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Blago Jury Can’t Reach a Decision

By admin on August 11, 2010

The jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial sent a note to Judge James Zagel Wednesday afternoon saying that they couldn’t reach a decision on a number of counts.
“We’ve gone beyond reasonable attempts [to reach a verdict],” They have reached the impasse without “rancor,” or heated infighting.
The jury then asked to go home for the [...]

Chicago, IL – Blagojevich Jurors Suggest They May be Deadlocked

By admin on August 11, 2010

Chicago, IL – Jurors in the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich have sent a note to the judge suggesting they may be deadlocked on some counts.
The note read in court on Wednesday says the jury is asking for guidance if they can’t reach a unanimous decision on at least some counts. They say [...]

Waterloo, IA – Rubashkin Defense Rests; Deliberations Open Today

By admin on June 4, 2010

Waterloo, IA – Prosecutors built their child labor case against Sholom Rubashkin on the testimony of liars and thieves, and failed to prove that the former Agriprocessors Inc. executive allowed children to work at his family’s slaughterhouse, defense attorneys argued Thursday.
“What evidence has the state shown that Sholom Rubashkin intended minors to be in the [...]

New York, NY – Brooklyn Man Convicted in Abuse Case

By admin on March 9, 2010

New York, NY – A Brooklyn jury convicted an orthodox man of repeatedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old classmate of his son.
The panel of 10 women and two men deliberated less than half a day before finding the rabbi, guilty of eight counts of sexual abuse. The jury acquitted him of two counts.
“Justice was served,” said [...]

Rubashkin Attorneys Moving Forward With Appeal

By admin on December 29, 2009

By Debbie Maimon
Chanukah has come and gone. For some of us, the days flew by in a whirlwind of celebration and activity. But not for everyone. For Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, waiting patiently in an Iowa jail while a court of appeals weighs a judge’s decision not to grant him bail, time seemed to be crawling.
After [...]

Crown Heights, NY – ‘Shomrim Six’ On Trial Ends in One Minor Conviction

By admin on December 10, 2009

Crown Heights, NY – A jury acquitted five of six Orthodox Jews charged in a wild fracas – but found one guilty Wednesday of a simple misdemeanor.
All were facing as much as 15 years each on gang assault charges when their trial began five weeks ago.
The brouhaha erupted inside a yeshiva when students from two [...]

Sioux Falls, SD – At Trial: Rubashkin Admits Mistakes, Denies Crimes

By admin on November 5, 2009

Sioux Falls, SD – Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin insisted today that he never intentionally violated federal fraud or immigration laws as the head of an eastern Iowa kosher meat plant, but acknowledged that he “made mistakes.”
The former top executive at Agriprocessors Inc. attributed his plant’s questionable financial practices to his own oversights or actions by other [...]

Myrtle Beach, SC – Beachware Store Owner Found Not Guilty in Parking Lot Death

By admin on June 12, 2009

Myrtle Beach, SC – After seven hours of deliberations over two days, an Horry County jury on Thursday found a Myrtle Beach man not guilty of murder in the shooting death of another man outside a Garden City Beach beachwear store.
The verdict immediately sparked outrage among the victim’s family members and prompted claps from the [...]