Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes related to 2015 merger
Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong has been acquitted of financial crimes related to a 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates that solidified his control over the company.
This ruling comes less than two years after Lee was pardoned for a separate conviction of bribing a former president. [ more ]
SF jury says man not guilty of stealing electronics from Ubisoft office
A man has been found not guilty of burglarizing the San Francisco offices of video game developer Ubisoft.
The man, David Wesser, was acquitted of felony charges after his defense argued that the police's evidence did not prove his involvement in the burglary. [ more ]
Polite man robs Chicago bank with note vowing to 'pay it back soon' - just days after being cleared of another bank robbery
A man named Mohamed Worku was acquitted of a previous bank robbery, but less than 72 hours later, he allegedly robbed another bank.
Worku used a note to demand money from the bank teller, but his attorney argued that his actions did not constitute robbery because there were no threats involved. [ more ]