Oct 21 - By Associated Press
Three once-powerful members of Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in San Diego.
Jul 27 - By Associated Press
A man who robbed a San Francisco Bay area bank apparently felt guilty enough to confess his sins and hand over $1,200, but not enough to turn himself in.
Jun 9 - By Associated Press
Two Cleveland brothers have pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of a neighbor. They claimed the victim had broken into their house, but prosecutors believe the real motive was a $50 debt owed by the victim.
Mar 31 - By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Writer
A member of one of Mexico's most notorious drug operations pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to kill two U.S. federal agents who were cornered and held at gunpoint by members of the Gulf cartel.
Mar 17 - By Michael J. Sniffen, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama's computer chief was reinstated Tuesday from a leave he was put on after an FBI raid at his old job. At the same time, the White House labeled as a "youthful indiscretion" a misdemeanor theft the man committed at age 21.
Mar 16 - By Betsy Blaney, Associated Press Writer
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty Monday to mailing threatening letters containing suspicious powder to dozens of banks and federal offices across the country, federal prosecutors said.
Jan 30 - By Associated Press
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. formally pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor tied to the marketing of its top-seller, the anti-psychotic Zyprexa.
Oct 17 - By Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writer
A Colombian drug lord whose cartel worked with a terrorist organization and moved billions of dollars worth of cocaine to the United States pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges.
Jul 7 - By Associated Press
A Boston man who as a child implored the governor of Massachusetts to "stop the violence" has admitted to fatally shooting another man.
Jun 24 - By Associated Press
A judge rejected a Lebanese-born defendant's request that he remove himself from a case involving terrorism because the judge is Jewish.
May 13 - By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Writer
A former FBI and CIA agent was fined Tuesday but won't be sent to prison or her native Lebanon for faking a marriage to gain U.S. citizenship and improperly searching an FBI database.

Apr 7 - By Associated Press
Scott Spiezio pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor drunken driving and hit-and-run charges stemming from a December car crash in Orange County.
Nov 13 - By Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Writer
A former agent for the FBI and CIA pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking a marriage to win U.S. citizenship, clearing the way to being hired and given security clearances by the two intelligence agencies.
Sep 27 - By Associated Press
A federal jury found a 29-year-old environmental activist guilty Thursday of conspiring to burn down or blow up a northern California dam, a genetics lab, cell phone towers and other targets.

Jun 17 - By Jonathan M. Katz, Associated Press writer
Nobody ever proved Santos Gusman Batista stole the missing DVDs. He was just thrown into prison and told to wait 10 days to learn the charges against him.
Feb 6 - By Associated Press
A sheriff accused of having state prisoners work at a stolen car "chop shop" and using them as his race-car pit crew resigned and pleaded guilty, becoming the third St. Helena Parish sheriff in a row convicted of federal charges.