#plea

5:51am, 15th April, 2019

Chinese woman arrested at Trump's Florida resort to enter plea

A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump's Florida resort last month is expected to enter a plea in federal court on Monday.

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos disavows Mueller plea deal

11:33pm, 25th March, 2019

US

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos disavows Mueller plea deal

George Papadopoulos, the first Trump campaign aide charged in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, disavowed his guilty plea in a book released on Tuesday, claiming he was unfairly pressured into cutting a deal.

Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea

7:27am, 18th February, 2019

Entertainment

Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea

A year after best actress winner Frances McDormand used the Oscars stage to advocate for more women in front of and behind the camera, Hollywood is celebrating some progress - but remains far from reaching parity with men.

U.S. judge rules ex-Trump campaign chief breached plea deal

10:03pm, 13th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. judge rules ex-Trump campaign chief breached plea deal

U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort breached his plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office by lying to prosecutors about matters which are material to its Russia probe, a judge ruled on Wedn...

Manafort tentatively agrees to plea deal with special counsel: ABC News

5:18pm, 13th September, 2018

US

Manafort tentatively agrees to plea deal with special counsel: ABC News

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tentatively agreed to a plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller that will head off his upcoming trial, ABC News reported on Thursday.

Former Trump lawyer Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors: source

1:01pm, 21st August, 2018

Politics

Former Trump lawyer Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors: source

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who has been under investigation for possible bank and tax fraud, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors, a source said.

California judge rejects plea deal in Oakland warehouse fire

12:34pm, 17th August, 2018

US

California judge rejects plea deal in Oakland warehouse fire

Two men accused of involuntary manslaughter in a California warehouse fire that killed 36 people were due back in court on Friday to set a possible trial date after a judge rejected their plea deal.

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.

Former Goldman Sachs banker in 1MDB plea talks with U.S.: WSJ

10:24pm, 9th July, 2018

US

Former Goldman Sachs banker in 1MDB plea talks with U.S.: WSJ

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker is in talks with U.S. prosecutors to potentially plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from an alleged scheme to steal billions of dollars from a Malaysian state investment fund, the Wall Street Journal re...

Republicans aim to debate immigration bill next week, ignoring Trump plea

11:54am, 22nd June, 2018

US

Republicans aim to debate immigration bill next week, ignoring Trump plea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representative still plan to bring an immigration bill up for a vote next week, despite President Donald Trump's urgings on Friday to drop the effort until after November's elec...

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government - sources

5:00pm, 17th May, 2018

Politics

Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government - sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate with other criminal probes, two people with k...