiss bribery charge brought by ‘zealous prosecutors’
Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…