Politics Aug 19 Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Nation Nov 10 Former Indiana legislator agrees to plead guilty to fraud in casino corruption scheme Court documents say Eberhart accepted the promise of future employment with the annual compensation of $350,000. In return, he is accused of advocating for a bill with provisions that favored the casino company in 2019. By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press
Politics Oct 23 Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell U.S. secrets to Russia Under a plea agreement approved by a federal judge on Monday, prosecutors agreed to not ask for more than about 22 years in prison for 31-year-old Jareh Sebastian Dalke. By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press
Nation Oct 24 Former Minneapolis police officer pleads guilty to assisting in George Floyd killing A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin, though another ex-officer is still headed to trial. By Amy Forliti, Associated Press
Education Oct 24 Michigan teen who killed 4 in school shooting pleads guilty to terrorism and murder A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting. By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, Associated Press
Oct 21 Oxford school shooter to plead guilty, Michigan prosecutor says By Ed White, Associated Press David Williams, chief assistant prosecutor in Oakland County, says Ethan Crumbley is expected to plead guilty to all 24 charges. The 16-year-old is due in court Monday. Continue reading
Mar 29 Man who waved Confederate flag during Jan. 6 attack pleads guilty By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A Maryland man who waved a Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick during the siege at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to interfering with a police officer who was trying to disperse a crowd of rioters. Continue reading
Feb 04 Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The reversal came days after a judge rejected terms of a plea deal between defense attorneys and prosecutors that was met with stiff objections by Arbery's parents. Continue reading
Feb 06 Man called largest child porn ‘facilitator’ by the FBI pleads guilty By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest "facilitator" of child pornography websites pleaded guilty to operating a web hosting service that allowed users to access hundreds of thousands of images and videos. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 9:13 Why Cohen’s new admission is ‘incredibly significant’ for the Mueller investigation Michael Cohen now admits he lied to Congress to obscure contacts with Russia during the presidential campaign. John Yang reports, and Judy Woodruff speaks with Garrett Graff, Wired magazine contributor and author of "The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBI… Continue watching