Suspect charged with Boston Marathon bombing

Published on April 22, 2013

Prosecutors charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombings in an impromptu hearing on Monday in his hospital room, accusing him of crimes that could carry the death penalty if he is convicted.

Israeli court dismisses charges in Rachel Corrie civil suit

Published on August 28, 2012

An Israeli court dismissed all charges against the state in a civil suit brought by the parents of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed in Gaza after being run over by an Israeli military bulldozer.

Jewish school teacher arrested on possession of child pornography

Published on May 4, 2012

A teacher at a Jewish elementary school in the New York area has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.

UPDATE: Shooter of Trayvon Martin arrested, charged with murder

Published on April 11, 2012

A Florida prosecutor filed a murder charge on Wednesday against the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed, black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that has captivated the United States and prompted civil rights demonstrations.

Girls admit to syrup swastikas, mother could face charge

By Ryan Torok
Published on April 10, 2012

Three teenaged girls admitted on April 4 to defacing a Northridge home with swastikas, but will not face criminal charges, according to investigators with the LAPD’s Devonshire Division. However, the mother of one girl could face up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine for driving the girls to the scene, based on a charge police are recommending to the city attorney’s office.

Egypt demands prisoner exchange for Grapel

Published on October 11, 2011

Egypt is calling for the release of dozens of Egyptians being held in Israeli prisons in return for alleged spy Ilan Grapel.

Drop charges against 'Irvine 11,' Jewish faculty urges

Published on March 9, 2011

Thirty University of California Jewish studies faculty members asked the Orange County district attorney to drop criminal charges against 11 Muslim students. The faculty members, from seven University of California campuses, are the second Jewish group to come out in support of the students, who have been charged with disrupting a February 2010 speech by Israeli U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine. The Jewish Voice for Peace organization also supports dropping charges against the students.

Al-Manar TV has Australia mulling broadcasting changes

Published on December 13, 2010

Australia’s media regulator is proposing to prohibit content that advocates terror after an investigation found that a radical Islamic TV station breached the broadcasting standards code.

What makes Kobe so L.A.?

By Joel Chasnoff
Published on May 14, 2009

Car Wash Brothers Face Labor Abuse Charges

By Karmel Melamed
Published on April 23, 2009

Since two local Iranian Jewish brothers were charged with a 176-count criminal complaint by the L.A. City Attorney’s Office in February for alleged labor law violations at their car washes, many area Iranian Jewish business owners are quietly expressing support for the pair. And some believe they are being singled out for political reasons.

Judge dismisses charges in ‘kidnap’ case

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on November 26, 2008

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge last week dismissed the criminal case against four Iranian American Jews. One woman and three men were accused of kidnapping and holding for ransom a man the defendants claimed had cheated them out of $100,000 in a business deal.

Report: Respect for religious freedom down in Israel; Grandfather, mother charged in girl's murder

Published on September 24, 2008

An increase in "societal abuses and discrimination" against "some evangelical Christian groups as well as Messianic Jews" has contributed to a "slight decline in respect for religious freedom" in Israel, according to the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom.

PETA hidden camera exposé costs Agriprocessors support of key expert [VIDEO]

By Ben Harris
Published on September 17, 2008

Animal welfare expert Temple Grandin accused kosher slaughterer Agriprocessors of putting on a "show" for visitors

Iranian Jews stand by their man Katsav in rape and sexual harassment case

By Karmel Melamed
Published on March 22, 2007

Despite a flurry of criticism directed at Israeli President Moshe Katsav over rape and sexual harassment allegations, support for Israel's embattled president remains strong among Southern California's Iranian Jews.

A Guilty Plea in AIPAC Case

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Published on October 6, 2005

Edward Adams, a spokesman for the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., announced last week that Lawrence Franklin had scheduled a guilty plea for this week.

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Published on November 21, 2002

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World Briefs

By JTA Staff
Published on September 19, 2002

Israeli officials reportedly believe that if the United States moves against Iraq, it will be to assassinate Saddam Hussein and members of his family.

JDL Trial Set for October

By Mike Levy
Published on April 11, 2002

The trial of Jewish Defense League (JDL) leaders Irv Rubin and Earl Krugel on criminal conspiracy charges in the alleged plot to detonate bombs at a mosque and a congressman's office is scheduled to begin in October. As Rubin and Krugel await their trial in a shared cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center, information has slowly come out about the informant who helped the government build its case since the arrests in December.

At the heart of the case against Rubin and Krugel are hours of tapes recorded by an informant working for the FBI. The tapes have been turned over to defense lawyers but are still being transcribed.

JDL’s Rubin, Krugel Indicted

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 17, 2002

Lawyers for Jewish Defense League (JDL) National Chairman Irv Rubin, 56, and Earl Krugel, 59, say that an FBI informant provoked the charges against the men, which led to a nine-count federal indictment last week.

Cleared of Charges?

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 11, 1997

Charges against a Brooklyn Chassidic rabbi of groping a 15-year-old girl during a transpacific flight were part of an extortion plot and will be dismissed by federal prosecutors.