Kenda Culpepper, Rockwall County District Attorney ROCKWALL, TX (September 1, 2021) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper was named Texas Prosecutor of the Year for 2021 by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and the State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section. The award will be presented later this month at the TDCAA annual … Read more
PHOENX (3TV / CBS 5) – The former senior attorney charged with prosecuting street gang charges against a group of protesters in Phoenix has filed a lawsuit against the Maricopa County and Allister Adel prosecutors, demanding $ 10 million for libel and false light. According to the complaint, April Sponsel, who is on administrative leave … Read more
A victim rights attorney has asked a judge to remove a Los Angeles County attorney from the case of a convicted murderer who has challenged his death sentence because the prosecutor appears to be on the defense payroll. Documents obtained through a public record application show that Assistant District Attorney Diana Teran continues to work … Read more
A veteran prosecutor originally from Gary was nominated as a U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana by Democratic President Joe Biden on Monday. If this is confirmed by the democratically controlled Senate, Clifford Johnson would make history as the first black US attorney in the district, which encompasses all of northwest Indiana and … Read more
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis District Attorney Kim Gardner comes under fire after a judge dismissed charges of murder of an accused murderer. The unusual move came after the prosecutor from Gardner’s office responsible for the case failed to appear in court. Now the chairman of the St. Louis Aldermanic Public Safety Committee wants to … Read more
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has referred its investigation into the police death of 16-year-old Columbus girl Ma’Khia Bryant to the Franklin County Attorney General, according to Attorney General Dave Yost. It is still unclear whether the officer concerned will be charged. Bryant was shot dead by Columbus Police Officer Nicholas Reardon on April … Read more
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added a prominent former district attorney to help their team investigate possible fraud cases former US President Donald Trump and his company.Mark Pomerantz, former Manhattan federal attorney and well-respected defense attorney and litigator with expertise in financial institutions, was sworn in earlier this month as assistant district attorney, Danny … Read more
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WAVY) – Kari Kolar, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Assistant attorney, received the Crime Solvers’ Prosecutor Award Thursday. In the midst of the pandemic, the office said Kolar was determined to successfully prosecute several notable cases of animal cruelty. “While COVID-19 resulted in many having to wait longer to ensure justice, Kolar did … Read more
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s decision to temporarily head the Department of Justice, acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson, signed the decision to remove a prosecutor from his position in 2017 after the prosecutor’s superiors complained that he was the separated parents of their children Migrants not adequately followed up on documents reviewed by NBC News. … Read more
SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Assistant Attorney Deepika Bains Shukla is one of four shortlisted candidates to replace outgoing Massachusetts U.S. attorney Andrew Lelling. Shukla, 39, has been the head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield since 2019. After several years as a New York City housing organizer and attorney, and later as a lawyer with … Read more