WASHINGTON (AP) — Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets Monday, with a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. Separately, Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate were indicted … Continue reading
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program Friday, five months after the superstar golfer was found passed out in his Mercedes with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system. Woods, 41, spoke only briefly during a hearing at a Palm Beach … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a Virginia gang member will spend his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four people during a 2015 crime rampage. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia says 25-year-old Anthony Foye pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of murder and faces a mandatory life … Continue reading
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A former North Carolina middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to four felony counts after she was accused of driving to a northern Virginia motel in April in order to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex. The StarNews of Wilmington (http://bit.ly/2evvMRc ) reports that 24-year-old Kathleen Capitano pleaded guilty last week … Continue reading
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former suburban Milwaukee police officer pleaded guilty to Monday, Jan. 25 to killing an Oregon woman and ditching her body in a suitcase along the same Wisconsin highway where he also is accused of dumping another woman’s body. Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage … Continue reading
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship made a habit of violating mine safety laws, a government attorney said Tuesday, but a defense lawyer said the prosecution has presented no evidence that Blankenship was involved in a criminal conspiracy. Both sides gave closing arguments in Blankenship’s federal criminal trial in West Virginia. He’s … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the federal hush-money case against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (all times local): 7:40 a.m. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has arrived at Chicago’s downtown federal court where he is expected to plead guilty in a hush-money case. Hastert walked past dozens of reporters and camera crews who took … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Suffolk man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison in a scheme to sell stolen firearms. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Direll Lamar Jackson was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Norfolk. Jackson pleaded guilty in January to possessing and concealing stolen firearms and being a felon in possession … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Newport News man accused of running an online prostitution scheme has been sentenced to 10 years and five months in federal prison. Thirty-five-year-old Antuane Keyone Armstrong was sentenced this week in federal court in Norfolk. Armstrong pleaded guilty in November to three counts of use of an interstate facility for unlawful … Continue reading
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A “Real Housewives of New Jersey” husband preparing to head to federal prison for bankruptcy fraud had his license suspended for two years by a state judge who called his driving record the worst he’s ever seen. Joe Giudice lost his driver’s license and was fined the maximum of $10,000. He … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk-based sailor has been sentenced to 45 days’ confinement for wearing medals that he didn’t earn on his uniform. Seaman Matthew Cottom also received a reduction in rank to seaman recruit. His pay will be cut in half for two months. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1L16EQr ) reports that Cottom was sentenced Wednesday … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two women have been sentenced for their roles in a fraud scheme that cost Medicaid more than $2 million. Fifty-year-old Lisa Marie Barrett of Norfolk received an eight-year sentence, while 34-year-old Jacqueline J. Harris of Portsmouth was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday in federal court in Norfolk. U.S. Attorney Dana … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 21-year-old Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography. Michael John Baigert was sentenced in federal court in Norfolk on Monday, February 9th. Baigert pleaded guilty in October. According to court records, he traveled from Virginia Beach to York County to visit … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A sailor wounded in a police shooting is suing the city of Norfolk and the officer. Jasmine Glespie’s lawsuit says the officer used excessive force and was negligent. She’s seeking $5.3 million in damages. WAVY-TV (http://bit.ly/1zeHEOp ) reports that Glespie filed the lawsuit last month in Norfolk Circuit Court. A … Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist who pleaded guilty to trying to help Venezuela develop a nuclear weapon is set to be sentenced. Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni and his wife, Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, pleaded guilty in 2013 to offering to help develop a nuclear weapon for Venezuela through dealings with … Continue reading
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