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guilty verdict stories: 12 news summaries

3 Brits Guilty in '06 Plot to Bomb Transatlantic Flights

Planned use of liquid explosives sparked restrictions still in effect

Sep 7, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three British Muslims were convicted today of conspiracy to blow up airplanes with liquid explosives in a failed 2006 plot that led to restrictions on drinks and toiletries on flights, the Times of London reports. Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar, and Tanvir Hussain were retried after a jury... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • terror plots • England • explosives • conspiracy • air travel • Britain • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar • guilty verdict • criminal trial • Tanvir Hussain • liquids

(AP) - Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who became an outfitter to the stars and fought the federal government over claims he underpaid followers for church work, was convicted today in Arkansas of taking five girls across state lines for sex. The jury of nine men and three women found Alamo... More »

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sexual abuse • trial • conviction • sexual predator • verdict • evangelist • guilty verdict • Tony Alamo

Hsu Guilty of Squeezing Donors for Campaign Cash

Big Hillary fundraiser faces up to 20 years

May 19, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ponzi schemer and Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu has been convicted of campaign finance fraud after two days of jury deliberations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Prosecutors said Hsu had pushed his investors to donate tens of thousands to his chosen political candidates, including Hillary Clinton, between 2004 and 2007. Hsu... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fraud • campaign finance • Norman Hsu • Ponzi scheme • guilty verdict

AWOL Stevens Juror Lied About Dad's Death

Woman goes free after trip to Calif. ends at racetrack, not funeral

Nov 3, 08 4:17 PM CST
(Newser) - The juror in the Ted Stevens trial who was excused to attend her father’s funeral actually skipped out to go to the track, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Marian Hinnant, who was replaced hours before the verdict, appeared before the judge today to explain her absence. She had... More »

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Washington DC • Ted Stevens • Breeders' Cup • guilty verdict • Emmet Sullivan • corruption trial • Marian Hinnant

Bin Laden Media Guru Convicted of War Crimes

Bahlul doesn't contest charges

Nov 3, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who produced recruitment videos for Osama bin Laden was convicted of war crimes today after a 4-day military trial the defendant adamantly boycotted, the Miami Herald reports. Ali Hamza al Bahlul forbade his lawyer from offering evidence or questioning witnesses because he rejected the military’s authority to... More »

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propaganda • war crimes • Guantanamo Bay • guilty verdict • Guantanamo tribunals • Ali Hamza al Bahlul

ANALYSIS

Stevens Sunk
by His Own Testimony

Senator came across
as evasive, combative
in cross-examination

Oct 28, 08 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' decision not to take the Fifth in his corruption trial was a bold gamble that backfired, the Hill writes. The Republican came across as "evasive and combative" under tough questioning on the stand, hurting his credibility and adding weight to the prosecution's argument that... More »

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Alaska • crime • corruption • Ted Stevens • Bill Allen • Veco • guilty verdict

 Yacht Killer Guilty on All Counts 

Former child actor may now be sentenced to death

Oct 21, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former bit-part child actor has been found guilty of murdering a couple by tying them to an anchor and throwing them overboard off the California coast in a plot to steal their yacht, the Orange County Register reports. The jury must now decide if Skylar Deleon, also found guilty... More »

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death penalty • crime • murder trial • yachts • murder plot • guilty verdict • Skylar Deleon

UPDATED

 Goldman's 
 Dad Hails 
 OJ Verdict 

Fred Goldman hopes Simpson rots in jail

Oct 5, 08 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - While much of the response to the guilty verdict against OJ Simpson has been mixed—and muted—the father of murder victim Ron Goldman is delighted, reports the New York Daily News. Fred Goldman said he was "thrilled to see that this SOB" will "hopefully go to jail... More »

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celebrity trials • Los Angeles • race relations • OJ Simpson • acquittal • guilty verdict

UPDATED

 OJ Will Appeal Conviction 

Lawyer: Appeal is "only hope" after Simpson found guilty on all counts

Oct 4, 08 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s lawyer has said that “you would have to be living on another planet” to not anticipate his client’s guilty verdict, reports the Las Vegas Sun. Simpson was found guilty on all 12 counts of armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges late last night and could... More »

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crime • celebrity trials • OJ Simpson • Clarence Stewart • armed robbery • guilty verdict

Mass. Court Gives Brit Life for Killing Wife and Baby

Entwistle said wife shot their baby, killed self

Jun 26, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(AP) - Neil Entwistle showed no reaction today as he was sentenced to two life prison terms without the opportunity for parole for shooting his wife and infant daughter as they cuddled together in bed. The British-born Massachusetts resident was convicted yesterday of the 2006 killings. Entwistle claims his wife killed the... More »

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murder • Massachusetts • sentencing • guilty verdict • Neil Entwistle

Brit Found Guilty in Mass.
of Killing Wife, Baby

Entwistle, who fled to UK after 2006 incident, convicted of murder

Jun 25, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(AP) - A British man who fled the US after his wife and baby daughter were shot to death in their home was convicted of murder today by a Massachusetts jury. Neil Entwistle’s lawyer had argued that the wife killed her 9-month old baby and herself. Prosecutors said Entwistle was in... More »

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suicide • murder • Massachusetts • guilty verdict • Neil Entwistle • filicide

 Computer Brainiac
 Guilty of Wife's Murder 

'Geek defense' didn't work

Apr 29, 08 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A brilliant California computer programmer was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife yesterday—despite the fact that her body was never found. "I've been the best father that I know how," shouted Hans Reiser, 44, after the verdict, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. His wife's blood was... More »

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murder • body • Linux • Hans Reiser • Nina Reiser • Paul Hora • guilty verdict • William DuBois • Namesys

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