Healthcare mogul Esformes cuts plea deal with feds: no more prison time, but heavy fines
Philip Esformes, a convicted healthcare mogul, had his 20-year sentence commuted by President Trump in a Medicare fraud case.
Esformes reached a plea agreement with the Justice Department, pleading guilty to the conspiracy count and seeing five other charges dismissed. [ more ]
Leaker Of Trump's And Thousands Of Wealthy Individuals' Tax Returns Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
Charles Littlejohn has been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking tax returns of prominent individuals, including former president Donald Trump.
Littlejohn stated he leaked the tax returns because he believed the American people had a right to know the information and that it was the only way to effect change. [ more ]
Oakland: Security guard pleads to double murder of couple shot to death as they headed to Rolling Loud concert
Keith Riley has pleaded no contest to the murder of an Emeryville couple in 2019, allowing him to be sentenced to life in prison without a trial.
Riley was initially facing charges of murder in the course of a robbery, which would have made him eligible for life without parole, but those charges were dropped in the plea agreement. [ more ]
Ex-Chicago Police Sergeant Guilty in Transgender Woman's Sexual Assault Case
Former Chicago police sergeant James B. Sajdak pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor civil rights violation in relation to the 2019 sexual assault of a transgender woman.
The plea agreement resulted in a reduction in charges from a potential life sentence to a misdemeanor count with a maximum sentence of one year.
Sajdak had a history of citizen complaints, with 44 complaints filed against him throughout his career. [ more ]