Former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett is making a legal move by petitioning the Illinois Supreme Court to review his case following a previous conviction for falsely reporting a hate crime. The actor's decision comes after a lower appellate court affirmed. . .
In a landmark case, Charles Littlejohn, a former IRS contractor, has been sentenced to five years in prison for the unauthorized disclosure of tax returns, including those of former President Donald Trump. The sentencing, which took place today, follows Littlejohn's guilty plea in October to the said charge.
Charles Littlejohn found himself at the center of a high-profile case when he admitted to leaking tax records of notable figures, including Donald Trump, during his tenure as an IRS contractor. The leak targeted wealthy individuals, and Littlejohn pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns.
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In a significant legal development, U.K. billionaire Joe Lewis, the 86-year-old former owner of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, has entered a plea of guilty to insider trading charges in the United States. Lewis appeared in a. . .
A Maryland man, Cody Tarner, has pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge stemming from his 2020 attack on Supreme Court vehicles. In July of that year, Tarner poured gasoline on several official vehicles parked in an employee-only lot near the Supreme Court building, setting them ablaze and inadvertently burning himself in the process.
According to court documents, Tarner, who was arrested by police on the scene after receiving first aid, had previously expressed "anti-government and militia extremist ideologies." These ideological leanings appear to have motivated his reckless act of arson.
Tarner's guilty plea sets the stage. . .