Lawyers for Jussie Smollett have filed to appeal the former Empire actor’s conviction for lying to police, the latest chapter in the legal battle relating to Smollett’s alleged role in a hate crime hoax. Smollett was sentenced to 150 days and 30 months in prison in March 2022 after being …
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Ja Morant, one of basketball’s brightest young stars and a starting guard in the recent NBA All-Star Game, has been accused of both beating up a 17-year-old boy and threatening a mall security guard during separate incidents that occurred in July 2022. While the Memphis Grizzlies star’s alleged fight with …
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Bronx rapper Kay Flock was among the eight alleged gang members indicted on federal racketeering charges Thursday, with the rapper also accused of murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy. Kay Flock, born Kevin Perez, faces a mandatory life in prison sentence if convicted on all charges. Perez is …
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A former GOP candidate for New Mexico’s House of Representatives was arrested on Monday in connection to a series of violent attacks against Democratic lawmakers in the state. Authorities say Solomon Peña was the “mastermind” behind four shootings carried out between Dec. 4, and Jan. 3. The shootings targeted the …
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Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in prison after pleading guilty to failing to declare and pay taxes on more than $1.7 million in company benefits provided by the former president’s flagship company. Weisselberg’s cooperation with prosecutors was central to securing a conviction …
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Young Thug was denied bond yet again Thursday during a heated hearing in his RICO case where his lawyer suggested the Grammy-winning rapper is the subject of a law enforcement vendetta dating back to a 2015 drive-by shooting of Lil Wayne’s tour bus. Lead defense lawyer Brian Steel invoked the …
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