October 26, 2011
A Washington federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a lobbyist convicted of bribing public officials in the Jack Abramoff scandal to less than two years in prison, a far more lenient term than prosecutors had requested.
October 12, 2011
Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a federal judge to sentence a lobbyist convicted of bribing public officials in the Jack Abramoff scandal to 50 months in prison, after the judge previously rejected their request for a stiffer sentence.
September 20, 2011
A Washington federal judge on Tuesday declined to set a severe sentencing guideline for a lobbyist convicted of bribing public officials in the Jack Abramoff scandal, saying prosecutors could not punish the defendant for refusing to plead guilty and cooperate with them.
November 15, 2010
Jurors in the second bribery trial of Kevin Ring reportedly found the Jack Abramoff associate guilty of bribing public officials with meals, trips and other gifts less than a week after telling the judge overseeing the case that they were having trouble reaching a verdict.
November 10, 2010
Jurors in the bribery trial of Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring reportedly alerted the judge overseeing the case Wednesday that they were having trouble reaching a verdict, a development that comes more than year after another jury in the case admitted unanimity was impossible and forced a mistrial.
November 03, 2010
The federal judge overseeing the public corruption trial of ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring has shot down a bid by prosecutors to introduce statements Ring made when he was still in talks with the government in 2006 and 2007 before he was indicted.
November 01, 2010
As the corruption trial of ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring enters its third week, prosecutors and the defense team continue to spar over whether statements Ring made to the FBI prior to his indictment should be admitted as evidence.
October 27, 2010
In the second week of ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring's retrial on public corruption charges, prosecutors are saying they will introduce statements Ring made in 2006 and 2007 when he was in talks with the government.
October 18, 2010
The trial for ex-lobbyist Kevin Ring, the last associate of Jack Abramoff left in the government's crosshairs, kicked off on Monday, despite a fresh spat over what prosecutors could tell jury members about the legality of campaign contributions.