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Procedural default bars physician’s collateral challenge based on Ruan decision
A defendant physician could not obtain collateral relief from federal drug convictions based on the Supreme Court‘s later decision in Ruan v. United States because the legal basis for the […]
Appeal waiver limits challenge to guilty plea
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed most of a criminal defendant’s appeal after concluding that the defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to challenge his convictions and […]
NC man pleads guilty to terrorism-related charge
WILMINGTON — A Durham man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday after officials say he tried to board an overseas flight to join the Islamic State group last year. Authorities […]
4th Circuit: Fentanyl distribution sentence vacated, remanded
Where a recent decision from this court requires the sentencing court to make specific particularized findings as to the scope of the defendant’s agreement to jointly undertake criminal activity, as […]
Insurance magnate pleads guilty in $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE — An insurance magnate who was once a major political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to what prosecutors call a $2 […]
Hunter Biden enters surprising guilty plea to tax charges
LOS ANGELES — Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family another likely embarrassing and painful criminal […]
Killer who dropped appeals faces October execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun and later told a judge he […]
Suspect in tech CEO’s killing pleads guilty in separate case
BALTIMORE — A man charged with killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere in September 2023 pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder in a separate arson and home […]
Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter. Santos, a Republican from […]
Boeing case now in hands of federal judge
The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 […]
Colorado suspends former Trump attorney’s law license
DENVER — Colorado legal officials on Tuesday approved an agreement with Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump, barring her from practicing law in the state for […]
Former state insurance commissioner pleads guilty
ATLANTA — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns […]
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