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Tesla Trial Continues on Jan. 20

A trial on Tesla shareholders’ claims against the company continues from 10:00 a.m. ET on Jan. 20. Some shareholders accused Elon Musk and Tesla directors over allegations of fraudulently inflating Tesla stock in 2018 by posting on Twitter that he was considering taking the electric vehicle company private. The Epoch Times will livestream the event….


LIVE NOW: Tesla Shareholders’ Trial Begins

A Tesla shareholders’ trial is scheduled to begin in California at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 18, with jury selection on Tesla shareholders’ claims against the company. Elon Musk and Tesla directors are facing allegations that Musk fraudulently inflated Tesla stock in 2018 by posting on Twitter that he was considering taking the electric vehicle…


Tesla Shareholders’ Trial Begins

A Tesla shareholders’ trial is scheduled to begin in California at 10:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 18, with jury selection on Tesla shareholders’ claims against the company. Elon Musk and Tesla directors are facing allegations that Musk fraudulently inflated Tesla stock in 2018 by posting on Twitter that he was considering taking the electric vehicle…


Drug Trial Starts for Mexico’s Former Top Security Official

MEXICO CITY—The man who was once Mexico’s top security official and in charge of fighting the drug cartels went on trial Tuesday on charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for helping the powerful Sinaloa Cartel move drugs and its members avoid capture. Genaro García Luna was best known as the mumbling,…


Musk’s Lawyers Claim Vast Majority of San Francisco Jurors Hold Negative View of Tesla CEO Ahead of Shareholder Trial

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s lawyers have argued that the Tesla CEO is viewed in a negative light by more than 80 percent of prospective jurors in San Francisco in an effort to get his upcoming trial against a group of Tesla shareholders moved out of the state. Lawyers for Musk argued in court documents that questionnaires,…


Trial Begins for Former New York Doctor Accused of Sexual Abuse

NEW YORK—Federal prosecutors in New York began laying out their case Monday against Robert Hadden, a former gynecologist accused of sexually abusing scores of patients over nearly two decades, including the wife of former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. A grand jury indictment said Hadden sexually abused patients from 1993 through at least 2012 while he…


Rapper Young Thug to Go to Trial in Gang, Racketeering Case

ATLANTA—Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it, is set to go to trial starting Monday. The Atlanta-based artist, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was charged along with more than two dozen other people in…


California County Dismissing 1,000 Crime Cases Explained | Michael Hestrin

“The accused criminal gets a free pass. The person walks free, it’s not on their record, there are no consequences, and the injured party, the victim, they don’t see their day in court. Nothing.” Siyamak sits down with Michael Hestrin, district attorney for Riverside County. Over 1,000 criminal cases have been dismissed in Riverside County,…


Judge Overturns Missouri Man’s Conviction in 2011 Killing

ST. LOUIS—A judge overturned a Missouri man’s murder conviction in a case in which investigators failed to reveal that a witness was in a romantic relationship with the lead detective. Judge Timothy Boyer on Friday overturned Lamont Cambell’s conviction in the death of Lenny Gregory III, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Gregory, the son of…


Jury Goes a Week With No Verdict at Weinstein Rape Trial

LOS ANGELES—Jurors at the Los Angeles rape and sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein have been deliberating for a week without reaching a verdict. The jury of eight men and four women went home Friday afternoon and will return to resume deliberations on Monday morning. They must decide on two counts of rape and five…