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Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Illinois Wins $560 Million Jackpot—Here’s How Much The Winner Will Take Home After TaxesAn Italian court has convicted Amanda Knox of slander for her false accusation against her then-boss and local bar owner Patrick Lumumba in the death of Knox’s study abroad roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in 2007, a claim she said she made under duress and retracted hours later.at the Law University of Modena, northern Italy on June 15, 2019.
Knox told the court Wednesday she was coerced by police into implicating Lumumba , the BBCLawyers for Knox plan to appeal the verdict, and she will not face prison time as the result of time served, according to BBC . Knox was 20 years old when Kercher was killed, and Knox and her ex-boyfriend were immediately the prime suspects in the case, a status that earned her asession in the days immediately following the death that she has said included physical abuse by police officers without a lawyer or interpreter present.the claim against Lumumba hours later, but she went on to be found guilty of defamation in 2009 for her accusation and accused Lumumba of the murder.