James Comey trial: Ex-FBI director pleads not guilty in court; calls it ‘vindictive, selective prosecution’

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his federal court arraignment on charges brought following a public campaign by US President Donald Trump to prosecute him.Comey, who was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, faces two charges: making false statements and obstruction of […]

‘Better off dead’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads for ‘mercy’ in letter to judge; claims ‘old me died in jail’

Sean “Diddy” Combs, facing more than 20 years in prison after a high-profile trial, asked a federal judge on Thursday for “mercy” and “another chance,” saying he has changed and sometimes questioned if he was “better off dead.““There have been some days I thought I would be better off dead. The old me died in […]

Watch: Malaysian doctor makes public apology after cheating on wife in his BMW; pleads for privacy as video goes viral

Malaysian doctor makes public apology after cheating on wife in his BMW Dr Wong Lu Yang, the suspended president of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kota Bharu, has publicly apologised to his wife after an alleged affair involving him went viral online, leading to his removal from the youth organisation.In a Facebook video posted on Wednesday, […]

Indian-origin Delta pilot Rustom Bhagwagar pleads not guilty to dozens of child sex abuse charges

Indian-origin US pilot Rustom Bhagwagar and his former girlfriend deny all child sexual assault charges. Indian-origin Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, who was arrested from the cockpit of the flight he was flying, pleaded not guilty in Contra Costa County court Tuesday to dozens of child sex abuse charges. Pilot Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, and […]

Ovidio Guzmán Lópe: Drug lord ‘El Chapo’s’ son pleads guilty; admits to drug trafficking charges

Ovidio Guzman Lopez (AP image) Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” pleaded guilty on Friday (local time) to drug trafficking charges in the United States. He is the first of El Chapo’s sons to agree to a plea deal with US prosecutors.Prosecutors say Ovidio and his brother, Joaquín Guzmán […]

‘Disappointment and disgust’: Indian-origin man in US avoids jail, pleads guilty to filming 13,000 patients through spy camera disguised as smoke detector

Indian-origin Brooklyn dad Sanjai Syamaprasad admits to have spied 13,000 patients, staff through spy camera disguised as smoke detector. Sanjai Syamaprasad, a 48-year-old Indian-origin hospital worker in Long Island, pleaded guilty to having filmed as many as 13,000 patients and staff in the restrooms by placing secret camera disguised as a smoke detector. But despite […]

New Jersey teacher accused of having a baby with a 13-year-old pleads not guilty; could face up to 40 years in prison

A New Jersey teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a young student and gave birth to his child appeared at Cape May County Superior Court on Wednesday.Laura Caron, 34, entered a not guilty plea via her attorney, John Tumelty, who also waived the reading of the indictment, reported the New York Post.Caron was a fifth-grade middle […]

Indian-origin physician Sanjay Mehta pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids that killed two in US; had little to no experience

Indian-origin physician pleads guilty to federal drug crime. (Representative image) An Indian-origin physician, Sanjay Mehta, pleaded guilty to unlawfully prescribing opioids, including to two poeple who fatally overdosed. He admitted that he procured the opioids by fraud. The 57-year-old man from West Virginia’s Shady Spring pleaded guilty to three counts of obtaining a controlled substance […]