Latest Trial Court News
Criminal Charges For Ex-Goldman Sachs Director
Prosecutors in a US District Court in Manhattan unsealed an indictment (see at the bottom of this post) against Rajat Gupta laying out five counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Move over, Raj Rajaratnam.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:09P
Residents describe fleeing gunshots
The man accused of firing the shots – George Thomas Conrad, 53, of Tahlequah – is on trial in Cherokee County District Court, charged with discharge of a firearm into a dwelling at 216 Northside Court. His trial will continue today before District
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:09P
Two Cherokee Men Charged With Producing Child Pornography
The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed September 29, 2011, in United States District Court in Sioux City. The Indictment alleges that, in November 2010, Coffey and Slattery used, persuaded, induced, and enticed one or more minors under the
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:07P
Steuben murder trial jurors view suspect's written statement
BATH -- Jurors hearing the murder case against Bryan Ashline in Steuben County Court on Wednesday learned about the written statement he made to police. Bath police Investigator Heather Wheaton took the stand for the prosecution.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:07P
Former UN inspector in court for sex-sting case
Ritter's attorney asked for a new trial on Wednesday, citing an appeals court ruling from New York that records from two prior incidents in 2001 should not have been unsealed and provided to Pennsylvania prosecutors. Monroe County Judge Jennifer Sibum
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:06P
Attorney charged with tax fraud
Meredith L. Lawrence, 61, who goes by Larry, is accused of falsifying his tax returns for three years, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in US District Court. The indictment was returned Aug. 11. Lawrence appeared in court Monday where he
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:06P
The Frank McCourt trial pushed back a month
We were supposed to see Bud Selig and Frank McCourt take the stand in the final showdown in bankruptcy court next week, but the judge just kicked the whole thing a month. The trial is now scheduled for November 29 through December 2.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:06P
Ex-Goldman director indicted in fraud case
The indictment unsealed in US District Court in Manhattan alleges Gupta shared confidential information about both Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble at the height of the financial crisis from 2008 through January 2009, knowing that Rajaratnam would
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:04P
Sharpe James has bid for new trial nixed
AP James' latest appealfocused on a juror at his 2008 trial who failed to disclose that both his parents worked for the city and had been hired by James. A judge says James failed to demonstrate how the juror could have been biased.
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:04P
McGlynn plans to run for appellate court
McGlynn was appointed to the Fifth Appellate Court in Mount Vernon in 2005 and served until 2006. Swansea lawyer Judy Cates, a Democrat, said last week she will run for the appellate court. Cates is a former president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers
Updated: 10/26/2011 01:03P
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