36 h. ago Jury convicts men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist in New York

NEW YORK — A jury has convicted two men of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by the Iranian government. The verdict was returned at a federal court in New York on Thursday, ending a two-week trial […]

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57 h. ago Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need. Aimee Bock — founder of Feeding our Future, the group at the […]

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58 h. ago Killer in 2021 murder of Carl Reinboth eligible for parole in six more years

Convicted of second-degree murder by a jury, Honor Charley was sentenced Wednesday for the stabbing death of Carl Reinboth on Somerset Street in Ottawa.

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3 d. ago Jury convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace

LONDON — A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace was convicted Tuesday along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art insured for nearly 5 million pounds (more than $6 million US). Michael Jones had used the fully functioning one-of-a-kind latrine as he […]

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1 week ago At trial’s start, prosecutor blames Iran for plot to assassinate dissident

NEW YORK — Two members of an Eastern European criminal organization were “hired guns for the government of Iran” in a plot to assassinate an Iran-born journalist at her New York City residence three years ago, a prosecutor told a federal jury in an opening statement on Tuesday at the start of a trial for […]

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2 w. ago Admitted killer convicted of manslaughter in Banff stabbing after jury rejects self

The 12-member Calgary Court of King's Bench jury deliberated about 15 hours over two days before convicting Sproule on a charge of manslaughter

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3 w. ago Jury finds deadly ambush of Calgary couple outside their southwest home wasn't a planned execution

The deadly ambush of a Calgary couple outside their southwest home wasn’t a planned execution, a jury ruled Friday evening. The Calgary Court of King’s Bench jury convicted Edmonton-area man Michael Tyrel Arnold of a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Nakita Baron, who was killed in the front passenger seat […]

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3 w. ago MANDEL: Man guilty of savage murder of his partner in homeless shelter

Kenneth Bellamy showed no emotion after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his longtime partner, Tracy Iannuccilli, in a homeless shelter. Jurors had only deliberated Monday afternoon and most of Tuesday when they alerted the court that they’d reached a  verdict. They didn’t believe Bellamy’s story that Iannuccilli had […]

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