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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, First Vice President of the International Swimming Federation, FINA, Husain Al Musallam, during the FINA World Aquatics Gala in Budapest, Hungary. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show two senior Olympic officials from Kuwait have been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice for suspected racketeering and bribery related to FIFA and international soccer politics. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah is reputed to be the “kingmaker” of IOC elections. Husain al-Musallam is president of swimming’s international governing body. The documents include details of the DOJ investigation and a formal request to Kuwaiti authorities in 2017 for help to secure evidence. (Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP, File)

Documents show US investigation of 2 Kuwaitis in FIFA case

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 02, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Casanova attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video's "Free Meek" limited documentary series at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. Jailed rapper Casanova is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP, File)

Jailed rapper Casanova disciplined for video dance challenge

Feb. 07, 2021 04:15 PM EST

FILE - In this May 25, 2010 file photo, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sits in a Detroit courtroom. Rev. Trump has commuted the prison sentence of Kilpatrick, who has served about seven years of a 28-year sentence for corruption. The announcement Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, was part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of Trump’s White House term. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US releases Detroit's disgraced former mayor from prison

By Corey Williams, Ed White And Michael Balsamo Jan. 20, 2021 12:55 PM EST

FILE—This file photo from June 19, 2012, shows Monsignor William Lynn, center as he walks to the Criminal Justice Center, in Philadelphia. Lynn was charged with child endangerment, for allegedly keeping co-defendants former priest Edward V. Avery and the Rev. James J. Brennan, and other accused predators, in ministry. Two years ago, U.S. attorney William McSwain in Philadelphia joined the long line of ambitious prosecutors investigating the Roman Catholic church's handling of priest-abuse complaints. The Justice Department had never brought a conspiracy case against the church. McSwain sent subpoenas to dioceses across Pennsylvania asking them to turn over their files and submit to grand jury testimony if asked. The dioceses pledged to comply. But as McSwain's tenure nears its end as President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, there's no sign that any sweeping church indictment is afoot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

DOJ probe of Catholic church abuse goes quiet 2 years later

By Maryclaire Dale Dec. 13, 2020 08:22 AM EST

Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case

By Jim Mustian Dec. 03, 2020 07:01 PM EST

18 indicted, including rapper, in gang-related activity

Dec. 01, 2020 09:58 PM EST

FILE - In this March 12, 2019 file photo, Martin Fox, from a private tennis academy in Houston, arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Fox, the former president of a private tennis club in Texas was sentenced Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 to three months in prison followed by three months in home confinement for his role in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Ex-tennis club chief gets 3 months in prison in college scam

Nov. 13, 2020 04:45 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 06:12 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: We should build on successes of 2020 voting ...

Key member of violent biker gang wins release from prison

Nov. 03, 2020 05:56 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) — A man known as the “godfather” of a violent Detroit motorcycle gang won release from prison Tuesday due to his age and health problems during...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 06:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Nursing home residents must be protected The...

FILE - In this March 25, 2019 file photo Jorge Salcedo, former University of California at Los Angeles men's soccer coach, departs federal court in Boston, after facing charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Salcedo, former University of California, Los Angeles men’s soccer coach, pleaded guilty Monday, July 27, 2020 to accepting $200,000 in bribes to help two students get into the school as recruits. Salcedo admitted to participating in the college admissions bribery scheme involving TV celebrities, other wealthy parents and elite universities across the country. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Ex-UCLA coach pleads guilty to accepting $200K in bribes

By Alanna Durkin Richer Jul. 27, 2020 04:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, arrives to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The criminal convictions of former soccer officials Juan Ángel Napout and José Maria Marin have been upheld in a 3-0 decision by a U.S. federal appeals court. “Napout and Marin argue principally that their convictions rest upon impermissible extraterritorial applications of the honest services wire fraud statute,” the panel wrote in a decision announced Monday, June 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Banned for life by FIFA, soccer officials line up to appeal

By Graham Dunbar Jul. 07, 2020 05:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 11, 2016, file photo, former FIFA vice president Alfredo Hawit leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Hawit, the former president of soccer’s governing body for North and Central American and the Caribbean, has been sentenced to time served for his role in accepting $1.66 million in bribes in the FIFA scandals and will return to Honduras after 4 1/2 years in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Ex-CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit sentenced to time served

By Ronald Blum Jun. 29, 2020 12:24 PM EDT

Ex-mayor convicted in FBI sting released early from prison

May. 29, 2020 09:36 AM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana mayor convicted in a federal bribery sting and sentenced to 20 years behind bars was released from prison this week....

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 10, 2020 06:55 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS NBA players to get paid next week UNDATED (AP) — The NBA says players will receive their full...

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 09, 2020 11:03 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS NBA players to get paid next week UNDATED (AP) — The NBA says players will receive their full...

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2019, file photo, R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. A federal judge denied Kelly's request that he be released from custody out of concern that he might contract the coronavirus. He is being held in a federal in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges. “The defendant is currently in custody because of the risks that he will flee or attempt to obstruct, threaten or intimidate prospective witnesses,” U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly of Brooklyn wrote in her denial. "The defendant has not explained how those risks have changed.” (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Judge: R Kelly must remain locked up amid coronavirus crisis

Apr. 07, 2020 03:12 PM EDT

Jail inmate released over coronavirus concerns fatally shot

Apr. 07, 2020 10:47 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An alleged gang leader who faced racketeering charges was fatally shot in New Orleans just days after being released amid concerns that the...