Crime and Courts

Attorneys for the man accused of killing a health insurance CEO are trying to get the death penalty off the table, calling a directive to seek capital punishment “a political stunt,” NBC News reported.

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday.

A man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump last fall will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.

The courtroom saga of Lyle and Erik Menendez entered a new chapter Friday as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office asked a judge to allow the withdrawal of a resentencing recommendation for the brothers, now serving life-without-parole sentences for murdering their parents.

Former Texas wideout Isaiah Bond surrendered on a sexual assault warrant Thursday and was released after posting bail, according to published reports.

A large mail and identity theft ring is responsible for stealing nearly $200,000, Quincy police say. They walked us through how they arrested two brothers, with more charges and possibly more arrests to come.

 A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman $4 million in damages.

The woman allegedly manipulated four elderly women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars each by using aliases, the Oklahoma attorney general says.

Two men have been charged after an investigation into mail theft and identity theft in Quincy, Massachusetts.

State police are investigating after human remains were found in Danielson on Wednesday afternoon. State police said troopers from Troop D responded to Woodward Street around 4:24 p.m. Eastern District Major Crimes Detectives responded as well. State police said the investigation is in the early stages and it is still very active. No additional information was immediately available.

A man has been indicted 16 years after a woman was found shot to death in her father’s car in Somerville, Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, argued about what evidence should be allowed at trial.

A jury awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse and other crimes over a span of 35 years.

Michael Ciccolella, an Ashland resident and Needham middle school teacher, was arrested March 6 on charges of possessing child pornography, distributing obscene material and distributing material depicting a nude child

Longtime car dealership owner Herbert G. Chambers, several of his companies and another executive at the company have agreed to pay $11.8 million to resolve allegations that the companies falsely certified their eligibility for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

The Supreme Court has declined to stop Karen Read’s retrial from getting underway before considering her appeal.

A judge is set to hear motions that will shape the proceedings in the Idaho college murders trial and could remove the death penalty as punishment.

Jeremy Collazo is being held without bail on an animal cruelty charge after allegedly hitting a dog in the head with a machete in Lowell, Massachusetts

A man has been arrested after allegedly wounding a 1-year-old English bulldog with a machete. The dog was bloodied and had a slight skull fracture but is recovering well at the Lowell Humane Society, where they changed his name to refer to famous actor Danny Trejo. 

Charged with wire fraud and more, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson said she plans to plead guilty and resign.