O.J. Simpson

[peapod]

O.J. Simpson fined $25,000 for satellite signal theft

Scott Stinson
National Post


Wednesday, July 27, 2005

He was acquitted of two murder charges in one of the most notorious criminal trials in U.S. history, but the law caught up with O.J. Simpson yesterday.

Mr. Simpson was convicted of satellite signal theft and ordered to pay US$25,000 to DirecTV, the California-based satellite television provider.

DirecTV released a statement yesterday saying a Florida judge granted a motion to issue a fine against the former football star and one-time TV ad pitchman.

Bloomberg News reported that a telephone call to Mr. Simpson's attorney Yale L. Galanter was not immediately returned.

Satellite companies in the United States and Canada have for years complained that signal theft costs them millions in subscription fees, and that authorities have not done enough to crack down on the problem. Prosecutions have been relatively rare, and the court order against Mr. Simpson appears to have netted DirecTV its first celebrity catch, albeit an infamous one.

The Canadian Cable Television Association estimates as many as 700,000 Canadians participate in signal theft -- either in the "grey market" by paying a U.S. provider to receive unauthorized broadcasts or in the "black market" by illegally receiving satellite transmissions from either a U.S. or Canadian service. The cable association said in March black market DirecTV users who suddenly found their systems rendered useless last year mostly switched to another black market alternative.

 

[manda]

You gotta be kidding me...OJ is that hard up?

 

[mrmom2]

I saw a old rerun of Saturday Night Live last night where OJ played a Conehead it was kind of strange to watch 8O

 

[missile]

He was also in those "Naked Gun'"movies with Leslie Neilson,You gotta admit he was a fair actor to beat 2 counts of homicide.

 

[no1important]

and having lots of money to pay for big time lawyers.

Apparently the reason he moved to Florida is that for some reason in Florida it is harder for the families to collect from the civil suit. Thats what I recall hearing. Can anyone clarify or explain that? Thanks.

 

[Reverend Blair]

I know Florida has some weird laws. That first became apparent to me when reading about divorce case of that rich woman who did the trumpet (can't remember her name). It became even more obvious when Earnhardt died.

It wouldn't surprise me to learn they have odd laws about collecting civil suits too.

 

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[Hoof Hearted]

O.J. planted the glove right behind Kato's guest shack to try and frame him. Can't believe that was never brought up back in the day.

Anyhoo...that was over 20 years ago? Geez, where does the time go?

 

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O.J. Simpson up for parole this week | World | News | Toronto Sun

 

[Danbones]

I wonder if he will pass or run...couch...couch...

 

[Curious Cdn]

He was also in those "Naked Gun'"movies with Leslie Neilson,You gotta admit he was a fair actor to beat 2 counts of homicide.

They were able to select a jury of imbeciles.

 

[Danbones]

Well geez, what did everyone expect, look at the selection process they used.

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[JLM]

This loser doesn't need any more attention!

 

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Mark Fuhrman, detective in O.J. trial, dies at 74
Former LAPD detective found bloody glove in OJ Simpson trial

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published May 18, 2026 • 1 minute read

Mark Fuhrman
Mark Fuhrman Photo by AFP
Mark Fuhrman, the former Los Angeles police detective who was convicted of lying while testifying at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74.


A coroner in Idaho, where Fuhrman had been living, confirmed his death, but didn’t give the cause. TMZ says he died of an aggressive form of throat cancer, which he was diagnosed with last year.


Lied on the stand
Fuhrman was one of the first detectives to investigate the 1994 murders of Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, at his home in Los Angeles. He reported the infamous bloody glove at Simpson’s home, but the defence attacked his credibility by suggesting racial bias. Fuhrman testified that he never used anti-Black epithets over the past decade, but a recording demonstrated that he had done so a number of times. The criminal court jury found Simpson not guilty.

After Simpson’s acquittal in 1995, Fuhrman retired from the LAPD and moved to an Idaho farm with his wife and children. He became a radio and TV personality and wrote true crime books, including the book Murder in Brentwood. He was also a contributor to Fox News. A year after he retired, Fuhrman pleaded no contest to a felony count of perjury for lying on the stand.

Justice caught up with O.J.
A civil trial jury found Simpson liable for the deaths in 1997 and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to the relatives of Brown and Goldman. Simpson served nine years in prison on other charges unrelated to the murders. He died in Las Vegas of prostate cancer at the age of 76.

O.J. Simpson trial | Summary, Lawyers, Judge, Dates, Verdict, & Facts | Britannica

O.J. Simpson trial, criminal trial of former college and professional gridiron football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. It was one of the most notorious criminal trials in American history.

britannica.com

Mark Fuhrman, detective in O.J. trial, dies at 74

Former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman, famous for finding bloody glove, lying on the stand during O.J. Simpson trial, has died. Read more.

torontosun.com

 

[55Mercury]

Ah, the one that sowed that "shadow of a doubt" enough to dismiss an "overwhelming preponderance of evidence".

Good riddance to him then.

 

[spaminator]

Ah, the one that sowed that "shadow of a doubt" enough to dismiss an "overwhelming preponderance of evidence".

Good riddance to him then.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The Netflix docuseries on OJ is pretty good. They interview a lot of the people involved. 4 episodes.

 

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O.J. Simpson may have had an accomplice, former defence lawyer says: 'IT SEEMS PLAUSIBLE'
Newly unsealed court documents reveal claims from a former informant about the missing murder weapon in the O.J. case

Author of the article:Anne Bacani
Published Oct 20, 2026 • 3 minute read
O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson shows the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves, similar to the gloves found at the Bundy and Rockingham crime scene, on June 21, 1995 during his double murder trial in Los Angeles, Calif. A drug trafficker's reported claims about Simpson are raising fresh questions decades after his acquittal. Photo by VINCE BUCCI /AFP via Getty Images

More than 30 years after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, new claims about the possible disposal of the murder weapon are raising questions about whether O.J. Simpson acted alone.


Alan Dershowitz, a former member of Simpson’s high-profile defence team, says the allegations deserve another look.

“It seems plausible and perhaps credible,” Dershowitz said Monday on Fox News’ America Reports, adding that unresolved questions remain.

The claims stem from newly unsealed court documents detailed in a New York Times report Sunday, per CBS News. They involve Joseph Ippolito, a drug trafficker with alleged mob connections who reportedly knew Simpson through Al Cowlings, the friend who drove Simpson during his infamous white Bronco chase in June 1994.

Attorney Alan Dershowitz
Attorney Alan Dershowitz, a former member of Simpson’s high-profile defence team. Photo by Sarah Silbiger /Getty Images
Al Cowlings and Nicole Brown Simpson
Alan Cowlings, left, and Nicole Brown Simpson. Photo by Postmedia Network files
‘Disposal of the murder weapon’
Simpson, who died in 2024, was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Brown Simpson, and Goldman. He was acquitted in 1995, but the murder weapon was never recovered, according to Fox News.


Court records show that a federal prosecutor once asked a judge to consider a lighter sentence for Ippolito on a prison escape charge because he had become a government informant. The prosecutor described him as a valuable source who had learned facts relevant to the Simpson case, including allegations involving domestic violence, drug use, Simpson’s attempted flight from authorities and the “disposal of the murder weapon.”

Ippolito, who died about 20 years ago, reportedly told federal prosecutors he had information about the weapon.

His brother, Sam Ippolito, initially told the New York Times that he remembered hearing his brother say he had been helping Simpson on the night of the killings. He also reportedly said he saw his brother with what appeared to be bloodstained hands and carrying a bag containing clothes he was asked to dispose of.

Major wrinkle to Sam Ippolito’s claims
In a subsequent interview with ABC News, Sam Ippolito denied making those statements to the Times and insisted his brother had nothing to do with the murders.


“I said he could be involved in a lot of things but not that,” he told ABC News, as cited by ABC7 New York.

That contradiction makes the allegations difficult to assess. Ippolito is dead, the murder weapon remains missing, and the account of what happened that night is now being disputed by the very person who allegedly provided key details.

Still, Dershowitz believes the information warrants further investigation.

“I think we ought to start from scratch and look at this evidence anew and see if there is credible evidence of a second person,” he told Fox News.

Prosecutors rejected theory O.J. had an accomplice
Dershowitz said he has long questioned whether one person could have carried out the killings of two people and disposed of the evidence without help.

Prosecutors rejected the theory that Simpson had an accomplice. But Simpson himself later raised the possibility of another person being present in his controversial 2007 book, If I Did It. In a later interview with Fox News, he also described a hypothetical scenario involving someone he called “Charlie” and a knife, as cited by ABC7 New York.

No murder weapon was presented at Simpson’s criminal trial. Although he was acquitted in 1995, a civil jury later found him liable for the wrongful deaths of Brown Simpson and Goldman.

For Dershowitz, the latest allegations are enough to reopen questions about a case that has captivated the public for decades.

“This should be looked at,” he said. “This is not a closed case.”

Newly unsealed records raise questions about missing weapon in O.J. Simpson murder case

Newly uncovered court documents are raising new question about the O.J. Simpson case.

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Former OJ Simpson attorney, longtime friend both support possibility of accomplice in 1994 murders

A mob-linked drug trafficker who knew OJ Simpson claimed knowledge of the missing murder weapon and efforts to dispose of evidence, a report reveals.

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25 years later, cameraman who filmed the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase calls it "pretty historical"

Jeff Mailes was the cameraman who filmed the white Ford Bronco car chase for KCAL TV

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O.J. Simpson may have had an accomplice, former defence lawyer says: 'IT SEEMS PLAUSIBLE'

Alan Dershowitz says new allegations about a possible accomplice in the 1994 murders seem 'plausible' and deserve investigation. Read on.

torontosun.com