Nechemya Weberman convicted on 59 counts of sexual abuse

Published on December 10, 2012

Nechemya Weberman, a member of the Satmar Chasidic community in Brooklyn who practiced therapy without a license, was found guilty on 59 counts of sexual abuse.

Leiby Kletzky’s killer sentenced to 40 years to life

Published on August 29, 2012

Levi Aron, the Brooklyn store clerk who pleaded guilty to killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

Leiby Kletzky’s killer pleads guilty

Published on August 9, 2012

Levi Aron, the Brooklyn man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and kidnapping.

Tucson gunman Loughner pleads guilty to murder, attempted murder

Published on August 7, 2012

A 23-year-old college dropout pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing six people and wounding 13 others, including then-U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in an Arizona shooting rampage last year, and will be spared the death penalty in exchange.

Jared Loughner to plead guilty in Arizona shooting spree

Published on August 6, 2012

Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and wounding then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, is set to plead guilty in a Tucson court on Tuesday, a person familiar with the case said.

Leiby Kletzky’s accused killer to plead guilty

Published on August 3, 2012

The Brooklyn, N.Y.-man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky is expected to plead guilty.

‘Jewish Indiana Jones’ pleads guilty in Torah fraud case

Published on February 3, 2012

Rabbi Menachem Youlus, who was dubbed the “Jewish Indiana Jones” for his remarkable tales of rescuing Holocaust-era Torah scrolls, pleaded guilty to fraud.

Financial exec Rubin pleads guilty

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Published on January 4, 2012

David Rubin, chairman of the board of Yavneh Hebrew Academy in Hancock Park and president of YULA girls’ high school, pleaded guilty in federal court in New York on Dec. 30 to wire conspiracy and fraud involving proceeds from municipal bonds. Beverly Hills-based CDR Financial Products, which Rubin founded and runs, pleaded guilty to related antitrust charges.

Second Palestinian pleads guilty in Fogel murders

Published on October 4, 2011

A second Palestinian man has pleaded guilty to the murder of five members of the Fogel family in a West Bank Jewish settlement.

‘Irvine 11’ students found guilty [UPDATE: SENTENCING]

Published on September 23, 2011

After two days of deliberation, the jury in the “Irvine 11” case returned a verdict. An Orange County jury on Friday found 10 Muslim students guilty of two misdemeanors, conspiring to and then disrupting a speech given on Feb. 8, 2010 by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren at the University of California, Irvine.

Loughner pleads not guilty in Tucson shooting

By JewishJournal.com
Published on January 24, 2011

Jared L. Loughner, who the police said was responsible for the shooting rampage outside a Tucson supermarket on Jan. 8, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he tried to murder Representative Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aides. Appearing in Federal District Court alongside his defense lawyer, Judy Clarke, Mr. Loughner entered a written plea to Judge Larry A. Burns of San Diego without uttering a word.

Indian court finds Mumbai gunman guilty

Published on May 3, 2010

An Indian court found a Pakistani man guilty of murder and other offenses for his role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Holocaust-Denying Bishop Found Guilty In German Court

Published on April 19, 2010

The schismatic bishop who deeply angered Jews and embarrassed the Vatican by publicly denying the Holocaust was ordered to pay a $13,500 fine for violating a German law that makes it a crime to deny the Holocaust.

American to plead guilty to Mumbai charges

Published on March 17, 2010

An American citizen of Pakistani origin reportedly has agreed to plead guilty to charges against him in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.

David Headly, 49, is scheduled to appear Thursday in a federal court in Chicago to change his plea from not guilty, according to news reports, citing a federal court notice.

Headly was arrested last October in Chicago as he attempted to flee to Pakistan.

The Pillar of American Democracy…at 40 Bucks a Day

By Joel Chasnoff
Published on May 15, 2009

What not to do after you are married

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on June 10, 2008

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.

World Briefs

Published on December 4, 2003

World Briefs