Katsav denied new hearing in rape conviction sentence

Published on May 14, 2012

An Israeli Supreme Court justice denied a new hearing for former President Moshe Katsav to request a reduction in his seven-year prison sentence for a rape conviction.

Rubashkin appeals conviction, sentence to Supreme Court

Published on April 3, 2012

Former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin has appealed his conviction and sentence for bank fraud to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Conrad Murray’s conviction has left everyone else off the hook

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Published on November 8, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a Pig & a Pervert, Not a Rapist

By Ilana Angel
Published on August 24, 2011

Iranian Jewish banker Ezri Namvar convicted on federal fraud charges

By Karmel Melamed
Published on May 20, 2011

Demjanjuk conviction hailed as long-awaited victory for justice

Published on May 16, 2011

The guilty verdict pronounced May 12 against John Demjanjuk in a Munich courtroom was a long time coming. Following a trial that lasted a year and a half -- capping more than three decades of legal drama -- the 91-year-old former Ohio autoworker is now officially recognized as a war criminal. He was found by the court to have been complicit in at least 27,900 murders at the Sobibor death camp, one of the most horrendous killing grounds in the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

Katsav appeals rape conviction

Published on May 2, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has appealed his conviction on rape and sexual assault charges and requested a delay of his prison sentence. Katsav is scheduled to enter prison next week to serve a seven-year sentence.

Bush should pardon Mike Milken

By Dean Rotbart
Published on December 18, 2008

Milken is a good man. Dare I say, a tzadik (righteous one)?

Was Roman Polanski treated unfairly?  BBC documentary says yes

By The Web Guy
Published on October 10, 2008

Abramoff receives new four-year sentence, Phoenix community leader murdered

Published on September 11, 2008

Jewish lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to four years in prison. Abramoff had pleaded guilty to corruption and tax offenses related to influence peddling involving Republican congressmen and midlevel Bush administration officials, some of whom were convicted.

Court Case Could Be Key to Trying Arafat

By Gil Sedan
Published on May 27, 2004

When Israeli authorities chose to put Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti on trial in a criminal court, rather than a military court, prosecutors may have set the stage for an even bigger prize: Yasser Arafat.

That possibility was given a boost last week with Barghouti's conviction on five counts of murder for Israelis killed in three separate shooting ambushes conducted by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in 2001 and 2002.