Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti is accused of stealing money from dozens more clients than previously known, according to newly unsealed documents and recent interviews with Fox News.
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Harvey Weinstein vows he’ll be ‘fully exonerated’ at New York trial
Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial in New York begins this week and is poised to set the tone for the #MeToo era — but despite more than 80 women coming forward with sexual-misconduct allegations against him, the disgraced movie mogul told Fox News he expects to be “fully exonerated.”
Illinois Uber driver imprisoned for abusing passenger to face trial after allegedly trying to ‘silence’ victim
An Illinois former Uber driver who was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for sexually abusing a passenger will stand trial this week on charges that he also tried to hire someone to “hurt or silence” the victim, according to a report.
Chinese woman linked to ‘birth tourism’ scheme gets 10 months in prison
A Chinese woman who operated a Southern California business that helped pregnant women in China lie to immigration officials so they could travel to the United States to give birth was sentenced to 10 months in prison Monday for the wide-ranging “birth tourism” scheme.
Boston Marathon bombing survivor flips off ‘terrorist supporter’ outside court
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet was anything but coy when she confronted outside court Thursday morning by a lone supporter of convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, resulting in a brief but heated exchange.
Michigan man who committed crime hoping to return to prison gets 25-40 years
A Michigan man charged with the robbery of a Hardee’s restaurant told his lawyer he committed the crime so that he could return to prison.
Maine mother charged with daughter’s murder detailed abuse in police recordings
Maine state prosecutors played police recordings of a mother admitting to severely beating her 10-year-old daughter during a murder trial in the child’s death.
New Jersey woman convicted of vehicular homicide for texting while driving
For the first time in New Jersey, a Monmouth County jury on Friday found a woman guilty of vehicular homicide for texting while driving.
Alabama jury convicts police officer of manslaughter for killing unarmed black man
Former Montgomery, Ala. police officer Aaron Cody Smith was convicted of manslaughter Friday for fatally shooting Gregory Gunn, an unarmed black man, in 2016.
Texas parents sentenced for dissolving remains of daughter, 2, in tub of acid
A Texas mother and father were sentenced Friday for their roles in dissolving the remains of their 2-year-old daughter in a tub of acid after the child’s death.
Inmate claims Patrick Frazee asked him to kill key witness in Colorado murder trial
An inmate testified Friday that Colorado murder suspect Patrick Frazee, who is accused of killing his fiancee, asked him multiple times to kill the key witness in his case.
Michael McCaul: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott should postpone convicted killer Rodney Reed’s execution
A second Texas GOP lawmaker has called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to postpone the execution of inmate Rodney Reed.
Los Angeles man walks free after spending 11 years in prison for robberies he didn’t commit
A man who spent 11 years in prison for five armed robberies he did not commit walked free Tuesday after he was exonerated, thanks to the investigative work of his wife.
Roger Stone does not testify as closing arguments set in federal trial
Roger Stone’s defense team rested its case Tuesday afternoon, with the usually outspoken Stone opting not to take the stand in his federal criminal trial.
New Jersey man caught faking slip and fall for insurance money sentenced to probation, community service
A New Jersey man caught on surveillance video faking a slip and fall was sentenced Monday to probation, community service and ordered to pay restitution, according to a report.
Ex-NFL player Winslow Jr takes plea deal before rape retrial
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to raping an unconscious teen in 2003 and to sexual battery involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker in a deal that spared him the possibility of life in prison.
Evidence in Mollie Tibbetts murder is insurmountable, law enforcement source says
The evidence against the man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts is overwhelming — even if parts of his police confession are ruled inadmissible in court, a law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News on Tuesday.
Texas man sentenced to death for killing six members of ex-wife’s family
A Texas jury sentenced a man who killed six members of his ex-wife’s family to death Friday after approximately four hours of deliberations.
Third suspect in murder of Joshua Brown, witness in Amber Guyger trial, sought in Louisiana; 2 arrested
Two of the three men wanted in connection to the killing of Joshua Brown, a key witness who testified in the high-profile murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, have been arrested while a third, Thaddeous Green, remained on the lam Wednesday morning.
Former Georgia cop who fatally shot unarmed fleeing man acquitted of manslaughter
A since-fired Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man fleeing after a confrontation was found not guilty Saturday of voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.