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Judge hears arguments on overturning former Ald. Burke’s corruption conviction
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBurke, convicted last December on corruption charges, should get a new trial on some counts and a...
Second Circuit Holds No Special Standard for Charging Campaign Contributions | Law.com
Law.com· 4 hours agoJudge J. Paul Oetken of the Southern District of New York had dismissed these counts before trial, a...
Former Ald. Ed Burke asks judge to overturn convictions, order new trial on some charges
ABC 7 Chicago· 5 days agoConvicted former alderman Ed Burke was back in court Wednesday, trying to get some of the counts...
Disgraced former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke pushes for new trial
Fox local via AOL· 5 days agoDisgraced former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke is seeking a new trial following his conviction on racketeering conspiracy and other charges related to using his elected office to secure private business.
Embattled Sen Bob Menendez files to run for re-election as independent candidate
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey filed a petition with nearly 2,500 signatures to run as an...
The first witness in Hunter Biden's trial is an FBI agent who was portrayed in an HBO show
USA Today· 6 days agoProsecutors in Hunter Biden's federal gun case have called their first witness: FBI agent Erika...
Disgraced former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke pushes for new trial
FOX News Chicago· 5 days agoDisgraced former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke is seeking a new trial following his conviction on...
Lawyers for ex-Ald. Ed Burke argue ‘no reasonable jury’ could convict him in corruption case
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhether a job can be considered “property” and what constitutes an “official act” were the focus of...
Why a Nigerian woman faces jail time for reviewing tomato puree
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoOn September 16, 2023, Chioma Okoli posted a review of the Nagiko tomato puree she bought at a...
Former Sin City Deciples president gets 17 years on racketeering, cocaine conspiracy
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHerman Troy “G-Rilla” Jefferson, 51, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was convicted after an 18-day trial...