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Carlos Watson, cofounder of Ozy Media, was found guilty of fraud by a federal jury for misleading investors with falsified financial records and inflated audience numbers. Watson faces up to 37 years in prison, while his cofounder Samir Rao, who previously pleaded guilty to related charges, awaits sentencing.
A federal jury ordered former President Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages after he denied allegations he raped her in the 1990s. Trump criticized the verdict, calling it a "Biden Directed Witch Hunt." Rev. Franklin Graham and others accused Democrats of using the legal system against Trump. Carroll and her supporters celebrated the ruling, while Trump's legal team expressed concerns about the court process.
A Russian man, Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, has been found guilty of being a stowaway on an aircraft after flying from Denmark to Los Angeles without a passport or ticket. Prosecutors presented evidence that he entered the terminal in Copenhagen without a boarding pass and boarded the plane undetected. During the flight, he moved around the plane, ate multiple meals, and attempted to eat crew members' chocolate. Ochigava faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on February 5.
A woman in Iowa has been convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a voter fraud scheme during the 2020 primary and general elections. Kim Phuong Taylor fraudulently generated votes for her husband in the primary election and later engaged in ballot fraud during the general election. She submitted false voter registrations, absentee ballot requests, and absentee ballots, often without the voters' permission. Taylor was convicted on multiple counts of providing false information, fraudulent registration, and fraudulent voting. She faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for each count.
Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been found guilty of two counts of perjury in a federal trial. The jury reached a unanimous verdict, as indicated in a note released by the court. Mosby was indicted on perjury charges for allegedly lying about suffering a financial hardship when withdrawing money from her city retirement account without penalty.
Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been found guilty of two counts of perjury by a federal jury. Mosby falsely claimed she was facing financial hardship due to the pandemic and illegally obtained federal funds, which she used for down payments on two vacation homes in Florida. The indictment states that Mosby did not experience any financial hardships and received her full salary during the specified period. Mosby gained attention for charging the six police officers involved in the Freddy Gray case, but they were later acquitted or had their trials declared a mistrial.