It’s been nearly five years since Pop Smoke (Bashar Jackson) was killed in California’s Hidden Hills — and now, the only adult defendant in the murder trial has […]
Judge Gives Prison Time to Former Sen. Robert Menendez for Corruption Conviction
Bob Menendez, former U.S senator, leaves the Manhattan Federal Courthouse on January 29, 2025. Photo: Ryland West/ALM A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former U.S. Sen. Robert […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine Takes Plea Deal, Will Serve One Month In Prison
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has reached a deal with federal prosecutors after his recent arrest over alleged violations of his supervised release, agreeing to spend a month in prison […]
Mike Lynch’s Brush With Prison Taught Him Life Is Precious. Then a Yacht Accident Proved Him Right
Mike Lynch spent years fighting to exonerate himself of charges of fraud and conspiracy over the sale of his British software startup, Autonomy. When a clerk at the […]
Ex-Law Firm Leader Headed to Prison Over Unauthorized Raises, Lavish Travel Billed to Firm
A former chief financial officer for McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting that he embezzled more than $1.5 million […]
Working tirelessly to free her brother from prison inspired Janis Puracal’s Forensic Justice Project
(Photo of Janis C. Puracal by Michael Schmitt/ABA Journal) “Two years of pure hell.” That’s how Janis C. Puracal, executive director and attorney for the Forensic Justice Project, […]