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Understandably so...
After the Ontario County (NY) Grand Jury returned the idea that they were not going to come back with an indictment of Tony Stewart in the death of driver Kevin Ward, Junior in a race August 9th in upper New York state, the Ward family issued their own statement:
"Our son got out of his car during caution when the race was suspended. All the other vehicles were reducing speed and not accelerating except for Stewart, who intentionally tried to intimidate Kevin by accelerating and sliding his car toward him, causing the tragedy. The focus should be on the actions of Mr. Stewart. This matter is not at rest and we will pursue all remedies in fairness to Kevin.”
Here's team coverage of the Grand Jury decision
"I personally am very happy with the outcome," Canadaigua Race Director Greg Hixson said when interviewed Wednesday. "I've seen the videos, I was there, I saw it live and for Tony to be charged I think would have been another crime. It's unfortunate and my heart goes out to the Ward family, but having another life ruined because of it, I thought it would have been very unjust."
Showing posts with label indictment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indictment. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Tsarnaev Friend Pleads Not Guilty To Obstruction
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Prosecutors describe a cab driver form suburban Boston, Khairullozhon Matanov, as a friend of the Tsarnaev brothers- who are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Matanov is accused of obstructing the bombing investigation.
They also maintained in court this morning that Matanov sent thousands of dollars overseas under six different names and may have helped out the Tsarnaev brothers before the bombings. The indictment against Matanov says that the state believes he “knowingly altered, destroyed, concealed, and covered up records, documents, and tangible objects, specifically, information on his computer, with the intent to impede, obstruct, and influence an investigation.”
Matanov pleaded not guilty in federal court today to charges of making false statements to investigators, and destroying, altering, and falsifying documents. His next appearance in court is July 15th.
Here's discussion during the proceeding from Boston
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Prosecutors argued that Matanov was a "flight risk" and should be held in jail. Matanov's attorney said that he did not object to being held in jail because his client has nowhere to live and doesn't have his own transportation.
The full indictment can be seen here, thanks to our friends at boston.com
Prosecutors describe a cab driver form suburban Boston, Khairullozhon Matanov, as a friend of the Tsarnaev brothers- who are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Matanov is accused of obstructing the bombing investigation.
They also maintained in court this morning that Matanov sent thousands of dollars overseas under six different names and may have helped out the Tsarnaev brothers before the bombings. The indictment against Matanov says that the state believes he “knowingly altered, destroyed, concealed, and covered up records, documents, and tangible objects, specifically, information on his computer, with the intent to impede, obstruct, and influence an investigation.”
Matanov pleaded not guilty in federal court today to charges of making false statements to investigators, and destroying, altering, and falsifying documents. His next appearance in court is July 15th.
Here's discussion during the proceeding from Boston
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Prosecutors argued that Matanov was a "flight risk" and should be held in jail. Matanov's attorney said that he did not object to being held in jail because his client has nowhere to live and doesn't have his own transportation.
The full indictment can be seen here, thanks to our friends at boston.com
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Grand Jury Adds Assault, Battery, Bodily Harm Charges For Hernandez
((HT: MyFoxBoston))
And it all stems from the February incident with another inmate in the Bristol County (MA) House of Corrections...
The former Patriots tight end will be arraigned on those additional charges at an unknown date.
Here's the update on the litany of charges that seem to be adding up for Aaron Hernandez
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
And it all stems from the February incident with another inmate in the Bristol County (MA) House of Corrections...
The former Patriots tight end will be arraigned on those additional charges at an unknown date.
Here's the update on the litany of charges that seem to be adding up for Aaron Hernandez
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Hernandez Fiancee, Family, And Associate Indicted
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Remember our old friend "reasonable doubt...?"
Well, he was reintroduced when Ernest Wallace decided during his bail hearing yesterday that it was only Aaron Hernandez that exited the car when Odin Lloyd was allegedly murdered in June. Wallace originally said it was Hernandez and Carlos Ortiz that exited the car when Lloyd was shot and killed.
So, today Fall River (MA) authorities brought charges on Hernandez's girlfriend/fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, was indicted on a single charge of perjury in connection to the murder investigation.
From My Fox Boston:
In August, the Hartford Courant reported investigators searched a storage unit in Connecticut rented to Jenkins because they believed she made "overt attempts to hide evidence" as well as to "hinder and mislead" the murder investigation. The newspaper reports surveillance video, text messages between Jenkins and her sister, as well as an interview with her sister, are all referenced in the documents as officials suggest Jenkins may have information regarding what happened to the handgun used in the shooting.
According to court documents, Jenkins was reportedly seen on surveillance video carrying a plastic bag believed to contain a "rigid object" from Hernandez's home and placing it into a car one day after Odin Lloyd was found dead. She returned to the home nearly a half hour later without the trash bag.
One of Jenkins' uncles told investigators Jenkins handed him and another uncle a cell phone and Hernandez asked for all of the weapons to be removed from the couple's North Attleborough home. The uncle claims the weapons were discarded "into the woods."
Jenkins was indicted at the same time the grand jury voted to indict Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, on a charge of conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact. Investigators say Ernest Wallace, who is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, told Singleton about the fatal shooting. She was held after refusing to testify before the Hernandez grand jury.
Carlos Ortiz had also previously pleaded not guilty to a gun charge in connection to the case after cooperating with investigators. A plea deal fell apart and Ortiz was indicted on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact as well today...
Here's the story...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
All this movement by the Massachusetts grand jury and authorities means that the Wallace testimony doesn't look to be any more credible and the prosecution is looking for some back up in order to convict...
Remember our old friend "reasonable doubt...?"
Well, he was reintroduced when Ernest Wallace decided during his bail hearing yesterday that it was only Aaron Hernandez that exited the car when Odin Lloyd was allegedly murdered in June. Wallace originally said it was Hernandez and Carlos Ortiz that exited the car when Lloyd was shot and killed.
So, today Fall River (MA) authorities brought charges on Hernandez's girlfriend/fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, was indicted on a single charge of perjury in connection to the murder investigation.
From My Fox Boston:
In August, the Hartford Courant reported investigators searched a storage unit in Connecticut rented to Jenkins because they believed she made "overt attempts to hide evidence" as well as to "hinder and mislead" the murder investigation. The newspaper reports surveillance video, text messages between Jenkins and her sister, as well as an interview with her sister, are all referenced in the documents as officials suggest Jenkins may have information regarding what happened to the handgun used in the shooting.
According to court documents, Jenkins was reportedly seen on surveillance video carrying a plastic bag believed to contain a "rigid object" from Hernandez's home and placing it into a car one day after Odin Lloyd was found dead. She returned to the home nearly a half hour later without the trash bag.
One of Jenkins' uncles told investigators Jenkins handed him and another uncle a cell phone and Hernandez asked for all of the weapons to be removed from the couple's North Attleborough home. The uncle claims the weapons were discarded "into the woods."
Jenkins was indicted at the same time the grand jury voted to indict Hernandez's cousin, Tanya Singleton, on a charge of conspiracy to commit accessory after the fact. Investigators say Ernest Wallace, who is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, told Singleton about the fatal shooting. She was held after refusing to testify before the Hernandez grand jury.
Carlos Ortiz had also previously pleaded not guilty to a gun charge in connection to the case after cooperating with investigators. A plea deal fell apart and Ortiz was indicted on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact as well today...
Here's the story...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston
All this movement by the Massachusetts grand jury and authorities means that the Wallace testimony doesn't look to be any more credible and the prosecution is looking for some back up in order to convict...
Monday, August 19, 2013
Pistorius Indicted, Trial Date Set...
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Oscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on a charge of murdering his girlfriend- model Reeva Steenkamp from February 14th of this year. Prosecutors maintained in their arguments before a judge that witnesses inside the subdivision heard a woman screaming before the sound of gunshots from inside the house.
Pistorius was in court for the indictment and will also face an added charge of "illegal possession of ammunition" when he goes on trial March 3rd, 2014. The court set March 3rd through 20th as the trial period...
The prosecution believes that the shooting was premeditated as the two argued before she was killed- even as the word "premeditated" was not in their language within the indictment. Pistorius says he killed Steenkamp accidentally thinking she was an intruder trapped in his bathroom.
"Some of the state witnesses heard a woman scream, followed by moments of silence, then heard gunshots and then more screaming," the prosecution said in the 11-page indictment.
If convicted, Pistorius could face life in prison with a minimum of 25 years served before parole.
Here's a bit of SABC's coverage from their morning...
More than 100 people are on the witness list for the prosecution...
Oscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on a charge of murdering his girlfriend- model Reeva Steenkamp from February 14th of this year. Prosecutors maintained in their arguments before a judge that witnesses inside the subdivision heard a woman screaming before the sound of gunshots from inside the house.
Pistorius was in court for the indictment and will also face an added charge of "illegal possession of ammunition" when he goes on trial March 3rd, 2014. The court set March 3rd through 20th as the trial period...
The prosecution believes that the shooting was premeditated as the two argued before she was killed- even as the word "premeditated" was not in their language within the indictment. Pistorius says he killed Steenkamp accidentally thinking she was an intruder trapped in his bathroom.
"Some of the state witnesses heard a woman scream, followed by moments of silence, then heard gunshots and then more screaming," the prosecution said in the 11-page indictment.
If convicted, Pistorius could face life in prison with a minimum of 25 years served before parole.
Here's a bit of SABC's coverage from their morning...
More than 100 people are on the witness list for the prosecution...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Former Auburn Hoops Player Indicted For Point Shaving
((HT: WSFA-TV))
Kyievarez "Varez" Ward is alleged to "have conspired with others to bribe or solicit one or more individuals to influence a sporting contest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371."
Translation: Two counts of point-shaving while he was playing for Auburn...
Ward and teammate Chris Denson, were suspended before the February 25th, 2012 home game against the Arkansas Razorbacks after allegations of poor play involving point-shaving.
Denson was questioned and was cleared.
Auburn University Athletics issued a statement shortly after Ward's suspension:
"Auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two weeks ago and immediately reported it to the FBI, the NCAA and the SEC. Because of the nature of the allegation, Auburn is not in a position to make any further comment on the situation."
Of course not...
Ward attended Montgomery-Jefferson Davis High School and is no longer enrolled at Auburn.
Here's what Tony Barbee saw in Ward from his time at Texas...
Read more from al.com's Brendan Kirby hyah as he looks inside the indictment that was unsealed this week...
Kyievarez "Varez" Ward is alleged to "have conspired with others to bribe or solicit one or more individuals to influence a sporting contest, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371."
Translation: Two counts of point-shaving while he was playing for Auburn...
Ward and teammate Chris Denson, were suspended before the February 25th, 2012 home game against the Arkansas Razorbacks after allegations of poor play involving point-shaving.
Denson was questioned and was cleared.
Auburn University Athletics issued a statement shortly after Ward's suspension:
"Auburn officials were made aware of a rumor regarding an allegation two weeks ago and immediately reported it to the FBI, the NCAA and the SEC. Because of the nature of the allegation, Auburn is not in a position to make any further comment on the situation."
Of course not...
Ward attended Montgomery-Jefferson Davis High School and is no longer enrolled at Auburn.
Here's what Tony Barbee saw in Ward from his time at Texas...
Read more from al.com's Brendan Kirby hyah as he looks inside the indictment that was unsealed this week...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Ex UGA FB Coach Donnan Indicted In Ponzi Scheme
Former UGA head football coach Jim Donnan and a business associate have been indicted on an 85-count grand jury decision over a Ponzi scheme. Donnan and Gregory Crabtree of have been charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud, unlawful transportation of interstate securities, and money laundering.
Donnan was supposed to appear in court today to answer the indictment.
Donnan and Crabtree ran a West Virginia-base company called GLC Holdings that dealt, mainly, in closeout merchandise. Crabtree operated the business and Donnan recruited investors that he allegedly told would get a return on their investment of somewhere from 50-to-200 percent (or, in some reports upwards of 380-percent). Donnan used his star power to recruit sports figures to invest. Some of them included Dennis Franchione, Barry Switzer, Frank Beamer, and Tommy Tuberville.
Between September 2007 and October 2010, the indictment claims the two raised more than $81 million from 94 investors.
In February 2011, GLC was forced to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Donnan his wife had to file a personal bankruptcy claim with a reported $40-million debt given to creditors. A bankruptcy court approved a plan for the Donnans to address their debt repayment.
Here's how it was talked about at the time of the indictment...
((HT: 11Alive.com))
Donnan was supposed to appear in court today to answer the indictment.
Donnan and Crabtree ran a West Virginia-base company called GLC Holdings that dealt, mainly, in closeout merchandise. Crabtree operated the business and Donnan recruited investors that he allegedly told would get a return on their investment of somewhere from 50-to-200 percent (or, in some reports upwards of 380-percent). Donnan used his star power to recruit sports figures to invest. Some of them included Dennis Franchione, Barry Switzer, Frank Beamer, and Tommy Tuberville.
Between September 2007 and October 2010, the indictment claims the two raised more than $81 million from 94 investors.
In February 2011, GLC was forced to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Donnan his wife had to file a personal bankruptcy claim with a reported $40-million debt given to creditors. A bankruptcy court approved a plan for the Donnans to address their debt repayment.
Here's how it was talked about at the time of the indictment...
((HT: 11Alive.com))
Friday, March 1, 2013
OSG High: Did Utah HSFB Coach Break The Law...???
((HT: ABC4 Salt Lake City))
The larger question, raised by the ethics laws in the state of Utah, is did a coach who is out of a job really break the law by doing what he did...???
Former Lone Peak ((UT)) High head football coach Tony McGeary is charged, in a 42-page indictment, for overcharging players to attend a football camp at a regional Utah university. Since the overall profit is listed as more than $1,000, it's a second-degree felony in the state.
Education officials are fairly confident that McGeary knew the rules when he signed on, but McGeary feels he did nothing wrong.
Here's Brian Carlson's look...
McGeary may not be the only coach who overcharged and it will be interesting to see if anyone else falls because of the McGeary case. The end game of prosecutors, of course, comes from intent...
The larger question, raised by the ethics laws in the state of Utah, is did a coach who is out of a job really break the law by doing what he did...???
Former Lone Peak ((UT)) High head football coach Tony McGeary is charged, in a 42-page indictment, for overcharging players to attend a football camp at a regional Utah university. Since the overall profit is listed as more than $1,000, it's a second-degree felony in the state.
Education officials are fairly confident that McGeary knew the rules when he signed on, but McGeary feels he did nothing wrong.
Here's Brian Carlson's look...
McGeary may not be the only coach who overcharged and it will be interesting to see if anyone else falls because of the McGeary case. The end game of prosecutors, of course, comes from intent...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
DEVELOPING: Holdsclaw Indicted On 6 Count Indictment
((HT: AJC/11Alive.com))
Take you back to November of 2012 and the disturbing case of a former WNBA player and her girlfriend in a dispute...
A big dispute...
Here's Jeff Hullinger...
Fulton County (GA) DA spokeswoman Yvette Jones says that a six-count indictment on Chamique Holdsclaw that includes charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
No one was injured at the time of the incident, and Holdsclaw's attorney said at the time that Holdsclaw and Jennifer Lacy were trying to patch up their differences.
No word on if that actually happened, either...
Take you back to November of 2012 and the disturbing case of a former WNBA player and her girlfriend in a dispute...
A big dispute...
Here's Jeff Hullinger...
Fulton County (GA) DA spokeswoman Yvette Jones says that a six-count indictment on Chamique Holdsclaw that includes charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
No one was injured at the time of the incident, and Holdsclaw's attorney said at the time that Holdsclaw and Jennifer Lacy were trying to patch up their differences.
No word on if that actually happened, either...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Cowboys Brent Indicted On Manslaughter Charge (UPDATED w/BAC)
((HT: NBCDFW.com))
A Dallas grand jury has indicted Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent on the one charge of intoxication manslaughter in the death of teammate and passenger Jerry Brown.
The case will be tried in Dallas County Criminal Court by Judge Robert Burns. There is no date known for the first date for jury selection.Brent does not yet have a trial date.
Brent is out on $100,000 bond, and he has been ordered to wear a monitoring device to ensure he doesn't consume alcohol. Brent is also not allowed to drive.
Here's early coverage from our friends at NBCDFW
A Dallas grand jury has indicted Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent on the one charge of intoxication manslaughter in the death of teammate and passenger Jerry Brown.
The case will be tried in Dallas County Criminal Court by Judge Robert Burns. There is no date known for the first date for jury selection.Brent does not yet have a trial date.
Brent is out on $100,000 bond, and he has been ordered to wear a monitoring device to ensure he doesn't consume alcohol. Brent is also not allowed to drive.
Here's early coverage from our friends at NBCDFW
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