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Former captain pleads guilty to drugging, raping US Merchant Marine Academy cadet on freighter 0

NEW YORK — A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty Wednesday to drugging and raping a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet who was working on the ship as part of the academy’s Sea Year training program. John Merrone, 53, pleaded guilty just as his trial was about to begin in federal court in Brooklyn.

Former Olympian pleads not guilty to charges of vandalism of Reflecting Pool 0
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- July 9, 2026
Former US Olympian David ‘Davey’ Hearn has pleaded not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a court appearance in Washington DC. Hearn is accused of causing $1,000 (£750) worth of damage to the pool. He faces a charge of felony destruction of property. President Donald Trump has blamed vandals for damage to
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Former Olympic athlete pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case 0
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- July 9, 2026
WASHINGTON– A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty Thursday to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial’s newly renovated reflecting pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys and other critics of the Trump administration have derided as an abuse of prosecutorial power. David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, pleaded guilty during his
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Former mayor of Mississippi capital pleads guilty to bribery scheme 0
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- July 7, 2026
JACKSON, miss.- The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital and former City Council president pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme a week before they were set to stand trial. Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council President Aaron Banks pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy. His statements came after Hinds
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