All articles tagged with #pleads guilty
Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, has pleaded guilty to murder in a Nara court, admitting to the crime during his first court appearance.
Reggie Ray, the man seen in viral videos of a brawl at the Montgomery boat dock, has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail (suspended), 50 hours of community service, and ordered to pay court costs. Two other defendants, Zachery Shipman and Allen Todd, pleaded guilty to harassment charges and must serve 100 community hours, pay fines, and attend anger management courses. Richard Roberts pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges and was sentenced to a suspended jail sentence, community service, and court costs. The FBI found no evidence of a hate crime in the incident.
New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman has turned himself in and pleaded guilty to falsely pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon Office Building. He agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and write an apology letter to the Capitol Police chief. The charges will be dismissed in three months if Bowman does not offend again. The maximum sentence for this charge is six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. Critics have pointed out that Bowman previously disciplined students for falsely pulling fire alarms. Some Republicans have called for his expulsion from the House.
Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting false statements and writings in a deal with prosecutors in Georgia. She expressed regret for her involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election and agreed to cooperate fully with prosecutors. Ellis is the fourth defendant to plead guilty in the case, which charged Trump and 18 others with conspiring to overturn the election. She will be sentenced to five years of probation, pay restitution, and perform community service.
Disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of financial fraud and money laundering. Already serving a life sentence for killing his wife and son, Murdaugh's guilty plea marks the first step in putting his financial crimes behind him. The charges stem from three different schemes involving misappropriation of settlement funds and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. Murdaugh's lawyer stated that he did not dispute any of the allegations and has been cooperative throughout the process.
Denis Kazungu, a Rwandan man, has pleaded guilty to the murder of 12 women and two men, shocking the country. He is alleged to have buried his victims in his kitchen. Kazungu claimed that his victims deliberately infected him with AIDS, but provided no evidence. The state of his mental health is unclear, but he appeared composed during the hearing. Kazungu was arrested after his landlord reported him to the police for unpaid rent, and he confessed to the killings during questioning. Investigators are yet to release the names of all the suspected victims.
Alex Murdaugh, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife and son, has pleaded guilty to 22 counts of financial crimes, including bank fraud and money laundering, for stealing over $9 million from his former clients. In a plea agreement, Murdaugh agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, pay restitution, and potentially take a lie detector test. The plea comes after his alleged co-conspirators were sentenced for their roles in the schemes. This development follows the release of the second season of the Netflix series "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal," which features a claim from an alleged cohort that Murdaugh asked him to shoot him in the head to collect life insurance payouts.