Read more corruption trial stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35529/corruption-trial.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-22T16:01:13http://www.newser.com/story/71176/court-rejects-law-giving-berlusconi-immunity.htmlAn Italian court struck down the law designed to protect Silvio Berlusconi from corruption charges, ruling that it would take a constitutional amendment, not a mere act of parliament, to save the Italian prime minister. Courts can now resume the two corruption trials against Berlusconi that have been on hold...http://www.newser.com/story/71176/court-rejects-law-giving-berlusconi-immunity.html2009-10-07T17:50:00http://www.newser.com/story/71114/berlusconi-uses-animal-farm-defense.htmlAll Italians are equal but some are more equal than others, according to lawyers seeking to prevent Silvio Berlusconi from standing trial on corruption charges. A constitutional court examining the legitimacy of a law shielding prime ministers from prosecution—which was introduced by Berlusconi himself—was told the leader is...http://www.newser.com/story/71114/berlusconi-uses-animal-farm-defense.html2009-10-07T08:12:09http://www.newser.com/story/65657/my-clients-corrupt-but-who-isnt.htmlFormer Rep. William Jefferson’s lawyer tried a novel defense tactic in his closing arguments yesterday: putting all of the political class on trial. Sure, his client had stashed bribe money in his freezer—but hasn’t everyone, metaphorically speaking? “We all occupy the gray area,” said attorney Robert Trout. “We’re all...http://www.newser.com/story/65657/my-clients-corrupt-but-who-isnt.html2009-07-30T13:50:08http://www.newser.com/story/59359/supreme-court-shoots-down-jeffersons-appeal.htmlThe Supreme Court today refused to hear William Jefferson’s appeal, meaning the former New Orleans congressman’s corruption case is headed for trial, the Times-Picayune reports. The court will, however, consider overturning the fraud conviction against former media mogul Conrad Black and two of his compatriots.http://www.newser.com/story/59359/supreme-court-shoots-down-jeffersons-appeal.html2009-05-18T16:44:57http://www.newser.com/story/52850/blago-fails-to-boot-federal-prosecutor.htmlRod Blagojevich has failed to get Chicago's top federal prosecutor kicked off of his case, the Chicago Tribune reports. A judge ruled today that comments made by Patrick Fitzgerald—which Blagojevich called inflammatory—did not warrant removing him from the corruption case. Nor did Fitzgerald's release of wiretap transcripts that...http://www.newser.com/story/52850/blago-fails-to-boot-federal-prosecutor.html2009-03-09T22:49:39http://www.newser.com/story/51022/doj-pulls-prosecutors-off-stevens-case.htmlThe Justice Department has yanked the team that prosecuted Ted Stevens off any future action in the case, Politico reports, after the judge found four of the lawyers—including chief prosecutor Brenda Morris—in contempt. Morris and company raised the judge’s ire by withholding documents related to FBI agent Chad...http://www.newser.com/story/51022/doj-pulls-prosecutors-off-stevens-case.html2009-02-17T14:46:00http://www.newser.com/story/49119/fbi-agent-details-blagos-misdeeds-in-trials-2nd-day.htmlProsecutors walked FBI agent Daniel Cain through the affidavit detailing wiretapped conversations of Rod Blagojevich in the second day of the Illinois Senate’s impeachment trial against the governor, the Chicago Tribune reports. Cain confirmed comments attributed to Blagojevich taken from wiretapped conversations, including the governor’s attempt to sell the vacant...http://www.newser.com/story/49119/fbi-agent-details-blagos-misdeeds-in-trials-2nd-day.html2009-01-27T18:05:34http://www.newser.com/story/49071/agent-witness-in-stevens-case-had-a-fling-defense-says.htmlLawyers for former Sen. Ted Stevens say the head FBI agent in his corruption case got a little too cozy with a key witness against Stevens, Politico reports. The defense lawyers cite an FBI whistleblower's memo that “strongly suggests that the inappropriate relationship” between the agent and an oilman “was...http://www.newser.com/story/49071/agent-witness-in-stevens-case-had-a-fling-defense-says.html2009-01-27T13:36:02http://www.newser.com/story/41648/awol-stevens-juror-lied-about-dads-death.htmlThe juror in the Ted Stevens trial who was excused to attend her father’s funeral actually skipped out to go to the track, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Marian Hinnant, who was replaced hours before the verdict, appeared before the judge today to explain her absence. She had plans to...http://www.newser.com/story/41648/awol-stevens-juror-lied-about-dads-death.html2008-11-03T22:17:00