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‘I'm Not a Cat': Filter Makes Lawyer Look Like Cat in Court
A West Texas attorney accidentally joined a court hearing with a Zoom filter of a cat turned on—and he couldn’t figure out how to turn it off.
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Trump Unaware of Stormy Daniels Payment: Giuliani
Bombshell revelations from President Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, may place the president and personal lawyer Michael Cohen further into the crosshairs of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Giuliani said he disclosed the president’s payments to Cohen on Fox News to avoid having the information leaked later by federal investigators.
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Attorney Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Sentenced to One Day Behind Bars
A San Gabriel-based attorney who pleaded guilty to taking part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that sold temporary green cards to foreign investors was sentenced Friday to one day behind bars and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
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Man Who Smashed Trump Star to Pay Damages, Serve Probation
A man who destroyed Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been sentenced to three years of probation for vandalism. An attorney for James Otis says he pleaded no contest to the felony Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Attorney Mieke ter Poorten says Otis agreed to pay $4,400 for the damage and attorney’s fees and perform...
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Teen's Family Says He Complained of Bullying Before Death
The family of a 13-year-old says he complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that was caught on cellphone video that killed him.
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Gun Charges Dropped Against Sniper Who Once Held Record in Afghanistan
A soldier who once set a record for the longest sniper shot in Afghanistan by an American is now facing gun charges as part of a larger death investigation in Northern Virginia.
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MeToo Attorney Weighs In on Washington NFL Team's Harassment Accusations
Fifteen women have alleged they were harassed while working for the Washington NFL team. The allegations do not include allegations of harassment involving team owner Dan Snyder. News4’s Jackie Benson spoke to an attorney who has represented victims in some of the country’s most high-profile sexual harassment cases.
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Ex-Chester County Pastor Flees Country But Will Surrender on Charges He Raped Teen Girl
A Chester County pastor wanted on charges he raped and impregnated a teen girl is out of the country but expected to return and surrender to police by week’s end, said police.
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‘A Way to Help': In Connecticut, Abused Animals Get a Legal Voice in Court
Many states have victim’s advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or abuse. Now, one state has created legal advocates for abused animals, an experiment being watched nationwide for signs of success. There are eight approved volunteer advocates across Connecticut — seven lawyers and a University of Connecticut law professor, working with...
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Flynn Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to FBI
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to a count of making false statements to the FBI. He is the fourth person charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
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Missing for 8 Months: Timeline of Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Here is a look at a timeline of events on the investigation into Jennifer Dulos’s disappearance.
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Former Drexel Professor Used Federal Grant Money to Pay for Strip Clubs and Sports Bars, Officials Say
Drexel University paid the United States nearly $190,000 after a former professor at the school allegedly used federal grant money for visits to Philadelphia strip clubs and sports bars.
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Trump Policy Puts Migrants in Danger in Mexico, Advocates Say
Constance Wannamaker wanted to scream and cry at the same time. The Texas immigration attorney had just heard what should have been great news: Her client, a 21-year-old Guatemalan woman, was getting released from the El Paso Processing Center after weeks in detention. But that’s just a sliver of the story.
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Maryland State Lawmaker Tawanna Gaines Pleads Guilty to Misusing Campaign Funds
A former Maryland state lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge that she illegally used campaign funds for her personal benefit.
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‘Law & Order' Director Jason Alexander Charged With Child Pornography: Police
“Law & Order” director Jason “Jace” Alexander has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to police.
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CBD Arrests Flying High at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
As Texas legislators work towards possibly making CBD legal in the state, confiscation of the oil by federal officers has “skyrocketed” this year at DFW Airport, NBC 5 Investigates has learned.
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Maryland Police Officer Accused of Raping Woman in Custody Held Without Bond
An attorney for a former police officer accused of raping a woman he had in custody says his client is innocent and asked for his release. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports a judge denied the request.
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Man Gets 9 Years in Prison in ‘Ghost Guns' Case
A judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison with all but nine years suspended in an illegal firearms case.
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Calif. Mom Tied Son's Hands, Put Bag Over His Head During Fire: Police
Authorities say a woman placed a plastic bag over her 3-year-old son’s head and tied his hands as their Santa Paula home burned.
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9 Dead, Including 2 Children, in South Dakota Plane Crash
Nine people, including two children, were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in rough weather near Chamberlain, South Dakota, authorities said. A Pilatus PC-12, a single-engine turboprop passenger plane, had as many as 12 people on board when it crashed shortly after takeoff about a mile from Chamberlain Municipal Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Brule County...