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Federal judge rules wrongful death lawsuit tied to Louisville UPS crash belongs in Kentucky court
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Federal judge rules wrongful death lawsuit tied to Louisville UPS crash belongs in Kentucky court

  • WDRB Digital Staff
  • Updated Jul 28, 2026

United States District Court Judge David Hale said Friday that UPS "failed to show that its principal place of business is not Kentucky," therefore remanding the case back to Jefferson Circuit Court.

Louisville doctor who tried to have ex-husband killed sentenced to maximum 12 years in prison
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Louisville doctor who tried to have ex-husband killed sentenced to maximum 12 years in prison

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Aug 1, 2024

“I know today is not the end of it,” Stephanie Russell's husband told the judge. “As we have seen, she is not going to stop.”

Louisville doctor who tried to have husband killed asked inmates to do it the day she was convicted
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Louisville doctor who tried to have husband killed asked inmates to do it the day she was convicted

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jul 25, 2024

The day after a former Norton Commons doctor pleaded guilty in April to trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband, she solicited other inmates "in a renewed effort to find someone to murder" him, according to prosecutors.

Former Bullitt County official sentenced to nearly 3 years for stealing from estate beneficiaries
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Former Bullitt County official sentenced to nearly 3 years for stealing from estate beneficiaries

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jan 8, 2024

John Schmidt apologized to his victims in court. "I am sorry, they deserve better," he said. "I will promise whatever time I have left on this earth I will try to make atonement for my sins."

Prosecutors request prison time for former Bullitt Co. official who stole from estate beneficiaries
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Prosecutors request prison time for former Bullitt Co. official who stole from estate beneficiaries

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Jan 4, 2024

But defense attorneys for John Schmidt, who pleaded guilty in September to wire and bank fraud argued in court documents that his behavior was “out of character” and caused by depression and anxiety, requesting a judge sentence him Thursday to 27 months in prison.

Former Bullitt County official pleads guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands from estate beneficiaries
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Former Bullitt County official pleads guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands from estate beneficiaries

  • Jason Riley
  • Updated Sep 26, 2023

John Schmidt is facing a maximum of 80 years in prison and a $2.5 million fine, as well as more than $300,000 in restitution.

Elizabethtown man gets 25-year prison sentence for federal child pornography, sex trafficking
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Elizabethtown man gets 25-year prison sentence for federal child pornography, sex trafficking

  • Updated Mar 2, 2021

An Elizabethtown man who was originally arrested on more than 100 child pornography-related charges will spend 25 years in federal prison as a result of federal charges stemming from that investigation.

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