Baltimore man accused of killing tech CEO pleads guilty to attempted murder in separate case

3 days, 2 hours ago

Luigi Mangione prosecutors risk 'full acquittal' after first major 'mistake': legal expert

Criminal defense attorney and former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Mark Bederow believes that prosecutors in the Luigi Mangione case have already made a significant "mistake." "Since Mr. Mangione is already being celebrated by some as a folk hero because of his rage against the American health care system, the terrorism charge, which alleges that Mr. Mangione 'intended to intimidate or …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Top aide to Eric Adams indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges

Politico

Lewis-Martin’s son, Glenn Martin II, and the two developers were also charged. On Thursday morning, Lewis-Martin and her son — a DJ who goes by the name Suave Luciano — surrendered to the DA’s office in a case centered around the city’s Department of Buildings. “Call him later.” Over the course of two days in August of the following year, …

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Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder for killing of CashApp founder Bob Lee

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Luigi Mangione indicted on first-degree murder charge, facing life in prison for CEO shooting

Salon

A Manhattan grand jury indicted 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on Tuesday, slamming him with 11 counts, including first-degree murder, for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. If convicted, Mangione faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office. “The unsealing of today’s indictment brings us one step closer to …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

CNN

AP — A San Francisco jury on Tuesday found a tech consultant guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Jurors took seven days to deliver their verdict against Nima Momeni in the April 4, 2023, death of Lee, a beloved tech mogul who was found staggering on a deserted downtown street, dripping a …

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1 week, 2 days ago

CEO shooting suspect may win with this 'very strong, public political defense': lawyer

Raw Story

Luigi Mangione — who has been charged in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — could be banking on one particular defense strategy in order to prevail in court. While it remains unknown exactly how Mangione will argue his innocence, one attorney recently told the Guardian that he thinks the alleged killer could bank on claiming he was in …

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CEO Shooting Suspect Hires Ex-Manhattan Prosecutor To Represent Him In New York

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has retained a former prosecutor and ex-CNN legal analyst as his attorney. Mangione has hired Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who for years worked in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under Cyrus Vance Jr. before going into the private sector, to represent him in New …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Model, 28, cleared of murdering husband, 77, after Googling ‘perfect crime’

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1 week, 3 days ago

Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Friday rejected an attempt by former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to invalidate his guilty plea. His lawyer t his month asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to invalidate the plea after McAfee in September tossed out the charge to which he …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Luigi Mangione's lawyer reveals why alleged CEO killer had public outburst, ‘He never had any…’

Hindustan Times

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s alleged killer Luigi Mangione had a meltdown outside the courthouse because he was reportedly “irritated” as there was no lawyer to support him. Luigi Mangione's lawyer reveals why alleged CEO killer had public outburst Mangione’s lawyer, Thomas Dickey, said that his client had not expressed his frustration to anybody after his arrest from a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant accused of fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday. Alexander Smirnov’s deal with Justice Department special counsel David Weiss to plead guilty comes just weeks after prosecutors filed new tax evasion charges against him. Prosecutors say Smirnov …

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1 week, 5 days ago

'Zero evidence': Mangione's attorney insists he's seen no proof that client killed CEO

Raw Story

The attorney representing suspected UnitedHealth CEO assassin Luigi Mangione told reporters in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon that he stands behind his client pleading not guilty — and has not seen any evidence tying him to the crime. "So right now, though, you're telling us that he is pleading not guilty, that that that is correct," a reporter asked attorney …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Suspected CEO assassin told to stop talking in court by judge and own lawyer: report

Raw Story

A judge on Tuesday shut down the suspect accused of gunning down a health care CEO in Manhattan last week following outbursts both inside and outside the courtroom, according to a report. MSNBC justice correspondent Ken Dilanian reported that once inside, Mangione continued with outbursts and tried to defend his case. The charges against him in New York are one …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Why did Luigi Mangione kill UnitedHealth CEO? ‘Painful’ back surgery, social media posts, and a fake ID

Hindustan Times

A 26-year-old former Ivy Leaguer from a prominent Baltimore family was detained on Monday in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder. Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson Mangione who was arrested as a ‘person of interest’ has since been charged with murder in the case. Prosecutors cited, “false IDs …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Tech bro turns killer? Inside online life of Luigi Mangione who allegedly murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO

India Today

Luigi Mangione’s story reads like the resume of a quintessential tech prodigy –– elite schooling, prestigious internships, and a promising career in engineering. Yet, the 26-year-old now stands charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a shocking turn for someone whose life appeared to epitomise Silicon Valley aspirations. His comments suggested a willingness to rationalise violence as a …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York, court records show

New Indian Express

ALTOONA: After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, was arrested Monday in the killing of Brian Thompson, who headed one of the United States’ largest medical insurance companies. He …

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1 week, 6 days ago

New York prosecutors charge suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing with murder, court records show

Live Mint

ALTOONA, Pa. — Late Monday, Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, according to an online court docket. Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, had a gun believed to be the one used in last Wednesday’s shooting of Brian Thompson, as …

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New York prosecutors charge suspect with murder in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NPR

New York prosecutors charge suspect with murder in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO toggle caption Sydney Roach/WPSU Manhattan prosecutors Monday night filed murder and other charges against Luigi Mangione, 26, in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO last week, according to online court documents. At an earlier press conference announcing the suspect's arrest, Mangione was said to be a "person of interest" …

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Man on trial in the killing of an Ole Miss student gave conflicting information, police say

Associated Press

The man on trial in the killing of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee gave conflicting information to police about how well he and Lee knew each other, according to testimony Friday by an officer who helped lead the investigation. Lee disappeared July 8, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi, and police interviewed Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. two weeks later. In …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Man, 20, accused of stabbing personal trainer to death on Bournemouth beach admits refusing to give police access to his phone

Daily Mail

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering a physical trainer on Bournemouth beach has pleaded guilty to refusing to give police access to his mobile phone. Nasen Saadi has been charged with the murder of Amie Gray, 34, at Durley Chine Beach, West Undercliff Promenade, on May 24, and the attempted murder of Leanne Miles at the same location. The judge, …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Former Trump Campaign Lawyer Wants To Invalidate Guilty Plea In Georgia Election Case

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — Former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the Georgia 2020 election meddling case against the president-elect and others, is trying to invalidate that plea. His lawyer on Wednesday asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to invalidate the plea after McAfee in September tossed out the charge …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

A trial is set for a man charged in the killing of a University of Mississippi student

Associated Press

— A man is set to go on trial starting this week in the 2022 killing of a University of Mississippi student who was well-known in the local LGBTQ+ community. Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. of Grenada, Mississippi, is charged with capital murder in the death of Jimmy “Jay” Lee, 20, who was last seen July 8, 2022, at an apartment …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

A Montana man pleads not guilty and claims self-defense in the death of a man killed in a tent

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

A Montana man pleads not guilty and claims self-defense in the death of a man killed in a tent

Associated Press

— A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and claims self-defense, while investigators say there are inconsistencies in the defendant’s story. DNA tests on a beer can matched two people in the state’s criminal database, Daren Abbey and someone believed to be Abbey’s twin brother, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

2 men accused of plotting to shoot at immigrants are convicted of attempting to kill federal agents

LA Times

Two men who co-founded a militia group have been convicted of attempting to murder federal agents ahead of a planned trip to the Texas-Mexico border to shoot at immigrants illegally crossing there and any federal agents who might try to stop them. A jury found the men, Jonathan S. O’Dell, 34, of Warsaw, Mo., and Bryan C. Perry, 39, of …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man convicted in 1998 woman’s murder and behind bars is now tied to cold-case killing

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2 months, 1 week ago

Murder Trial Begins For Tech Consultant Accused Of Killing Cash App Founder

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LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN FRANCISCO — The murder trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins Monday, a year and a half after the widely admired entrepreneur was found staggering on a deserted downtown San Francisco street seeking help. Nima Momeni, the man charged in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-CFO at Tom Girardi’s law firm to plead guilty to wire fraud

LA Times

Former attorney Tom Girardi in August. The former chief financial officer at Tom Girardi’s law firm agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to federal fraud charges, acknowledging that he and Girardi worked side-by-side to swindle clients out of millions in settlement money. In a plea agreement signed and filed Tuesday afternoon, Christopher Kamon, the former CFO, said he would forfeit …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Felony murder appeal before Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday offers a slim hope for ‘lifers’

Raw Story

Denise Alexander couldn’t remember the last time she saw her younger brother John. A crucial part of the Supreme Court’s decision, if it finds the punishment to be unconstitutional, is whether it should apply to free people who have already been sentenced to life without parole, said Philadelphia attorney Teri Himebaugh, who is working to reopen John Alexander’s case. “By …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Man pleads guilty to fatally strangling deaf cellmate in Baltimore jail

Associated Press

BALTIMORE — A man has pleaded guilty to strangling his cellmate to death in Baltimore’s jail two years ago, concluding the prosecution of a case that raised significant questions about operations in the detention center and the city’s backlogged court system. Gordon Staron, 35, was charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death of cellmate Javarick Gantt, a deaf man …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Long Beach man who bragged about crime on Instagram pleads guilty to $2.6-million jewelry heist

LA Times

There’s no instruction manual for how to commit the perfect crime, but Ladell Tharpe learned the hard way that he probably shouldn’t have bragged about it on Instagram. Tharpe, 39, of Long Beach pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Monday to taking part in a $2.6-million heist from a Beverly Hills jewelry store on March 23, 2022. …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Houston officer convicted of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid

Associated Press

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. One community organization said Wednesday that Goines’ actions and other similar problems within the police department have “created a public safety threat for officers and Houstonians.” …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-officer charged with couple’s death in Houston drug raid awaits jury’s verdict

Associated Press

HOUSTON — A jury on Tuesday began deliberating the fate of a former Houston police officer accused of being responsible for the 2019 deaths of a couple during a raid that prompted a probe which revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. Jurors could also convict Goines of a lesser charge of tampering with a governmental record …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama man pleads guilty to detonating makeshift bomb outside state attorney general’s office

Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama man pleaded guilty to detonating an explosive device outside of the state attorney general’s office, federal prosecutors said on Friday. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert constructed the bomb out of nails, firecrackers and screws, and then set it off outside of Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office in downtown Montgomery in the early morning hours of Saturday, …

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4 months ago

2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death. Prosecutors seek 40-year sentence

LA Times

Former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin III, second from left, walks into federal court on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Federal prosecutors recommended a 40-year sentence for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. And until we get justice for all of them, I won’t be content.” …

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4 months ago

Former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down plead not guilty

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4 months ago

Former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down plead not guilty

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges. The former Hyatt Hotel employees — security guards Todd Erickson and Brandon Turner, bellhop Herbert Williamson and front desk worker Devin Johnson-Carson — were each charged with one count of being a party to felony murder …

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4 months ago

Tech tycoon Mike Lynch of HP fraud case fame still missing after freak yacht sinking

The Hindu

A superyacht that sank Monday off the Sicilian coast during a storm left six passengers missing, including British tech kingpin Mike Lynch and some of his inner circle, who were gathered to celebrate his victory in a long-running legal trial. One of Lynch’s U.S. lawyers, Christopher Morvillo of the firm Clifford Chance, and his wife Neda were also on the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tom Girardi’s fraud trial begins: A liar who stole millions? Or the victim of a thieving CFO?

LA Times

Former attorney Tom Girardi appears Tuesday morning outside a Los Angeles courthouse for the first day of his federal criminal trial. Scott Paetty said Girardi “lied to his clients, stole from them, violated their trust, broke the law.” Those clients had all turned to him in moments of tragedy — a burn victim, a widow whose husband died in a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid

Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. — Two special prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a police raid last year on the local weekly newspaper. Prosecutors Marc Bennett and Barry Wilkerson concluded in their 124-page report that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cop helped send a man to death row for killing his child. Now he’s fighting for his life

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona man pleads guilty to murder in wife’s death less than a week after reporting her missing

Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Less than a week after an Arizona man reported his wife missing, launching an expansive search that quickly turned into a criminal investigation, he admitted to killing her and pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced Friday. At the news conference, Flagstaff Police Chief Sean Connolly emphasized that it had been just six days since authorities were alerted …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas man pleads not guilty to murder charges for mass shooting at grocery store

Associated Press

— The Arkansas man accused of killing four people and injuring 10 others, including two police officers, in a mass shooting at a grocery store pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple charges connected to the attack. Appearing in court for the first time, Travis Eugene Posey, 44, pleaded not guilty to four counts of capital murder and ten counts of …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

British tech magnate Mike Lynch acquitted of fraud in $11 billion deal with Hewlett Packard

The Hindu

Mike Lynch, once hailed as Britain’s king of technology, has been cleared of charges alleging he orchestrated a fraud and conspiracy leading up to an $11 billion deal that turned into a costly albatross for Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard. The not-guilty verdicts reached Thursday by a federal court jury in San Francisco followed an 11-week criminal trial that delved …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawyer wants to move the trial for the killing of a University of Mississippi student

Associated Press

— A trial for the killing of a University of Mississippi student should be moved to a part of the state where publicity won’t have made it too difficult to find an unbiased jury, the defendant’s lawyer says. Attorney Kevin Horan filed court papers Monday requesting that the capital murder trial of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. be moved out of …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Microsoft executive’s ex-wife wrote ‘good luck’ on a check to a hitman. Now she’s charged with murder

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7 months, 1 week ago

Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of off-duty New Orleans officer and his friend in Houston

Associated Press

HOUSTON — A man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer and his friend during a holdup at a Houston restaurant in 2021, prosecutors announced Wednesday. As part of a plea agreement, Frederick Jackson pleaded guilty to two murder counts in exchange for a 60-year prison sentence, said Harris County District Attorney Kim …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Third person pleads guilty in probe related to bribery charges against US Rep. Cuellar of Texas

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on charges that he accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico. One of Cuellar’s top former aides, Colin Strother, and a Texas political and business consultant, Florencia Roden, struck …

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Baltimore man accused of killing tech CEO pleads guilty to attempted murder in separate case

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