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Trial of Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt begins

The trial of Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt, facing a 40-count federal indictment that alleges money laundering and witness tampering, began Monday.

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St. Luke United Methodist Church a common subject in Shelnutt jury questioning

Four of the more than 100 potential jurors in the criminal trial of Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt said they knew Shelnutt because they attended the same church, St. Luke United Methodist Church. A Methodist minister in the pool said he knew of Shelnutt’s leadership role in working with ...
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Mark Shelnutt, attorneys to have pretrial conference Nov. 6

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt has one more scheduled federal court appearance before his Nov. 9 trial.
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Shelnutt turned down plea deal

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt, under a 40-count federal indictment, was offered a plea deal before his May indictment, a prosecutor said in a pre-trial conference Monday.
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Charges against attorney Mark Shelnutt stand

U.S. District Judge Clay Land denied all defense motions Wednesday to dismiss the drug, money laundering and other charges in a 40-count federal indictment against Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt.
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Judge refuses to drop Shelnutt’s indictment

The defense team for Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt took two avenues Tuesday trying to persuade U.S. District Judge Clay Land to dismiss the 40-count indictment against their client.
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Feds: Mark Shelnutt an 'active participant' in drug ring

In its most stark language to date, federal prosecutors in the case against Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt said he methodically worked outside the law’s boundaries and “went from being an advocate to being an active participant in Torrance Hill’s drug organization.”
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Prosecutors oppose Shelnutt’s motion

Prosecutors filed a response Tuesday in the federal case against Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt that opposes a motion by Shelnutt to toss out three counts of making false statements.
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Court unseals records related to Shelnutt case

Sealed documents pertaining to the federal case against Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt were unsealed Tuesday.
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Mark Shelnutt alleges 'outrageous government misconduct'

A death threat made against Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt by a former client and the government’s decision to assign to the case FBI agents who also were investigating Shelnutt represent “outrageous governmental misconduct” that Shelnutt argues in a court filing this week ...
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Mark Shelnutt says feds misled him during investigation

Columbus attorney Mark Shelnutt wants statements he made to federal prosecutors suppressed, claiming he was misled in February 2008 about whether he was under federal investigation.