Abramoff seeks delay in prison term
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Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a former business partner sought a second delay in starting their federal prison sentences for fraud involving the purchase of a gambling fleet.
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The prosecutor of the U.N. war crimes court for the Balkans on Monday urged a delay in deciding the future of Kosovo, saying it would interfere with her quest to get major fugitives arrested for trial.
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Texas' highest criminal appeals court said Wednesday it would consider reinstating a dropped conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, further delaying his trial on felony money laundering and conspiracy counts.
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NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart asked a federal judge Wednesday to let her begin serving her 5-month prison sentence, even while she appeals her conviction on four obstruction- related charges.
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A GOP environmentalist who arranged lobbyist Jack Abramoff's entree into the Interior Department was sentenced to two months in a halfway house and four years probation
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A former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Bob Ney provided so much cooperation to investigators in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal that they say the strongest punishment he should get is house arrest.
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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her.
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A federal judge declined Tuesday to throw out a conviction or order a new trial for a former Bush administration official convicted of lying about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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A federal judge Tuesday granted disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and ex-partner Adam Kidan three more months of freedom before they must begin their prison terms for fraud convictions.
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The first trial arising from the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal is moving into a new phase, with prosecutors calling on witnesses to corroborate e-mails detailing the lobbyist&#039;s requests for help from a top procurement official in the Bush administration.
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The trial of a Charleston man who allegedly strangled his wife to death was postponed until next month in Kanawha Circuit Court on Monday.
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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over  a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible so she can put her  "nightmare" behind her.
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Former Gov. George Ryan's corruption trial was postponed from March to September after he begged a judge Friday for a delay.
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The prosecutor of the U.N. war  crimes court for the Balkans on Monday urged a delay in  deciding the future of Kosovo, saying it would interfere with  her quest to get major fugitives arrested for trial.
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Prosecutors have asked a judge to halt citizenship proceedings for a businessman who headed an Islamic charity so the FBI can continue investigating whether he lied about his ties to organizations that include one linked to Osama bin Laden.
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These days he makes no more than 40 cents an hour for his labors at the federal prison camp at Cumberland, Md. But Christmas 2001 was a far more high-flying holiday for Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who then was paid as much as $500 an hour.
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Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.), indicated yesterday that he plans to fight a Justice Department subpoena for 11 years of records that is part of the Jack Abramoff bribery investigation.