All articles tagged with #guilty
A man was found guilty of attempting to sexually assault a woman on an Easyjet flight from Naples to Edinburgh, with evidence including witness testimony and forensic analysis, and is awaiting sentencing.
Donna Adelson was convicted of first-degree murder for orchestrating a plot to kill her former son-in-law, Dan Markel, after she chose not to testify in her defense during her trial. The jury took about three hours to find her guilty, and she now faces up to life in prison.
Sean Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy in a New York City federal trial. The jury's split decision followed a six-week trial where the prosecution failed to convincingly prove the main charges, and Combs was not sentenced immediately. He continues to face civil lawsuits related to his past activities.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was found guilty on two counts of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering, leading to his detention while awaiting sentencing, with a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was found guilty on two counts related to prostitution but acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking in a federal trial, facing potential sentencing up to 20 years.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution related to two women but was acquitted of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. The verdict followed a seven-week trial with testimonies detailing allegations of violence and coercion, and Combs faces potential imprisonment up to 20 years.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was found guilty of transporting women for prostitution but was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy in a Manhattan federal trial. The conviction on lesser charges could lead to up to 10 years in prison, while the more severe charges were dismissed, representing a partial victory for Combs.
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore's top prosecutor, has been found guilty of one count of mortgage fraud for lying about the source of $5,000 in a condo purchase in Long Boat Key, Florida, while being found not guilty on a charge related to a home purchase in Kissimmee, Florida. The jury unanimously agreed that she lied about the source of the $5,000, which she claimed was a gift from her then-husband. Mosby faces a maximum of 30 years in federal prison for the mortgage fraud charge and a maximum of five years for each of the two federal perjury counts, with sentencing yet to be scheduled.
Kelvin Vickers has been found guilty on all charges, including aggravated murder and aggravated attempted murder, for shooting two police officers and a teenager in Rochester, New York. Vickers was also accused of a triple shooting that resulted in two deaths. He was arrested after being found in a crawl space inside a vacant home, with a loaded handgun in his possession. Vickers will receive an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Joshua Johnson has been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw at a Walgreens in Colorado Springs. Johnson was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Surveillance footage showed Johnson tampering with cameras and blocking off the break room area where Whitelaw's body was found. Prior to her death, Whitelaw had expressed discomfort around Johnson, and another employee reported his jealousy towards her boyfriend. Johnson's defense claimed another man was responsible for the murder, but the jury found him guilty.
Former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler has been found guilty on one of two misdemeanor charges. The charges stem from his actions during a school board meeting.
Preston Walls, a 19-year-old teenager from Des Moines, Iowa, was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter for fatally shooting two students in January at an educational program for at-risk youths. Walls, who claimed self-defense, shot the victims, who were members of an opposing gang, and also injured the program's founder. If convicted of first-degree murder, Walls would have faced a mandatory life sentence, but he now faces a maximum of 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole. Another individual accused of aiding Walls will stand trial on murder charges in October.
A woman named Skavon Andrews has been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of her husband, Rawleigh, in their driveway in Greece. The incident occurred on September 20, 2022, and Andrews was on trial for the crime.
A private investigator has been found guilty of acting as an illegal Chinese agent and committing espionage against the United States. The case has raised concerns about national security and the potential for foreign interference in American affairs.
Former Federal Correctional Institute safety manager, John Bellhouse, has been found guilty of five counts of sex abuse involving two women. Bellhouse is one of six FCI Dublin correctional officers to be charged with sex crimes, and the fifth to be convicted. He is set to be sentenced on August 30th. The defense had argued that the women were lying and motivated by money, but the jury did not find their arguments convincing.