Haney said by phone Thursday he took an interest in Rinderknecht's case because there were things I knew about this case factually and things that didn't make sense to me. It's a very strange case, he added. Haney said prosecutors were using Rinderknecht as a scapegoat and said the attempt to hold him criminally liable for the failure of others is preposterous. There were blatant failures by governmental agencies that were intervening causes between the Lachman and Palisades fires, he said.
Islamabad Additional and Sessions Judge Mohammad Afzal Majoka formally indicted 22-year-old Umar Hayat with murder and stealing Yousaf's phone. According to AP news agency and Pakistani news outlets, Hayat plead not guilty to all charges against him. According to Pakistani media outlet Dawn, Hayat contended that all accusations against him were "based on falsehood." Afzal Majoka adjourned the session, with the next hearing slated for September 25.
The indictment, unsealed Monday in U.S, District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, arose from an inquiry into whether lawyers were "judge-shopping" - looking for sympathetic judges - in a case challenging Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. On May 20, 2022, three federal judges in Alabama questioned Charles, asking if he had called any judge's chambers about the assignment of the case, according to the indictment. Charles said he had not. But he "later amended his answers to state he actually called a judge's clerk," Reuters reports. "He apologized for his earlier response."
It's a long standing joke that the standard of proof for a grand jury (where only the government has an opportunity to present evidence) is so low that prosecutors could secure an indictment against a ham sandwich. It's not a particularly funny joke, mind you, but it is widely known in the legal profession. What *is* funny as hell is that the Department of Justice has failed to secure an indictment against a man accused of throwing a sandwich.
Gordon's abrupt firing came despite his recent achievements, including top performance reviews and successfully handling a major indictment against businessman Leo Govoni.
Federal prosecutors have indicted five individuals in Louisiana, including current and former police chiefs, for a scheme involving bogus police reports that enabled immigrants to apply for U-visas in exchange for money.
Tim Leiweke has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas.