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...member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based extremist group that allegedly masterminded the attacks. In May, he pleaded innocent despite overwhelming evidence, including videos and photographs, that places him at the scene. But on July 20, he shocked prosecutors and his own defense attorney by changing his plea to guilty and asking the court to accept his decision and sentence him; the judge will decide on July 23. Qasab faces 86 counts, including murder, possessing explosives and waging war against India - not to mention a possible death sentence, which he said in court "would be better than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mumbai Attacks' Surviving Gunman | 7/22/2009 | See Source »

Sergeant James DeFrancesco of the Cambridge Police declined to say whether the agreement represented any sort of admission of wrongdoing, or if there was a plea made, and said that police would have no further comment on the matter beyond the statement issued...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Charge Against Gates To Be Dropped | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

...most importantly, the statements by Sheikh Mohammed and Binalshibh confirmed what anyone watching his trial already knew: Moussaoui was too big a loud-mouth and hot-head to let anywhere near a plot like 9/11. In the end, Moussaoui's conviction relied almost entirely on his own guilty plea and inconsistent admissions to having wanted to carry out terror attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why a 9/11 "Plotter" Deserves a Re-Trial | 7/19/2009 | See Source »

...this time, O'Brien has been indicted but not arrested, Pierre said, adding that O'Brien will be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court at a to-be-determined date. There, he will appear before a judge to face charges and enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Pierre said that the Attorney General's Office has not yet received any communications from an attorney representing O'Brien...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Accountant Accused of Stealing Nearly $780,000 from Harvard Hillel | 7/7/2009 | See Source »

...federal courtroom erupted in shrieks and loud applause as Judge Denny Chin sentenced disgraced financier Bernard Madoff to 150 years in prison on Monday. In his decision, the judge dismissed Madoff's lawyer's plea for a lighter sentence of 12 years and disputed suggestions that the victims in the fraud were seeking mob vengeance. "The fraud here was staggering" and losses from the scam "off the chart," he said, justifying a sentence that sends a message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Penalty for 'Extraordinary Evil': Madoff Gets 150 Years | 6/29/2009 | See Source »

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