http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TrialsFind stories, videos, and photos about Trials from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Trials14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Trials from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/01/mexico.us.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico extradited 11 fugitives to the United States on Saturday, putting 2009's total Mexico-to-U.S. extraditions at the highest yearly level ever, the U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/intl.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/intl.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski, Swiss authorities said Friday.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/roman.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/24/roman.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Embassy officials in Bern, Switzerland, formally submitted an extradition request for Roman Polanski to the Swiss government on Thursday night, but a lawyer for the film director said his client will continue to resist deportation.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a "culture of sexual deviance," and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/23/roman.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/23/roman.polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Embassy officials in Bern, Switzerland, formally submitted an extradition request for Roman Polanski to the Swiss government on Thursday night, but a lawyer for the film director said his client will continue to resist deportation.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315001,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315001,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDespite recent reports, a lawyer for the director says his client will continue to resist deportationFri, 23 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/23/polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/23/polanski.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski, Swiss authorities said Friday.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/22/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/22/madoff.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new lawsuit alleges that convicted swindler Bernie Madoff financed a cocaine-fueled work environment and a "culture of sexual deviance," and he diverted money to his London, England, office when he believed federal authorities were closing in at home.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/14/mississippi.teacher.slayings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/14/mississippi.teacher.slayings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Mississippi schoolteacher was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday for shooting and stabbing to death her lover's pregnant fiancee in 2006.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Predatory_lending_lawsuits_increase/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Predatory_lending_lawsuits_increase/index.htmDuring the housing boom, mortgage lenders were doling out the dough, giving loans to people who could never have qualified before.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/29/polanski.filmmakers.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/29/polanski.filmmakers.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextWoody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Martin Scorsese have "demanded the immediate release" of fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child sex charge.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/28/zurich.roman.polanski.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/28/zurich.roman.polanski.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTextFilmmaker Roman Polanski, arrested in Switzerland over the weekend, will fight extradition to the United States where he faces sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, his California lawyers said Monday.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/27/zurich.roman.polanski.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/27/zurich.roman.polanski.arrested/index.html#cnnSTCTextOscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on a decades-old arrest warrant stemming from a sex charge in California, Swiss police said Sunday.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:54:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308543,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308543,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe director expected to be awarded, not arrested, at Zurich's film festMon, 28 Sep 2009 17:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/14/garrido.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/14/garrido.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextA California couple charged with a combined 29 felony counts in connection with the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Dugard appeared in court for a bond hearing Monday.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/07/uk.airline.bomb.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/07/uk.airline.bomb.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men were found guilty Monday of plotting to blow up planes on flights between Britain and North America, Woolwich Crown Court in London said.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/20/burress.guilty.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/20/burress.guilty.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a shooting incident at a nightclub last year, the Manhattan district attorney said.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/news/economy/las_vegas_medical_mafia.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/18/news/economy/las_vegas_medical_mafia.fortune/index.htmIt began as the most ordinary of fender-benders. Cynthia Johnson, an office manager for a real estate company, was driving to work on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas strip when a fellow commuter clipped the rear bumper of her Toyota Avalon, propelling it into the truck in front. No one seemed hurt, and the drivers exchanged information.Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/florida.tobacco.award/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/13/florida.tobacco.award/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Florida jury awarded a 92-year-old man $1.9 million in compensatory damages for the death of his wife, a former two-pack-a-day Marlboro smoker who started when she was 16 and died in her 70s, attorneys said Thursday.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/russia.bout.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/russia.bout.arms/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Thai court on Tuesday rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the "Merchant of Death", whom the U.S. government accuses of selling millions of dollars in weapons to Colombian rebels.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/08/03/burress/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/08/03/burress/index.htmlFormer New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on weapons charges stemming from an incident last November in which Burress accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a New York nightclub, prosecutors announced Monday.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/02/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/02/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British government will push for a computer hacker who broke into Pentagon and NASA computers to serve his jail time in the United Kingdom if a United States court sentences him to jail, a top politician said Sunday.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/14/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/14/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish man Gary McKinnon appeared in court Tuesday to try to prevent his extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for allegedly hacking into U.S. government computers at the Pentagon and NASA.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/25/louisiana.jena.six/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/25/louisiana.jena.six/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe five remaining defendants in the racially charged "Jena Six" case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/22/chris.brown.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/22/chris.brown.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/09/harassment.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/09/harassment.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA female marketing executive is suing the chief executive officer of a famous toy manufacturer, accusing him of sexually harassing and assaulting her.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/27/news/sotomayor.biz.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/27/news/sotomayor.biz.fortune/index.htmIf there had been a secret-ballot vote among appellate lawyers who argue business cases, it is most unlikely that Judge Sonia Sotomayor would have been selected as the one to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court - even from among the reported finalists on President Obama's short-list.Wed, 27 May 2009 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/supreme.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Tuesday nominated federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.Wed, 27 May 2009 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/21/ny.somali.pirate.arraigned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/21/ny.somali.pirate.arraigned/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Somali suspect in the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama last month pleaded not guilty to 10 counts including piracy, hostage-taking, and firearms charges in U.S. District Court in New York on Thursday.Thu, 21 May 2009 21:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/parloff_souter.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/economy/parloff_souter.fortune/index.htmThough no one would ever pigeonhole U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter as having been a pro-business judge, the announcement this month that he'll be stepping down in June has some top appellate advocates for the business community expressing some separation anxiety.Tue, 12 May 2009 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/08/california.editor.slain.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/08/california.editor.slain.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former handyman has pleaded guilty in the 2007 death of California newspaper editor Chauncey Bailey after agreeing to testify against the man accused of ordering the killing, the Alameda County deputy district attorney said.Fri, 08 May 2009 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/ifill.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/04/ifill.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextI sometimes marvel that I probably couldn't get hired at my law school today.Mon, 04 May 2009 22:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/04/magazines/fortune/demos_litigation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/04/magazines/fortune/demos_litigation.fortune/index.htmWhile hedge funds around the globe are watching their investments go up in smoke, one fund - Juridica Investments - has been enjoying nice returns. How? It puts its money in lawsuits.Mon, 04 May 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/01/pa.immigrant.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/01/pa.immigrant.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fomer Pennsylvania high school football player was acquitted of murder Friday in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant last summer.Sat, 02 May 2009 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/28/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/28/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of civil lawsuits against defense contractors KBR and its former parent company Halliburton claims the companies endangered the health of U.S. troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan by unsafely burning massive amounts of garbage on U.S. bases.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/juvenile.detention.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/20/juvenile.detention.suit/index.html#cnnSTCTextJuveniles held in a Mississippi detention center are subject to "horrific physical and mental abuse" at an insect-ridden, filthy facility, alleges a federal lawsuit filed Monday.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/16/us.nazi.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/16/us.nazi.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court Thursday delayed the potential deportation of Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk for at least a week, signaling concern over his ability to withstand a flight to Germany to stand trial.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/13/phil.spector.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/13/phil.spector.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter about 30 hours of deliberation, a jury on Monday convicted music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson more than six years ago.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:09:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270272,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20270272,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHe's expected to plead not guilty Monday - unless a deal has been struck with DAsMon, 06 Apr 2009 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/06/california.spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/06/california.spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe on-again, off-again jury deliberations at Phil Spector's Los Angeles murder retrial are on again.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/california.spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/24/california.spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's impossible to rule out the possibility that an actress committed suicide in music producer Phil Spector's home, and that he is being unjustly accused in her death, Spector's defense attorney told jurors in closing arguments Tuesday.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/26/spector.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA six-man, six-woman jury began deliberating Thursday whether music producer Phil Spector is responsible for the death six years ago of an actress in his home.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267682,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267682,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe music producer's attorney insists the victim killed herself six years agoWed, 25 Mar 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/23/spector.retrial.closings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/23/spector.retrial.closings/index.html#cnnSTCTextMusic producer Phil Spector, on trial for the second time in connection with the 2003 death of an actress at his home, is "a very dangerous man," a prosecutor told jurors Monday.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/alabama.jury.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/alabama.jury.bridge/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter deliberating for only 45 minutes, a jury convicted an Alabama man Thursday of throwing his four children off a Gulf Coast bridge in January 2008, according to prosecutors.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/19/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/19/austria.incest.trial.fritzl/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury in Austria has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/chinese.drywall/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/chinese.drywall/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/13/naacp.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/13/naacp.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe NAACP filed lawsuits Friday against two of the nation's largest mortgage lenders -- HSBC and Wells Fargo -- alleging "systematic, institutionalized racism" in their subprime lending.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/13/new.york.beheading/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/13/new.york.beheading/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Buffalo, New York-area man accused of beheading his estranged wife pleaded not guilty Friday to a murder charge, according to the district attorney.Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/companies/news_america_settlement.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/companies/news_america_settlement.fortune/index.htmIt's been a rough few weeks for Rupert Murdoch. Start with News Corp.'s dismal second-quarter results, announced Feb. 5, and the unexpected announcement that right-hand man Peter Chernin was stepping down. Now comes more potential bad news in the form of a sudden decision by News subsidiary News America Marketing on March 10 to settle, less than a week into trial, with Floorgraphics, Inc., a rival in the in-store marketing business, which had accused News America of trying to drive it out of business.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/madoff.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/madoff.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextAccused investment swindler Bernard L. Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of his attorneys told CNN.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/10/news/madoff_threats/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/10/news/madoff_threats/index.htmBernard Madoff's defense attorney Ira Lee Sorkin tells CNN he has received death threats and virulently anti-Semitic hate mail.Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/26/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/26/british.hacker.mckinnon/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish prosecutors said Thursday they will not seek charges against accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon, which puts him one step closer to being extradited to the United States to face charges.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree former leaders of Sierra Leone's brutal Revolutionary United Front guerrilla movement were found guilty Wednesday of crimes against humanity including murder, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages, the Special Court for Sierra Leone announced.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/22/mob.actor.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/22/mob.actor.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextLillo Brancato Jr., an actor who appeared in "The Sopranos," was acquitted of the 2005 killing an off-duty New York City police officer but found guilty of attempted burglary.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/parloff_madoff.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/parloff_madoff.fortune/index.htmVictims of Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme sued three big names over their role in the estimated $50 billion fraud: a high-profile investment firm, its managing partner and its auditor.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive former Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted on voluntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with killings in Iraq were released on their own recognizance Monday after a court hearing.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/oj.simpson.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/05/oj.simpson.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer gridiron great O.J. Simpson will serve at least nine years in prison for his role in an armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel in 2007.Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/companies/news__sentinel.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/news/companies/news__sentinel.fortune/index.htmA lawsuit filed in the wake of the spectacular explosion of a once-sleepy cash management firm in the summer of 2007 is pointing to a corrupt business relationship between its head trader and some brokers as the basis for its collapse.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/21/gotti.racketeering.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/21/gotti.racketeering.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextJohn "Junior" Gotti's lawyers are asking a federal judge in Florida to move his murder conspiracy and racketeering trial to New York.Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/detroit.mayor.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/detroit.mayor.sentenced/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalling him "arrogant and defiant," a Wayne County Circuit Judge on Tuesday sentenced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail with no early release under the terms of a plea deal.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/21/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Ted Stevens repeatedly asked for invoices to cover home renovations and otherwise complied with Senate rules on accepting and reporting gifts of value, his defense attorney said in closing arguments Tuesday.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/court.chinese.muslims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/court.chinese.muslims/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal appeals court Wednesday blocked the planned release of 17 Chinese Muslims from the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, granting the government more time to argue against the plan.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextO.J. Simpson faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison after he and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were found guilty on 12 charges, including armed robbery and kidnapping.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/02/oj.simpson.closings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/02/oj.simpson.closings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirteen years to the day after a Los Angeles jury acquitted him of two murders, another jury began deliberations Friday in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping trial.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/stevens.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge Thursday rejected a motion by defense attorneys asking him to either to declare a mistrial in the criminal case against Sen. Ted Stevens or dismiss the indictment against him.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/24/oj.simpson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/24/oj.simpson/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day of repeated objections, admonitions, lawyer-judge conferences in chambers and frayed nerves in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery trial ended late Tuesday with a cliffhanger.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/15/oj.simpson.openings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/15/oj.simpson.openings/index.html#cnnSTCTextO.J. Simpson's trial on armed robbery and kidnapping charges resumed Tuesday with the prosecution's first witness back on the stand, apparently fully recovered from chest pain.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/14/oj.simpson.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/14/oj.simpson.advance/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe charge is robbery, not murder, but 13 years after the so-called "Trial of the Century" ended with his acquittal, O.J. Simpson is back in court. Again.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/bomb.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/08/bomb.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men charged in an alleged plot to explode bombs on trans-Atlantic airliners bound for the United States and Canada were convicted Monday of conspiracy to murder.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/09/oj.simpson.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/09/oj.simpson.jury/index.html#cnnSTCTextPotential jurors in O.J. Simpson's robbery and kidnapping trial were under the microscope Tuesday as jury selection continued, with at least one saying she believed that the former professional football player was guilty of murder, despite his acquittal in a 1995 trial.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/08/oj.simpson.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/08/oj.simpson.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextJury selection in O.J. Simpson's trial on robbery and kidnapping charges started Monday, with the judge seeking prospective jurors who are not influenced by his 1995 murder trial.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/detroit.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/detroit.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEmbattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not plead guilty Wednesday in connection with his text message scandal, a representative for a Michigan prosecutor said, despite an earlier statement that said he would.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/27/anand.jon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/27/anand.jon/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the eve of his trial, prosecutors have struck 30 counts from an indictment charging an up-and-coming fashion designer with luring aspiring models via the Internet and sexually assaulting them.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/06/uk.hamsa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/06/uk.hamsa/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain has urged the European Court of Human Rights to move quickly in considering the case of a radical Muslim preacher due to be extradited to the United States on terrorism-related charges.Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1829274,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping caseMon, 04 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/bear_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/news/companies/bear_lawsuits.fortune/index.htmMore than 20 separate lawsuits - many since consolidated - have been filed against Bear Stearns, its board of directors and management. Some of the plaintiffs are ex-employees, like Alex Manos, a 27-year Bear veteran who processed trades at the firm's back-office in Brooklyn. They blame the management and the board for squandering their life savings. Others are from shareholders who believe the same group sold the company too cheaply and under duress. And several more focus on the managers of the two Bear Stearns-affiliated hedge funds that dissolved in the summer of 2007 and first revealed to the world the extent of the toxicity of the mortgage-backed securities manufactured and sold by Wall Street.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216140,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe judge dismisses four of the actor's claims – and one of the ex-nanny's allegationsFri, 01 Aug 2008 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828154,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828154,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe decision by Britain's Court of Appeal to allow the extradition of alleged cyber-hacker Gary McKinnon is one that takes some decodingThu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/karadzic.deportation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/karadzic.deportation/index.html#cnnSTCTextCourt officials in Belgrade have not received an appeal preventing the extradition of former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826465,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826465,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe deadline for Radovan Karadzic to appeal extradition to a United Nations war crimes tribunal expires soonFri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823902,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDrugmaker Merck & Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next monthThu, 17 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/09/farc.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/09/farc.americans/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo guerrillas who were detained last week in a mission that freed 15 hostages -- including three U.S. defense contractors -- may soon face a judge in the United States.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/30/arar.syria/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/30/arar.syria/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian seized by U.S. officials and sent to Syria, where he claims he was tortured, has been dealt a major legal setback in his effort to sue U.S. government officials.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/20/hamza.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/20/hamza.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextRadical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza moved a step closer Friday to extradition to the U.S., where he faces terrorism-related charges.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/19/scotus.self/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/19/scotus.self/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state has the right to prevent a possibly schizophrenic defendant from serving as his own lawyer in a criminal court.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/17/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/17/mann.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British mercenary accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea went on trial Tuesday in the country's capital, Malabo.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/13/spain.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/13/spain.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected arms dealer accused of conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian guerrillas was extradited Friday from Spain to the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/28/ethiopia.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/28/ethiopia.zimbabwe/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopian ex-dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam may be forced from exile in Zimbabwe to face a death sentence at home if President Robert Mugabe is ousted in an upcoming election, an opposition spokesman indicated Tuesday.Wed, 28 May 2008 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFourteen warlords from far-right paramilitary militias suspected in Colombia of thousands of atrocities began court appearances Wednesday around the United States on drug trafficking chargesThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/13/colombia.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/13/colombia.extraditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian government sent 14 suspected paramilitary leaders to the United States on drug charges Tuesday after authorities said they violated a 2003 deal with the government.Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1738320,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsColombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government saidThu, 08 May 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/colombia.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/07/colombia.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading Colombian paramilitary leader pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking charges Wednesday in a U.S. court after his extradition from Colombia.Thu, 08 May 2008 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/11/missing.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/11/missing.marine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA prosecutor said Friday that he is confident U.S. Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean will waive extradition in Mexico and "be back in North Carolina sooner than later" to face charges including murder. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/30/spain.argentine.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/30/spain.argentine.extradition/index.html#cnnSTCTextGuards took former Argentine officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo from a Spanish prison Sunday because he will likely be extradited to Argentina to face charges of human rights abuses Monday, sources told CNN.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/27/mumia.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/03/27/mumia.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of gunning down a Philadelphia police officer 27 years ago, deserves a new hearing to determine whether he should be executed for his crime, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/14/spain.argentina/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/14/spain.argentina/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain will extradite former Argentine officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo to his homeland, where he faces charges of human rights abuses during the South American country's "Dirty War" more than two decades ago, a Spanish court ruled Friday.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/26/cutts.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/02/26/cutts.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury deliberated for most of the day Tuesday without deciding whether or not to spare the life of a former Ohio police officer who killed his pregnant girlfriend and tearfully asked them for mercy. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/04/smbusiness/snipes_verdict.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/04/smbusiness/snipes_verdict.fsb/index.htmIn the highest-profile tax-protest trial in years, Wesley Snipes was acquitted late last week by a federal jury on felony charges of tax fraud and conspiracy.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:28:00 EST