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US news
fromSan Jose Inside
14 hours ago

Three Tennessee Men Charged in Violent $6 Million Cryptocurrency Robbery Spree

Three Tennessee men faced federal charges for alleged kidnapping and robbery in California cities to steal cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
1 day ago

Crypto Owners Forced at Gunpoint to Unlock Accounts in $6.5M Robbery Spree

Delivery disguises were used to enter homes, where victims were threatened, restrained, and forced to transfer about $6.5 million in cryptocurrency at gunpoint.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 days ago

Man Charged With Posting Bomb Instructions Used in New Orleans Attack

A former Army combat engineer was charged for sharing step-by-step explosive-making instructions online linked to explosives used in a New Orleans terrorist attack.
SF politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

California Democrat linked to Newsom and Becerra pleads guilty to fraud

Dana Williamson pleaded guilty to fraud for conspiring to steal $225,000 from a dormant Becerra campaign account and disguise it as payments for nonexistent work.
#wire-fraud-conspiracy
NYC real estate
fromNewsmax
5 days ago

Former Judge Charged in $6.5 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme

A former New York justice and a Brooklyn developer were charged with allegedly defrauding investors of $6.5 million through a purported New Jersey escrow-based real estate auction scheme.
NYC real estate
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Former Brooklyn judge arrested for defrauding real estate investors of millions | amNewYork

Federal prosecutors charged a former Brooklyn judge and a real estate investor for allegedly using a judge’s position and escrow control to steal millions from property investors.
US news
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Mass. man facing up to life in prison after allegedly kidnapping and torturing N.H. woman

Bonner and Harris face life sentences for an interstate kidnapping conspiracy involving torture and ransom in New Hampshire and Vermont.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

Democrat Who Resigned From Congress Insists She's Strongest Candidate in the Race' Despite Legal Bills Wiping Out Her Funds

A former congresswoman resigned after a FEMA embezzlement scandal but remains confident about re-election despite legal jeopardy and depleted campaign resources.
SF politics
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

'Thank you leader': Calif. mayor charged with working for Chinese government

A Southern California mayor resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of secretly acting for China by promoting pro-Beijing messaging through a local Chinese-language website.
Washington DC
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

White House press dinner shooting suspect pleads not guilty

A 31-year-old man pleaded not guilty to charges tied to an alleged shotgun attack and attempted assault at a WHCA dinner security checkpoint.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

L.A. feds ramp up use of 'doxxing' charges as anti-ICE protesters fear chilling effect

Three activists were convicted of stalking and doxxing an ICE agent after following him to his home and broadcasting his identity to thousands of social media followers.
fromSan Jose Inside
3 months ago

Drone Operator Charged With Violating Flight Restrictions Over Levi's Stadium During NFL Game

As court documents describe, the FAA issues a temporary restriction that prohibits all aircraft, including drones, from operating within a three-nautical-mile radius of any stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000 or more people during, among other events, regular or post-season NFL games. The "stadium airspace is defined as "National Defense Airspace" and remains in effect for a specified time period before, during, and after NFL games at Levi's Stadium - which will include the Feb. 8 Super Bowl.
Law
US news
fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Indian national indicted in fork-stabbing incident that diverted plane to Logan

An Indian national allegedly stabbed two 17-year-olds with a metal fork aboard a transatlantic Lufthansa flight, causing a diversion to Boston and a federal arrest.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
6 months ago

TikTok streamer shot by ICE agents charged with assault on federal officer, set to appear in court

TikTok streamer Carlitos Ricardo Parias was shot by an ICE agent during an arrest after allegedly ramming law‑enforcement vehicles and is charged with assault.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Luigi Mangione's lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in healthcare CEO killing

In a court filing, attorneys for Mangione said the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold. Mangione's legal team is also arguing that evidence, including a gun and ammunition, allegedly found in a backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald's should be suppressed at trial because the search occurred without a warrant. They further claim that Mangione, 27, was not read his rights before he was questioned by law enforcement officers.
US news
Law
fromThe Mercury News
8 months ago

East Bay man charged with trying to entice and coerce minor

Joel Lawrence Benitzhar, 18, is accused of using social media to entice and coerce minors into sexual conduct and faces federal charges with life imprisonment.
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