Category: trial

Key Witness in Holmes Trial Affirms Testimony Against Her

SAN JOSE, Calif.—A key witness in a trial that led to the conviction of disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes adamantly stood by his testimony during an unusual court appearance Monday. The prosecution witness, former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff, made a remorseful appearance at Holmes’s Silicon Valley home after the trial, raising questions about potential…


Trial Delayed in Killer-Clown Case After New Disclosure

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The trial of a Florida woman accused of dressing up as clown in 1990 and fatally shooting the wife of a man she later married has been postponed following the disclosure of a law enforcement file containing information about other clown-sighting leads at the time. Prosecutors informed defense attorneys for Sheila Keen…


Oath Keeper Witness Says He Went to Capitol to Help If Things Got Out of Control

WASHINGTON—An Oath Keeper member testified under subpoena on Oct. 12 at the federal courthouse for the Oath Keepers’ ongoing seditious conspiracy trial that he went to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to assist if things went out of control. Terry Cummings, 66, who served for 21 years in various classified locations for the Air National…


Harvey Weinstein Goes on Trial in LA, California Governor’s Wife Among Accusers to Testify at Trial

LOS ANGELES—Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles. Already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, the 70-year-old former movie mogul faces different allegations including several that prosecutors say occurred during a pivotal Oscar week in Los Angeles. Jury selection for an eight-week trial begins Monday. Weinstein has…


Harvey Weinstein Goes on Trial in LA, California First Lady Among Accusers to Testify at Trial

LOS ANGELES—Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles. Already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, the 70-year-old former movie mogul faces different allegations including several that prosecutors say occurred during a pivotal Oscar week in Los Angeles. Jury selection for an eight-week trial begins Monday. Weinstein has…


At Oath Keepers Trial, FBI Agent Alleges That Thomas Caldwell Conspired to Bring Weapons to the Capitol on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON—An FBI agent alleged in federal court on Oct. 4 that Thomas Caldwell organized a plan for the Oath Keepers to quickly bring weapons from a hotel in Virginia via a boat across the Potomac River to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. FBI Special Agent Michael Palian testified that he arrested Caldwell not because he…


Cardinal Zen, 5 Others Stand Trial in Hong Kong Over Fund

HONG KONG—A 90-year-old Catholic cardinal and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for allegedly failing to register a now-defunct fund set up to assist people arrested in the mass anti-government protests in the city three years ago. Cardinal Joseph Zen, who is a retired bishop of Hong Kong, was first arrested in…


Cambodia Begins Treason Trial of 37 Opposition Figures

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodian activists and former opposition lawmakers accused of trying to help an exiled political candidate return home stood trial on treason charges Thursday with few of the defendants in attendance. Former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and several top leaders of the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party were among those absent, being either in…


Harvey Weinstein Fails to Delay October Rape Trial Over ‘She Said’ Movie Release

Former Hollywood film producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has failed to secure a delay to his October trial after a judge denied a bid by his attorneys to do so on Monday. However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench did agree to approve Weinstein’s request to get his missing teeth fixed. Lawyers for Weinstein had asked the judge to delay…


Whitmer Kidnapping Conspirators Found Guilty

A jury has found defendants Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of conspiring in 2020 to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. After about nine hours of deliberation over two days, the jury convicted Fox and Croft of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft was…