
Courts & Law
Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization for its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business record
2 years ago
A case of mistaken identity lands a Philadelphia woman in jail for a crime she didn’t commit
The 31-year-old Ph.D student was never in Texas where the crime occurred, but an identification via social media led to her being jailed.
2 years ago
Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.
2 years ago
1 dog killed, 13 rescued in alleged dogfighting ring in Delaware; 5 men charged
Police say they uncovered the dogfighting after being called to the rural Sussex County property to investigate a report of suspicious activity.
2 years ago
Trial ordered for 4 in ambush shooting outside Roxborough High School
At Tuesday’s preliminary hearing, prosecutors presented evidence they said tied the adult and juvenile suspects to the Sept. 27 shooting outside of Roxborough High School.
2 years ago
Philadelphia landlord settles a pair of housing discrimination lawsuits
The agreement comes roughly a month after Pro-Managed LLC was sued in federal court.
2 years ago
Judge temporarily blocks parts of N.J.’s controversial new concealed carry law
The injunction follows a lawsuit from gun rights groups challenging the constitutionality of a rule that makes it illegal to carry a handgun in several “sensitive places.”
2 years ago
D.O.J. reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute.
2 years ago
Georgia special grand jury ends probe of Trump, 2020 election
The judge overseeing the panel issued an order Monday dissolving the special grand jury.
2 years ago
New Jersey woman gets 3 years in bogus good Samaritan online fundraiser
A New Jersey woman who pleaded guilty to helping her boyfriend spread a story that garnered more than $400,000 in online donations has been sentenced to three years in prison.
2 years ago
Police: Idaho slaying suspect’s DNA found at crime scene
Authorities say the DNA of the Pa. native accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene.
2 years ago
Delaware man whose wife’s 2019 murder remains unsolved charged with two brutal attacks on new wife
An arrest warrant says Benjamin Ledyard attacked his wife with a marble block on New Year’s Day and previously bit off the tip of her finger.
2 years ago
Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pa.
The students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus on Nov. 13.
2 years ago
Court weighs halting Philadelphia prosecutor’s impeachment
A Pennsylvania court is weighing whether to step in and stop the Legislature's impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia's top elected prosecutor.
2 years ago
Philly Fighting Covid founder files lawsuit against Drexel University
The lawsuit calls Drexel's investigation into Doroshin's conduct and resulting disciplinary process "deeply flawed."
2 years ago