Chris Hansen Catches Break in Bad Checks Case ... Prosecutors Drop Charges

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Chris Hansen is off the hook for allegedly bouncing checks — which got him arrested in Connecticut — because prosecutors dropped the charges … TMZ has learned. 
The former host of “To Catch a Predator” came up with the nearly $ 13,000 he owed to a mom...
Chris Hansen Catches Break in Bad Checks Case ... Prosecutors Drop Charges

Jayme Closs Alleged Captor Tracked Her for Weeks ... Prosecutors Say

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R. Kelly Chicago Prosecutors Ask Victims "Please Come Forward"

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Tom Arnold"s Battery Claim Against Mark Burnett Rejected by Prosecutors

Tom Arnold has just been shut down by the L.A. City Attorney, who has just rejected his battery claim against “Survivor” and “The Voice” creator Mark Burnett. As we reported, Arnold claims Burnett attacked him at an Emmy party last month, as he was…

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Cops and Prosecutors At Odds Over Harvey Weinstein Rape Case

The criminal case against Harvey Weinstein is on the verge of collapse as prosecutors and cops are clashing over allegations the lead detective engaged in repeated acts of witness tampering. Law enforcement sources are clapping back Thursday at…

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Bill Cosby"s Prosecutors Want Him Immediately Locked Up Monday After Sentencing

Bill Cosby better enjoy what little freedom he’s got left, ‘cause prosecutors in his sexual assault case want him locked behind bars Monday morning. Authorities connected to the case tell TMZ … prosecutors will push for the disgraced…

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Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Say Love Letters are Irrelevant

Prosecutors in the Harvey Weinstein rape case say they told the grand jury that Weinstein had a relationship with the woman who is accusing him of raping her, but they say there was no need to present emails the woman sent Weinstein…

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Tekashi69 Asks Judge to Bar Prosecutors From Using Rap Name in Battery Trial

Tekashi69 does not want to be court shamed in his trial for allegedly choking someone at a mall … so he’s asking the judge to bar prosecutors from using his stage name during the trial. 6ix9ine, whose government name is Daniel Hernandez, filed…

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Harvey Weinstein Prosecutors Eyeing Obscure Law in Investigation

Harvey Weinstein is now in the crosshairs of prosecutors who are looking to possibly prosecute him under a law that some legal experts say is a giant stretch. Law enforcement sources tell us, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York is…

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Prince"s Death, Prosecutors Make Decision on Criminal Charges (LIVE STREAM)

Prosecutors are set to announce who, if anyone, will be charged in Prince’s death … and we are live streaming their decision. Almost 2 years to the day after Prince died from an overdose of fentanyl … Carver County Attorney Mark Metz is…

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Philly Prosecutors Want Meek Mill"s Gun Conviction Thrown Out, Judge Shuts Down

Prosecutors in Meek Mill’s case want his original drug conviction to be vacated, which would mean immediate freedom for the rapper — but, once again, the judge is refusing to bend. Philly’s D.A. Office made a rare move Monday morning in court ……

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El Chapo Prosecutors File Motion to Keep Sean Penn Interview Out of Trial

Sean Penn’s interview with El Chapo could be key to the prosecution’s case against the drug lord, but only a select few parts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a motion asking the judge to let them cherry-pick portions of the 2015 recorded…

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Jared Fogle Sues Judges, Prosecutors for $57 Million

Jared Fogle wants a ton of cash from the judges and prosecutors who sent to him to prison for child pornography … TMZ has learned. Fogle’s failed to get out of prison with a slew of motions he’s filed in the last year, but now he’s going for the…

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XXXTentacion Prosecutors Reviewing Old Video of Him Hitting a Girl

XXXTentacion’s demons are coming back to haunt him in a resurfaced video of him smacking a girl in the head … this just on the heels of him being released from house arrest.  An old video of XXX is making the rounds online, which shows him…

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DMX Prosecutors Want Judge to Give Him 5 Years in Prison

DMX is gonna have the book thrown at him in his tax evasion case, if federal prosecutors get their way … TMZ has learned. According to docs, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office is recommending the rapper get the max — 5 years in prison — when…

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Florida Shooting Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty for Nikolas Cruz

Nikolas Cruz could be put to death by the state of Florida, if he’s found guilty for the slaying of the 17 victims in Parkland. Prosecutors announced Tuesday they will be seeking the death penalty in the case. In new docs, they call the mass…

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Mark Salling Child Porn Case, Prosecutors Move to Dismiss Case After Suicide

Mark Salling’s child pornography case will come to an abrupt halt after his suicide, because prosecutors just filed legal docs asking the judge to dismiss the case. The documents are short and to the point … they are asking the federal judge who…

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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Prosecutors Ask Judge to Go Easy on Him

More good news for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino – prosecutors in his tax evasion case are pushing for the judge to give him a lighter sentence. As we reported … Mike entered a guilty plea as expected Friday, and the judge okay’d him to…

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Harvey Weinstein, LAPD Bundling All Cases for Prosecutors

The L.A. County District Attorney will be getting a slew of Harvey Weinstein cases in the not-too-distant future … and they’ll be getting them all at once, law enforcement sources tell TMZ. We’re told the Sexual Assault Section will not be feeding…

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Nelly"s Rape Case Dropped By Prosecutors

Nelly’s fully off the hook now in that alleged rape in Washington State — prosecutors say they can’t proceed … TMZ has learned. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office tells us the alleged victim’s refusal to cooperate made it impossible…

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