Prosecution Rests in California Bribery Trial
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17 -- Prosecutors trying San Diego businessman Brent Wilkes for allegedly bribing then-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.) rested their case Wednesday with brief testimony from two prostitutes who said they were paid to have sex with Wilkes and the lawmaker.
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NBC's Tim Russert deflected criticism of his ethics and credibility as the prosecution rested its case Thursday in the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter Libby.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif -- In Redwood City, Calif., an earthquake Tuesday delayed the double-murder trial of Scott Peterson after a juror reported feeling the shakes.
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Prosecutors said on Thursday they  would not seek indictments immediately, including a possible  one involving San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, in  their probe into steroids use by professional athletes.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. A quiet battle is going on in a Santa Maria, California, courthouse over what material will be allowed into evidence in the Michael Jackson molestation trial.
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Even in this city of sin, the tawdry trial of a former stripper and her secret lover accused of murdering a former casino executive for a treasure of buried silver was a decadent distraction until guilty verdicts brought the case to a close in May 2000.
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Computer Associates International channel partners Wednesday said the company&#39;s settlement with federal prosecutors and the indictment of former CEO Sanjay Kumar was little more than the latest curiosity in the ongoing saga of CA&#39;s legal woes.
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The trial of three South Africans accused of feeding a farm worker to lions is adjourned as one pleads guilty.
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Calif. High Court Refuses to Order New Jury for Penalty Phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s Murder Trial. Scott Peterson and attorney Mark Geragos listen during the prosecution rebuttal to the defense&#39;s closing arguments in Redwood City, Calif.
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The trial of a British aristocrat charged with murder in the shooting of a trespasser on his ancestral ranch, resumed Wednesday after a three-month break.
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The trial of an alleged fraudulent sale by Enron Corp. to Merrill Lynch ended its fourth week with a discussion of rudimentary accounting principles by the last of six defendants on trial for conspiracy and fraud.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Jurors were dismissed for the rest of the week today in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial.
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The retrial of six foreign medics   facing a possible death penalty on charges they infected   hundreds of Libyan children with the AIDS virus was adjourned   on Thursday after a defense lawyer failed to show up in court.
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Robert Blake, who is on trial for the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, was given a two-week delay on his trial due to a theft of his attorneyâs computer.
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The prosecution in Russiaâs trial of former Yukos leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky adjourned proceedings on Tuesday until Nov. 9, Reuters reported citing court sources.
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HARTFORD (Bloomberg News) Â Defense lawyers rested their case at the fraud trial of General Reinsurance executives accused of helping the American International Group mislead investors, without jurors hearing from the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett.
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Two indictments issued Tuesday by a federal grand jury in San Diego contain fresh details related to alleged efforts by Brent R. Wilkes, a California businessman, to bribe a member of Congress and a senior CIA official. The goal, prosecutors charge, was to get the officials to steer lucrative...