Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, 76, a co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, was sentenced to life in a US federal court in Brooklyn after a plea deal for drug trafficking. He was also ordered to forfeit $15bn from drug trade profits.
Former NBA star Lamar Odom is expected to enter a no-contest plea deal in a Las Vegas DUI case, reducing the charge to reckless driving. The plea avoids an admission of guilt.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton reached a plea deal with the US government, pleading guilty to one count of illegal retention of national defense information. The deal, involving a $2.25 million payment and a capped prison sentence, resolves charges stemming from his alleged mishandling of classified intelligence that may have benefited Iran.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleaded guilty to unlawfully conferring classified information in a federal court in Maryland. He accepted a plea deal, agreeing to a $2 million fine and facing a potential sentence from no prison time to five years. The charges follow an FBI search in 2025 that uncovered classified materials.
Plea deal discussions between federal prosecutors and lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, have collapsed. Mangione, who pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, faces trials in September and October, with the case sparking national debate on the U.S. health insurance system.
John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining national defense information in his federal classified documents case, paying a $2.25m fine. The plea deal, expected to be finalized on June 26, recommends no jail time but awaits judicial approval.
Former national security adviser John Bolton is reportedly accepting a plea deal for illegal retention of classified documents, pleading guilty to one count and agreeing to pay a $2m fine. The case stems from allegations of mishandling and sharing over 1,000 pages of classified material.
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to a plea deal with the US Justice Department, pleading guilty to one count of retaining classified information. The deal could allow him to avoid prison time and includes a $2.25 million fine, with any prison sentence capped at five years.
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to one count of retaining classified information, potentially avoiding prison time but facing a $2.2 million fine. The charges stem from notes shared with relatives while preparing his memoir, which criticized Donald Trump.
Former national security adviser John Bolton is reportedly nearing a plea deal with the government in a case involving mishandling classified documents. He is expected to plead guilty to one count and pay a fine of over $2 million.
A Naples judge rejected a plea deal for an ambulance driver accused of vehicular homicide after hitting and killing a cyclist. The driver sought 1 year and 10 months, but the judge cited technical issues and a penalty below the legal minimum.
Britney Spears on Monday admitted to reckless driving involving alcohol, in a plea deal that means she will avoid jail. The “Toxic” singer was arrested in March after police spotted her driving erratically on a freeway in Ventura County, near Los Angeles. She was initially charged with DUI – driving under the influence – but under the plea deal confirmed on Monday she admitted a lesser charge of reckless driving involving alcohol, drugs or both. A court in Ventura sentenced the 44-year-old to 12...
Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and Los Angeles Clippers owner, invested $60 million in Aspiration Partners, a fintech startup promising sustainable banking. Founder Joseph Sanberg pleaded guilty to wire fraud in August 2025, and Ballmer filed a victim statement ahead of Sanberg's April 27, 2026 sentencing, describing his financial losses and reputational damage.
