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11:17pm, 6th May, 2019

Trump pardons former U.S. soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who was imprisoned for five years for killing an Iraqi prisoner in 2008.

Georgia executes man convicted of murder of two women in 1994

10:14pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Georgia executes man convicted of murder of two women in 1994

A 52-year-old man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend during an argument in 1994 was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday, state corrections officials said.

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

3:05pm, 2nd May, 2019

US

Drug company founder, executives convicted of bribe scheme that fueled U.S. opioid crisis

The founder of drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc and four colleagues were found guilty on Thursday of bribing doctors to prescribe an addictive painkiller, helping to drive the U.S. opioid drug abuse crisis.

Georgia to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, her friend in 1994

5:47am, 2nd May, 2019

US

Georgia to execute man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, her friend in 1994

A 52-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and one of her friends during an argument in 1994 is scheduled to be executed in Georgia on Thursday.

Former Minnesota policeman convicted in fatal shooting of Australian woman

5:59pm, 30th April, 2019

US

Former Minnesota policeman convicted in fatal shooting of Australian woman

A former Minneapolis policeman was found guilty on Tuesday of murder for fatally shooting Australian national Justine Ruszczyk Damond from his patrol car while responding to her 2015 report of a possible sex assault near her home.

Alabama delays execution of man convicted of 1991 killing

1:29am, 12th April, 2019

US

Alabama delays execution of man convicted of 1991 killing

Alabama spared a death row inmate from the execution chamber shortly before midnight on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court did not overturn a temporary stay by a lower court, state officials said.

U.S. appeals court stays Alabama execution of man convicted of 1991 killing

7:47pm, 11th April, 2019

US

U.S. appeals court stays Alabama execution of man convicted of 1991 killing

A U.S. appeals court temporarily stayed the execution in Alabama on Thursday of a man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas 1991.

Alabama man convicted of sword-and-dagger Christmas killing of minister faces execution

5:31am, 11th April, 2019

US

Alabama man convicted of sword-and-dagger Christmas killing of minister faces execution

An Alabama man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991 faces execution on Thursday.

Rwandan convicted of lying while seeking U.S. asylum after genocide

5:21pm, 5th April, 2019

US

Rwandan convicted of lying while seeking U.S. asylum after genocide

A Rwandan man who U.S. prosecutors said participated in the African nation's 1994 genocide was convicted on Friday of lying about belonging to the political party that led the killings in hopes of gaining asylum in the United States.

"Basil," the alarm specialist, convicted over huge UK diamond heist

12:13pm, 15th March, 2019

UK

"Basil," the alarm specialist, convicted over huge UK diamond heist

A 58-year-old man nicknamed "Basil" was found guilty on Friday of being the sixth member of a gang of ageing criminals who carried out one of the most audacious robberies in the annals of British crime.

Former Florida policeman convicted in shooting death of black motorist

10:31am, 7th March, 2019

US

Former Florida policeman convicted in shooting death of black motorist

A Florida jury on Thursday convicted a former police officer for manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder in the fatal 2015 shooting of a black motorist who was waiting for his car to be towed off the highway.

Texas executes man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

8:37pm, 28th February, 2019

US

Texas executes man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

A 70-year-old man convicted of murdering his estranged wife's parents and brother in 1989 was executed in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he received inadequate defense at his...

Texas set to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

7:11pm, 28th February, 2019

US

Texas set to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

A man convicted of murdering his estranged wife's parents and brother in 1989 was due for execution in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he received inadequate defense at his tr...

Texas to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

3:30am, 28th February, 2019

US

Texas to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws

Texas plans to execute a man on Thursday who was convicted of murdering three relatives of his estranged wife in 1989, with his lawyers arguing he should not be put to death because he received an inadequate defense at trial.

Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury

9:41pm, 12th February, 2019

World

Drug lord, escape artist 'El Chapo' convicted by U.S. jury

The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States over a violent, colo...

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted in U.S. court

2:27pm, 12th February, 2019

World

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted in U.S. court

The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to amass billions of dollars, was found guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday of smuggling tons of drugs to the United States over a violent, colo...

Plains All American Pipeline convicted in 2015 California oil spill

9:56pm, 7th September, 2018

US

Plains All American Pipeline convicted in 2015 California oil spill

A California state jury on Friday found Plains All American Pipeline guilty of criminally fouling state waters or harming wildlife in a 2015 oil spill along the Pacific Coast.

Texas executes convicted killer despite plea by victim's family

7:13pm, 17th July, 2018

US

Texas executes convicted killer despite plea by victim's family

Texas executed a man on Tuesday for murdering a store owner during a robbery in 2004, despite calls from some relatives of the victim that his life be spared.

Ex-biopharmaceutical employees convicted in U.S. of insider trading

2:49pm, 10th July, 2018

US

Ex-biopharmaceutical employees convicted in U.S. of insider trading

Two former employees of rival biopharmaceutical companies were convicted on Tuesday on U.S. charges that they used their access to confidential information about drug studies to profit in the stock market through insider trading.