Category: trial

Closed Trial of Ousted Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Continues

BANGKOK—Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified in court for a second time Monday, addressing charges that she violated coronavirus pandemic restrictions during the 2020 election campaign. A person with knowledge of the proceedings said she denied breaking the restrictions when she waved to a campaign convoy for her National League for Democracy party…


Nissan Asks Tokyo Court for Leniency Over Ghosn Charges

TOKYO—A lawyer for Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday asked a Tokyo court for leniency when it sentences the company over charges it allowed ousted chairman, Carlos Ghosn, to hide earnings from Japanese authorities. Nissan, which has already pleaded guilty, is standing trial alongside former executive Greg Kelly, who has denied charges he helped his former…


Inquest into Death of MP Sir David Amess Opened, Paused

The coroner’s inquest into the death of British MP Sir David Amess has opened, only to be put on hold until the end of the trial of the man accused of his murder. The hearing on Oct. 27 was told that the 69-year-old father of five died of “multiple stab wounds to the chest” on Oct….


Historic Trial Begins Against Chinese Agent Accused of Recruiting Spies to Steal US Aircraft Tech

A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms. According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from…


Chinese Agent Accused of Recruiting Spies to Steal US Aircraft Tech Stands Trial

A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms. According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from…


Jury Selection Begins in Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Death

BRUNSWICK, Ga.—As jury selection got slowly underway Monday in the trial of three men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their Georgia neighborhood. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan are charged with murder and other crimes in Arbery’s death on Feb. 23, 2020,…


Two Wealthy Fathers Convicted in First College Admissions Scandal Trial

BOSTON—Two wealthy fathers who were the first to face trial in the college admissions scandal were convicted on Friday of charges that they corruptly tried to buy their children’s way into elite universities as phony athletic recruits. A federal jury in Boston found former casino executive Gamal Aziz and private equity firm founder John Wilson…


Bayer Shares Up After First Trial Win Over Roundup

BERLIN—Shares in Bayer AG rose 2.5 percent in pre-market trade on Wednesday after the German agricultural and pharmaceuticals firm won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. A California jury found that the herbicide was not a substantial cause of a child’s rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said on Tuesday….


Rittenhouse Due in Court for Likely Final Motions Hearing

MADISON, Wis.—A judge was expected Tuesday to consider remaining motions in the case of an Illinois man accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, setting the final ground rules before a trial begins next month. Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony…


Self-Confessed Killer Testifies Against Alleged Boss at Federal Gang Trial in Chicago

CHICAGO—Sammie Booker, sitting on the witness stand, revealed to jurors that he had robbed and extorted scores of drug dealers, killed three people, and aided at least two other murders as an underling of the Four Corner Hustlers gang on the West Side of Chicago in the past two decades. And more importantly, he said,…