Nevada woman who hired hitman using bitcoin to kill ex-husband gets 5 years in prison
A Nevada woman who admitted to hiring a hitman on the internet for $5,000 in bitcoin to kill her ex-husband has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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A Nevada woman who admitted to hiring a hitman on the internet for $5,000 in bitcoin to kill her ex-husband has been sentenced to five years in prison.
U.S. authorities have arrested a California man accused of killing three women in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and crossing back and forth across the border after each of the deaths that occurred over the course of nearly a year starting in 2021.
In a late-night court filing, Trump attorneys argued his trial should not take place as scheduled, and potentially not until after the 2024 presidential election.
He was released on bond in February but prosecutors said he removed an ankle monitor and fled until his arrest Friday near Sacramento, California.
Grant Robicheaux, a surgeon who previously appeared on a Bravo reality TV show, and Cerissa Riley were accused of drugging and raping multiple women.
Here's what to expect next after former President Donald Trump's court appearance.
Local experts are weighing in on the former president's hearing. As next year's presidential race nears, questions loom over Trump's eligibility to join the race.
There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents someone who has been charged or convicted from serving.
The indictment alleges the former president "endeavored to obstruct the FBI and grand jury investigations and conceal retention of classified documents." Read the 44-page indictment here.
Trump said he will plead not guilty to the charges, which are related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
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Donald Trump is the first former president in history to face a federal criminal indictment.
Attorneys Jim Trusty and John Rowley said in a statement they will no longer represent him in the indicted case, nor will they represent him in the Jan. 6 investigation.
A federal indictment could have more serious implications for former President Trump's 2024 presidential run than the indictment brought against him by a New York grand jury in March, CBS News Political Director Fin Gómez said Thursday.
The charges would be the first to arise from special counsel Jack Smith's investigations into former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump and his aides are bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation as prosecutors handling the probe have been spotted at a Miami courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses.
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.
A former correctional officer at the biggest women's prison in California has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least 13 inmates over the past nine years.
Newly unsealed court documents show that the wife of a California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family by driving over a cliff told rescuers he was depressed and needed a psychological evaluation.
The sons of Guzmán said "we have never produced, manufactured or commercialized fentanyl nor any of its derivatives," the letter said.
A Silicon Valley councilmember delayed entering his pleas Monday on criminal charges for allegedly lying about leaking a grand jury report on the San Francisco 49ers' political influence and relationships with the city's elected officials.
The drug lord's four sons, who are known as the Chapitos, have earned a reputation as the more violent and aggressive faction of the cartel.
The State Department has formally determined that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been "wrongfully detained."
Cameras captured video of the woman pouring a substance on three occasions from a bottle of drain cleaner into the tea, prosecutors say.
New York has one of the strictest policies in the country against cameras in the courtroom.
