Prosecutors and defense attorneys for Judge Hannah Dugan are in discussions about a possible plea deal, Interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Plea negotiations with a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents are underway as her trial nears, the newly minted federal prosecutor overseeing the case said Tuesday.

Jesus Rodriguez was paid more than $450,000 to be a "fake employee" as part of a scheme to defraud a Small Business Administration program, his plea deal says.

A city man accused of drug and sex trafficking informed President Judge Wade A. Kagarise Wednesday morning that he no longer intended to cooperate with Blair County District Attorney’s Office in its case against his co-defendant Donald “The Rev” Dargan.

A Miami-Dade judge ruled in court Tuesday that pastor Eric Readon will stay behind bars, rejecting his effort to undo the guilty plea he previously agreed to.

A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building took a plea deal last year for abusing corpses, but on Monday, family members of the deceased will argue that the deal’s 15- to 20-year sentence isn ...

DULUTH — Amber Michele Rose Walker went to court Tuesday, intending to plead guilty to aiding the alleged killer of Cody Thomas Telega. But the hearing abruptly ended with Judge Jessica Fralich rejecting the plea and ordering the case to move forward ...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued that the agreement’s 15- to 20-year ...

Boyfriend of missing Utah woman Danielle Staley urges public to come forward as police suspect foul play in her California beach disappearance case.