Former Santa Cruz County treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling $38M in county funds | Arizona

(The Center Square) – A former Santa Cruz County treasurer pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion while serving as treasurer from 2014 to 2024. Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, allegedly stole funds from Santa Cruz County by transferring money directly from a Santa Cruz County account in the name of a company Gutfahr […]
Jose Ibarra Found Guilty Of Killing Laken Riley

Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard on Wednesday found Ybarra guilty on all charges following the conclusion of the trial. his murder trial It lasted several days. The ruling brought some closure to a murder […]
Drunk driver found guilty of murdering young woman in Maricopa

The 20-year-old defendant was found guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated assault. MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — A drunk driver who caused a crash in Maricopa that killed a 21-year-old woman has been sentenced to 26 years in prison. Chelsea Edwards, 20, was sentenced Friday in Pinal County after a jury found her guilty of second-degree […]
Parents, Son Guilty Of Murder After Police Find Rotting Special Needs Daughter In South Carolina House of Horrors

A South Carolina couple and their son were sentenced Thursday for killing their special needs teenage daughter. After a four-day trial that began on October 28, the jury found David Eugene Baynard, 55, and his wife Bobbie Jo Baynard, 45, guilty of murder, a felonious crime against children. He was found guilty of “abuse and […]
Cochise County Supe Peggy Judd pleads guilty in election certification case, avoids felony • Arizona Mirror

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd entered into a plea deal to avoid a felony charge after she and another supervisor delayed certification of the 2022 election over concerns of voter fraud, which does not exist in Maricopa County. . Attorney General Chris Mays announced on Monday Judd entered into an agreement pleading guilty to refusing […]
Three Former Officers Found Guilty Of Lesser Charges In Tyre Nichols Fatal Beating

On Thursday, three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering in connection with the 2023 beating and death of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of more serious federal civil rights violations. . After six hours of deliberation, the jury found Tadarius Beane, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith guilty of attempting to […]
Doctor Involved In Matthew Perry’s Death Pleads Guilty

Mark Chavez, one of two doctors charged in connection with the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Los Angeles court. Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine to Perry as part of a plea agreement. If convicted, the disgraced doctor could face up to 10 years […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty, Will Request Case Be ‘Dismissed’

Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday in a Manhattan courtroom after federal prosecutors indicted him on five federal charges allegedly related to illegal contributions to his 2021 campaign. New York federal prosecutors secured charges against Adams on Wednesday night, nearly a year after FBI agents seized his electronic devices and raided […]
Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Tax Charges

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in California on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. The president's son pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor and three felony charges for failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes and filing false tax documents. According to He told CNN that U.S. District Judge Mark Scarci […]
Hunter Biden Offers Guilty Plea To Dodge Tax Fraud Trial

Hunter Biden is set to plead guilty in a federal tax case in California, according to multiple reports. The change in policy was announced just before the jury selection process in the case was to begin, and court recessed shortly after it became clear Hunter Biden intended to plead guilty. According to Hunter Biden has […]