Topic: Picewell Forbes
The actor - whose 16-year-old son Jett died during a family holiday to the Bahamas in January 2009 after suffering a seizure - decided against pursing action against two people who were accused of trying to extort $25 million from the 'Pulp Fiction' star ...
NASSAU (Reuters) - The Bahamian lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case escaped a contempt of court citation on Thursday when the judge ruled that his public vilification was punishment enough.Picewell Forbes, a member of parliament, mistakenly announced ...
Bahamas judge says 'rightly ridiculed' lawmaker who caused Travolta mistrial won't be chargedThe Bahamas lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has been " rightly ridiculed" but will not be charged with contempt of court, the judge said ...
Explosion at fuel storage facility forces evacuations in island's capital areaSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) An explosion at a fuel storage site sent earthquake-force shock waves across Puerto Rico's capital Friday and set more than a dozen tanks on fire ...
NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian lawmaker who caused a judge to order the retrial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta was just repeating a " rumor" when he prematurely announced an acquittal verdict, his lawyer said ...
Bahamas MP who caused mistrial in Travolta extortion case summoned to court by judgeThe Bahamas lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has been ordered to appear before the judge to explain why he announced an acquittal before ...
A local judge declared a mistrail in the 25-million-dollar John Travolta extortion case due to a leak of confidential information, an official said here.Senior Supreme Court Justice Anita Allen issued the ruling late Wednesday, citing a public announcement by lawmaker Picewell ...
