Criminal Law

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Assault intent to kill is a criminal charge describing an attack carried out with the purpose of causing death. In the United States, this offense is often classified as attempt...

Finance

Articles on criminal cases in the corporate and financial sectors highlight enforcement actions against companies and individuals for fraud, market manipulation, and regulatory...

Finance

An extended sentence is a court-imposed punishment that lasts longer than the standard maximum term for a given offense, usually because specific aggravating factors are proven...

Finance

When a teacher goes to jail, the charges usually involve fraud, theft, sexual misconduct, or violence. Prosecutors rely on state education codes, criminal statutes, and school d...

Finance

Michael Kohberger is a suspect in the November 2024 stabbings of six students at Penn State University in Pennsylvania. Authorities identified him through DNA evidence and surve...

Finance

The attack on a judge by a man in a courtroom setting has drawn attention to court security protocols worldwide. Such incidents are rare but highlight vulnerabilities in judicia...

Finance

YNW Melly, born Jamell Demons, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr. in 2018. The trial too...

Finance

Melly is in jail primarily because of federal and state charges tied to violent crimes and conspiracy. The arrest followed a multi-agency investigation that linked him to shooti...

Finance

Chris Watts pleaded guilty to multiple counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, in Augu...

Legal & Criminal Justice

The lead prosecutor in the Diane Downs murder trial was Michael Francke, who later became Oregon's Director of the Department of Corrections. The case centered on the 1983 shoot...