A trial has been ordered for the five men accused of supporting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in October 2020, the state’s Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in a statement on Dec. 7. Michigan residents Michael Null, 38, William Null, 38, Eric Molitor, 36, and Shawn Fix, 38, are accused of providing material support…
Argentina’s Vice President Found Guilty in $1 Billion Fraud Trial
Argentina’s Vice President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was found guilty in federal court on Tuesday of having committed fraud in a scheme that embezzled about $1 billion through 51 public works projects when she served as president. A three-judge panel convicted Fernández de Kirchner, marking the first time a vice president of Argentina has been convicted of a…
UK Man to Plead Guilty to Manslaughter in Wife’s Death
PAPHOS, Cyprus—Defense lawyers for a British man on trial for causing the death of his wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos said Monday they’re hopeful the court will suspend any sentence it hands down to their client after he pleads guilty to manslaughter next week. Briton David Hunter faced a charge of premeditated…
Final Witness Tells Judge: Transgender Treatments For Minors ‘Unproven’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—When a researcher begins with a conclusion, then looks for data to support that, “it’s a danger to all of science,” Dr. Paul Hruz, a St. Louis physician-scientist told a federal judge. Yet Hruz said he has seen this disturbing pattern recur in recent years, as he examined studies purporting to prove the…
Dutch Judges to Deliver Verdicts in MH17 Downed Plane Trial
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands—It still happens to Silene Frederiksz-Hoogzand after more than eight years. Walking down the street, she will see a girl with long, dark hair or a young man in a baseball cap and think, that’s my son Bryce or his girlfriend, Daisy. But the grim reality quickly kicks in. Bryce and Daisy were among…
Stewart Rhodes Post-Jan. 6 Message to Trump Ended Up at FBI
WASHINGTON—A military veteran testified at the Oath Keepers trial on Nov. 2 that he attempted to get a message from Stewart Rhodes to then-president Donald Trump after Jan. 6, 2021, but changed his mind. Jason Alpers currently owns a software development company and served over six years in psychological operations in the military. A former colleague with whom he…
Second Capitol Police Officer Says Oath Keepers Didn’t Offer Him Help on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON—A second U.S. Capitol Police officer told a federal court in Washington on Oct. 31 that he did not receive help from the Oath Keepers on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn testified at the trial of five Oath Keepers members or associates. Dunn has worked for the Capitol Police for about 15 years….
Oath Keepers Trial: Former Capitol Police Officer Testifies No Protesters Offered Help on January 6
WASHINGTON—A former U.S. Capitol Police Officer testified during the Oath Keepers trial on Oct. 25 that no protesters tried to help him on January 6. Ryan Salke, now a deputy sheriff in New Hanover County, North Carolina, joined the U.S. Capitol Police in 2018 and took two intensive classes on how to do his job…
Oath Keepers Trial Reaches End of Third Week
WASHINGTON—The third week of the Oath Keepers trial ended on Oct. 21 with a prosecutor giving a prepared presentation to the jury accompanied by a former FBI special agent on the witness stand. Government prosecutor Jeffrey Nestler displayed an animated map with the locations of Oath Keepers and their affiliates. Nestler also showed phone call…
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…
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