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May 2008
- OJ 'Confessed To Me,' Says Souvenir Dealer
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 10, 08 3:18 PM CDT
  
  A memorabilia merchant who has sold items for O.J. Simpson says the former football phenom got high on drugs and confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson, the AP reports. In his new book, How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder, Mike Gilbert also claims that he helped Simpson bloat his hands so his gloves wouldn't fit on trial. More »
March 2008
- Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST
  
  Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She then sued the media giant for defamation and breach of contract. More »
January 2008
- Angry Judge Doubles OJ's Bail
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jan 16, 08 2:04 PM CST
  
  District Judge Jackie Glass today doubled OJ Simpson's bond to $250,000, after the football star was returned to a Las Vegas jail for violating bail by trying to contact a co-defendant. "I don't know, Mr. Simpson, what the heck you were thinking, or maybe that's the problem—you weren't," fumed Glass. Simpson is expected to pay up, his lawyer says, although it's not clear when. More »
- Judge Revokes OJ's Bail
  
  newser | Las Vegas Now | Jan 11, 08 3:44 PM CST
  
  A judge has ordered OJ Simpson to return to Las Vegas immediately after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by contacting a co-defendant, Las Vegas Now reports. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida today and is due back in Nevada tonight. He's due to stand trial in April on charges he and several friends robbed two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint. More »
November 2007
- OJ Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set
  
  newser | CNN | Nov 28, 07 2:37 PM CST
  
  OJ Simpson pleaded not guilty today to 12 felony charges that could land him in jail for life, CNN reports. The Juice and two co-defendants will go on trial April 7 on charges relating to a September incident in which they're alleged to have broken into a Las Vegas hotel room, brandishing at least one gun, to retrieve sports memorabilia. More »
- Judge Orders OJ to Stand Trial
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Nov 14, 07 6:45 PM CST
  
  Former NFL star OJ Simpson must stand trial on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping stemming from a September altercation inside a hotel room, a Las Vegas judge ruled today. The trial date was set for Nov. 28, the Los Angeles Times reports. Simpson could face life in prison if convicted on the kidnapping charges alone. More »
- Axed OJ Book Publisher Sues News Corp. for $100M
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Nov 14, 07 4:56 AM CST
  
  Axed publisher Judith Regan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against News Corp., charging the company made her the target of a smear campaign and fired her because she had information damaging to Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign. "The smear campaign was necessary to advance News Corp.'s political agenda," she said. Regan was dumped after she championed a controversial book featuring OJ Simpson's almost-murder confession. More »
- OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns
  
  newser | Associated Press | Nov 13, 07 5:15 PM CST
  
  OJ Simpson asked his buddies to bring guns to their confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room with two sports memorabilia dealers, one of his accomplices testified today. Walter Alexander, one of OJ's golfing pals, said Simpson wanted everyone to bring "heat." OJ also told another accomplice to draw his weapon before entering the room, he said. More »
- OJ Scheme 'Went South,' Witness Says
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Nov 9, 07 6:18 PM CST
  
  A collectors dealer testified today that OJ Simpson was trying to get back memorabilia stolen from his own home when he and others entered into a hotel room to confront two men, the Los Angeles Times reports. The situation quickly "went south," said Thomas Riccio. He said, though, that OJ did not have a gun and had no interest in taking memorabilia that did not belong to him. More »
- Dealer Describes OJ 'Invasion'
  
  newser | Associated Press | Nov 8, 07 9:30 PM CST
  
  OJ Simpson led several men into a memorabilia dealer’s hotel room “in a military-style invasion” and took tens of thousands of dollars worth of items, the dealer, Bruce Fromong, testified yesterday. He kicked off a 2-day hearing in Las Vegas to determine whether Simpson and others should stand trial on charges that could put the disgraced NFL great away for life. More »
- OJ Hearing Kicks Off in Vegas
  
  newser | CNN | Nov 8, 07 3:00 PM CST
  
  OJ Simpson arrived in a Las Vegas court today to begin a two-day probable cause hearing to determine if his robbery case goes to trial. Eight witness were expected to testify against Simpson, including several who will confirm that guns were used in the Sept. 13 incident in which the ex-footballer took sports memorabilia he claimed was stolen from him, CNN reports. OJ's lawyers will not call witnesses. More »
- FBI Was Warned of OJ Heist Scheme
  
  newser | Associated Press | Nov 3, 07 6:20 AM CDT
  
  Three weeks before he participated in OJ Simpson's ill-fated attempt to retrieve sports memorabilia the Juice said was stolen from him, Thomas Riccio told FBI agents that a "self-organized sting operation" was in the works, reports the AP. Riccio said the FBI brushed him off, not wanting to become "involved in another weird celebrity case." More »
October 2007
- 3rd Defendant in OJ Robbery Case Cops Plea
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 29, 07 5:35 PM CDT
  
  A third man accused in the OJ Simpson robbery case agreed today to plead guilty to reduced charges and testify against Simpson and two others. Michael McClinton says he brought two guns to a Las Vegas hotel room at the Juice's request and acted like a cop while wielding one. He faces up to 11 years in prison, the AP reports. More »
- OJ Cronies Plead Guilty, Will Testify Against Him
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 23, 07 7:25 PM CDT
  
  Two of OJ's cronies in the alleged sports memorabilia robbery case pleaded guilty today to reduced charges as part of an agreement that will have them testifying against the Juice, the AP reports. Walter Alexander and Charles Cashmore accepted charges of felony conspiracy to commit robbery and felony accessory to robbery, respectively. Their testimony is expected to strengthen the prosecution's case against OJ. More »
- Guns Were OJ's Idea, Says Crony
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 18, 07 10:32 AM CDT
  
  Bringing guns to to a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers was OJ Simpson's idea, says a codefendant in the armed-robbery case who has agreed to testify against his former pal. "OJ said, 'Hey, just bring some firearms,' " Walter Alexander told police in a taped statement acquired by the AP. The weapons would just be for show, Alexander added, "so that these people know that, you know, we're here for business." More »
- Second Crony Will Testify Against OJ
  
  newser | New York Daily News | Oct 16, 07 10:04 AM CDT
  
  A second man charged along with OJ Simpson in a Vegas armed robbery has copped a plea and will testify against the football great, who could now face life in prison if convicted of the felony charges. Walter Alexander joins Charles Cashmore in agreeing to testify, reports the New York Daily News, and Cashmore plans to testify that guns were involved . More »
- OJ Memorabilia Almost Worthless
  
  newser | Washington Post | Oct 4, 07 10:26 AM CDT
  
  After O.J. Simpson's debacle stealing back his own signed footballs and photographs in Las Vegas, the Washington Post asks, just who would want it anyway? While the multibillion-dollar market for sports memorabilia booms, material from Simpson's career is nearly worthless—in fact, a Simpson-signed helmet will run you less than an unsigned one. More »
- OJ Must Fork Over Rolex
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 2, 07 7:13 PM CDT
  
  OJ Simpson must hand over his Rolex and sports memorabilia to help pay the millions he owes in the wrongful death settlement of his ex-wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman, the Associated Press reported. A judge in California told Simpson today to pony up the watch, valued at up to $22,000, along with items he is alleged to have stolen from a Las Vegas hotel. More »
September 2007
- OJ Loses Black Support
  
  newser | Washington Post | Sep 29, 07 3:21 PM CDT
  
  OJ Simpson has seen his steadfast defenders in the black community run for cover in the wake of his hypothetical confession and his new legal mix-up: a Washington Post survey concludes that whereas 71% of African Americans thought he was innocent of the 1994 double-murder rap at the time, only 40% think so now. More »
- OJ Courted Memorabilia Dealers
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Sep 22, 07 12:02 PM CDT
  
  Simpson's involvement with the memorabilia dealers he's accused of robbing began in the cell he sat in days after the 1994 murders of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The LA Times reports Simpson asked agent Richard Gilbert to push memorabilia signed behind bars, merchandise he claims Gilbert later stole that Simpson believed was in the hotel room he stands accused of raiding. More »