WHITEVILLE - A Columbus County lawyer has been disbarred, and in court filings says he could not "successfully defend'' allegations that he misappropriated more than $175,000 in client funds.

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer has asked the court to deny the Office of the Attorney General's request to tighten his bail conditions. The motion was made by the Office of the Attorney General yesterday and cited some of Sandusky's neighbors and teachers from the school adjacent to his house.

A Flowood lawyer jailed for contempt of court for allegedly mishandling money inherited by the grandson of late civil rights leader Aaron Henry already was facing a bar complaint in a separate case that could lead to his disbarment.

For perhaps the first time during the entire legal process, disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky received some good news as two child abuse allegations against him were labeled as unfounded. According to Sara Ganim of The Patriot-News , Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola said that the 68-year-old had been cleared of two allegations by family members and also that ...

The lawyer for a Connecticut woman charged with enrolling her son in the wrong school district says she will be pleading guilty.

If the center or some other psychiatric authority finds Leo Kwaske was not sane at the time, Kwaske could be found not guilty by reason of insanity. This will not mean Kwaske will go free. He would have to go to the center, and Engle said he likely would remain there for a long time.

William Balfour's attorney says text could be possible evidence .

The lawyer for a Connecticut woman charged with enrolling her son in the wrong school district says she will be pleading guilty.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The lawyer for a Connecticut woman charged with enrolling her son in the wrong school district says she will be pleading guilty. The Connecticut Post reports ( http://bit.ly/wX8NCh ) that lawyer Darnell Crosland says he expects Tonya McDowell to enter the plea in Norwalk Superior Court on Feb. 22. Prosecutor Michael DeJoseph says he will be recommending a five-year prison ...

POLICE have been forced to defend their internal investigations amid claims by a female officer that she was raped by a male colleague.