Woman Pleads Guilty in Smart Kidnapping
One of the two people involved in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart has pleaded guilty. Wanda Eileen Barzee pleaded guilty in a deal with federal prosecutors to charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. Barzee, age sixty-four, faces a potential life sentence for the kidnapping charge, [...]
Colorado Parents of Balloon Boy to Plead Guilty
The attorney for the parents of a Colorado boy who reported that he had floated away in a balloon says that his clients plan to plead guilty. David Lane said Thursday that Mayumi Heene will be pleading guilty to false reporting to authorities, which is a misdemeanor. Richard Heene, her husband, is pleading guilty to [...]
Four Charged in Pagans Case to Plead Guilty
Four of the fifty-five men charged with federal racketeering aimed at the Pagans Motorcycle Club are expected to enter the first guilty pleas of the case. The low-level defendants will appear in the United States District Court in Charleston on Tuesday. They are expected to plead guilty before Judge Thomas Johnston. The four men were [...]
Teen Admits Orchestrating Cashier Killing
A nineteen-year-old in New Hampshire has admitted to helping plan the murder of a developmentally-disabled Wal-Mart cashier from his jail cell. Michael Robie became furious after being told of the advances of Christopher Gray toward his girlfriend, and admitted to making telephone calls to plan the attack. Gray had attention deficit disorder and a low [...]
3 Plead Guilty to Horse Scheme Tax Charges
Three men have pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy in a scheme allowing the wealthy to get tax benefits from thoroughbred horse breeding, authorities say. The United State’s attorney’s office in Oregon said on Monday that the scheme cost the federal government over two hundred million dollars in tax revenue. Kent Robinson, acting U.S. attorney, [...]
Alleged Mafia Members to Plead Guilty
Six people that have been accused of being members of a South Florida crew for New York’s Bonanno crime family are expected to plead guilty. A series of hearings has been scheduled for Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale for the alleged mafia members, who had originally pleaded not guilty. They make up a part of eleven [...]
Photographer Pleads Not Guilty to Bear-Baiting
A photographer from Alaska recently pled not guilty to charges of bear-baiting without a permit. Jim Oltersdorf, a wildlife photographer, has been accused of hanging bait over a scale in order to draw bears so he could weigh them in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. He was doing work for the “MonsterQuest” History Channel show. [...]
NYC Father Admits to Killing Daughter
A father in New York City recently pled guilty to killing his fourteen-year-old daughter and stuffing her body in a boiler. She was pregnant with his child. Miguel Matias pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder in a Bronx court. He faces at least twenty-five years, possibly life in prison. Ana Matias was found crammed [...]
Yale Lab Tech Charged With Murder to Plead
The Yale University lab technician who is charged with the murder of twenty-four-year-old Annie Le will present his plea before a Connecticut judge. The murder occured last month, after which Yale began increasing security measures on campus. Raymond Clark III, twenty-four, is due to appear in New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday. It is not [...]