2015 Event G.M. will pay $900 million and will undergo compliance monitoring to settle charges that it knew about faulty ignition switches in certain autos for years but neither reported nor fixed the problem; over 120 people died in crashes as a result 2015 Event Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina resigns after a warrant is issued for his arrest on bribery charges; Vice President Alejandro Maldonado will take Perez Molina's place 2015 Event Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty to bribery charges in the FIFA corruption case brought against 14 former officials; Webb is the first to be extradited to the U.S. to face the charges 2015 Event Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel, is sentenced to eight months in prison after new evidence emerges proving corruption charges for which he had been acquitted three years ago 2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2014 Event Zhou Yongkang, China's former security chief, has been arrested on corruption charges and ousted from the Communist Party; Zhou is the highest-ranking official to be arrested in Chinese leader Xi Jinxing's campaign to reduce government corruption 2014 Event Protests have erupted in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in other Egyptian cities after former President Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges stemming from deaths during the 2011 demonstrations against him that led to his resignation 2014 Event Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and several former government officials have been cleared of murder charges stemming from the killing of over 200 protesters during uprisings in 2011 that resulted in Mubarak's resignation 2014 Event Four former guards of security company Blackwater have been convicted of manslaughter and murder charges in the shooting of 31 unarmed Iraqi civilians seven years ago in Baghdad; the incident resulted in 14 deaths and 17 injuries 2014 Event Former Haitian leader Jean Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier dies of a heart attack at age 63; known for an oppressive regime, he fled the country in 1986 but returned in 2011, pleading not guilty to charges of corruption and human rights violations 2014 Event Muslim Brotherhood followers have been asked to leave Qatar; other Arab states are unhappy with Qatar's support of the group, highlighted by recent charges that the nation received state secrets from member and former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi 2014 Event In the face of signs that Russian troops and equipment are aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine, the E.U. proposes further sanctions against Russia; President Vladimir Putin denies the charges while calling for independent statehood of the region 2014 Event French judicial officials are investigating IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde for her alleged role in fraudulent payments during her time as France's finance minister; LaGarde believe that the charges are unfounded 2014 Event Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, is found guilty of bribery and corruption charges; Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison 2014 Event Credit Suisse has pled guilty to criminal charges of assisting U.S. customers in tax fraud and evasion; however, the Swiss government will not allow the bank to cooperate with the U.S. government's request for the names of those customers 2014 Event As part of its increasing move into mobile presence, Facebook announces that it will purchase WhatsApp for $19 billion; younger users seem to prefer communicating with mobile apps, which allow them to avoid cell phone texting charges 2013 Event Individuals from the Imperial Petroleum company in Indianapolis, Indiana, face charges for the largest tax and securities fraud scheme in Indiana history 2013 Event Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears for the first time in court since his arrest April 19; he pleads not guilty to 30 charges, including using a weapon of mass destruction 2013 Event In England, a man is arrested for charges related to the attack on 'The Hay Wain' painting, completed by artist John Constable in 1821; the work is considered one of England's greatest and most popular paintings 2013 Event The U.S. officially charges Edward Snowden with espionnage 2012 Event After his decision not to context charges of doping by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong learns the organization has banned him for life and recommended he be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles 2012 Event Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner, announces he will not contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency charges of doping, a result of which will include being stripped of all of his tour de France victories 2012 Event In the Najran Province of Saudi Arabia, a man is beheaded on charges of sorcery and witchcraft 2012 Event A Beijing court announces it will hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on tax evasion charges by the People's Republic of China 2012 Event The U.S. requests New Zealand extradite Kim Dotcom and three of his MegaUpload associates, forcing them to face charges for breaching copyright 2011 Event Former French President Jacques Chirac begins stands trial in Paris for embezzlement charges 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2011 Event Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak and sons, Alaa and Gamal, are detained for 15 days of questioning regarding charges of corruption and abuse of power 2010 Event Known as Africa's female Mandela, Victoire Ingabire, Rwanda's opposition leader, is arrested on charges of forming a terrorist organization 2010 Event The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins today; Blagovich faces corruption charges regarding his alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat 2010 Event Joran van der Sloot is extradited from Chile to Peru to face charges of killing a Peruvian woman; he is suspected of killing Natalie Holloway in Aruba 2010 Event Ejup Ganic, former President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is stopped while trying to escape war crime charges, at London Heathrow airport 2009 Event A Pakistan court charges seven suspects involved in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai 1998 Event New England Patriot David Meggett arrested in Toronto on sex assault charges 1998 Event Pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges 1998 Event First Lady Hilary Clinton blames charges that President Clinton had affairs part of a vast right-wing conspiracy 1998 Event President Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones 1997 Event New York Yankee Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault 1997 Event Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop 1997 Event Marv Albert pleads innocent to charges of sexually assault 1994 Event Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges 1994 Event Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges 1994 Event New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges 1994 Event O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, Los Angeles police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 hours, eventually gives up 1994 Event Courtney Love cleared of drug charges 1993 Event Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges 1992 Event Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St. Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert 1992 Event Noriega convicted on 8 of 10 drug and racketeering charges 1991 Event Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges 1991 Event New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky 1990 Event 3 members of 2 Live Crew acquitted on obsenity charges in Florida 1988 Event Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve New York City assault charges 1988 Event Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges 1988 Event Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1986 Event U.S.S.R. releases U.S. journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges 1986 Event U.S.S.R. charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying 1986 Event Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges 1985 Event Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife 1984 Event L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges 1984 Event Pitcher Denny McLain, indicted on various charges of racketeering 1982 Event Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty) 1981 Event Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges 1981 Event Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges 1980 Event John Lydon sentenced to 3 months on assault charges 1980 Event John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges 1979 Event Ayatollah Khomeini charges U.S. ambassador/embassy espionage 1978 Event Director Roman Polanski skips bail and fled to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl 1977 Event Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges 1977 Event Russia charges Jewish rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason 1977 Event Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1975 Event Linda McCartney drug charges in U.S. are dropped 1975 Event Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges 1972 Event Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party 1971 Event Budapest in 1956 to escape treason charges, ends exile and flies to Rome 1971 Event Federal grand jury indicts Reverend Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger 1970 Event Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges 1968 Event Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars 1967 Event Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges 1960 Event Big 4 summit in Paris collapses as U.S.S.R. levels spy charges against US 1954 Event U.S. Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics 1952 Event Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism 1950 Event Senator Joseph McCarthy charges State Department infested with 205 communists 1950 Event Nuclear physicist Klaus Fuchs arrested on spy charges 1941 Event Charles Lindbergh, charges "British, Jewish and Roosevelt administration" are trying to get U.S. into WW II 1932 Event New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) 1927 Event Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox 1921 Event Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," NY 1920 Event Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series 1920 Event A's Vice President Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier 1919 Event NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1894 Event French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated) 1893 Event 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges 1871 Death Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned 1869 Event Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped 1868 Event U.S. Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson 1807 Event Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting to set up an empire 1278 Event Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
