Fired lawyer: Clarett was offered plea
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A fired attorney for Maurice Clarett said Friday an assistant prosecutor offered a plea deal in July with a sentence as short as 1 1/2 years if the ex-Ohio State football standout admitted to a robbery charge.
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The California plaintiff's attorney who helped turn class-action lawsuits into a lucrative trend pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy charge stemming from his role in a wide-ranging kickback scheme.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Maurice Clarett says he came forward with his allegations against Ohio State so he could tell his side of the story and possibly raise his stature among NFL general managers who questioned his character.
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ATLANTA Lawyers for Jamal Lewis reportedly are trying to work out a plea agreement for the Baltimore Ravens running back. The Atlanta Journal Constitution says the attorneys are in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors in Lewis&#39; drug conspiracy case.
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The Supreme Court dismissed a case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence.
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A federal monitor urged the firings after concluding that a deal violated an agreement with prosecutors.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett agreed Monday to plead guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. The deal would send him to prison for at least 3 1/2 years and end two criminal cases against him.
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A Rwandan lawyer wanted on genocide charges resigns from the UN tribunal set up to try those behind the 1994 killings.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A plea bargain in  the assault case against National Hockey League star Todd  Bertuzzi hit a snag on Wednesday when the lawyer for the victim  of a brutal on-ice attack involving Bertuzzi said he wanted to  address the court before a sentence was handed down.
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What the Justice Department has said about six U.S. attorneys who were asked to resign. Under each prosecutor are comments from previous department-issued performances reviews and then statements Tuesday by William Moschella, an associate deputy attorney general, about the reasons given that the prosecutors were asked to step down. He testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee.
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TOLEDO, Ohio  -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett has been transferred to a prison where he could spend the remainder of his sentence.
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Maurice Clarett hasn&#39;t been seen publicly in months, keeping his whereabouts secret while preparing for a shot at the NFL. By Mike Munden, AP/Columbus Dispatch.
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Maurice Clarett's bond on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon was set at $5 million Thursday, a day after the former Ohio State running back was arrested following a chase with police and four loaded guns were found in his sport utility vehicle.
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Williams turned pro early after Clarett case, but appeals court upheld NFL&#39;s right to bar him. Three months after the courts kept him out of the NFL draft, the All-America receiver had his request to rejoin
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Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett agreed in court to plead guilty to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon in a deal that will send him to prison for at least 3 1/2 years to end two criminal cases against him.
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Andy Pettitte's lawyer has been in discussions with congressional staff to have the New York Yankees pitcher dropped from the witness list at a House committee hearing about Roger Clemens.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Ohio State football standout Maurice Clarett is looking at a minimum of 3 1/2 years in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain.