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Music executive who faked his death pleads guilty
Court Watch | 2009/05/06 10:28
A music executive has pleaded guilty to faking his own death and pretending to be his killer.


WSMV-TV reports 62-year-old William Grothe pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to defraud his life insurance company and creating the false impression of his own death.

Grothe disappeared Nov. 19. His car was found in Nashville near the Cumberland River boat ramp, and his wallet and cap were nearby.

Assistant District Attorney Rob McGuire says Grothe took out $1 million in life insurance policies.

His attorney, Richard Tennent, says Grothe, an attorney who worked for a Music Row company that collects royalties for songwriters, was living as a homeless man in Arizona.

Tennent said Grothe has been diagnosed with bipolar disease and depression.


CSI commander facing lawsuit in Neb. murder case
Headline Legal News | 2009/04/28 08:45
Less than a week after being indicted for allegedly tampering with evidence in a homicide investigation, a crime scene investigator is being sued in federal court by one of the men who was wrongfully charged in the double-murder case.

On Sunday, Nicholas Sampson filed paperwork to add David Kofoed, commander of the Douglas County CSI unit, and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to a 2007 lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against the Nebraska State Patrol and the Cass County Sheriff's Office.

The amendment says Kofoed violated Sampson's constitutional rights by planting a speck of blood in a car Sampson had driven.

Sampson spent five months in jail after being wrongfully charged in the deaths of Wayne and Sharmon Stock. The couple were found slain in their Cass County farmhouse on April 17, 2006. Both had been shot in the head at close range with a shotgun.

"Law enforcement involved with the Stock investigation insists that the case against Nick Sampson remains an open case," said Sampson's attorney, Maren Chaloupka. "I find that ironic, given that the only person currently under indictment is one of their own."

Kofoed, 52, was charged Wednesday in Cass County Court with evidence tampering and was indicted a day later on four federal charges, including falsifying records.

His attorney, Steve Lefler, has said Kofoed may have made some mistakes in the case, but they did not rise to the level of criminal misconduct.



U.S. top court upholds TV profanity crackdown
Court Watch | 2009/04/28 08:45
The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday a U.S. government crackdown on profanity on television, a policy that subjects broadcasters to fines for airing a single expletive blurted out on a live show.

In its first ruling on broadcast indecency standards in more than 30 years, the high court handed a victory to the Federal Communications Commission, which adopted the crackdown against the one-time use of profanity on live television when children are likely to be watching.



Counsel: Disgraced NYC lawyer pleads guilty in May
Attorney News | 2009/04/27 08:46

An attorney for a prominent New York City lawyer accused in a $700 million fraud says his client will plead guilty next month to all the charges he faces.

Defense attorney Gerald Shargel said Monday his client Marc Dreier (DRY'-ur) will enter the plea May 11 to securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges.

Shargel says Dreier wants to enter the plea to demonstrate his acceptance of responsibility and his profound remorse.

Until December, Dreier had led a law firm with 250 attorneys and celebrity clients. He was arrested after hedge funds complained he was stealing from them.

Prosecutors say the 58-year-old could face a maximum of 30 years to life in prison.



Alabama senator's DUI court date now set for May
Topics in Legal News | 2009/04/27 08:42
State Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little's first court hearing on driving under the influence and other charges has been canceled.


The Cullman Democrat had originally been scheduled to be in Jefferson County District Court on Tuesday. Defense attorney Mark White said Monday the hearing was to determine if Little had an attorney, and the court has already been notified that he does.

Little's next court date is May 18, but that could be changed because that's the final day of the 2009 legislative session.

Little was arrested April 3 in Jefferson County. He was charged with drunken driving, failure to yield for an emergency vehicle, having an open container of alcohol in the car and having an expired driver's license.



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