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Criminal Justice

A close-up of Bill Cosby
Courts & Law

Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1969

A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 is suing the entertainer in Los Angeles.

2 years ago

File photo: This image from Metropolitan Police Department body worn camera video and contained in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant for Pauline Bauer, pointing second to left, taken in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Pa. woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison

The judge who sentenced 55-year-old Pauline Bauer on Tuesday convicted her of riot-related charges in January after hearing trial testimony without a jury.

2 years ago

File photo: The Tree of Life Synagogue, lower left, stands in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 19, 2023. The federal jury trial of the suspect in the nation's deadliest antisemitic attack is scheduled to get underway Tuesday morning, four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre harbored ‘malice and hate’ for Jews

The federal trial of Robert Bowers comes four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers from three congregations meeting at the Tree of Life synagogue.

2 years ago

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes alongside her partner Billy Evans, walks back to her hotel following a hearing at the Robert E. Peckham U.S. Courthouse on March 17, 2023 in San Jose, Calif. Holmes is set to start her 11-year prison sentence on Tuesday.
NPR
Courts & Law

Elizabeth Holmes has started her 11-year prison sentence. Here’s what to know

The onetime Silicon Valley has surrendered herself to federal authorities at the Bryan, Texas, prison camp, an all-female facility about 100 miles outside of Houston.

2 years ago

A close-up of a police car.
Courts & Law

Prosecutors refile charges against officer in 2020 protest arrest after judge dismisses case

Prosecutors said they refiled the charges before the day ended.

2 years ago

Seal for the Philly DA's Office
Courts & Law

Arrest in 2022 attack on transgender woman in Philly comes amid rise in crime against LGBTQ+ community

City prosecutors say the arrest is a sign of improving cooperation between the LGBTQ+ community and law enforcement.

2 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, in federal court in New York, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Sayfullo Saipov, center, is flanked by his attorneys, David M. Stern (left) and federal Defender Andrew John Dalack, right, during victim impact statements in the sentencing phase of his trial. Saipov, an Islamic extremist who killed eight in a New York bike path attack, was convicted of federal crimes, Jan. 26 2023
Courts & Law

Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years

In March, a jury rejected the death penalty for the Uzbekistan citizen and onetime New Jersey resident. A life sentence is mandatory.

2 years ago

A sign for the prison on the outside of the building.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia prison escape aided by man charged in deadly cheesesteak shop brawl, police say

Authorities say two escaped prisoners in Philadelphia were helped by a fellow inmate who’s charged with murder for a brawl outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak shop.

2 years ago

A sign reads Police Department of University of Delaware
Community
6abc

Police investigate swastika drawn on door of Jewish professor at University of Delaware

Investigators are going to great lengths to track a suspect down, reviewing video from over 1,000 cameras on campus.

2 years ago

U.S. Rep. George Santos leaves the Capitol Hill Club as members of the press follow him on Jan. 31 in Washington, D.C., amid ongoing investigations into his finances, campaign spending and false statements on the campaign trail.
NPR
Courts & Law

N.Y. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

Congressman George Santos is in custody in a New York courthouse. He's charged with making false statements to Congress, money laundering, wire fraud and theft of public funds

2 years ago

Tamika Morales holds a photo of herself and her son, Ahmad Morales.
Courts & Law

Three years, no arrests: Ahmad Morales and Philadelphia’s homicide clearance rate

The national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low. Philadelphia’s numbers are lower.

2 years ago

Protesters face off with police during a demonstration on I-676 in Philadelphia on June 1, 2020
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Mistrial declared: What you need to know about the former Philly SWAT officer seen pepper-spraying protestors

A hung jury ended the trial, the first of a Philadelphia law enforcement officer involved in police operations during the 2020 protests.

2 years ago

Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda speaks at a news conference in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday
NPR
Courts & Law

The Brownsville driver who hit a crowd of asylum-seekers is charged with manslaughter

George Alvarez, 34, faces eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

2 years ago

In this file photo from June 1, 2020, protesters march down Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, during a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Jury to resume deliberations in ex-SWAT officer’s trial

Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to move on with an 11 member panel after a juror was dismissed.

2 years ago

Zach Rehl
Courts & Law
6abc

Former Philadelphia Proud Boys leader among 4 members found guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot

The Proud Boys trial has been the longest to date in the Justice Department's pursuit of Capitol rioters.

2 years ago

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