Two brothers wrongly convicted of murder were granted a new trial, but then they faced an excruciating decision: plead guilty to a lesser crime and go home as convicted felons, or risk trial and the ...

Whether you've heard the term tossed around colloquially or you watch a lot of court shows, you've probably come across the phrase "plead the Fifth." But you may not have realized it's your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Defendants in federal cases face life changing choices once ...

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against ...

The Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Delaware has reached a plea agreement with Hunter Biden, who is expected to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes. Biden also ...

A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday. Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the ...

A suburban Chicago man accused of carrying out the 2022 July 4 Highland Park parade shooting that killed seven people and wounded dozens more has agreed to plead guilty on the day opening arguments in ...

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A cornerstone of the American criminal legal system, established in the Sixth Amendment, is the right to an open, public trial in criminal cases. Trials provide an opportunity for the accused to ...

Jasveen Sangha, otherwise known as the “Ketamine Queen,” has agreed to plead guilty in connection with the overdose death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. Sangha, 42, has will plead guilty to five ...

Ralph Shortey, a former Oklahoma state senator who last year served as Donald Trump's campaign chair in the state, was meticulous about keeping up his reputation as a pious man, according to several ...