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WEBA Ukrainian company is suing the Russian Federation in a California court under the Uniform Foreign-County Money Judgments Recognition Act for over $275 million it is owed following a Ukrainian court ruling in its favor for the "unlawful expropriation" of their industrial chemical production complex by Russia in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Former Milwaukee election official guilty of voter fraud, jury finds
WEBMar 20, 2024 · MILWAUKEE (CN) — The former deputy director of the Milwaukee Election Commission was found guilty of one count of misconduct in public office and three counts of voter fraud at the conclusion of her jury trial on Wednesday. Kimberly Zapata, 47, will be sentenced on May 2 at a hearing before Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Kori …
Former Los Angeles County deputies charged in $37 million …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (CN) — Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced charges Monday against ex-law enforcement and military officers accused of using threats and violence in an effort to extort an Irvine man for nearly $37 million. The four men charged are accused of entering the unnamed victim’s Irvine residence in 2019 and detaining the …
Colorado elections clerk guilty on most charges over voting …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The Mesa County Justice Center was built in 2000, without a raise in taxes or debt (Amanda Pampuro / Courthouse News). GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CN) — After just four hours of deliberation, a Colorado jury on Monday unanimously found former Mesa County clerk-recorder Tina Peters guilty of four ...
How Trump could end up with a prison sentence following his …
WEBMay 31, 2024 · A protester outside the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on March 21, 2023, holds a sign depicting former President Donald Trump behind bars. (Josh Russell/Courthouse News Service) MANHATTAN (CN) — Donald Trump was already the first president in American history to stand trial on criminal ...
Montana Supreme Court finds parental consent law unconstitutional
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A woman holds a sign during an abortion rights rally in The People's Park in Annapolis, Md., on June 24, 2022. (Brian Krista/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File) (CN) — The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday found Montana’s law requiring parental consent for a minor's abortion violates the right to privacy when making medical decisions.
Ninth Circuit backs dismissal of defamation suit against Rachel …
WEBJul 22, 2019 · This screenshot shows MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. (CN) — MSNBC host Rachel Maddow got to have the last word Tuesday as the Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a defamation case brought against her by conservative news network One America News over a statement she made on-air in 2019 calling the 24-hour news network “Russian …
Donald Trump loses civil rape trial, ordered to pay $5 million
WEBMay 9, 2023 · Donald Trump loses civil rape trial, ordered to pay $5 million. Jurors took less than three hours to hand down their verdict after a fast-paced trial where the former president offered no defense case. Roberta Kaplan escorts her client, E. Jean Carroll, out of federal court on May 9, 2023, following a verdict awarding Carroll $5 million in her ...
St. Louis Cardinals superfan sentenced to 10 months for Capitol riot
WEBAug 15, 2024 · WASHINGTON (CN) — A Missouri man who was a fixture at St. Louis Cardinal games known for his red face paint and all red outfits was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday for clashing with police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Rally Runner, 44, who legally changed his name from Daniel Donnelly Jr. in 2017, traveled …
Former Girardi client says attorney’s obfuscations were like …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · LOS ANGELES (CN) — A former client of disgraced attorney Tom Girardi took the stand on Wednesday, the sixth day of the lawyer's criminal trial, and told the court about her year-long effort to recover settlement money owed to her by Girardi's firm.. After Erika Saldana's one-year-old child was badly injured in a car crash caused by a drunk …