Two men trafficked women for sex out of a Lantana motel. How the courts resolved the case

WEST PALM BEACH — Two ... Wells guarded the women at gunpoint to prevent them from leaving. The judge credited Lopez with nearly five years — 1,789 days — of time served as he awaited ... Read More

What made the preacher’s wife kill her husband?

The small town of Selmer, Tennessee, was now at the center of a high-profile trial, with media converging from all over the country to cover the Mary Winkler case. The town was on edge and people ... Read More

Monica Sementilli says she did not help plan the murder of her L.A. beauty exec husband. Will a jury believe her?

In 2017, Monica Sementilli had an enviable life — a luxurious house with a pool and a Porsche in the driveway — in a posh area of Los Angeles. But after spending almost seven years behind bars ... Read More

Man convicted in 1988 Vero Beach rape case loses legal bid to undo two life prison terms

He had been sentenced to two life prison terms following a trial in 1989. A jury convicted ... Huston's two life terms be served at the same time. After court, Long said the woman and her family ... Read More

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issues 22 pardons, commutation to woman convicted at 21

Bill Lee on Friday issued 22 pardons and an executive commutation for a Davidson County woman convicted of ... Cyntoia Brown-Long, a sex trafficking victim sentenced for murder at 16 who later ... Read More

The case against Enrico Forti: Is he the Italian Amanda Knox?

In June 2000, Enrico "Chico" Forti, an Italian television producer and former windsurfing champion was convicted and sentenced to life ... on a quiet stretch of beach on Virginia Key, minutes ... Read More

Alex Murdaugh is sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes

Disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in prison ... lawsuit brought by the family of Mallory Beach – a 19-year-old woman who died in a 2019 crash on the Murdaugh ... Read More

Election corruption or 'zombie' case? Week 2 of Donald Trump's NY hush money trial begins

Trump also noted Bragg's predecessor, Cyrus Vance, and Justice Department investigators ended their inquiry without charges in 2019. Vance “looked at it, took a pass,” Trump said, calling it a "zombie ... Read More

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal raids on homes, sexual misconduct lawsuits: what to know

Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted in February 2020 of forcing oral sex ... served 13 months in a Palm Beach jail. Criminal defense attorney Elmira Yousufi told ... Read More

Donald Trump's historic New York hush money trial is set to start Monday: What to know

A financial records case that starts with a sex story Twelve jurors ... While some long-time New York lawyers told USA TODAY they believed Trump could well be sentenced to incarceration if he's ... Read More

Donald Trump trial day 5 recap: Lawyers make opening plays in sweeping hush money case

Follow along with live updates as the heart of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money trial kicks off with opening statements. Read More

Donald Trump's historic New York hush money trial is set to start Monday: What to know

On Friday, Trump said at a Palm Beach news conference ... some long-time New York lawyers told USA TODAY they believed Trump could well be sentenced to incarceration if he's convicted, others ... Read More