American singer Chris Brown admitted attacking music producer Abraham Diaw with a bottle at London's Tape club in February 2023, pleading guilty to affray. He will be sentenced in October, having been arrested in May 2025.
Australian cricketer David Warner pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge from Easter Sunday, casting doubt on his captaincy of Sydney Thunder. He recorded a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit and faces a potential driving ban, fine, and prison term, with sentencing scheduled for August 18.
Former Hong Kong fencer Chiu Man-to was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for laundering over HK$10 million through mule accounts. He admitted to using five bank accounts between August 4-27, 2021, profiting HK$4,000 from the scheme.
Former national security adviser John Bolton is set to plead guilty to mishandling classified information, agreeing to a $2.25 million fine. The plea relates to diary entries detailing his work during Trump's first term.
A man in his 60s admitted to sexually assaulting his unconscious wife over three years, pleading guilty to rape and other sexual offenses. He will stand trial with 12 other men in September.
A Missouri man pleaded guilty to a conspiracy involving attempted Bitcoin theft, a Lamborghini carjacking, and kidnapping in Danbury, Connecticut. The case highlights the growing physical threats around crypto wealth, with perpetrators targeting individuals and their families.
Jesse Calhoun pleaded not guilty to a fifth murder charge in Portland, Oregon, related to the deaths of five women. He faces five murder and four abuse of corpse charges, with victims found across a 100-mile radius in Oregon and Washington.
Jesse Calhoun pleaded not guilty to a fifth murder charge in Portland, Oregon, where he is accused of killing multiple women. He faces five murder and four abuse of corpse counts, with victims found across a 100-mile radius.
Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive, pleads guilty to embezzlement, ending a 5-year investigation. The case has damaged SNP's trust and popularity. Questions linger about Nicola Sturgeon's knowledge and assurances on party finances.
Hong Kong court denied bail to 79-year-old internet personality 'Mr Ho' (Ho Huen) after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife, Ye Xiuding ('Mrs Ho'), with a folding knife. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute on May 30 last year.
Four young men have pleaded guilty to rioting during the 2019 Hong Kong university siege. One defendant's lawyer cited torture in Myanmar's "KK Park" as a factor in his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Roni Cohen-Pavon, former CRO of Celsius, sentenced to time served + 1 year supervised release for fraud/conspiracy. Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm may face retrial in SDNY for money laundering & sanctions violations.
Roni Cohen-Pavon, former CRO of defunct crypto platform Celsius, to forfeit $1.07M as part of plea deal for fraud and price manipulation; sentencing pending with potential reduction for cooperation.
Royal Sovereign International Inc, a New Jersey company doing business as Royal Centurian Inc, has been sentenced to pay $8 million in criminal fines and $395,786 in restitution after pleading guilty to failing to report dangerously defective air conditioners to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The company imported and sold over 33,000 defective ACs manufactured in China between 2008 and 2014, which were linked to more than 40 fires and one death.
New Zealand's appeals court has rejected Brenton Tarrant's bid to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, maintaining his convictions for the mass shooting that killed 51 people.
A South African court has ordered Bellarmine Mugabe, youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former leader Robert Mugabe, to be deported immediately after he pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegal presence in the country. The 28-year-old was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his Johannesburg home. He was fined $36,000 while his cousin Tobias Matonhodze received a three-year prison sentence for attempted murder and related charges.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, becoming the first of more than 30 defendants to do so. The 49-year-old admitted to using insider information about player injuries to defraud sports betting companies from December 2022 to March 2024. He also faces separate charges related to rigged poker games. Jones is scheduled for sentencing on January 6, 2027, with guidelines calling for up to 27 months in prison and a $35,000 forfeiture.
A 16-year-old boy charged as an adult with murdering his 18-year-old stepsister aboard a Carnival Cruise ship has pleaded not guilty. Timothy Hudson is accused of killing Anna Kepner, whose body was found under a bed in their cabin on the Carnival Horizon in November. She died from mechanical asphyxia. Hudson faces murder and aggravated sexual abuse charges and remains free in his uncle's custody while prosecutors seek his detention.
