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https://rapidcityjournal.com/search/?k=%22roger%20stone%22&t=article,collection,video,youtube&l=25&display=topic.txt.gz
A panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas to five more people, including Trump ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress and other charges in a case that has shed new light on the release of stolen Democratic emails in 2016. A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. A self-described "dirty trickster" with a tattoo of former President Richard Nixon on his back, Roger Stone has a long history with President … Shouting "FBI, open the door," authorities arrested Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, before dawn Jan. 25. He faced a seven-… Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home Friday on charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed the probe. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russia investigation snared another associate of President Donald Trump with the arrest Friday of self-described political "dirty trickster" Roger Stone. He's a longtime political consultant, a purveyor of conspiracy theories and an unabashed reveler in his own reputation for underhanded tactics. WASHINGTON | All Americans should be alarmed by Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone's suggestion that Trump claims Hillary Clinton is trying to… CLEVELAND | Roger Stone, longtime confidant and informal adviser to Donald Trump, removed his all-access convention credentials and ascended t…
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/wie/news/2012/pr20120810_Appleton_Tax_Evasion.html.txt.gz
Appleton Resident Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prision for Tax Evasion United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced that on August 8, 2012, Diane L. Baugh (age: 56) of Appleton was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of tax evasion based on her failure to report over $300,000 in income she received by using the internet to knowingly sell stolen merchandise. By failing to report the income, Baugh willfully avoided paying over $86,000 in taxes and actually received tax refunds to which she was not entitled. The investigation determined that between January 2005 and April 2010, Baugh received over $605,000 by selling stolen scrapbooking merchandise, and that she willfully failed to report any of that income to the Internal Revenue Service. Baugh received the stolen merchandise from Virginia M. Akers (age: 67) of Indiana who had shoplifted it from Hobby Lobby department stores in several states and shipped it to Baugh in Appleton. Baugh advertised the merchandise on eBay and also used direct email marketing with foreign and domestic customers that she had cultivated on eBay over the years. Baugh’s on-line customers paid her for the merchandise and shipping costs using PayPal. Baugh then used PayPal and money wire services to pay Akers for her share. Baugh sold the stolen merchandise for 25% of its true retail value of over $2.2 million. From the gross receipts of over $605,000, Baugh paid Akers over $257,000. After paying over $46,000 in shipping costs, Baugh’s net income was approximately $301,561. Baugh’s fraudulent tax returns also claimed that after deductions and credits, she had no taxable income and was therefore entitled to tax refunds. Baugh received those refunds for tax years 2005-2009. The district court also ordered Baugh to serve three years on supervised release after her release from prison, to pay restitution of $2,232,000 to Hobby Lobby for the stolen merchandise, and to pay restitution of $86,032 to the Internal Revenue Service representing the amount of tax loss to the government. On January 23, 2012, Virginia Akers was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud relative to the stolen scrapbooking merchandise. The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Appleton Police Department, the Champaign (Illinois) Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Hobby Lobby’s Loss Prevention Department, and other state and local law enforcement agencies. The case was prosecuted by the Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Funnell. # # # # #
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https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2020/06/05/nfl-players-ask-league-address-racism-inequality-powerful-video/3154687001/.txt.gz
Arizona Cardinals players among those to ask NFL to address racism, inequality in video NFL players have been speaking out on the murder of George Floyd since it occurred. Some have now joined forces to denounce his killing and the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others in a video telling the league how they should address racism and inequality. The Arizona Cardinals' Patrick Peterson and DeAndre Hopkins were among the NFL players to participate. Their message, as said by the NFL players: "It's been 10 days since George Floyd was brutality murdered? How many times do we need to ask you to listen to your players? What will it take? For one of us to be murdered by police brutality?" "What if I was George Floyd? "I am George Floyd. I am Breonna Taylor. I am Ahmaud Arbery. I am Eric Garner. I am Laquan McDonald. I am Tamir Rice. I am Trayvon Martin. I am Walter Scott. I am Michael Brown Jr. I am Samuel Dubose. I am Frank Smart. I am Phillip White. I am Jordan Baker. "We will not be silenced. We assert our right to peacefully protest. It shouldn't take this long to admit. "So, on behalf of the National Football League this is what we, the players would like to hear you state: 'We the National Football League condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. We the National Football League admit wrong in silencing our players from peacefully protesting. We the National Football League believe Black Lives Matter.' " Former Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu also joined in the video, which also included Odell Beckham Jr., Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, Ezekiel Elliott, Jarvis Landry, Saquon Barkley, Michael Thomas and others. The players began featuring the video on their social media accounts Thursday night. Peterson sounded off on the death of Floyd earlier this week, tweeting that “I have a responsibility to share my thoughts as an influential black man in America." He also wrote: “WE NEED & DEMAND CHANGE!!” He added: "How can you expect us to come to any other conclusion than that we ARE NOT VALUED EQUALLY because of the color of our skin?? WE DEMAND CHANGE!"
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-federal-heroin-trafficking-charge-new-mexico.txt.gz
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Trafficking Charge in New Mexico Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE – Rodolfo Rene Ley, 25, of Phoenix, Ariz., pled guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to trafficking heroin in New Mexico. Ley was arrested at the Amtrak Train Station in Albuquerque on May 13, 2016, after the DEA found approximately one kilogram of heroin in three clear plastic wrapped bundles under Ley’s clothing during an interdiction investigation. Ley was subsequently indicted on May 25, 2016, and charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute on May 13, 2016, in Bernalillo County, N.M. During today’s proceedings, Ley pled guilty to the indictment. In his plea agreement, Ley admitted that he voluntarily consented to have a DEA agent search him at the Amtrak Train Station in Albuquerque on May 13, 2016. During the search, the agent discovered oblong bundles containing heroin in Ley’s jeans. At sentencing, Ley faces a statutory mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. He remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing which has yet to be scheduled. This case was investigated by the Albuquerque office of the DEA. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eva Fontanez is prosecuting the case as part of the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative. The HOPE Initiative was launched in January 2015 by the UNM Health Sciences Center and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in response to the national opioid epidemic, which has had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico. Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public health and the economic viability of our communities. Working in partnership with the DEA, the Bernalillo County Opioid Accountability Initiative, Healing Addiction in our Community (HAC), the Albuquerque Public Schools and other community stakeholders, HOPE’s principal goals are to protect our communities from the dangers associated with heroin and opioid painkillers and reducing the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico. The HOPE Initiative is comprised of five components: (1) prevention and education; (2) treatment; (3) law enforcement; (4) reentry; and (5) strategic planning. HOPE’s law enforcement component is led by the Organized Crime Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the DEA in conjunction with their federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement partners. Targeting members of major heroin and opioid trafficking organizations for investigation and prosecution is a priority of the HOPE Initiative. Learn more about the New Mexico HOPE Initiative at http://www.HopeInitiativeNM.org.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/arizona-man-sentenced-23-years-meth-conspiracy-springfield.txt.gz
Arizona Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Avondale, Ariz., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Springfield area. Michael P. Ayala, 38, of Avondale, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 23 years in federal prison without parole. On July 5, 2016, Ayala pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and to participating in a money-laundering conspiracy. Ayala is among seven co-defendants who have pleaded guilty and been sentenced, including Ronda L. Easton, 53, Steven A. Easton, 49, James M. Parker, 46, Robert M. Cardenas, Jr., 28, and Cody D. Keller, 34, all of Springfield, and Michael D. Thompson, 58, of Goodyear, Ariz. David M. Climer, 37, of Springfield, has pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Ayala admitted that he supplied methamphetamine to Steven Easton for distribution in the Springfield area until his wife, Ronda Easton, was released from state prison and took over the methamphetamine distribution operation in Springfield. The methamphetamine arrived by mail and was transported by vehicles from Arizona. Ronda Easton sold pound quantities to Parker, Keller, and Climer. Thompson and Cardenas delivered the methamphetamine by vehicle from Arizona to Missouri. Ronda Easton admitted that she had been distributing large amounts of methamphetamine that she purchased from Ayala. She paid Ayala $9,000 per pound of methamphetamine and sold it for $12,000 per pound. She stated that she received methamphetamine from Ayala every seven to 10 days and referred to one recent shipment of 10 pounds of methamphetamine. On April 15, 2015, law enforcement officers in New Mexico stopped a Jeep Commander driven by Cardenas, with Thompson as a passenger, and seized approximately 14.5 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a compartment near the back of the vehicle. They also seized a bundle that contained 2,228 grams of methamphetamine inside a luggage bag. Cardenas told investigators that Ayala had paid him $1,700 to drive the vehicle from Arizona to Springfield. The next day, a controlled delivery of methamphetamine was made to Ayala in Springfield. Ayala was arrested in a traffic stop and officers found a Springfield Armory 9mm semi-automatic pistol in the vehicle, as well as ammunition, syringes, and $19,231. Ayala must forfeit the Jeep Commander, the firearm and ammunition, and the cash to the government. On Jan. 5, 2015, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a residence shared by Ayala and Ronda Easton. They seized four large Tupperware containers containing a total of approximately 1.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine, a black brief case containing baggies of methamphetamine and $1,520, a Taurus .410-caliber shotgun, a Cobra .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol, a loaded Quality Firearms .38-caliber revolver, a loaded Springfield Armory 9mm pistol, a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber pistol, and $14,779 in a purse. Ayala and Ronda Easton admitted that they used the proceeds from distributing methamphetamine to buy assets, which also concealed the source of their proceeds, including a residential property and a 2012 Ford Mustang that must be forfeited to the government. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nhan D. Nguyen. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Yavapai County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Department, the Bernalillo County, N.M., Sheriff’s Department, and the Franklin County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/arlington-man-sentenced-5-years-prison-filing-fraudulent-tax-returns.txt.gz
Arlington Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns An Arlington man whose fraudulent tax filings netted him more than $935,000 in improper refunds has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $495,368 in restitution to the IRS, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Glenn Edwards Boggus, 34, pleaded guilty in January 2020 to filing a false claim for refund from the IRS. He was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer. In plea papers, Mr. Boggus admitted that in January 2017, he filed a fraudulent individual income tax return, Form 1040, that claimed a $1.14 million tax refund for tax year 2016. Along with his fraudulent 1040, he submitted a false wage and tax statement, Form W-2, reporting $5,647,888 in wages and $3,333,116 in withholdings, which he knew to be false. (At his sentencing hearing, prosecutors introduced evidence that the company from which he’d purportedly collected his wages was fake.) The IRS sent Mr. Boggus a check in the amount of $935,432.56 for his alleged tax refund. In March 2017, Mr. Boggus attempted to deposit the check into an account he opened at Regions Bank. As part of his plea, Mr. Boggus also admitted that for tax years 2013 through 2015, he executed a similar scheme to defraud the government, submitting false tax returns claiming he had paid certain withholdings and was entitled to tax refunds. He said he knowingly filed his tax returns in which he claimed fraudulent tax refunds from the IRS in the amount of $33,489 for tax year 2013, $323,765 for tax year 2014, and $258,407 for tax year 2015. IRS - Criminal Investigation investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney L. Rachael Jones prosecuted the case.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/aryan-brotherhood-texas-gang-member-pleads-guilty-federal-racketeering-charges-0.txt.gz
Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charges HOUSTON - A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Benjamin Troy Johnson, aka “South,” 42, of Corpus Christi, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Sim Lake to one count of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity. According to court documents, Johnson and other ABT gang members and associates agreed to commit multiple acts of murder, robbery, arson, kidnapping and narcotics trafficking on behalf of the ABT gang. Johnson and numerous ABT gang members met on a regular basis at various locations throughout Texas to report on gang-related business, collect dues, commit disciplinary assaults against fellow gang members and discuss acts of violence against rival gang members, among other things. By pleading guilty to racketeering charges, Johnson has admitted to being a member of the ABT criminal enterprise. According to the superseding indictment, the ABT was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system. The gang modeled itself after and adopted many of the precepts and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang that was formed in the California prison system during the 1960s. According to the superseding indictment, previously, the ABT was primarily concerned with the protection of white inmates and the promotion of white supremacy/separatism. Over time, the ABT expanded its criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit. Court documents allege that the ABT enforced its rules and promoted discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, arson, assault, robbery and threats against those who violated the rules or posed a threat to the enterprise. Members, and oftentimes associates, were required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.” According to the superseding indictment, in order to be considered for ABT membership, a person must be sponsored by another gang member. Once sponsored, a prospective member must serve an unspecified term, during which he is referred to as a prospect while his conduct is observed by the members of the ABT. Judge Lake has set sentencing for Jan. 30, 2014, at which time Johnson faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Johnson is one of 36 defendants charged with, among other things, conducting racketeering activity through the ABT criminal enterprise. He is the 13th defendant charged in the indictment to plead guilty. This case is being investigated by a multi-agency task force consisting of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; FBI; U.S. Marshals Service; Federal Bureau of Prisons; Homeland Security Investigations; Texas Rangers; Texas Department of Public Safety; Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; Houston Police Department-Gang Division; Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Office of Inspector General; sheriff’s offices in Harris, Tarrant, Atascosa, Orange and Waller Counties; police departments in Alvin, Carrollton and Mesquite Texas; as well as the Montgomery and Atascosa County District Attorney’s Offices. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Texas and the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.
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As Rosh Hashanah -- sometimes referred to as the "day of judgment" -- starts tomorrow evening and as we continue to debate the atrocious gassing of the innocent in Syria, events of seven decades ago ghastly come to my mind. In particular, the departure of a train out of the Nazi transit camp of Westerbork in the Netherlands exactly 69 years ago to the day. It would be the last train, carrying Dutch Jews to Nazi gas chambers, to leave the miserable camp. It would be the last train to Auschwitz. Various reliable sources report that this last train from Westerbork making the three-day journey to Auschwitz also had on board Anne Frank and her family. The following month, Anne Frank would be transferred from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. But this is the story of Louis de Wind. It needs to be told -- again. _._ As the long freight train leaves the Nazi Westerbork transit camp and picks up speed across the flat Dutch countryside, Louis takes out the couple of sheets of paper he had stuffed in his pocket and begins to write his letter. He knows he has to hurry: It will not be very long before the train crosses the border into Germany. Writing in Dutch, he starts: Darling, I am on my way to an unknown destination. I sit here with 56 people in a freight car. I have to write on my knee while we are riding... Louis finds it difficult to write, for it is very dark in the sealed freight wagon. Original boxcar used for transports to the Nazi concentration camps (Commons - Wikimedia, Fort van Breendonk, Belgium) Still not knowing how close to the border the train is -- his growing anxiety reflected in his worsening handwriting -- Louis hastily ends the letter with words of hope that, "God willing," he will see his loved ones again; with words of love, "a thousand kisses;" and with a request to his wife: "Omhels Loekie," -- Give Loekie, his little daughter, a hug. Louis de Wind, a Dutch Jew, then quickly puts the two-page letter into an envelope, addresses it to his wife, Elizabeth de Wind, and, through a slit in the door of the train that is taking him and a thousand other doomed Dutch Jews to some sinister destination, pushes the letter out of the wagon, hoping that someone will find it and send it to his wife. The date of the letter is September 3, 1944. By then, it had been four long years since the Nazis invaded and occupied the Netherlands. Although people in the Netherlands suffered greatly under the Nazi boot, the plight of the 140,000 Dutch Jews was nothing short of genocidal. Soon after the occupation, the Germans initiated many measures to identify, shame and to isolate the Jews in the Netherlands from the rest of the population. "Registration," discrimination, persecution and internment of Dutch Jews in camps in the Netherlands were not far behind, followed by massive deportations to Nazi extermination camps such as Auschwitz and Sobibor. The last mass deportations of Dutch Jews took place in September 1944. By that time, 107,000 Dutch Jews had been deported to Nazi concentration camps. Only around 5,000 survived. The September 3, 1944 freight train -- many of these "Holocaust trains" were used to carry both freight and cattle -- taking Louis de Wind away from his homeland, away from his family to a near-certain death in a Nazi gas chamber was, in fact, the last of those tragic transports. What happened to the letter? What happened to Louis de Wind? I met Loekie de Wind, the daughter of Louis de Wind, a few years ago in beautiful Blaricum, The Netherlands, while finally getting to know the Dutch (de Wind) side of my family. Examining the family tree, we found out that Loekie and I were cousins. At the time, we briefly talked about Loekie's father, and about what had happened to him during the war. My visit to Loekie and to other de Wind family members in the Netherlands awakened my interest in my Dutch-Jewish family roots and ancestry. I soon made the sad and haunting discovery that among the Dutch Jews who were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust, there were 124 de Winds. This may not seem like a large number, until one realizes that the name de Wind is quite an uncommon family name in the Netherlands, that virtually all the de Winds in the Netherlands have common roots and that the number 124 represents a significant proportion of an entire de Wind generation. It wasn't until very recently that Loekie confided enough in me to give me a copy of the letter her father had written in that cattle car on the way to Auschwitz in 1944. A letter that someone miraculously found in a field along the railway and mailed to Loekie's mother. On the back of the envelope were only the words, "fallen out of the train" and the name of a small town in the Dutch province of Drenthe: Koekange. Loekie tells me that in the summer of 1944 her father went to Loosdrecht, a popular Dutch lakeside resort, to sail, as he had done the year before. Her father felt safe because he was married to a non-Jew, had a false identity card and did not wear the hated, humiliating "Jodenster", the yellow star. This time, however, Loekie's father was arrested during a razzia (raid) and was later shipped to Westerbork, a camp situated in the northeastern part of the Netherlands that served as a transit point for Dutch Jews before they were deported to Nazi extermination camps. Just a few days later, Louis de Wind would find himself writing the letter, the only words his loved ones would ever again receive from him, in a darkened, crowded train wagon on the way to Auschwitz. A letter in which Louis apologizes for his messy handwriting, jotted in a freight train hurtling relentlessly down the Dutch lowlands towards Auschwitz and "points beyond." A letter in which he tells his loved ones not to worry about him, that he knows they will be well taken care of and a letter in which he sends a thousand kisses, asks his wife to give Loekie, who had just turned six, a big hug, and in which he says, "God willing, I will see you again..." However, such was not God's will. Loekie would never see her father again. In 1949, Loekie's mother was told by the Dutch Red Cross, "It must be assumed that Louis de Wind died as the result of illness, exhaustion or 'gassing.'" When Loekie turned 21, her mother gave Loekie her father's letter. Anxious to learn her father's fate, Loekie contacted a friend of her father who had been with him in the train and was one of the very few Auschwitz survivors. Mrs. Loekie de Wind reading her father's letter Her father's friend informed Loekie that, as the Allies were closing in on Auschwitz, Loekie's father came to say goodbye to him in the hospital where he was recovering from frostbitten feet. Loekie fears that her father might have died during the horrific forced marches -- the "death marches" to which the prisoners were subjected -- when the Nazis attempted to move their prisoners out of Auschwitz during the brutal, debilitating, murderous cold that was January 1945. Loekie, now 72, tells me, "The most terrible thing of all is that I am still sad about my father and that I don't have a place to mourn at his grave." But she does have that letter, a letter written 66 years ago in a dark, cramped cattle wagon, a letter simply ending with "1000 X gekust," a thousand kisses, a letter that is now the only link to her father. A letter that, along with all that has been said and written about the Holocaust, may help us keep that solemn promise of "never again." Lead image: Rails and watchtower at the former Nazi transition-camp Westerbork in the Netherlands. (Commons-Wikipedia) This story originally appeared at The Huffington Post in January 2011.
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As loved ones gathered Thursday to remember the life of George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis custody sparked nationwide protests, the Floyd family's attorney, Benjamin Crump, gave an impassioned plea for America to "not cooperate with evil" but instead to continue protesting against it. "We cannot cooperate with evil," he said. "We cannot cooperate with injustice. We cannot cooperate with torture, because George Floyd deserved better than that. We all deserve better than that." Crump referred to Floyd's final moments under the knee of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin as "inhumane" and invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to action. "The plea for justice is simply this," Crump said. "Dr. Martin Luther King said, 'He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting is really like cooperating with it.'" Full coverage of George Floyd's death and protests around the country Crump told mourners that Floyd died not of the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 100,000 people across the country, but instead of an unspoken pandemic generations in the making. "I want to make it clear on the record," Crump said. "It was the other pandemic that we're far too familiar with here in America — the pandemic of racism and discrimination — that killed George Floyd." Floyd tested positive for COVID-19, according to an autopsy. Crump went on to encourage all Americans to continue pouring into the streets, calling for peace and justice against a system that he said all too often treats black people as less than human. "So America, we proclaim as we memorialize George Floyd: Do not cooperate with evil," he said. "Join the young people in the streets protesting against the evil, the inhumane, the torture that they witnessed on that video." Floyd died May 25 after he was accused of passing a suspicious-looking $20 bill at a corner store and arrested by Minneapolis police. Minutes later, Floyd was face down in handcuffs on the pavement with Chauvin, who was later fired, pressing his knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes. Passersby recorded the incident as Floyd begged for air. Chauvin was arrested Friday and initially charged with third-degree murder before the charge was upgraded Wednesday to second-degree murder. Minnesota authorities have already launched a sweeping civil rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department.
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A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation’s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue against the company and the family that owns it. The agreement with about half the states and attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments would have Purdue file for a structured bankruptcy and pay as much as $12 billion over time, with about $3 billion coming from the Sackler family. That number involves future profits and the value of drugs currently in development. In addition, the family would have to give up its ownership of the company and contribute another $1.5 billion by selling another of its pharmaceutical companies, Mundipharma. Several attorneys general said the agreement was a better way to ensure compensation from Purdue and the Sacklers than taking their chances if Purdue files for bankruptcy on its own. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the deal “was the quickest and surest way to get immediate relief for Arizona and for the communities that have been harmed by the opioid crisis and the actions of the Sackler family.” But even advocates of the deal cautioned that it’s not yet complete. “I don’t think there’s a settlement,” said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost whose state was among those supporting it. “There is a proposal that’s been accepted by a majority of attorneys general, but there are quite a few significant states that have not joined at this point.” “There’s still a lot of telephone calls going on. I think we see the outlines of a thing that might be, but it’s not yet,” Yost said in an interview. Opioid addiction has contributed to the deaths of some 400,000 Americans over the past two decades, hitting many rural communities particularly hard. The lawsuits against Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue paint it as a particular villain in the crisis. They say the company’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin downplayed addiction risks and led to more widespread opioid prescribing, even though only a sliver of the opioid painkillers sold in the U.S. were its products. The tentative agreement and expected bankruptcy filing would remove Purdue from the first federal trial over the opioids epidemic, scheduled to begin next month in Ohio. In a statement after Wednesday’s announcement, the company said that it “continues to work with all plaintiffs on reaching a comprehensive resolution to its opioid litigation that will deliver billions of dollars and vital opioid overdose rescue medicines to communities across the country impacted by the opioid crisis.” Even with Wednesday’s development, many states have not signed on. Several state attorneys general vowed to continue their legal battles against the Sacklers and the company in bankruptcy court. Roughly 20 states have sued members of the Sackler family in state courts. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Wisconsin were among the states saying they were not part of the agreement. “Our position remains firm and unchanged and nothing for us has changed today,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said in a statement. “The scope and scale of the pain, death and destruction that Purdue and the Sacklers have caused far exceeds anything that has been offered thus far,” Tong said. “Connecticut’s focus is on the victims and their families, and holding Purdue and the Sacklers accountable for the crisis they have caused.” Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the tentative deal “a slap in the face to everyone who has had to bury a loved one due to this family’s destruction and greed.” He said he intends to continue fighting the Sacklers, who he said did not have to acknowledge any wrongdoing in their agreement. “This is far from over,” he said. Ryan Hampton, a Los Angeles-based advocate for people in recovery from opioid addiction, said he was launching “a massive effort” among victims’ families and others impacted by the crisis to urge state attorneys general not to accept the deal. “The amount of money that’s being offered in this settlement doesn’t even scratch the surface for what’s needed,” Hampton said. “We want to see Purdue have their day in court. We know more money will come if this case goes to trial.” Wednesday’s announcement came just days after a group of attorneys general negotiating directly with Purdue and the Sacklers said they had reached an impasse in talks. At the time, several attorneys general said they were not confident Purdue would pay the amount promised and wanted more assurance that the money would come through. In the latest settlement agreement, New York Attorney General Letitia James accused the Sacklers of “attempting to evade responsibility and lowball the millions of victims of the opioid crisis.” On Wednesday, the Sackler family said in a statement that it “supports working toward a global resolution that directs resources to the patients, families and communities across the country who are suffering and need assistance.” “This is the most effective way to address the urgency of the current public health crisis, and to fund real solutions, not endless litigation,” it said. Some 2,000 lawsuits brought by local governments, Native American tribes, unions and hospitals have been consolidated under a federal judge in Cleveland, who has been encouraging the parties to settle. U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster invited state attorneys general, who had filed their own lawsuits, to lead the negotiations. How any money from the settlement would be divided among all the entities is not entirely clear. Nevertheless, attorneys representing the local governments issued a statement saying they recommended the governments agree to the deal as a way to bring relief to their communities. In March, Purdue and members of the Sackler family reached a $270 million settlement with Oklahoma to avoid a trial on the toll of opioids there. A court filing made public in Massachusetts this year asserts that members of the Sackler family were paid more than $4 billion by Purdue from 2007 to 2018. Much of the family’s fortune is believed to be held outside the U.S., which could complicate lawsuits against the family over opioids. The Sacklers have given money to cultural institutions around the world, including the Smithsonian Institution, New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and London’s Tate Modern.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/atlantic-county-new-jersey-man-admits-role-health-care-fraud-conspiracy.txt.gz
Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Admits Role In Health Care Fraud Conspiracy CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Edward Sutor Jr., 36, of Linwood, New Jersey, a Ventnor City firefighter, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler in Camden federal court to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: Compounded medications are specialty medications mixed by a pharmacist to meet the specific medical needs of an individual patient. Although compounded drugs are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), they are properly prescribed when a physician determines that an FDA-approved medication does not meet the health needs of a particular patient, such as if a patient is allergic to a dye or other ingredient. Sutor was one of the owners of a company formed to market prescription compounded medications, referred to as “Company 1.” From May 2015 through February 2016, Sutor and others associated with the company persuaded individuals in New Jersey to obtain very expensive and medically unnecessary compounded medications. The conspirators learned that certain compounded medication prescriptions – including pain, scar, and antifungal creams, as well as vitamin combinations – were reimbursed for thousands of dollars for a one-month supply. The conspirators also learned that the N.J. State Health Benefits Program, which covers qualified state and local government employees, retirees, and eligible dependents, and the School Employees’ Health Benefits Program, which covers qualified local education employees, retirees, and eligible dependents, would cover compounded medication prescriptions. Sutor and his conspirators entered into an agreement under which Company 1 would receive a percentage of the amounts paid to compounding pharmacies for prescriptions secured by Sutor and his conspirators. Sutor and his conspirators then recruited public employees, offered them hundreds of dollars per month, and persuaded them to agree to obtain prescription compounded medications without any examination by a medical professional to indicate that the medications were medically necessary. Sutor would obtain insurance and personal information from the public employees and give that information to conspirators. Company 1 would receive a percentage of the amounts paid on these fraudulent prescriptions, which Sutor and others would share. According to the information, Sutor and his conspirators caused New Jersey to pay over $2 million in fraudulent claims for compounded medications for public employees. Sutor received $335,552 in gross proceeds for his role in the scheme. As part of his plea agreement, Sutor must forfeit these criminal proceeds and pay restitution of at least $2,682,708. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Sentencing is scheduled for July 17, 2019. U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited agents of the FBI’s Atlantic City Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark, IRS – Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge John R. Tafur in Newark, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, New York Region, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael C. Mikulka, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea. He also thanked the Division of Pensions and Financial Transactions in the State Attorney General’s Office, under the direction of Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Division Chief Eileen Schlindwein Den Bleyker, for its assistance in the investigation. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys R. David Walk, Jr. and Alyson M. Oswald of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Camden. Defense counsel: John Zarych Esq., Northfield, New Jersey
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-holder-announces-next-steps-address-concerns-regarding-city-ferguson-and-st.txt.gz
Attorney General Holder Announces Next Steps to Address Concerns Regarding the City of Ferguson and St. Louis County Police Departments Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Justice Department has launched two initiatives to address concerns about police services in the city of Ferguson and in St. Louis County, Missouri. First, in addition to the ongoing criminal civil rights investigation, the Civil Rights Division has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into allegations of unlawful policing by the City of Ferguson Police Department (FPD). Second, the Attorney General announced that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office has launched a Collaborative Reform Initiative with the St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD). “The Department of Justice is working across the nation to ensure that the criminal justice system is fair, constitutional and free of bias,” said Attorney General Holder. “The interventions in Missouri are an important part of that commitment. While there is much work left to do, we feel confident that there are solutions to any issues we find and that community trust in law enforcement can be restored and maintained. Ferguson and St. Louis County are not the first places that we have become engaged to ensure fair and equitable policing and they will not be the last. The Department of Justice will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that the Constitution has meaning for all communities.” The pattern or practice investigation will look at whether officers of the Ferguson Police Department have engaged in systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law. The investigation will focus on the Ferguson Police Department’s use of force, including deadly force; stops, searches and arrests; discriminatory policing; and treatment of detainees inside Ferguson’s city jail by Ferguson police officers. The department will consider all relevant information, particularly the efforts that FPD has undertaken to ensure compliance with federal law, and the experiences and views of the community. Over the past five fiscal years, the Civil Rights Division has opened over 20 pattern or practice investigations into police departments across the country, which is more than twice as many as were opened in the previous five fiscal years. The division is enforcing 14 agreements to reform law enforcement practices at agencies both large and small. These agreements have already resulted in tangible changes in these communities by ensuring constitutional policing, enhancing public safety and making the job of delivering police services safer and more effective. The investigation is being conducted by attorneys and staff from Civil Rights Division. They will be assisted by experienced law enforcement experts. The department encourages anyone wishing to provide relevant information to contact the department at 1-855-856-2132, or via email at community.ferguson@usdoj.gov . The COPS Collaborative Reform Technical Assistance process with the SLCPD is a voluntary process that will include an open, independent and objective assessment of key operational areas of the police department, such as training, use of force, handling mass demonstrations, stops, searches, arrests, and fair and impartial policing. The assessment will include the SLCPD police academy which trains officers for many police departments in the region, including the FPD. The findings of this assessment, and recommendations to address any deficiencies that it uncovers, will be provided in a public report and shared with the community. Additionally, SLCPD Chief Jon Belmar has requested that COPS conduct an after action report on the SLCPD’s response to the protests following the shooting of Michael Brown. The Collaborative Reform process is an initiative in which the COPS Office, in partnership with a designated technical assistance provider and subject matter experts, works with a law enforcement agency to assess an issue that affects police and community relationships. Grounded in the principles of constitutional policing and procedural justice, it is a means to organizational transformation through an analysis of policies, practices, training, and tactics around a specific issue that can jeopardize an agency’s legitimacy within its community. It is not a short term solution for a serious deficiency, but a long term strategy that identifies the issues within an agency that affect public trust and offers recommendations on how to improve the issue and enhance the relationship between the police and the community. The Collaborative Reform process was initially launched in 2011. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was the first agency to participate and complete the process, which resulted in the adoption of over 75 recommendations regarding the use of force. The COPS Office is currently working with the Philadelphia and Spokane police departments with this process. “Today we are launching a comprehensive review of the Ferguson Police Department to assess whether police practices are constitutional and fair in Ferguson,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran for the Civil Rights Division. “We are encouraged by the pledge of cooperation from Mayor Knowles and Chief Jackson, and we look forward to working with them as our process moves forward.” “The recent disturbances in Ferguson have revealed significant mistrust between the community and police agencies throughout the county, including the St. Louis County Police Department,” said COPS Director Davis. “The county has expressed a strong desire to take steps to create a relationship of trust and to ensure fairness and equity in its policing practices, and I applaud St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar for seeking technical assistance and agreeing to the Collaborative Reform process. The advancements that will be made through this effort will not only benefit the St. Louis county police department; they will serve as a model for all police agencies in the region and throughout the nation.” The department is also conducting in a thorough, fair and independent criminal investigation into the circumstances of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown on in Ferguson on Aug. 9, 2014. Although the department is working cooperatively with the local investigators, the federal investigation supplements, but does not supplant, the St. Louis County Police Department’s investigation into the shooting incident. The initiatives announced today are also separate from the ongoing current criminal investigations related to the death of Michael Brown. The Civil Rights Division has an ongoing, separate investigation of the St. Louis County Juvenile Court to determine whether it engages in patterns or practices of violations of young people’s rights. The section is assessing whether there are violations of due process, equal protection or access to counsel. Anyone wishing to provide information related to that investigation can email the department at Community.StLouis@usdoj.gov or call toll free 855-228-2151. The Justice Department has taken similar steps involving a variety of state and local law enforcement agencies, both large and small, in jurisdictions throughout the United States using its authority under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under Attorney General Holder’s leadership, more investigations have resulted in comprehensive, court-overseen agreements to fundamentally change the law enforcement agency’s police practices than in any other five-year period in the department’s history.
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Attorney General William P. Barr's summary of the Mueller report is scandalous -- for reasons that have little to do with "collusion." Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III nearly two years ago "to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election," as he put it then. Mueller's report, submitted to the Justice Department on Friday, is titled: "Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election." This was supposed to be the last word on Russian interference, a definitive investigation that would show the United States and the world, in detail, how it happened -- and, as a subsidiary question, whether Trump campaign officials were involved. But Barr kissed off the central charge of the investigation with a few paragraphs of summary material already in the public domain. He wrote that the "report outlines the Russian effort to influence the election and documents crimes committed by persons associated with the Russian government in connection with those efforts." But Barr's letter provides no such information. If Barr doesn't give a full public accounting, and soon, he will have squandered Mueller's heroic efforts and done a disservice to the national interest. The immediate reaction has been, predictably, a sandbox fight about whether Trump "colluded" with Moscow. "No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION," Trump tweeted. That's false: The probe explicitly didn't exonerate Trump, and the attorney general's letter doesn't mention "collusion," focusing on the high legal standard of conspiracy and not whether Trump's campaign sought Russian help, as it clearly did. But Trump is free to claim vindication. That's politics. The outrage is Barr has also made this a win for Moscow, which claims vindication despite indisputable Kremlin-committed crimes. That's unacceptable. "In short, Russia did not elect Trump," pro-Putin media personality Evgeny Popov tweeted in response to Barr. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman also asserted vindication, falsely stating, that "our country has not interfered in the domestic affairs of other countries." Alexey Pushkov, a Russian senator, crowed about Barr's findings, saying, "Democrats will still shout that there was a conspiracy. Conspiracy theory maniacs don't need facts." This is exactly why the world needs Mueller's facts. How can Barr betray what was always the central purpose of the investigation? I applauded the night Mueller was appointed because while "Democrats were often leaping to conclude that there was high-level collusion … nearly everybody had lost track of the most important issue: Russia, arguably our leading global adversary, had successfully interfered in a U.S. presidential election -- undermining confidence in our system of government -- and was ready to do it again." Post Tribune Barr's summary -- a news release addressed to lawmakers -- contained not one full sentence from the Mueller report. Barr seemed determined to exonerate, declaring Trump had not obstructed justice even though Mueller drew no conclusion. Barr's letter, though saying Mueller found no conspiracy, didn't address what we colloquially call collusion. As Trump himself helpfully informed us, "collusion is not a crime," and even his attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, claimed he "never said there was no collusion" between Russia and Trump's campaign. That Mueller found no conspiracy is a relief, sparing us the crisis of having a president who betrayed the country. Ironically, the probe ended where it began. The pretext for firing James B. Comey, which set everything in motion, was the former FBI director declining to charge Hillary Clinton but releasing "derogatory information" about her, detailing how "extremely careless" she was with classified information. Trump now occupies that same netherworld between guilt and innocence: "while this report does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him." Perhaps congressional investigations and spinoff cases by federal prosecutors in New York and Washington will add clarity. More likely, nobody's mind will change. Trump will be the same man of dubious integrity he was before Mueller indicted or procured guilty pleas from 34 people, including six prominent Trump advisers. Even if Barr squelches the report, Mueller's exercise had some benefit. The lurking prosecutor served as a check on Trump's excesses at a time before Democrats took control of the House. Mueller made it difficult, for example, for Trump to lift sanctions against Russia. But now Putin is using Barr's words to exculpate Russia, even as it prepares to sabotage our 2020 elections. And Trump, who famously can't "see any reason" to disbelieve Putin, isn't about to blow the whistle. Barr owes it to his country to let the world see exactly what Russia did. Dana Milbank is a columnist for the Washington Post.
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Attorney General William P. Barr Announces the Appointment and Swearing In of Peter McCoy as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- Attorney General William P. Barr announced today the appointment and swearing in of Peter M. McCoy, Jr. as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546. As Interim U.S. Attorney, McCoy is the chief federal law enforcement officer responsible for federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation involving the United States in the District of South Carolina. He supervises an office of approximately 62 Assistant United States Attorneys, 75 support staff, and 18 contract support staff, all of whom are responsible for prosecuting federal crimes affecting the district, including narcotics and firearms cases, gang violence, human trafficking, white-collar crime, securities fraud, public corruption, terrorism and civil rights violations. The office also defends the United States in civil cases and collects debts owed to the United States. “As a former prosecutor, I am honored to have been appointed as Interim U.S. Attorney for one of the greatest federal judicial districts in the country,” said McCoy. “I look forward to working with federal, state, and local partners to continue the important and excellent work of our office.” Before being sworn in as Interim U.S. Attorney, McCoy was a partner at McCoy and Stokes Law Firm. McCoy also served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and focused his legislative work on protecting children and keeping neighborhoods safe. A Charleston, S.C., resident and graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and Regent University Law School, McCoy spent more than five years as a criminal prosecutor in the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, handling thousands of crimes involving violence, guns, and drugs. As a legislator, McCoy was the lead sponsor of legislation requiring the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse as well as legislation establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for anyone who commits a crime while out on bond. He worked to pass statutes that ensure violent repeat criminal offenders do not remain out on bond if they continue to commit crimes. For more information about the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, please visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc. ##### The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.
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Attorney Who Twice Helped Obstruct Investigations Into $22 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison LOS ANGELES – A Santa Monica lawyer who was a partner at the Nixon Peabody law firm when he helped obstruct two separate investigations into an investment scheme that ultimately took $22 million from victims was sentenced this morning to 84 months in federal prison. Attorney David Tamman, 46, was sentenced by United States District Judge Phillip S. Gutierrez, who also ordered the defendant to pay a $2,500 fine. At today’s hearing, Judge Gutierrez said that, apart from the magnitude of the fraud Tamman helped cover up, the substantial sentence was warranted by the fact that the defendant lied to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and then compounded the matter by lying during his trial in 2012. Judge Gutierrez further indicated Tamman’s conduct was particularly troubling because he is a lawyer. Following a bench trial last year, Tamman was found guilty of 10 counts that included obstruction of justice, altering records in a federal investigation, and being an accessory after the fact to the fraud scheme. The evidence presented at the trial showed that Tamman conspired with John Farahi, who operated the Ponzi scheme, to obstruct an SEC investigation into the fraud scheme. Tamman, who was suspended from practicing law earlier this year by the California State Bar, served as outside counsel for Farahi’s investment company, Newpoint Investment Services. “Despite being a highly educated lawyer, defendant David Tamman has displayed a remarkable disrespect for the law and the legal system over the course of almost a decade,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing brief that stated Tamman altered documents that caused the National Association of Securities Dealers (which is now known as FINRA) to close an investigation in 2004, thereby enabling Farahi to continue bilking victims for another five years. Prosecutors said that in 2009, in response to an investigation being conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Tamman and Farahi altered and created securities offering documents and promissory notes, as well as lied to the SEC and Tamman’s colleagues. “But even after Farahi’s crimes were discovered, [Tamman] still did not stop obstructing justice,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo. “In 2011, [Tamman] began obstructing the grand jury’s investigation of his own crimes,” which included lying to federal investigators, giving “false testimony” at his trial last November, and lying to a Probation Officer who was preparing a pre-sentence report after he was found guilty. Farahi, a former investment fund manager and radio personality, was sentenced in March to 10 years in federal prison for running the $24+ million scheme (see http://www.justice.gov/usao/cac/Pressroom/2013/036.html). Farahi, who operated the Beverly Hills-based New Point Financial Services, Inc. and had a regular radio show on KIRN-AM, admitted bilking investors by falsely promising to purchase corporate bonds backed by the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The case against Farahi and Tamman is the result of an investigation by the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The SEC provided substantial assistance during the investigation. “Today justice was served for Tamman’s attempted massive cover-up of John Farahi’s multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme in which Farahi lied to investors and claimed that he was investing in safe, TARP-backed corporate bonds,’ said Christy Romero, Special Inspector General for TARP (SIGTARP). “Contrary to his claims, Farahi used investors’ funds to bankroll his lavish lifestyle and high-risk trading which resulted in heavy losses for investors and TARP banks. As Farahi’s attorney, Tamman was Farahi’s enabler, falsifying and backdating business documents to hide the fraud, and as a result, Tamman will spend the next seven years in federal prison. If you exploit TARP or otherwise help others defraud taxpayers’ TARP investments, you’ll be held accountable by SIGTARP and our law enforcement partners and be forced to answer for your transgressions.” The SEC filed a federal civil complaint alleging violations of the federal securities laws against Farahi and others in January 2010. The lawsuit alleged that Farahi and others conducted an unregistered offering fraud aimed at Iranian-Americans in the Los Angeles area (see: http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-3.htm). The SEC subsequently obtained a permanent injunction, as well as orders freezing Farahi’s and New Point’s assets and appointing a receiver over New Point Financial Services. Release No. 13-117
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Attorneys: Drop ex-MSU football staffer's lawsuit against Mark Dantonio, others LANSING – Attorneys say a former Michigan State University football employee's attempts to depose head coach Mark Dantonio have run him afoul of a state law that sealed records tied to a 2017 sexual assault case involving three former players. Defense attorneys for two MSU Police Department detectives say Curtis Blackwell Jr.'s attorneys released a full transcript of a deposition that gave detailed information on an investigation into a 2017 sexual assault complaint despite an agreement to not publish the document. Paul McCarthy, an attorney for the two detectives, said Blackwell's attorneys releasing the transcript warrants sanctions and potentially the dismissal of entire lawsuit. "It is indisputable that plaintiff glaringly and intentionally violated the stipulated agreement to keep detective Davis and Miller's depositions, and other information bearing on the police investigation, out of the public domain," McCarty said, in a Tuesday filing. A federal magistrate set an emergency hearing Tuesday on the motion. Curtis Blackwell accused of covering up sexual assault, lawsuit says The three players — Josh King, Donnie Corley and Demetric Vance — were kicked off the team after being charged with sexually assaulting a woman at the party. In a deal with the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office, they pleaded guilty to reduced charges of seduction and were sentenced to 36 months probation and ordered to undergo sex offender treatment. Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina gave the case against the three players Holmes Youthful Trainee Act status, meaning the records are sealed to the public. Players suspended:Three MSU football players suspended amid sexual assault investigation Players sentenced:3 former Michigan State football players sentenced to probation in sexual assault case Blackwell, a former director of college advancement and performance/camp director, left MSU in May 2017 after Dantonio let his contract expire. He filed a federal lawsuit last November against Dantonio, former MSU president Lou Anna Simon, former athletic director Mark Hollis and two members of the MSU Police, detectives Chad Davis and Sam Miller, alleging that he was wrongfully arrested and accused of covering up a sexual assault by the three football players. He is seeking at least $75,000 in damages, lost wages and other costs. Firing:Mark Dantonio: Ex-MSU player's sex assault case had no bearing on employee's firing Andrew Paterson, one of Blackwell's attorneys, filed the deposition as an exhibit to a motion that claimed officer Chad Davis' testimony during the deposition documents Dantonio's failure to follow university procedures for reporting sexual assault. During Davis' Sept. 24 deposition, the officer talked about the police investigation into a January 2017 sexual assault and about the suspects and other people with knowledge of the incident who were interviewed. Blackwell didn't document relevant evidence, attorney says Dantonio last month asked a judge to limit what Blackwell’s attorneys could ask about in a deposition. He sought to specifically bar questions about Auston Robertson, a former football player who reported a sexual assault involving three other players and was later convicted of sexual assault, and Larry Nassar, the former MSU sports medicine doctor who was exposed as a sexual predator and accused by hundreds of women and girls of assaulting them during medical treatments. Since Blackwell only needs to ask about why Dantonio didn't renew the contract, the coach’s attorneys say, any deposition should need only three and a half hours. Blackwell's attorneys have asked for seven hours, the maximum allowed under federal rules. They also want freedom to question Dantonio about anything and have asked a judge to help pin down a date for the deposition. Dantonio’s attorney said, in court filings, that Blackwell and his lawyers continue to raise “red herrings” but have failed to document evidence relevant to the claims in his lawsuit. “There was not and could not be any causal connections between plaintiff’s assertion 5th Amendment and Dantonio’s later decision to not further extend plaintiff’s contract,” Thomas Kienbaum, Dantonio’s attorney, said in filings. MSU coach followed protocol for reporting sex assault, attorney says When Robertson met with Dantonio in January 2017, Blackwell claims the coach did not follow proper sexual assault reporting procedures. Dantonio, at the time of the 2017 sexual assault, was required to notify both the Office of Institutional Equity and MSU Police Department. Davis said Dantonio spoke with Robertson, notified the Office of Institutional Equity and that office told the coach it would pass the information to police. “Mark Dantonio did not physically pick up a phone and call the MSU Police Department. He had knowledge that somebody was doing that for him, fulfilling his obligation,” Davis said during the deposition. “There was no, there was no lack of transparency of reporting it to both parties.” Kienbaum said Dantonio met the reporting requirements, but Blackwell did not. He said both the university-sanctioned Jones Day report and an NCAA investigation cleared the coach of violating any policy. “Plaintiff did not make the mandatory report to the OIE about what he had heard from Robertson and plaintiff instead launched his owner personal investigation of the incident, which led to his arrest,” Kienbaum said. Contact reporter Craig Lyons at 517-377-1047 or calyons@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @craigalyons.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/co/news/2008/August08/8_22c_08.html.txt.gz
August 22, 2008 DENVER MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CRACK COCAINE DISTRIBUTION NEAR SCHOOL, CARRYING A FIREARM, AND WITNESS TAMPERING DENVER – Timothy Cassius, aka “The Almighty Dollar,” age 38, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to serve 360 months (30 years) in federal prison for crack cocaine distribution within 1,000 feet of a school, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, being a felon in possession, and conspiracy to witness tamper and witness tampering. Cassius was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn on August 7, 2008. The Judgment and Commitment order was handed down on by Judge Blackburn August 19, 2008. The defendant was first charged by Criminal Complaint on June 15, 2006. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 12, 2006. Cassius was found guilty on November 6, 2007 of the charges listed above following a seven day jury trial. According to the indictment as well as the facts presented during trial, on June 14, 2006, Timothy Cassius possessed with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of crack cocaine, and that the defendant was operating within 1,000 feet of Clayton College in Denver. Further, the jury found that Cassius carried a Hi-Point model C 9mm semi-automatic pistol during and in relation to the drug trafficking crime, and that he was a convicted felon while possessing the firearm. Lastly, the jury found that the defendant conspired, and attempted to corruptly influence the testimony of witnesses during a federal criminal trial. The jury found Cassius not guilty of another witness tampering charge. “Deal crack near a school, tamper with witnesses, go to prison,” said U.S. Attorney Troy Eid. “The investigation, trial and subsequent sentencing, of Cassius is the direct result of a comprehensive investigative strategy to target the most violent criminals within the community which is ATF's core mission,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Dick Chase. “Our success in this investigation is the direct result of a progressive and effective partnership with the Denver Police Department and the United States Attorney's Office.” This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Denver Police Department. Cassius was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Barrett. ####
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https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northernvalley/police-fire/roommates-running-cocaine-ring-arrested-in-central-jersey-prosecutor/838325/.txt.gz
Authorities in Central Jersey dismantled a cocaine distribution ring, leading to three arrests, police said. Christian Duarte, 44, Fernando Villa, 35, and David Hernandez-Garcia, 22, all of Elizabeth Street, in South Bound Brook, were arrested on various drug and distribution charges, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Duarte was arrested outside of his home during the ongoing investigation on Wednesday, June 29, and found with approximately 2.5 ounces of cocaine, McDonald said. Detectives obtained a Superior Court ordered search warrant for the Elizabeth Street residence, where 41 grams of cocaine and packaging material were seized, police said. The investigation revealed that David Hernandez-Garcia and Fernando Villa also lived in the home. Hernandez-Garcia was inside the home and placed under arrest, while Villa was arrested on Tuesday, July 12 around1 p.m. near Main Street in South Bound Brook, authorities said. Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-restaurant-manager-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-for-enslaving-and-torturing-black-employee/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i.txt.gz
A white restaurant manager in South Carolina was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week after pleading guilty in 2018 to enslaving a black employee with an intellectual disability. Prosecutors said Bobby Paul Edwards admitted to using violence, threats, isolation and intimidation to force employee John Christopher Smith to work as a cook at J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, for more than 100 hours a week without pay between 2009 and 2014. According to the Justice Department, Edwards, 54, pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one count of forced labor. On Wednesday, the former manager was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay Smith nearly $273,000 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge R. Bryan Harwell, the Justice Department said in a statement. "It is almost inconceivable that instances of forced labor endure in this country to this day – a century and a half after the Emancipation Proclamation," said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. "The Department of Justice will continue to investigate, prosecute, and convict human traffickers involved in forced labor, seeking justice on behalf of their victims." Court documents describe beatings with a belt, choking, slapping, punching with a closed fist and burning with tongs used in hot grease. In one instance, Edwards allegedly hit Smith with objects including a frying pan, to the point that he was so weak he needed to be carried home. Smith has been diagnosed with delayed cognitive development, but had worked at the restaurant for years before Edwards started in 2008. In a lawsuit against Edwards and the owner of the restaurant, who is Edwards' brother, Smith said he wasn't paid or given time off or benefits. "For stealing his victim's freedom and wages, Mr. Edwards has earned every day of his sentence," said U.S. Attorney Sherri A. Lydon for the District of South Carolina. "The U.S. Attorney's Office will not tolerate forced or exploitative labor in South Carolina, and we are grateful to the watchful citizen and our partners in law enforcement who put a stop to this particularly cruel violence."
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ct/Press2012/20120202-1.html.txt.gz
BAKERY OWNER WHO EMPLOYED ALIENS IS SENTENCED David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY DiBENEDETTO, 65, of North Branford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to three years of probation for employing aliens at his business. Judge Kravitz also ordered DiBENEDETTO to perform 150 hours of community service. According to court documents and statements made in court, DiBENEDETTO owns and operates Rocco’s Bakery, with locations in New Haven and Meriden. From approximately 2000 through May 2008, DiBENEDETTO employed at least 10 individuals at his bakeries knowing that they were in the country unlawfully and were not authorized to work. Judge Kravitz will schedule a hearing within 30 days to determine if DiBENEDETTO will be required to forfeit any assets or a money judgment in lieu of property, and pay restitution. On January 26, 2011, DiBENEDETTO pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful employment of aliens. PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Tom Carson (203) 821-3722 thomas.carson@usdoj.gov
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island. Taiwan has called Beijing's claim to the self-governing democracy “wishful thinking" and launched its own military exercises. Taiwan’s “collusion with external forces to seek independence and provocation will only accelerate their own demise and push Taiwan into the abyss of disaster,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing. “Their pursuit of Taiwan independence will never succeed, and any attempt to sell the national interest will be met with a complete failure," Wang told reporters. China’s attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese public and advertise its strategy for blockading and potentially invading the island was nominally prompted by a visit to Taipei last week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. People are also reading… The U.S., Japan and allies have denounced the exercises, with the Group of Seven industrialized nations issuing a statement at a recent meeting expressing its concern. On Wednesday, Britain’s government summoned Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang to the Foreign Office to demand an explanation of ”Beijing’s aggressive and wide-ranging escalation against Taiwan.” Taiwan says Beijing used Pelosi's visit as a pretext to raise the stakes in its feud with Taipei, firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait and over the island into the Pacific Ocean. China also sent planes and ships across the midline in the strait that has long been a buffer between the sides, which separated amid civil war in 1949. In a lengthy policy statement on Taiwan issued Wednesday, China distorted the historical record, including the United Nations' 1972 resolution that transferred the China seat on the Security Council from Taipei to Beijing, Taiwan's Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council said. The Chinese statement also discarded a pledge not to send troops or government officials to Taiwan that was contained in previous statements. The U.N. resolution makes no mention of Taiwan's status, although China regards it as a foundational document proclaiming the Communist Party's right to control over the island. The Taiwanese council's statement said China was orchestrating its moves against Taiwan ahead of the ruling Communist Party's 20th National Congress to be held later this year. President and party leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term at the conclave, after leading a relentless crackdown on political figures accused of corruption, human rights activists and civil society groups. Xi's suppression of free speech and political opposition in Hong Kong was also seen as a factor behind Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen winning a second term in 2020. China says it plans to annex Taiwan under the “one country, two systems” format applied in Hong Kong, which critics say has been undermined by a sweeping national security law that asserts Beijing's control over speech and political participation. The concept has been thoroughly rejected in Taiwanese public opinion polls in which respondents have overwhelmingly favored the status-quo of de-facto independence. The Chinese statement is “full of wishful thinking, and ignores the facts," the Mainland Affairs Council said in its press release. The “crude and clumsy political operations by the Beijing authorities further highlight its arrogant thinking pattern of attempting to use force to invade and destroy the Taiwan Strait and regional peace," the release said. “The authorities in Beijing deceive themselves. We warn the Beijing authorities to immediately stop threatening Taiwan with force and spreading false information," it said. Taiwan placed its military under high alert during the Chinese drills but took no direct countermeasures. It held artillery drills off its southwestern coast facing China that ran through Thursday, illustrating the challenges the People's Liberation Army would face were it to launch an invasion across the strait. This story corrects that the 1972 U.N. resolution transferred the China seat on the Security Council from Taipei to Beijing, not from Beijing to Taipei.
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https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2021/05/03/idaho-intern-faced-overwhelming-hassle-after-rape-report/.txt.gz
BOISE, Idaho – The harassment began soon after a report by a 19-year-old intern, who alleged an Idaho lawmaker raped her, became public. One state representative sought a copy of the police report and made inquiries into how the young woman herself could be referred for criminal charges for reporting the alleged rape. Another shared links to a far-right blog post that included the intern’s name, photo and personal details about her life with thousands of people in a newsletter and on social media. And members of a far-right, anti-government activist group tried to follow and harass the young woman after she was called to testify in a legislative public ethics hearing. “I can take criticism. I can take people laying out their opinion on me,” the intern told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday evening. “But this, it’s just overwhelming.” The AP doesn’t name people who report sexual assault unless they agree to be publicly named. The intern asked to use the name “Jane Doe,” which is the name she testified under during a legislative ethics committee hearing last week. The investigation into then-Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican from Lewiston, underscores why many alleged sex crimes go unreported. While the #MeToo movement made it clear that sexual harassment and assault remains a widespread problem, survivors can face stigma and disbelief when they come forward. About three out of every four sexual assaults go unreported, according to the Rape and Incest National Network. And data from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that as many as one-fifth of sexual violence survivors who chose not to report their crimes to police cited the fear of retaliation as a primary reason. The Idaho probe began in March after the intern reported that the lawmaker raped her in his apartment after they went to a Boise restaurant. Von Ehlinger has denied all wrongdoing and maintains they had consensual sex. The Boise Police Department is investigating. A legislative ethics committee voted unanimously last week that Von Ehlinger engaged in “conduct unbecoming” a lawmaker. He resigned before the full House could vote on whether to remove him from office. But the harassment faced by Doe did not stop. Members of the far-right are still attacking, some calling her disparaging names and posting her photo. “You know that photo everyone is posting? I’m 12 years old in that photo. I’m not even a teenager in that photo, and they’re sharing it calling me nasty,” Doe said. “But the truth cannot be altered.” Doe first began working in the Idaho Statehouse a year ago, helping with legislative committees under the Legislature’s high school “page” program. She came back this year as an intern, hoping to prepare for a future career in government. She said she agreed to von Ehlinger’s dinner invitation because she was hoping to network and was excited to go to a restaurant that cost far more than what she could afford on her near-minimum wage salary. After dinner, von Ehlinger brought her back to his apartment rather than her car because he said he’d forgotten something. Once there, Doe said, he pinned her down and forced her to perform oral sex, despite the fact that she said “no” in several ways and froze. Doe is petite, and von Ehlinger is bigger, she said. “He has a collection of guns. Fight or flight was never an option,” she said. During the alleged sexual assult, Doe said she tried to focus on something else. “I got fixated on his curtains because they were bright red — I named them 'American red' in my head, because it was bright like the stripes in the flag,” she said. “I just stared at it ... I will never forget how disgusting I felt.” She reported the incident two days later. Next came forensic exams, reports to the Idaho attorney general and interviews with the ethics committee. The committee eventually announced a public hearing would be held, making Doe’s complaint public on April 16. Within hours, von Ehlinger's supporters began publicizing Doe’s identity. One of his attorneys released a letter to the media that included Doe’s real name. Two far-right websites posted Doe’s name and details about her life, and one included her photo. “I respected them enough not to keep it a secret,” Doe said of von Ehlinger’s fellow lawmakers, "and they destroyed me." Rep. Priscilla Giddings, a Republican from the tiny community of White Bird, shared the link with Doe’s name and photo in a newsletter to constituents and said the allegations were nothing more than a “liberal smear job.” She also shared the blog post with thousands of followers on social media, making the intern’s identity widely known. Giddings has not responded to repeated requests for comment from the AP. Rep. Heather Scott, a Republican from the community of Blanchard, filed a public record request with the city of Boise seeking a copy of the young woman's police report. Scott approached Rep. Melissa Wintrow, a Democrat from Boise, to ask about how a person who files a false police report alleging sexual assault could be charged. Wintrow is a board member for the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, which is representing Jane Doe. Scott refused to answer questions from the AP and sent one comment in a short email. “I dont (sic) think you have your facts straight,” Scott wrote on April 27. Doe didn’t know her identity had been made public until her next shift at the Statehouse. Right away she could tell the mood around her was different. “The secretaries let me know that Giddings had done that and they were showing me the article,” Doe said, “and my life is crashing before my eyes.” She kept showing up for work — partly because the ethics committee told her she needed to be available, she said. But she felt like she was under a magnifying glass. Lawyers with the attorney general’s office questioned her about her movements around the Statehouse. When she tried to ask the governor for a photo — she’d hoped to collect one for every year she served in the Capitol building — staffers assumed she just wanted to complain, Doe said. “Nobody had the humanity to even look me in the eye, like I brought shame,” she said. “They made it seem as if everything I do is suspicious.” Being called to testify publicly at the ethics hearing compounded the pain. She’d already testified in private, only to be stopped when she began the difficult process of describing the alleged rape by a committee member who said it might make both Doe and the committee uncomfortable. “I was so upset by that,” Doe said. Doe was shielded from public view during the hearing, and the committee warned everyone her identity should stay private. As Doe left the hearing, some onlookers who were there in support of von Ehlinger rushed out to try to film her. Boise resident Karen Smith, herself a former Statehouse intern who attended the ethics hearing to support Doe, heard the intern screaming in the hallway after she was accosted. “I thought, ‘Oh no, somebody needs to maybe go help,’” Smith said. When Smith found the group, Doe was curled up in a ball on the floor as her legal team tried to shield her with umbrellas. The onlookers were trying to get close to the young woman to videotape her and take photos. Smith and another person tried to block the onlookers from getting close to Doe, she said. “There were like eight policeman there, state police, but they were watching and not doing anything and they said, ‘We’re not allowed to take sides.’ So we kept at it,” Smith said. Security footage obtained by Idaho Public Television's Idaho Reports on Tuesday showed one state trooper standing in a way that helped shield Doe from onlookers. Another officer appeared to talk to the people in the hall while other officers stood off to the side. Eventually, the officers escorted Doe out of the building. Though the ethics investigation was not a criminal investigation, criminal trials do provide some guidance for situations like this one where emotions can be expected to run high, said former U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson. “You have to anticipate what are the risks to this person,” Olson said in a phone interview last week, and take steps including private entrances and exits for witnesses and warning people against retaliating in any way. “The court always makes it clear that among the worst things you could ever do is try to harass or intimidate a witness,” Olson said. The alleged rape, harassment and the hearing all made one thing clear, Doe said. She won’t stop fighting until she’s sure the Statehouse has policies in place to prevent anyone else from experiencing the same pain she endured. “This has all been pushed at me against my will after my repeated attempts at ‘No,'” she said. “But I’m taking my voice back. It’s mine, it’s not theirs.”
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https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/aaron-hernandez-fiancee-shayanna-jenkins-interview-netflix/.txt.gz
BOSTON (AP) — The fiancee of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez spoke publicly for the first time since the release of a documentary series examining his life more than two years after he killed himself in his prison cell. Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, said she was unaware that the late New England Patriots tight end was bisexual in an interview with "Good Morning America" Wednesday morning. Jenkins said she "would not have loved him differently" if he had told her. "Although I have a child with Aaron, I still can't tell you how he was feeling inside," Jenkins said. "No one can." Hernandez killed himself in 2017 while serving a life sentenced for murdering his friend, Odin Lloyd, in 2013. He had been acquitted of most charges in a separate double murder case just a few days before his death. After his death, doctors found Hernandez had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to head trauma. CTE, which can be diagnosed only after death, has been found in more than 100 former NFL players and in dozens more athletes and members of the military who have been exposed to repetitive head trauma. The disease can lead to memory loss, depression and even suicide. (© Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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https://www.kens5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/trump-administration-rescinds-rule-on-foreign-students/507-88ac241f-4a01-4713-918a-cd58c935b559.txt.gz
BOSTON — The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The schools argued that the policy was created unlawfully and that it contradicts previous guidance from federal immigration officials. The colleges were planning to ask the court to block the rule at least temporarily. Under the policy, international students in the U.S. would have been forbidden from taking all of their courses online this fall. New visas would have not be issued to students at schools planning to provide all classes online, which includes Harvard. Students already in the U.S. would have faced deportation if they didn’t transfer schools or leave the country voluntarily. The rule created a dilemma for thousands of foreign students who stayed in the U.S. after their colleges shifted to remote learning last spring. As part of the policy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had told colleges to notify the agency no later than Wednesday if they plan to hold all classes online this fall. Other colleges would have until Aug. 1 to share their fall plans with ICE. The case is being heard by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, who was nominated to the court in 2014 by former President Barack Obama. The policy has drawn sharp backlash from higher education institutions, with more than 200 signing court briefs supporting the challenge by Harvard and MIT. Colleges say the policy puts students’ safety at risk and hurts schools financially. At least seven other suits have been filed by schools and states opposing the policy. Immigration officials issued the policy last week, reversing earlier guidance from March 13 telling colleges that limits around online education would be suspended during the pandemic. University leaders believe the rule is part of President Donald Trump’s effort to pressure the nation’s schools and colleges to reopen this fall even as new virus cases rise. Harvard and MIT argue that immigration officials violated procedural rules by issuing the guidance without justification and without allowing the public to respond. They also argue that the policy contradicts ICE’s March 13 directive telling schools that existing limits on online education would be suspended “for the duration of the emergency.” The suit notes that Trump’s national emergency declaration has not been rescinded and that virus cases are spiking in some regions. Immigration officials, however, say they told colleges all along that any guidance prompted by the pandemic was subject to change. They say the rule is consistent with existing law barring international students from taking classes entirely online. Federal officials say they are providing leniency by allowing students to keep their visas even if they study online from abroad this fall.
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https://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/boulder-shooting-bramble-hare/?amp.txt.gz
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The suspect and the victim in a fatal Boulder late-night shooting argued over a restaurant bill right before a fight broke out, according to newly released police documents. Investigators say Louis Sebastian, 33, had been invited to the same party Sunday night as the victim, Chris King, 49. Both men were allegedly interested in dating the woman who was throwing the party, and King’s invitation to the party was sent in a text the host says she sent accidentally. Attendees of the party went to a restaurant just off the Pearl Street Mall afterwards — Bramble & Hare — and when the bill arrived the group was $100 short on the bill. That prompted an argument between Sebastian and King, who went outside the restaurant. That’s when the shooting happened. The two men came back inside after the violence broke out and the chef, a former Marine, then detained Sebastian and was helped by others as they held him until police arrived. He now being held without bail and is facing first degree murder charges. At least one bullet holes could be seen in the front door of the restaurant on Monday.
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https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/fairfield/news/shelton-chef-found-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-road-rage-death-on-route-825/728567/.txt.gz
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A jury Thursday found a chef from Shelton guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of a Bridgeport man during a road rage dispute nearly three years ago, according to the Connecticut Post. But Tony Espiinal, 39, was found not guilty of murder in the death of Bryant Kelly, 27, in a confrontation on the Route 8/25 Connector at 11:30 p.m. Dec. 18, 2014, the Post said. Espinal could face up to 10 years in prison when sentenced Jan. 19, the Connecticut Post said. During a 911 call from the accident scene near Exit 5, police could hear the two men argue and then scuffle, the Post said. Espinal said he was being pushed and punched, and the dispatcher told him to wait for police, the Post said. State police troopers found Kelly lying on the ground by his car with puncture wounds to his arm and chest, the Post said. He died about an hour later at St. Vincent's Medical Center. At trial, Espinal said he got out of his car to take a photo of Kelly’s license plate but said Kelly punched him, the Post said. Fearing for his life, Espinal said he pulled a folding knife from his pocket and jabbed at Kelly but did not realize he had stabbed him, the Post said. Click here for the story at the Connecticut Post. Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) \u2014 Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery on a residential street acted out of \u201cpent-up racial anger\u201d and should be convicted of hate crimes, a federal prosecutor told a jury Monday. Defense attorneys argued that the Black man was fatally shot in self-defense and had acted suspiciously during prior trips to the neighborhood. The jury of eight white people, three Black people and one Hispanic person adjourned without a verdict Monday evening after deliberating about for about three hours following closing legal arguments in U.S. District Court. Verdicts on hate crime charges rest not on whether the pursuit and shooting were justified, but whether they were motivated by racism. The jury was to resume deliberations Tuesday morning. The trial, which began a week ago, has been taking place simultaneously with that of three former Minneapolis police officers who have been charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd. Floyd died on May 25, 2020, when then-officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground and pressed a knee to his neck for what authorities say was 9 1\/2 minutes. Defense attorneys for the third officer rested their case Monday, paving the way for closing arguments. In Georgia, prosecutor Christopher Perras argued that Travis McMichael \u201cwas just looking for a reason\u201d to hurt a Black person when the 25-year-old Arbery jogged past his home on a Sunday afternoon. Perras cited a slew of racist comments and videos the defendant had posted online. And when McMichael, his father and a neighbor began chasing Arbery, they had no evidence he had done anything wrong, but they assumed he had because he was Black, Perras said. When McMichael\u2019s father, Greg McMichael, saw Arbery jogging down the street, \u201che didn\u2019t grab his phone and call police,\u201d Perras said. \u201cHe called his son and grabbed his gun.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s a big difference between being vigilant and being a vigilante,\u201d said Perras, later adding: \u201cIt\u2019s important for you to understand the full depth of the defendants\u2019 racial hatred.\u201d Defense attorneys insisted past racist statements by their clients offered no proof that they targeted Arbery because of his race. They urged the jury to set aside emotions when deciding the case. \u201cIt's natural for you to want retribution or revenge," said Pete Theodocion, Bryan's attorney. \u201cBut we have to elevate ourselves ... even if it's the tough thing.\u201d It\u2019s been nearly two years since Arbery fell dead from two shotgun blasts on Feb. 23, 2020, after a five-minute chase through the Satilla Shores subdivision just outside the port city of Brunswick. The slaying was captured in a graphic cellphone video that sparked outrage far beyond Georgia. Basic facts of the case aren\u2019t disputed. The McMichaels armed themselves and chased Arbery in a pickup truck after he was spotted running past their home on a Sunday afternoon. A neighbor, William \u201cRoddie\u201d Bryan, joined the pursuit in his own truck and recorded the video of Travis McMichael firing the fatal shots at point-blank range. Travis McMichael's attorney, Amy Lee Copeland, told the jury prosecutors presented no evidence that he \u201cever spoke to anyone about Mr. Arbery's death in racial terms\u201d or committed prior acts of racial violence. Copeland noted the McMichaels pursued Arbery because they recognized him from videos recorded by security cameras inside a neighboring home under construction, which Arbery had entered at night four times in the months before the shooting. She said the behavior was suspicious, though there was no evidence Arbery had stolen anything. As for the shooting, Copeland said it was \u201cbased on self-defense,\u201d with Travis McMichael opening fire after Arbery tried to grab his shotgun. \u201cMr. Arbery tried to wrestle the gun out of Travis McMichael's hand," Copeland said. \u201cYou can see the struggle on the recording.\u201d The McMichaels and Bryan were all convicted of murder last fall in a Georgia state court. The U.S. Justice Department charged them separately in federal court with hate crimes, alleging that all three men violated Arbery's civil rights and targeted him because he's Black. They are also charged with attempted kidnapping, and the McMichaels face counts of using guns in the commission of a crime. Regardless of the outcome of the hate crimes case, the McMichaels have been sentenced to life in prison without parole for their murder convictions. Bryan also received a life sentence, with parole possible only after he's served at least 30 years. Legal experts have said that it's tougher to prove hate crimes than it is the crime of murder. The McMichaels and Bryan have all pleaded not guilty to the hate crimes. Defense attorneys insisted the trio pursued Arbery based on an earnest, though erroneous, suspicion that he had committed crimes in their neighborhood. Greg McMichael told police he recognized Arbery from security camera videos from the neighboring construction site as he came running out of the same unfinished house the day of the shooting. Greg McMichael\u2019s attorney, A.J. Balbo, said Monday that his client had previously confronted a white person he suspected of possibly committing crimes in the area. Balbo said his client didn\u2019t chase Arbery because he was a Black man, but because he was \u201cTHE man\u201d from the security videos. Those videos showed Arbery taking nothing from the construction site. An officer told the McMichaels there was no evidence of him stealing. Bryan, who knew nothing of the security footage, told investigators he assumed Arbery had done something wrong when he ran past Bryan's house with the McMichaels in pursuit. Theodocion argued it was \u201centirely reasonable\u201d for his client to assume that a truck he recognized as belonging to someone in the neighborhood was chasing Arbery because he had done something wrong. He said the chase and Bryan's participation in it \u201cwould have happened regardless of race, based on the circumstances." FBI agents uncovered roughly two dozen racist text messages and social media posts from the McMichaels and Bryan in the years and months preceding the shooting. In 2018, Travis McMichael commented on a Facebook video of a Black man playing a prank on a white person: \u201cI\u2019d kill that f----ing n----r.\u201d Greg McMichael had posted a Facebook meme saying white Irish \u201cslaves\u201d were treated worse than any race in U.S. history. And for several years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bryan wrote messages in which he mocked the holiday honoring the civil rights leader. Some witnesses testified they heard the McMichaels' racist statements firsthand. A woman who served under Travis McMichael in the U.S. Coast Guard a decade ago said he made crude sexual jokes after learning she had dated a Black man and called her \u201cn\u2014\u2014r lover.\u201d Another woman testified Greg McMichael had ranted angrily in 2015 when she remarked on the death of civil rights activist Julian Bond, saying, \u201cAll those Blacks are nothing but trouble.\u201d
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-business-owner-indicted-federal-charges-conspiracy-set-fire-his-business-order.txt.gz
Baltimore Business Owner Indicted on Federal Charges for a Conspiracy to Set Fire to His Business In Order to Obtain Insurance Proceeds Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Demetrios Stavrakis, a/k/a Jimmy, age 53, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, for an arson conspiracy to allegedly damage his business by setting it on fire in order to obtain insurance proceeds. The indictment was returned on March 28, 2019 and unsealed today. Stavrakis was arrested and had his initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner ordered Stavrakis to be released under the supervision of U.S. Pretrial Services pending trial. The indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge Rob Cekada of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division; Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci; and Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police Department. The four-count indictment alleges that beginning in July 2015, Stavrakis engaged in a conspiracy to set fire to commercial property he owned in the 200 block of Haven Street in Baltimore, in order to collect insurance proceeds on the property. According to the indictment, on July 28, 2015, just before 6 p.m., Stavrakis used adhesive tape to defeat one of the security features on the front door of the building so that the person or persons setting the fire could enter the building. According to the indictment, very early the next morning, someone disarmed the alarms inside the building by entering the four-digit codes for the alarms. Between 12:25 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., the office area of the warehouse was set on fire by using Methyl Ethyl Ketone, a flammable liquid used as a cleaning agent. The fire destroyed the office area and damaged a portion of the ceiling directly above the area. Later on July 29, 2015, Stavrakis contacted a public adjuster firm that his company had previously retained to notify them of the fire and to request their assistance in filing claims with the insurance company. From July 29, 2015 through August 5, 2016, the adjusters, acting on behalf of Stavrakis and his companies, submitted false insurance claims totaling over $21 million. The insurance company paid a total of approximately $15,081,435. Of that amount, the indictment alleges that approximately $8,762,037 was used to purchase new machinery, purchase parts inventory, restore the building, and for other business expenses. In addition, insurance proceeds were allegedly transferred or used for other expenses, including, $600,000 which was transferred to an account in the name of Stavrakis’s wife, after which additional monthly payments of approximately $6,000 followed; approximately $98,499.20 used to purchase a 2016 Mercedes-Benz GL 550, titled and registered to Stavrakis; and approximately $25,500 used to purchase a 2016 Harley-Davidson Street Glide motorcycle. If convicted, Stavrakis faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison for the arson conspiracy and for malicious destruction of property by fire; a mandatory 10 years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence imposed, for use of fire to commit a federal felony; and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for wire fraud. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceedings. United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the ATF, the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Judson T. Mihok, who is prosecuting the case. # # #
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https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-xpm-2012-03-06-bal-blog-alonsos-2012-videotaped-testing-integrity-message-20120305-story.html.txt.gz
Baltimore city schools CEO Andres Alonso has released his 2012 message to the district on testing integrity, as the school system gears up to begin administering the Maryland School Assessements to students in grades three through eight on March 12. A story on Monday outlined the district's efforts this year to continue its heightened scrutiny during the testing season, a measure Alonso began last year by hiring more than 200 external monitors to act as an extra set of eyes, ears and troubleshooters in schools giving the exams. Alonso took the extra steps to quell any doubt that the city's 2011 test scores were clean--overall scores dropped, deeply in some individual schools after the increased monitoring--amid ongoing confirmations that test tampering has occured during his tenure. The flurry of cheating scandals, three in two years, has seen at least one city school principal stripped of her teaching lesson and another currently going through a legal battle with the district to save their career. In this year's message to the district, found by clicking here, Alonso said there could be more city principals facing the same sanction, publicly acknowledged that he had testified in recent weeks in favor of stripping a principal of their teaching license just last week. He also said he will testify in another case of suspected test tampering. "If there is anybody that is thinking about any kind of gaming or irregularity, they'd better understand that their entire professional livelihood is on the line," Alonso said. "We're not talking about termination, I am not talking about a transfer. I am talking about, possibly losing a professional license." The schools chief also said in his message that cheating was the exception, and the vast majority of schools administer the assessments honestly and without issues. He also outlined all of the steps that schools can take to ensure there are no perceived or real improprieties. He also encouraged school leaders to contact the district in case of any questions, telling them, "if you have any doubt about what is acceptable or not, please call...it makes a difference whether I hear from you, or someone else." "This is so important that our kids achieve and that everybody in the city, the state, the nation and the world understands what our kids can do," he told the district. "Nothing is harder than this... but there is no place for dishonesty in our system. Those who believe that there is, are playing with their livelihoods. We are so on this." The schools chief began his video by opening with how important standardized test scores are, and what they have illustrated in the last four years. The school system administers the Stanford 10 tests to students in grades 1&2; MSAs to grades 3-8; and the High School Assessments, a state graduation requirement, to grades 9-12. "These tests together have shown tremendous progress in student achievement….they have pointed out the incredible potential of our students and the hardwork and commitment of you, and they suggest that your hard work, the reforms of recent years, are paying off," Alonso said. "They also serve to point out where we could be doing a better job of educating our kids," he continued. "As much as they're a measure of student achievement, these tests area powerful reality check, an accountability moment for us, the adults charged with ensuring our students' success at school." Meanwhile, the president of the city's principal union told the school board last week that he believes the outcome of an ongoing administrtive hearing will shed light on flaws in the district's process for investigating cheating claims, and its recent moves toward pay-for-performance. He also called for the system to hold off on 16 current investigations, the district had only publicized 12, pending the outcome of that hearing--suggesting that the union expects to be victorious. erica.green@baltsun.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/EricaLG
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/bath-man-charged-enticing-minor-online.txt.gz
Bath Man Charged With Enticing A Minor Online CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that William C. Read, 33, of Bath, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with online enticement of a minor, and distribution and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, Read utilized a social media application in an attempt to meet a nine-year-old child for sex. The defendant was intercepted by members of the New York State Police and Department of Homeland Security on October 1, 2018, while on his way to meet the child. At the time of his arrest, Read was found to be in possession of condoms and candy, which he intended to give to the child. The complaint also alleges that the defendant distributed and possessed images of child pornography from a cell phone in his possession. The defendant made an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Marian W. Payson, and is being held pending a detention hearing October 3, 2018. The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the New York State Police, under the direction of Major Eric Laughton, and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. # # # #
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Belgian Citizen Sentenced For Selling Counterfeit, Misbranded Drugs KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Manuel Calvelo, 37, a citizen of Belgium, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison on charges of operating an Internet pharmacy that sold misbranded and counterfeit drugs as well as controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. The court also ordered a forfeiture money judgment of more than $850,000 on the proceeds of the crime. Calvelo, who was arrested in Costa Rica and extradited to Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking. In his plea, he admitted that from 2005 to 2008 he and another man operated Web sites offering for sale without a prescription misbranded and counterfeit drugs to customers in the United States in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Calvelo’s Web sites offered for sale more than 40 prescription drugs including brand names Viagra, Depakote, Glucophage, Zoloft, Lipitor, Cialis, Xanax, Ativan and Klonopin. Controlled substances for sale from the Web site included Alprazolam (sold under the brand name Xanax), Lorazapam (Ativan) and Clonazepam (Klonopin). Under federal law, the crime of misbranding includes dispensing a prescription drug without a valid prescription from a licensed practitioner. “This investigation and today’s sentencing reflect the seriousness of importing counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceutical drugs into the United States,” said Patrick J. Holland, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations’ Kansas City Field Office. “We will continue to investigate and pursue this type of criminal activity and to ensure the safety of the pharmaceutical drug supply.” Calvelo’s Web sites included cheapestviagraworldwide.com, allcheapdrugs.com, allcheappills.com, cheapdrugspharmacy.com, allmedspharmacy.net, allnaturalpharmacy.com, horizonpharmacy.net, and trustgeneric.com. Calvelo’s Web sites accepted orders from buyers in the United States and elsewhere. He operated a customer service call center in the Philippines and issued payments to employees through wire transfers via Western Union in the Philippines, Costa Rica and the United States. He also received payments from customers via credit card processors in the Netherlands. From early in 2007 to early in 2008, Calvelo paid a company in Overland Park, Kan., for hosting his Web sites. In 2008, he transferred the hosting of some of the Web sites to a company in Columbus, Ohio. In 2007, an undercover agent from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations made purchases from Calvelo’s Web sites. The agent later contacted Calvelo through the Costa Rica Off-Shore Business Center posing as a pharmaceutical wholesaler in the United States seeking to establish an on-line pharmacy. In conversations with the agent via video conference calls on Skype, Calvelo admitted his role in the Internet pharmacy scheme and provided details of the operation. Co-defendant Jeffrey Westmoreland, 35, a citizen of Canada, is a fugitive. Grissom commended the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation, John Claud of the Justice Department’s Office of Consumer Protection Litigation and Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask for their work on the case. In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments filed merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.
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Bethel Park Man Pleads Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Scheme PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, May 2, 2010, that Michael Dokmanovich, a resident of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Wire Fraud conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. Dokmanovich, age 36, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Donetta Ambrose. In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway advised the court that Dokmanovich operated Brandy Financial Services Company, which was a mortgage broker company. Dokmanovich participated in a conspiracy in which he submitted loan documents to lenders that overstated the borrowers' financial condition, including their assets and income. The conspiracy also involved appraisals that overstated the true fair market values of the properties serving as collateral for the loans. In addition, the conspiracy involved fraudulent closings, in which the closing agent executed closing documents that falsely represented that the borrowers had made down payments associated with the purchases of the properties when the borrowers did not make down payments. Judge Ambrose scheduled sentencing for August 24, 2010. The law provides for a total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offense and the criminal history, if any, of the defendant. The Mortgage Fraud Task Force conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Dokmanovich. The Mortgage Fraud Task Force is comprised of investigators from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and others involved in the mortgage industry. Federal law enforcement agencies participating in the Mortgage Task Force include the United States Secret Service; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations; the United States Postal Inspection Service; and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General. Other Mortgage Fraud Task Force members include the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office; the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, Bureau of Consumer Protection; the Pennsylvania Department of Banking; the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation; and the United States Trustee's Office. Mortgage industry members with knowledge of fraudulent activity are encouraged to call the Mortgage Fraud Task Force at (412) 894‑7550. Consumers are encouraged to report suspected mortgage fraud by calling the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline at (800) 441‑2555.
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Big Biz Vs. Libertarians in the GOP Big business took a big loss in Virginia Tuesday, as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his seat to little-known Tea Party favorite David Brat, who had criticized Cantor for his business ties and pledged, “I will fight to end crony capitalist programs that benefit the rich and powerful.” Around the country, though, big business is devoting a surprising amount of effort to trying to defeat the small number of libertarian-minded members of Congress and state legislatures. Why, for instance, did big companies spend so much money to defeat a Republican Georgia legislator last month? Apparently Rep. Charles Gregory was just too libertarian for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the companies like Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, Georgia Power, and AT&T, who suddenly set up a the “Georgia Coalition for Job Growth” to oppose him and other tea party legislators. It’s not the only example this primary season. READ MORE Obama’s Democracy Promotion Fail In Kentucky, business leaders lobbied hard though unsuccessfully to persuade Steve Stevens, head of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, to run against Rep. Thomas Massie. Massie, a businessman himself, is a strong fiscal conservative, but some local business leaders don’t like what they see as his stand-off approach. A Washington business consultant has moved to northern California to challenge anti-earmarks Rep. Tom McClintock, because he “thinks representatives should deliver for folks back home,” in the words of a local reporter. READ MORE Did Cooter Beat Cantor? And that’s just it. It isn’t gay marriage or foreign policy that seems to annoy big and politically connected businesses. They just object that libertarian legislators don’t play the game, don’t bring home the bacon, and actually take seriously the limited government ideas that most Republicans only pay lip service to. In Michigan business leaders are funding financial consultant Brian Ellis’s primary challenge to Rep. Justin Amash. Since his election in the 2010 tea party wave, Amash has emerged as the most libertarian member of the House of Representatives. He’s second to McClintock on the National Taxpayers Union spending-vote ratings. He organized a bipartisan effort to rein in the National Security Agency that came within a few votes of passing the House. He heads the House Liberty Caucus. He Amash told the New York Times, “I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that’s what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty.” READ MORE Republicans Funereal After Cantor Loss So why wouldn’t Grand Rapids business leaders be proud to have such a widely admired young representative? They say they want a congressman who will work with others to “get things done.” Andrew Johnston, the political director of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, told the Wall Street Journal, "There is frustration among those who think his rigidity makes it difficult to move forward on legislation." He promised that Ellis "will have access to funds that will be helpful to his campaign." It’s not just local businessmen. Washington lobbyists are rallying around Ellis. He’s also put $400,000 of his own money into his campaign – in the form of loans, which can be paid back out of more lobbyists’ contributions if he wins the race. READ MORE Is Border Patrol Abusing Immigrant Kids? In an interview with the Weekly Standard, Ellis strikingly dismissed Amash’s principled, constitutional stand: “He’s got his explanations for why he’s voted, but I don’t really care. I’m a businessman, I look at the bottom line. If something is unconstitutional, we have a court system that looks at that.” Most members of Congress vote for unconstitutional bills. Few of them make it an explicit campaign promise. READ MORE Talking Student Debt With Obama As with all these libertarian-leaning officials, Amash has friends as well as enemies among the business community. Several members of Amway’s DeVos and Van Andel families have contributed to his re-election, and he remains popular with national free-market groups. “He’s the gold standard of principled constitutionalism in Congress,” Dean Clancy, then vice president of public policy at FreedomWorks, told The Hill newspaper. “We have heard that the K Street establishment wants to knock him off — and we intend to defend him punch-for-punch.” READ MORE One Down, 200 or So to Go Similarly, it was economic issues that led the big mules of Atlanta business to organize and take out Representative Rep. Gregory, a big fan of former presidential candidate Ron Paul. He wasn’t trying to legalize drugs or bring the troops home from Afghanistan. No, the ads and the special website that the Georgia Coalition for Job Growth ran accused him of voting against education spending and against an intrusive measure to require drug testing for food food-stamp applicants. The real issue is probably that he wouldn’t go along with pork-barrel projects that benefit business, such as taxpayer funding to help the Atlanta Braves move to Cobb County. One lobbyist involved in the business effort told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “We’re not going to let liberty Republicans throw business out of the Republican Party.” READ MORE Bergdahl’s Pre-Capture Writings Revealed It seems unlikely that a free-marketer like Gregory wants to “throw business out.” But he might want to persuade the Republican Party to stop supporting subsidies and sweetheart deals for $700 million businesses like the Braves. This clash between politically minded businessmen and free-market libertarians is an old one. Adam Smith wrote “The Wealth of Nations” to denounce mercantilism, the crony capitalism of his day. Milton Friedman wrote, “There’s a common misconception that people who are in favor of a free market are also in favor of everything that big business does. Nothing could be further from the truth.” READ MORE Cantor-Killer Unsure About Minimum Wage T. J. Rodgers, the outspoken CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, worries about the corrupting interplay between business and the Republican establishment: “The political scene in Washington is antithetical to the core values that drive our success in the international marketplace and risks converting entrepreneurs into statist businessmen….Republicans claim that their party stands for free markets, but they have proven [in the Bush years] to be as big spenders as are the Democrats.” That’s what the liberty movement is trying to change, and business leaders who try to purge libertarian-minded office holders just confirm their suspicions. Related from The Daily Beast Like us on Facebook - Follow us on Twitter - Sign up for The Cheat Sheet Newsletter
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https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/legislature-to-consider-bills-aimed-at-easing-exoneration-for-wrongly-convicted/article_30100c0d-b584-5d05-8ea4-01fb4a0e3fae.html.txt.gz
Bills aimed at easing exoneration for wrongly convicted people with new non-DNA evidence will be considered in the General Assembly this session and could again be controversial. The proposals were prompted in large part by the case of Thomas Haynesworth, an innocent man convicted in a series of 1984 attacks on women in Richmond and Henrico that new evidence strongly suggests were committed by a serial rapist. Although efforts to clear his name were backed by prosecutors and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Haynesworth won writs of actual innocence from the Virginia Court of Appeals by the narrowest of margins. A recent Hampton case in which Johnathan Montgomery was convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl who now admits she made the story up is expected to give momentum to amending the law this session. A bill introduced by state Del. David B. Albo, R-Fairfax, would explicitly allow the attorney general to introduce evidence of innocence, not just guilt, in non-DNA writ cases — as Cuccinelli did in Haynesworth’s case. People are also reading… It would also change the word “could,” to “would” in a key part of the current law: “that no rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Cuccinelli said Thursday that in appropriate cases, his office should be allowed to bring evidence of innocence to the court’s attention. “The attorney general’s role should be ... to pursue justice, not purely to defend convictions,” he said. “Thankfully, (the current law) didn’t stop us in the Haynesworth case. But that was 6-4 — that was as close as you can be to losing without actually losing,” he said. He said the intent of the proposed changes is to clarify the threshold that an innocent convict has to prove, and how they have to do it. “Not an easier standard but that the process would be a lot smoother and more understandable,” he said. Brandon L. Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, said Albo’s bill would provide “thoughtful, important, and much-needed changes to the writ of innocence standard in the commonwealth.” “The new language recognizes that no judge can pretend to be certain that no juror could find guilt; instead, a judge should ask whether it is plausible that jurors would convict despite new evidence of innocence,” he said. But even with those changes, Garrett said, Virginia would still have one of the more restrictive post-conviction laws in the country. “There is much work to be done to improve this statute,” he said. Shawn Armbrust, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, which represented Haynesworth, said that while the changes appear minimal, they are important. “I think these changes — particularly the ‘could’ to ‘would’ — are really significant and are really going to help innocent people,” said Armbrust. However, a key architect of the writ of actual innocence law, Ken Stolle, a former state senator and now the Virginia Beach sheriff, opposes changing the words “could” to would” and said he hopes the General Assembly will reject the amendment. “It really changes the intent of the bill, the initial writ of actual innocence,” said Stolle, also the former chairman of the Virginia State Crime Commission. The word, “could,” in Stolle’s view, means that appeals court judges must find the jury could not have found guilt in light of new evidence. Substituting “would” for “could” would allow the appeals court to substitute its judgment over the jury’s judgment. “I think it is huge mistake,” he said. Such a change might have led the appeals court to grant a writ of actual innocence in the Dustin Turner case, Stolle contends. Stolle said an intention of legislators when the writ law for non-biological evidence was enacted in 2004 was that a recantation of testimony would not be enough to win a writ. Juries must decide at the time of a trial whether a witness’s testimony is believable, said Stole. “Under a ‘would have’ clause, then a simple recantation would come into play, and I think it could reverse the outcomes of some decisions.” Turner and a fellow former Navy SEAL trainee, Billy Joe Brown, were convicted of the 1995 Virginia Beach slaying of a college student, each man implicating the other. In 2003 Brown changed his story and said that he alone committed the murder. The appeals court, and later the Virginia Supreme Court, refused to grant a writ of actual innocence to Turner. Armbrust disagreed with Stolle that the proposed change would have led to a different result in Turner’s case or in any other considered thus far. “We would have won a larger margin in Haynesworth ... but it would not have changed the others,” she said. The current laws allowing for writs of actual innocence were enacted in 2001, for new DNA evidence, and 2004 for non-DNA evidence as a means for getting around Virginia’s 21-day rule, one of the toughest in the country. The rule prohibits Virginia courts from considering new evidence of innocence if it is discovered more than 21 days after a case is final. Prior to then, innocent people had to rely on pardons from governors and not exoneration from a court. Four writs of actual innocence based on non-DNA evidence have been granted since 2004 — two concerned legal issues, and Haynesworth’s two, which were granted without explanation in a 6-4 vote. In many sexual assault cases, the primary, if not sole, evidence is the accuser’s testimony. And no writ has been granted in cases in which accusers recanted their trial testimony and said they lied against the accused. Stolle said the one certain thing about people who recant their testimony is that, at some point, they lied. The issue is when they lied — during the trial or afterward. But asked about the Montgomery case, Stolle said he believes that, “A recantation where the only evidence is the testimony that’s being recanted, then I think that reaches the level that is necessary for the writ of actual innocence.” A bill introduced by state Del. Joseph D. Morrissey, D-Henrico, would provide for changes other than those proposed by Albo and Cuccinelli. Among other things, Morrissey’s bill would allow a writ in cases where the new evidence, had it been available at trial, would have created reasonable doubt about guilt, as opposed to having to prove “that no rational trier of fact could have found proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” (804) 649-6340
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https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/07/05/bismarck-man-accused-exchanging-child-sexual-abuse-material-enters-not-guilty-plea/?outputType=amp.txt.gz
Bismarck man accused of exchanging child sexual abuse material enters not guilty plea Published: Jul. 5, 2022 at 6:49 PM CDT|Updated: 4 hours ago BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - A Bismarck man accused of possessing and exchanging child sexual abuse materials has pleaded not guilty to several felonies. Thirty-six-year-old Brett Rittenbach was arrested in May after a CyberTip led investigators to his IP address. Prosecutors say he had numerous sexually explicit images of children on his cell phone. He’s scheduled to face a jury in Sept. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. Copyright 2022 KFYR. All rights reserved.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blm-activist-deray-mckesson-sues-city-baton-rouge-mass-arrests-n623286.txt.gz
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson filed a class action lawsuit Thursday against the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for alleged excessive use of force by police after he and more than 100 other protesters were arrested for “simple obstruction of highway commerce” last month. McKesson’s arrest on July 9 was captured on a live-stream on Periscope after he had been protesting the police shooting death of Alton Sterling. McKesson was released from the East Baton Rouge Parish jail the next day, and the obstruction charges against McKesson and the other 100 protesters were later dropped. The lawsuit said it will seek damages for civil rights violations for the "unlawful mass arrests" made by the city’s police without probable cause. Some of the people arrested for highway obstruction were apprehended on sidewalks, the grass and residents' homes, the suit added. "Defendants employed unconstitutional tactics to disturb, disrupt, infringe upon and criminalize plaintiffs and class members’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly," the suit stated. The suit specifically identifies the city of Baton Rouge, the East Baton Rouge Parish, the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police and the city’s local chief of police and sheriff as the defendants of the case. The police were also criticized in the suit for reacting in a “militarized and aggressive manner” to protesters, including threats to non-violent protesters who had guns pointed directly at them by officers. The suit claims that plaintiffs are entitled to compensation for lost wages, bond expenses, administrative fees paid to the city and jail, court costs, and past and future lawyer fees to clear records of their arrests. The ACLU and local activist groups also filed a lawsuit on July 13 against the Baton Rouge Police Department following the Alton Sterling protest arrests. The ACLU lawsuit claims “the police used excessive force, physical and verbal abuse and wrongful arrests to disperse protesters who were gathered peacefully to speak out against the police killing of Alton Sterling,” the organization said in a statement. Last week, a hearing for the ACLU case against local Baton Rouge police was postponed at the request of both parties in light of the violent ambush on Baton Rouge police officers on July 17, the Louisiana Record reported. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson, who hadn't seen the lawsuit, told the Associated Press he believes police "exercised great restraint" in response to the protests. "I didn't witness any aggressive form of behavior by any police officer," he said.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/blythewood-woman-sentenced-federal-prison-fraudulent-use-husband-s-va-benefits.txt.gz
Blythewood Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraudulent Use of Husband’s VA Benefits Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Tammy L. Yoho, a/k/a “Tammy Louise Black,” 54, of Blythewood, South Carolina, was sentenced to over three years in federal prison for theft of government funds. Evidence presented to the court showed that in 2002, Yoho entered an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to act as the fiduciary for her husband after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. In 2011, Yoho began a relationship with another man, whom she began living with in 2013. Yoho used her husband’s VA benefits for personal expenses, including spending large amounts at a casino in Las Vegas. In 2014, she forged her husband’s name on a power of attorney form so she could obtain a VA loan to purchase a large house in Blythewood, South Carolina. In October 2015, her husband was found dead in their marital home in North Carolina. The utilities had been shut off and the residence was in foreclosure for lack of payments. Yoho—who was still living with another man in Blythewood—subsequently filed for additional VA benefits claiming to have continuously lived with her husband until he died. United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Yoho to 37 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of court-ordered supervision and payment of $47,730.34 in restitution to the Department of Veterans affairs. The case was investigated by agents of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney William E. Day, II, of the Columbia office prosecuted the case. #####
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/mt/pressreleases/20090901105511.html.txt.gz
Bobie Jo Arnoux Sentenced in U.S. District Court Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on August 31, 2009, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, BOBIE JO ARNOUX, a 35-year-old resident of Browning, appeared for sentencing. ARNOUX was sentenced to a term of: - Prison: 8 months - Special Assessment: $200 - Restitution: $38,900 - Supervised Release: 3 years - Community Service: 80 hours ARNOUX was sentenced in connection with her guilty plea to conspiracy to defraud an Indian tribal organization and theft from an Indian tribal organization. In an Offer of Proof filed by Carl E. Rostad, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following: Between January 7, 2008, and May 5, 2008, forty-six fraudulent checks totaling $62,270 were written off the accounts of the Blackfeet Tribal Credit Department, an agency of the Blackfeet Tribe tasked with providing short-term loans - to a maximum of $1,500 - to qualifying tribal members. Alex Good Rider was a staff employee of the Blackfeet Tribal Credit Department, ARNOUX was a Treatment Admissions Clerk for the Crystal Creek Lodge Treatment Center, and Clarice Hall was an Administrative Assistant at the Blackfeet Tribal Credit Department. The scheme began when Good Rider and ARNOUX approached tribal members and, in exchange for a portion of the fraudulent loan proceeds, had them fill out a short-term loan application. These "nominee borrowers" were tribal members - generally friends, relatives or co-workers of the three - who would agree to have their names used to complete loan applications and to transact a tribal check representing the proceeds of the loan in exchange for a share of the proceeds. Nominees would be assured that they would not be called upon to repay the debt to the tribe. Good Rider would process the applications, knowing that there was no bonafide need on behalf of the borrower for a loan and no intention to have the loan repaid. The processed loan would then be forwarded to the Blackfeet Tribal Treasurer who, believing that the applications were legitimate loan requests from qualified borrowers, would sign a tribal check for the amount of the loan. Good Rider, ARNOUX, or Hall would then have the nominee sign the tribal check and split the proceeds. Good Rider would then shred all of the paperwork at the Credit Department so there was no record of the check being issued. As the scheme progressed without discovery, the conspirators began taking shortcuts to expedite the thefts. Good Rider would steal blank tribal checks from stock on hand at the Credit Department. The checks were then completed using either a Credit Department typewriter that Good Rider had removed from the office, or a second typewriter he borrowed from a friend. Both typewriters were analyzed and determined to be the mechanical source of fraudulent checks. Several previously unknown fraudulent checks were discovered from the ribbon of the second typewriter. Good Rider would then forge the signature of the Blackfeet Tribal Treasurer to the fraudulent check. The check would be negotiated and the proceeds divided up between the principals and the nominee. Thirty-two of the forty-six checks contained the Treasurer's forged signature. ARNOUX was one of the masterminds behind the scheme which involved a loss of $62,270. Good Rider and Hall pled guilty to federal charges and have been sentenced. Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that ARNOUX will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, ARNOUX does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Inspector General's Office for the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Blackfeet Tribe Criminal Investigation Division.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-ohio-woman-body-found-car-trunk-investigators.txt.gz
Body of missing Ohio woman found in trunk of her car, investigators say Melinda Kay Davis' ex-boyfriend was arrested in her suspected kidnapping earlier this month The body of a missing Ohio woman has been found in the trunk of her car 18 days after she vanished, investigators said Monday. Melinda Kay Davis, 33, was last heard from on Feb. 25 while driving to her ex-boyfriend's house in Mansfield, Richland County Sheriff Steve Sheldon told reporters at a news conference. UK WOMAN WHO VANISHED FROM YACHT OFF VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN MISSING FOR OVER A WEEK Sheldon said police located the mother of four's black Volkswagen Jetta at an apartment complex in Galloway, about 20 miles west of Columbus, on Sunday night after getting a tip from a citizen. Officers found Davis' body inside the trunk of the car. Davis' cause of death was pending the results of an autopsy being performed Monday. "The information that we have today is very limited, but it was important for us to get it out," Sheldon said. "Now, there's a mountain of work to do to get this thing resolved." Davis' ex-boyfriend, 43-year-old John Henry Mack Jr., was arrested on March 5 in connection to the suspected kidnapping of Davis, FOX8 Cleveland reported. He is being held on a $1 million bond. While on her way to Mack's house on the day she disappeared, Davis called a friend and said, "If you don't hear from me, call the police," the Mansfield News Journal reported, citing court documents. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP When asked Monday what investigators found in Mack's house that led to the kidnapping charge, Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop told reporters it was "primarily blood" presumed to be Davis'. Investigators declined to release a motive, saying it was too early in the investigation. However, Bishop said Mack likely will face further charges as the investigation continues.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ma/news/2012/February/BowdreRobertPR.html.txt.gz
Boston - A Kentucky man convicted of a sex offense in 1996 was charged and arrested yesterday in federal court with failure to register as a sex offender. Robert Lee Bowdre, 41, of Louisville, Ky., and recently New Bedford, Mass., was charged in a criminal complaint with failure to register as a sex offender. The criminal complaint alleges that between June 17, 2011 and Feb. 8, 2012, Bowdre, who was required to register as a sex offender, traveled in interstate commerce, and knowingly failure to register and update his registration. According to court documents, Bowdre was convicted in 1996 of 1st degree rape and 1st degree sodomy in Ky. If convicted on these charges, Bowdre faces up to 10 years in prison, to be followed by up to a lifetime supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Bowdre remains in custody on the federal charge and is scheduled for a detention hearing on March 1, 2012 in U.S. District Court in Boston. United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and John Gibbons, United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts made the announcement today. The case is prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael I. Yoon of Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit. The details contained in the complaint affidavit are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-sentenced-being-felon-possession-firearm-3.txt.gz
Boston Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of Firearm Defendant possessed a gun and ammunition at playground BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Elvis R. Abinader, 22, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to two years in prison and three years of supervised release. On May 13, 2021, Abinader pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Abinader possessed a Ruger .380 caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number and three rounds of ammunition on June 24, 2019, at Mt. Pleasant Park, a playground in Boston. Federal law prohibits Abinader from possessing a firearm or ammunition due to a prior felony conviction for a narcotics distribution offense. Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division; Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins; and Boston Police Acting Commissioner Gregory Long made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney James R. Drabick of Mendell’s Criminal Division prosecuted the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/bowling-green-man-ordered-pay-14000-restitution.txt.gz
Bowling Green Man Ordered To Pay $14,000 In Restitution A Bowling Green man was ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and sentenced to three years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to illegally converting funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mickael C. Jones, age 36, illegally converted the money between May 2009 and December 2010, according to court documents. Jones’ aunt died in May 2009. She had been receiving monthly VA surviving-spouse pension benefits. Not knowing of her death, the VA continued to make monthly direct deposits into her bank account, and Jones withdrew the money for his for his own use, according to the court documents. The investigating agency in this case is the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas A. Karol.
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Breaking his silence in a jailhouse interview, the white Florida man charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in a dispute over a parking space says "I cleared every hurdle" of the state's "stand your ground" self-defense law. Michael Drejka spoke for the first time since being arrested and charged in the July killing of Markeis McGlockton, who was gunned down in front of his girlfriend and children. Drejka, 48, invoked the "stand your ground" law, saying that he was in fear of his life after McGlockton shoved him to the ground when he came out of a convenience store in Clearwater, Florida, to find Drejka allegedly berating his girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, about parking in a handicap space. "I followed the law the way I felt the law was supposed to be followed," Drejka told WTSP-TV in Tampa Bay. "I cleared every hurdle that that law had put in front of me." Asked if he could go back and change anything he did that fateful day, Drejka said, "No, [not] off the top of my head." On July 19, Drejka spotted Jacobs sitting in her car parked in a handicap spot outside the Circle A convenience store in Clearwater waiting for McGlockton, the father of her three children, to come out. He said he confronted Jacobs because he has a "pet peeve" about seeing people illegally parked in spots reserved for the disabled. Drejka said he once had a childhood sweetheart who was disabled in a car crash when she was 16, and that his mother-in-law is disabled. "I always said, my whole life is always looking for a handicapped parking spot," Drejka said in the interview conducted Friday at the Pinellas County Jail, where he is being held on $100,000 bail. "And it just always touched a nerve with me." Investigators said Drejka, who is not disabled, was alone on the day of the shooting. He denied that the episode with Jacobs and McGlockton had anything to do with race, and said it was "totally false" that he used racial slurs in the encounter with Jacobs or anyone else. Drejka refuted allegations by attorneys for Jacobs and the McGlockton family that he is a racist. "No sir, not by any means," he said. "I've worked with too many people, I've met too many people in my life to be that kind of person. There's no way to survive really by being like that." Surveillance video taken from in front of the Circle A store showed McGlockton, 28, getting between Drejka and Jacobs, and shoving Drejka to the ground. Drejka, who had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, is seen in the footage pulling a .40-caliber Glock handgun while he was still on the ground and firing it at McGlockton, who appeared to be retreating. The video shows McGlockton being shot once in the left side. Jacobs said she and McGlockton's 5-year-old son witnessed the shooting. McGlockton stumbled back in the store mortally wounded and later died at a hospital. Drejka said he feared for his life when McGlockton "tackled" him to the ground. "There was only one way to look at that. You have to be scared ... because if you’re not and you're wrong you know … that’s that," he said. "So, yeah very scared having never been confronted like that or never been assaulted like that if you will." Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri initially declined to arrest Drejka after the gunman invoked the "stand your ground" defense, saying his decision was bound by the law. Drejka said he felt "vindicated" by Gualtieri's decision, even as protests broke out in Clearwater and across the nation over the shooting. "I'm a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights and the fact that everybody deserves to feel secure in their person no matter where they go or what they're doing as long as they're there legally, of course," he said. "So yeah, I guess you can say I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. I suppose not overtly outspoken about it, but in my heart." When asked if he could say anything to McGlockton's loved ones, he initially declined. But later in the interview, he said, "I'm sorry, that's all I can really say to them." "And thinking about it, would you accept those kinds of words from someone? I don’t think I would," he said. He said he was surprised when Pinellas County State Attorney Bernie McCabe filed a manslaughter charge against him on Aug. 13. Drejka denied that he voluntarily turned himself in. "They lied to me," he said of the detective who arrested him. "And under the guise of returning my property, he requested me to show up at the sheriff's office to talk to the original detectives." The only time in the interview that Drejka showed emotion was when he spoke of his wife and children, who he claims have been facing death threats and eviction from their rented home. "I miss my girl. I miss my girls. All of them, yeah," he said crying. Attorneys for Jacobs and the McGlockton family could not be reached for comment on Sunday. They have previously praised McCabe for filing charges against Drejka while criticizing Sheriff Gualtieri for not arresting Drejka immediately. "I support the state attorney's decision and will have no further comment as the case continues to work its way through the criminal justice system," Gualtieri said in a statement after Drejka was charged with manslaughter. Jacobs' attorney, Benjamin Crump, has called Drejka a "self-appointed wannabe cop" who attempted to "hide behind 'stand your ground' to defend his indefensible actions." "I have full faith that this truth will prevail to punish this cold-blooded killer who angrily created the altercation that led to Markeis' needless death," Crump said the day Drejka was charged. "We will continue to fight until justice is brought for the family of Markeis McGlockton." Drejka has plead not guilty to the charge and has a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Oct. 19.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/bridgeport-gang-member-pleads-guilty-federal-racketeering-charge.txt.gz
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop,” 22, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today’s announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Joseph T. Corradino, State’s Attorney for the Fairfield Judicial District; Bridgeport Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia; David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Acting U.S. Marshal Lawrence Bobnick. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder and other acts of violence. Traylor was a member of the Original North End (“O.N.E.”), a gang based in the Trumbull Gardens area of Bridgeport that committed acts of violence against rival gang, including the East End gang, the East Side gang, and the PT Barnum gang. O.N.E. members also robbed drug dealers, sold narcotics, laundered narcotics proceeds, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used the cars to commit crimes. On August 8, 2018, Traylor and other O.N.E. members stole a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Newburgh, New York, and drove it back to Bridgeport. In the following days, Traylor and others conspired to use the car to kill East End gang members and their allies who they had learned through social media were at a deli on Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport. Although that plan fell through, in the early morning hours of August 13, 2018, O.N.E. members drove the stolen Jeep to Union Avenue in Bridgeport where they shot and killed Len Smith, 25, who they mistook for a rival East End group member, and shot and seriously wounded Smith’s female companion, both of whom were seated in a parked car. After the shooting, O.N.E. members transported the Jeep to Indian Wells State Park in Shelton where they burned the vehicle in an effort to destroy evidence of the murder. On October 22, 2018, Traylor and others committed a violent robbery of a marijuana dealer. On June 1, 2021, Traylor, who at the time was on probation after a state felony weapons conviction, possessed five Glock handguns and ammunition. Traylor pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. He has been detained since June 1, 2021. This ongoing investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Safe Streets and Violent Crimes Task Forces, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Bridgeport Police Department, Connecticut State Police and the Bridgeport State’s Attorney’s Office, with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory and the Waterbury Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen L. Peck, Rahul Kale, Jocelyn C. Kaoutzanis and Tara E. Levens. This prosecution is a part of the Justice’s Department’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), Project Longevity and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) programs. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. Project Longevity is a comprehensive initiative to reduce gun violence in Connecticut’s major cities. Through Project Longevity, community members and law enforcement directly engage with members of groups that are prone to commit violence and deliver a community message against violence, a law enforcement message about the consequences of further violence and an offer of help for those who want it. If a group member elects to engage in gun violence, the focused attention of federal, state and local law enforcement will be directed at that entire group. OCDETF identifies, disrupts and dismantles drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs and transnational criminal organizations through a prosecutor-led and intelligence-driven approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
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Bridgeport murder suspect extradition delayed Police said Hernandez, who had previously been deported after being convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend in Stamford, stabbed 26-year-old Nidia “Yubi” Gonzalez to death and critically wounded a ... Bridgeport police probe fatal shooting Early Friday morning, 26-year-old Nidia Gonzalez was stabbed to death, setting off a manhunt for her boyfriend, 39-year-old Oscar Hernandez, who police said fled with their child before being captured in Pennsylvania. Oscar Hernandez murder charge bail set at $2 million By Cedar Attanasio and Daniel Tepfer BRIDGEPORT— Oscar “Zyggy” Hernandez lived with his girlfriend, 26-year-old Nidia “Yubi” Gonzalez, and their 6-year-old daughter Aylin, in a small, two-bedroom ... Vigil remembers victims, celebrates survivors of domestic violence On Feb. 24, 2017, 26-year-old Nidia Gonzalez was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez. Bridgeport PD working to address gun violence There were two additional homicides in that time — Nidia Gonzalez, 26; and Robert Jones, 61; Gonzalez was stabbed to death and Jones was killed in an assault. Homicides in Bridgeport 2017 Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Malloy says immigration criticism unfair Hernandez, who was deported in 2013, allegedly stabbed and killed his girlfriend, Nidia Gonzalez, last Friday and abducted their 6-year-old daughter, Aylin Sofia Hernandez. Bridgeport police ID victim in Saturday’s homicide Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Bridgeport police progress, upcoming changes Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Bridgeport police release video of homicide co-conspirator Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Teen pleads guilty to killing young mother outside restaurant Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Hero barber’s funeral planned in Bridgeport Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Bridgeport police working to secure warrant for homicide arrest Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Accused killer in Bridgeport slaying had been deported Police identified the victim as Nidia Gonzalez, 26, who they said was stabbed along with a female friend in the couple’s basement apartment on Greenwood Street. ... Fitzgerald said Gonzalez had been stabbed ... Prayer vigil scheduled for over two dozen Bridgeport homicide victims Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Teen gang member charged with killing rival Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Bridgeport homicide solve-rate surpasses national average Feb. 24: Nidia Gonzalez, 26. Gonzalez was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at their home on Greenwood Street. ... Waldo Gonzalez, 43, was charged. 16. Hernandez waives extradition in murder, abduction Police said Hernandez, who had previously been deported after being convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend in Stamford, in a jealous rage stabbed to death and critically wounded his girlfriend, ... Bridgeport mayor, police chief open new substation Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24. Police: Man charged in hero barber’s killing Feb. 24, 2017: Police say Nidia Gonzalez, 26, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Oscar Hernandez, the morning of Friday, Feb. 24.
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Brittney Griner's Wife Thanks WNBA, Biden for Support During ‘Gut-Wrenching Time' Rev. Al Sharpton and Cherelle Griner, wife of Brittney Griner, spoke Friday to commend the WNBA star as she remains detained in Russia and to offer gratitude for the outpouring of support, including from President Joe Biden. Al Sharpton Takes a Bow, With Spike, to Close Out Tribeca On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev. Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.” The premiere united on stage Sharpton and Spike Lee — two towering New York figures who have each been vilified and celebrated for their championing of racial justice. The event was held Saturday at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. “Loudmouth”... Defense Attorneys Rest Their Cases at Arbery Death Trial Defense attorneys for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery rested Thursday after calling a total of seven witnesses Attorney: No More ‘Black Pastors' in Court for Arbery Case An attorney for one of three white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia says he doesn’t want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom. Andrew Brown Jr. Funeral Set for Monday With Sharpton Eulogy A judge has denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who killed by North Carolina deputies. Sharpton Reacts to Chauvin Verdict: ‘We Don't Celebrate a Man Going to Jail, We Would Have Rather George Be Alive' Rev. Al Shaprton addressed the media after a jury in Minnesota found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on three counts in the death of George Floyd. George Floyd's Family Speaks Before Chauvin Trial George Floyd’s family and civil rights leaders gave remarks before the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Monday morning. Chauvin faces charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Rev. Al Sharpton Explains Why We Still Have to Say ‘Black Lives Matter' Rev. Al Sharpton told demonstrators at the March on Washington that the reason people still have to say “Black Lives Matter” is because Black people “get less healthcare like we don’t matter; we go to jail longer for the same crime like we don’t matter; we get poverty, unemployment, double the others, like we don’t matter.” George Floyd Remembered, Celebrated at Funeral Hundreds of mourners visited the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas, to pay their respects at the funeral of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25. Floyd’s death has sparked weeks of protests against police brutality in cities around the world. Rev. Al Sharpton: ‘I'm More Hopeful Today Then Ever' Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, addressed the crowd at George Floyd’s memorial service on Thursday in Minneapolis. Sharpton Defends Rep. Cummings After Trump's Attacks President Donald Trump called civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton a “con man” after the MSNBC host spoke up in defense of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who came under Twitter attack from the president. Sharpton later said that Trump “has a particular venom for blacks and people of color.” Accused of Racism, Trump Blasts Black Congressman as Racist Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist. In the latest rhetorical shot at lawmakers of color, Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ majority-black Baltimore district as a “disgusting, rat and... US Department of Justice Won't File Charges Against Cop in Eric Garner Death: Official The U.S. Department of Justice will not file charges against the NYPD officer accused of using a deadly chokehold on Eric Garner, whose final words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the national Black Lives Matter movement, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Buttigieg Details ‘Douglass Plan' to Tackle Racism Pete Buttigieg has a message for white liberals who decry racism: “Good intentions are not going to be enough.” The Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is combating perceptions that he’s out of touch with black people and will struggle to win their votes. On Thursday, he unveiled his most detailed proposals yet, which he says are aimed... Essence Fest Marks 25 Years of Celebrating Black Culture The Essence Festival, which draws thousands to New Orleans during the fourth of July week, is celebrating 25 years of bringing African American women of all ages together for thought-proving conversation and performances from top musical acts.... Launched to mark the 25th anniversary of black-owned Essence magazine, the festival has become a yearly celebration to highlight excellence in business, fashion, entertainment,... Protesters Disrupt FDR Traffic as Cop in Eric Garner Death Faces NYPD Trial A long-delayed disciplinary trial is set to begin for the NYPD cop accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, whose last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the national movement against police brutality. John Singleton's Daughter Disputes That He's In a Coma The daughter of “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton disputed his mother’s account that he’s in a coma in a court filing Friday, saying that he’s recovering from an April 17 stroke. Media Quick to Declare Trump as Mueller's Winner A media narrative declaring President Donald Trump the clear victor of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian electoral tampering investigation settled in Sunday before more than a handful of Mueller’s actual words has become public. Poised for news on the investigation for months, news organizations jumped on Attorney General William Barr’s summary of Mueller’s report. Barr said that Mueller had determined... Stephon Clark's Family Says It Is Seeking Justice Angry relatives of a black man fatally shot by police as he held a cellphone have promised to continue their “fight for justice” after prosecutors in California declined to bring charges against the officers. 'Really Disappointed in Him': Cardi B, Snoop Dogg Among Celebs, Pols Questioning Alleged Smollett Attack In the wake of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack a throng of celebrities and politicians rushed to social media to embrace the actor and condemn the incident. But, in the wake of allegations Smollett may have orchestrated the attack, many are now openly questioning his role in the incident or quietly withdrawing their support.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/brunswick-georgia-resident-sentenced-prison-felony-lacey-act-violation.txt.gz
Brunswick, Georgia Resident Sentenced To Prison For Felony Lacey Act Violation BRUNSWICK, GA - Lewis Jackson Sr., 58, a resident of Brunswick, Georgia, was sentenced last week by Chief United States District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to 6 months in prison for unlawfully acquiring loggerhead sea turtle eggs, in violation of the Lacey Act. Among other things, the Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to acquire, receive, and transport loggerhead sea turtle eggs, as loggerheads are endangered species under federal law. According to evidence presented during the guilty plea and sentencing hearings, in May, 2012, Jackson took over 156 loggerhead sea turtle eggs from nests on Sapelo Island, Geogia. When seized from Jackson, the loggerhead eggs were packaged in a manner indicating they would be sold to others. Loggerhead eggs fetch as much as $15 per egg on the black market. United States Attorney Edward Tarver said, “This defendant attempted to profit by unlawfully exploiting an endangered species. Loggerhead sea turtles are a national treasure that must be protected for our enjoyment and that of future generations.” Darwin Huggins, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, said of Jackson’s sentence: “This sentence sends a loud and clear message that the commercialization of Southeast Georgia coastal natural resources will not be tolerated. We take very seriously our mission to support our state counterpart wildlife enforcement agencies and we will continue to concentrate on and aggressively pursue individuals who are involved in the illegal trade of protected species of wildlife.” In addition to his prison sentence, Jackson was ordered to perform 156 hours of community service, an hour for each loggerhead sea turtle egg taken. Assistant United States Attorneys E. Greg Gilluly, Jr. prosecuted the case for the United States. For additional information, please contact First Assistant United States Attorney James D. Durham at (912) 201-2547.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-police-officer-arrested-charged-civil-rights-violations.txt.gz
Buffalo Police Officer Arrested, Charged With Civil Rights Violations CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Robert Eloff Jr., 40, of Buffalo, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of conspiracy to deprive an individual of rights under color of law. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. “This area is extremely fortunate to have brave and selfless women and men serving as police officers whose sworn duty is to protect and serve, said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “As has been said many times, the vast majority of our police discharge their responsibilities with the highest standards of professionalism and honor. But when an officer misuses his position and engages in unjustified violence – this Office will investigate and bring charges as appropriate.” "When government officials act under color of law, it is imperative that their actions are not willfully unreasonable and in violation of Constitutionally granted rights, said Brian P. Boetig, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Office of the FBI. “Incidents of unlawful actions by law enforcement officers reduce trust and confidence in the entire criminal justice system and make it more difficult for noble and honorable officers to beget the community's support to enhance public safety and the overall quality of life." Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Guerra, who is handling the case, stated that the defendant is charged in connection with two separate incidents at Molly’s Pub in Buffalo in 2014. According to the complaint, in the early morning hours of February 15, 2014, Eloff used his position as a police officer to strike and kick a victim identified as R.D. on his head and face. The attack happened while the victim was handcuffed behind his back and physically compliant. The incident happened after R.D., who was under 21, was pushed out of the bar by a bouncer for using false identification. Once outside the bar, the victim was approached by the defendant who was wearing a shirt that said “POLICE,” a gun and handcuffs. According to the complaint, Eloff handcuffed R.D. behind his back and took him to the side of the bar along with another police officer. The complaint further states that after the victim did not answer questions from the officers, the defendant became angry and punched the victim in the right eye. After the victim fell to the ground, Eloff then put his knee on R.D.’s head. The victim was also kicked in the head. R.D. was subsequently arrested and taken to the Erie County Holding Center. According to the complaint, a witness (Witness 1) who was with the victim at Molly’s Pub, told investigators that during the assault, the victim did not oppose Eloff and was screaming “stop.” According to Witness 1, a second witness, identified as Witness 2, recorded the incident on his cellphone. But, according to the complaint, another officer made Witness 2 delete the video from his phone. Witness 2 did take two photographs of the incident. As for the second incident, in the early morning hours of May 11, 2014, William Sager was pushed down a flight of stairs at Molly’s Pub by Jeffrey Basil. Sager later died of his injuries and Basil was convicted in state court of murder. At the time Sager was pushed by Basil, Eloff was in Molly’s Pub working security for the bar. According to the complaint, a victim identified as D.H. was with William Sager the night he was pushed down the stairs. The complaint states that D.H saw people carry Sager outside after he fell down the stairs. When the victim went outside, Sager was propped up, sitting the on the ground. As he was asking officers what happened, Eloff grabbed D.H. and told him to get out of there. The victim then walked away and called 911. When other officers arrived, the victim asked for Eloff’s name and badge number at which point he was arrested and handcuffed by Eloff and seated next to Sager. D.H. was later taken from the scene by other officers. According to the complaint, Eloff told officers that D.H. had physically interfered with Eloff and others inside the bar. A later review of surveillance video from Molly’s Pub revealed that the victim never confronted or was physical with Eloff in the bar. According to the complaint, Eloff caused D.H. to be arrested for trespassing, a crime he never committed and conspired to do so. The criminal complaint is the culmination of an investigation by Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/paw/news/2012/2012_february/2012_02_03_01.html.txt.gz
Business Owner And Employee Sentenced To Prison For Conspiring To Defraud The IRS PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Richard Swartz and Richard J. Connell were sentenced in federal court on their convictions of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Chief United States District Judge Gary L. Lancaster sentenced Swartz, 55, of Coraopolis, Pa., to 15 months imprisonment, three years supervised release and a fine of $30,000. Connell, 65, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was sentenced to 12 months and one day imprisonment followed by three years supervised release. According to information presented to the court, Swartz owned and controlled Ace Tire and Parts, Inc., a retail auto parts and repair business located at 1101 Fourth Avenue, Coraopolis, Pa. Swartz also owned and controlled the company, Mariclare of PA, doing business as Installer's Supply, a wholesale automobile supply and parts business located at 1104 Fourth Avenue, Coraopolis, Pa. Connell was an employee and the controller of Ace Tire and Parts, Inc. Connell also performed financial services for Mariclare of PA. From January 2000 through January 2006, Swartz and Connell conspired to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), by defeating and obstructing the IRS in the collection of income and employment taxes, as well as filing false tax returns. The tax loss to the government was between $400,000 and $1,000,000. The third defendant, John H. Swartz, Jr., died on January 12, 2012. Assistant United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States. U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Swartz and Connell.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/paw/news/2012/2012_june/2012_06_26_03.html.txt.gz
Butler County Man Sentenced to 2 Years Probation for Bankruptcy Fraud PITTSBURGH, Pa. - On June 22, a resident of Butler County pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to two years probation on his conviction of bankruptcy fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Chief United States District Judge Gary L. Lancaster imposed the sentence on Albert S. Yaksic, 66, of Valencia, Pa. According to the information presented to the court, on Oct. 25, 2010, Yaksic fraudulently concealed from the United States Trustee, in a bankruptcy case, proceeds received from an oil and gas lease totaling $32,268.00. Assistant United States Attorney Gregory C. Melucci prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States. The Office of the United States Trustee conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Yaksic.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/butte-man-admits-armed-robberies-three-businesses-0.txt.gz
Butte man admits armed robberies of three businesses MISSOULA – A Butte man accused of robbing three business at gun point in three different Montana cities in February admitted charges today, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Thomas Scott Cockrill, 49, pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery affecting commerce and to brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Cockrill faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the robbery crime and a mandatory minimum seven years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the firearm crime. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto presided. Sentencing was set for Nov. 10 before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen. Cockrill was detained pending further proceedings. The government alleged in court documents that on Feb. 9, Cockrill robbed Blackjack Pizza in Missoula and brandished a handgun at an employee. Later that same evening, Cockrill held up at gun point an employee of the La Quinta Inn in Helena. Four days later, on Feb. 13, Cockrill robbed the Elevated Dispensary in Butte and brandished a handgun at an employee. Each business lost several hundred dollars in the robberies. When interviewed by law enforcement, Cockrill admitted he owned three firearms and that he robbed the three businesses. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by the FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, Helena Police Department, Missoula Police Department, Butte Silverbow Law Enforcement and Montana Probation and Parole. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime. Through PSN, federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement partners in Montana focus on violent crime driven by methamphetamine trafficking, armed robbers, firearms offenses and violent offenders with outstanding warrants. XXX
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https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-gazette-shooting-diagram-20180630-20191022-erlbbgwsdfdc5ok5ly5mq3eham-story.html.txt.gz
By Baltimore Sun and Capital Gazette and Chicago Tribune staff Chicago Tribune Five employees of the Capital Gazette were killed in a June 28 attack. The man accused of their deaths, 38-year-old Jarrod Warren Ramos, swore a "legal oath" in court documents to kill a writer for The Capital newspaper. The assailant entered the newspaper office around 2:30 p.m., and within minutes was captured by police. The following account of the attack is based on information from witnesses and police. Small space There were 11 people in the Capital Gazette newsroom, which occupies the southeast corner of the first floor of 888 E. Bestgate Road. Five of them died in the attack. Their desks and workstations were across the newsroom. Sometime before 2:30 p.m., the attacker entered the office building near the Capital Gazette office using a secondary entrance on the south side of the building. Blocked door The newsroom's alternate exit is near this secondary entrance. An attacker barricaded this door, effectively locking in the people inside. Main entrance The attacker arrived at the newsroom's main entrance. He shattered the glass door with a gun blast. Attack begins The attacker fired two times as he entered the room, striking Smith. Attack continues From the entrance, one can see most of the space, and there is only one route through the cubicles and office furniture. The attacker shot his way through this path, hitting Winters, Fischman and Hiaasen. Abrupt end The attacker continued toward the barricaded door, and shot McNamara. Eventually, and for reasons not yet known, the attacker stopped. Attacker hides The attacker quickly backtracked, hiding under a desk near the photo studio. Police arrive Less than 90 seconds after the first 911 calls, at least seven police officers arrived on the scene. Some initiated life-saving measures for victims; others swept the office. The attacker was located and surrendered. Sources: Capital Gazette Staff, Baltimore Sun, TNS
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https://trib.com/entertainment/books/the-final-case/article_8a9ab836-5cd2-5a92-a302-2d79206891b7.html.txt.gz
By David Guterson (Knopf, $27) “The Final Case,” in its opening pages, seems to be setting up to be a literary legal thriller, based on the real-life death in 2011 of an Ethiopian teenager abused by her adoptive parents. And yet, fiction and reality delicately entwine throughout this novel. The narrator marvels at his father, an elderly public defender who ends up representing one of the accused parents. Written in an appealingly loose, digressive style — I loved tracing a sentence that went on for nearly a page as our half-awake narrator mused — “The Final Case” is about a horrific crime, but that’s merely the grounding point for a story that seems to whirl and spin on the page. Though a story of hate is at its center, it’s enveloped by a larger one of fiction and wonder and love.
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By Jeff Ostrowski | Bankrate.com Defying predictions that the iBuying concept wouldn’t work in an intense seller’s market, this new breed of homebuyers has ramped up property acquisitions to record levels. “iBuyers,” short for “instant buyers,” mostly stopped buying homes in mid-2020 as COVID-19 injected uncertainty into the housing market. Now, iBuyers have come back strong. They’re wooing home sellers by making aggressive offers and cutting fees. As a result, the three biggest iBuyers — Opendoor, Offerpad and Zillow Offers — hit new highs for buying activity during the second quarter of 2021, according to research by Mike DelPrete, a scholar-in-residence at the University of Colorado. Read more: What’s an iBuyer? These companies will buy your home quicker, but at what cost? “For anyone concerned that the iBuyer model wouldn’t be popular in a seller’s market, the evidence shows that it is resonating with consumers more than ever, and market conditions are in fact fueling its growth,” DelPrete says. DelPrete himself was among the skeptics. With many homes attracting multiple offers, the thinking was sellers would have no trouble finding buyers — and the iBuyer pitch would fall flat. Part of the reason iBuyers are finding so many takers: They’re paying a premium (as if home sellers needed any more good news in an era of super-low inventory and record-high prices). The four major iBuyers — Opendoor, Offerpad, Zillow Offers and RedfinNow — made bids that averaged 104.1 percent of market value during the first half of the year, according to research by Zavvie, a real estate technology company that works with brokerages to help sellers compare offers from iBuyers. That’s up from 97.6 percent of market value last year. Read more: Realtors have little to fear from iBuyers, real estate leader says “iBuyers are paying way over market prices for homes now to buy more of them,” DelPrete says. “Why? I think a big part of it is Opendoor is a public company and needs to demonstrate strong revenue growth.” How iBuying works iBuyers position themselves as a fast way to sell. Homeowners avoid the hassle of painting and staging their homes. Sellers need not clean and clear out for showings. iBuyers give a cash offer, and the seller can pick a closing date. The iBuyers then spruce up the homes and quickly put them on the market for sale. While the companies are paying full price for homes, they had been collecting fees that ranged as high as 12 percent of the sale price. The average commission for a traditional real estate sale, by contrast, is 5 percent. However, iBuyers have been reducing fees so that they’re more competitive with traditional transactions. According to Zavvie, iBuyers’ average service fees dropped from 7.2 percent in 2020 to 5.1 percent by mid-2021. The average concession charged for home repairs fell from 3.6 percent to 1.9 percent. In other words, the average hit for selling to an iBuyer is now just 7 percent, down from nearly 11 percent last year. Those fee cuts bring iBuyers’ fees in line with traditional sales. Soaring home prices also have played in iBuyers’ favor. Many homeowners can’t close on another place until they retrieve the equity from their current home, and iBuyers promise fast, predictable sales. “With supply constrained and demand so high, certainty becomes everything,” says Kerry Melcher, Opendoor’s head of real estate. The pitch seems to be working. Zillow Offers reported that it bought a record 3,805 homes in the second quarter of 2021. That was more than twice its first-quarter volume. “I confess to being quite excited by how well Zillow Offers is doing in such a hot seller’s market,” Zillow Group Chief Executive Rich Barton told Wall Street analysts in early August. The pitch appealed to Texas home seller Kenneth Powell. When he decided to sell his family’s house in a Dallas suburb this spring, Powell considered listing the starter home with a real estate agent. After Powell learned he’d get an identical price and pay similar fees by selling to an iBuyer, he chose that path. Opendoor promised to close quickly — and with no caveats. “I know what a financing contingency is and what an inspection contingency is, and the whole can of worms that can open,” says Powell, a mortgage loan officer. “Even with good preapprovals and good prequalifications, there’s still a risk that it can fall through.” Related: Zillow launches ‘iBuyer’ operation in Inland Empire By selling to Opendoor, Powell says, he netted the same amount he would have gotten through a traditional sale, but without the hassle of marketing the home, and without the uncertainty of an offer falling apart. “It was extremely convenient for us,” Powell says. “We didn’t have to list our home. We didn’t have to rent a storage unit for our stuff.” In today’s super-hot housing market, sellers are in the driver’s seat. With iBuyers dangling better deals than ever, should you sell to one of these companies? Some factors to consider: —Where you live matters. iBuyers aren’t an option for all sellers. The companies haven’t been active in such cities as New York, Chicago and Boston. They’ve focused on Sun Belt metro areas like Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix and San Antonio. —The age of your home matters. iBuyers tend to avoid older homes, properties that need extensive renovations and unique homes that are difficult to value. They’re mainly looking for newer suburban homes. —Compare offers from multiple iBuyers. In many markets, Opendoor, Offerpad, Zillow Offers and RedfinNow are competing for your business. If that’s the case, ask all of them for bids. —Talk to a real estate agent. You’ll also want to get a proposal from a traditional agent. How much might your home sell for, and what would a Realtor charge in commissions? View more on Daily Breeze
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By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) -- Imagine if Tom Brady wins a seventh Super Bowl? That would truly be banana land kind of stuff. Technically, winning six Super Bowls already qualifies as a banana land accomplishment, according to the official Banana Land Constitution and Bylaws. But a seventh? In this economy?! It's hard to fathom. It could happen. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a good football team, no doubt, and they earned their spot in Super Bowl LV for a lot of reasons that don't involve Tom Brady. The defense has come up with seven turnovers, picking off Drew Brees in the dome three times and forcing Aaron Rodgers to throw just his sixth interception of the entire season. A game-changing forced fumble by Antoine Winfield Jr. on Jared Cook might have been the Bucs' play of the year. Leonard Fournette's touchdown run at Lambeau was insane, as was Chris Godwin's jump-ball efforts to set it up. Jason Pierre-Paul and Shaq Barrett ruined Rodgers' whole season, Ryan Succop has been money, and you'd be hard-pressed to find issue with any decision Bruce Arians has made. You get it. The Bucs are good. And the unmistakable impact Brady has had on them -- with 40 touchdowns and also with driving a culture -- makes them a believable story to win this Super Bowl. No doubt. But then ... you watch five minutes of Chiefs tape and you're left to wonder whether you're a bumbling buffoon, a belligerent bozo, or both. The Chiefs aren't a good football team. They are a frightening football team. They went 14-2 during the regular season without even switching out of cruise control, and one of those losses came in Week 17 without most of their starters playing. They didn't quite hit the accelerator in their narrow divisional round win against Cleveland, thus opening the window for nitwitted fools like me to think the Bills actually had a chance in the AFC title game. Dear reader, I must spoil this for you in case you have not yet caught up on DVR: The Bills did not have a chance in the AFC title game. Seemingly with the flick of a switch, the Chiefs realized it was time to go full Voltron and remind the world how easily they can annihilate any team on any day. That's why, for as much as I'd personally enjoy the spectacle of that old fella winning a seventh Super Bowl, actually picking him to do so requires a level of cognitive dissonance that I'm not quite ready to employ. THE GAME Kansas City (-3.5) over TAMPA BAY We could list all of the reasons that the Chiefs are rightfully favored, but that would be a poor use of time. You know that Tyreek Hill can turn a 5-yard gain into an 80-yard touchdown in a blink. You know Patrick Mahomes can make every throw imaginable and even invent a few new ones on the fly. You know that Travis Kelce manages to get himself more wide open than seemingly any player has ever been before. You know that Tyrann Mathieu is a game changer, that Chris Jones and Frank Clark are monsters, and that Steve Spagnuolo has historically somehow had Tom Brady's number. The Chiefs should win the football game. Buuuuut ... we can't just ignore the reasons that the Buccaneers should be able to compete. The foremost reason is the most obvious one. Eric Fisher busted his Achilles in the championship round, thus leading to some changes on the Chiefs' O-line. Mike Remmers will have to move from right tackle to left tackle, something that has Jason Pierre-Paul licking his chops. "I didn't even know who that was," Pierre-Paul said about Remmers. "Man, I'm not going to lie to you. Is this a tackle that you're talking about? Like I said, I don't care too much about it. They got to figure that out. I'm going to play some great football this weekend." Andrew Wylie will move from right guard to right tackle, and veteran backup Stefen Wisniewski will slide in at guard. It's not a disastrous situation for the Chiefs, no, but we saw in the NFC title game what it looks like when Pierre-Paul and Barrett are spending the bulk of the game in the backfield. Throw in Vita Vea's enormous presence, and the battle at the line of scrimmage seems to decisively tilt in the Bucs' favor. The other big factor? The Chiefs' cornerbacks are ... OK. They're good. Can they cover Mike Evans in the red zone? Are they liable to get beat on a crosser by Chris Godwin? Are they potential victims of Scotty Miller's speed? Yes, yes, and yes. The safety duo of Mathieu and Daniel Sorenson adds heft to the secondary, sure, but the point is, a quarterback like Brady should be able to get his receivers some wins. The Bucs should be able to score. Ultimately, though, the difference-maker is Mahomes. For as exciting as it may feel to envision JPP (a legend, really) making Super Bowl-changing plays ... I can't help but recall seeing countless examples of Mahomes being dead to rights in the pocket, only to magically escape pressure, scramble for his life, and then deliver an absolute strike down the field for a big gain. It's insane. He does it a bunch of different ways, too. This one, against the Bills, stands out as the freshest in recent memory: But it's hardly a rare occurrence. To me, Mahomes has revolutionized his offense because even if a four-man rush can "get home" against the KC O-line ... they're not getting home. Mahomes has left the building, and he's more often than not throwing a dagger into the heart of his opponent. Throw in all of their red zone wrinkles from Andy Reid, plus the standard dimes that Mahomes delivers from clean pockets, and they're just too much. You can pick against him if you want. You can hope he has a bad day for some reason. That's a dangerous idea, though. THE PICK Chiefs 34, Buccaneers 24 THE DISCLAIMER It's been a heck of a year to try to make NFL picks, I'll tell you that much. I started off red-hot, then had the worst stretch of all time, then recovered to make things respectable. But after an 0-2 showing on championship weekend, here I am, exactly one game above .500. Some people might say that the football gods or the bozo gods -- whichever gods are overlooking my picks here -- have determined that I was destined to be .500 this year. That's .500 on the regular season, .500 on the postseason, .500 overall. Not good. Not bad. Mediocre. The Mike Hurley Story. So ... do with that information what you will. It would have been wrong for me to not disclose it. Last week: 0-2 Playoffs: 6-5-1 Regular season: 126-126-4 Super Bowl LV is set for Sunday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. EST on CBS. Viewers can livestream the game through CBSSports.com as well. Read more from Michael Hurley by clicking here. You can find him on Twitter @michaelFhurley.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dylann Roof has confessed to authorities to shooting and killing nine people this week at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two law enforcement officials said Friday. One of the officials said that Roof, who is white, told investigators that he wanted to start a race war. He himself bought the .45-caliber handgun used in the shooting last April at a Charleston gun store, according to the two officials. Earlier, a senior law enforcement official had indicated that Roof’s father bought him a Glock firearm for his birthday. Shortly after he turned 21 in April, Dylann Roof got a gun. What’s unclear is how. What may be getting clearer is why. A senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN that Roof’s father bought him a .45-caliber Glock handgun for his birthday. His grandfather says Roof was given “birthday money” and that the family didn’t know what Roof did with it. However he got the gun, police say it was Roof, a white man, who opened fire at a prayer meeting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine African-Americans. It’s not known whether that handgun was used when Roof allegedly opened fire Wednesday night. But as he awaits a bond hearing possibly Friday, that’s one of the many threads investigators are pursuing. The question of why The other thread is why. It’s not so much why Roof allegedly did what he did. Authorities say he apparently was motivated by hate, telling the African-American congregants, “You rape our women, and you’re taking over our country.” It’s more how the shooting came to be, and the events that precipitated it. Roof’s roommate, Joey Meek, told ABC News that Roof “was big into segregation,” and was plotting for six months. “I think he wanted something big like Trayvon Martin,” Meek told the network. “He wanted to make something spark up the race war again.” But Meek never alerted authorities. A tip, an arrest Roof was arrested Thursday morning about 245 miles (395 kilometers) away in Shelby, North Carolina. He waived extradition and arrived back in South Carolina late Thursday. Police got a tip from Debbie Dills, who reportedly spotted Roof on her way into work. She followed him for 35 miles. “I don’t know what drew my attention to the car,” she told CNN. She saw it had a South Carolina license plate. “In my mind I’m thinking, ‘That can’t be.’ … I never dreamed that it would be the car.” Dills followed Roof for more than 30 miles, keeping authorities updated along the way. Shelby police eventually caught up with Roof, pulled him over and took him into custody before returning him to Charleston. The attack Before he allegedly opened fire at the church Wednesday night, Roof sat with them. He might have prayed with them. A Snapchat video from Wednesday night at the historic African-American church shows Roof at a table with the small group. Nothing in the footage suggests the carnage to come. Six women and three men were killed, including the church’s politically active pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Sylvia Johnson, a cousin of Pinckney, said she heard about what happened inside the church from a survivor, a close friend. Johnson told CNN her friend recounted the man coming into the church, asking for the minister. “My cousin, being the nice, kind, welcoming person he is, he welcomed him to his congregation, welcomed him to the Bible study, and he sat there for an hour … At the conclusion of the Bible study, they just heard just a ringing of a loud noise, and it was just awful from what I heard,” Johnson said. When the son of her friend pleaded with the shooter to stop, Johnson said the gunman replied: “‘No, you’ve raped our women, and you are taking over the country … I have to do what I have to do.’ And he shot the young man.” A deadly scene Her friend pretended she was dead. “But she watched her son fall and laid there. She laid there in his blood,” Johnson said. From what she heard, the gunman reloaded five times. Before he left the church, he asked one of the elderly members whether he had shot her, and she said no. “And he said good, because we need a survivor because I’m going to kill myself,” Johnson told CNN. A law enforcement official said witnesses told authorities the gunman stood up and said he was there “to shoot black people.” Connection to hate groups Police are now trying to determine whether Roof had any links to hate groups. Authorities released a mug shot of him from Lexington County on Thursday. It was taken after a trespassing arrest in April. According to an arrest warrant from a February incident, Roof had an unlabeled pill bottle with a drug believed to be suboxone, which is used to treat opiate addiction. Roof told police a friend gave him drugs. The status of the cases is unclear. In an image tweeted by the Berkeley County, South Carolina, government, Roof is wearing a jacket with what appear to be the flags of apartheid-era South Africa and nearby Rhodesia, a former British colony that was ruled by a white minority until it became independent in 1980 and changed its name to Zimbabwe. The victims Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten identified the nine victims as follows: Cynthia Hurd, 54; Susie Jackson, 87; Ethel Lance, 70; Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49; Hon. Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41; Tywanza Sanders, 26; Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., 74; Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45; Myra Thompson, 59. Wooten told reporters that the victims all suffered gunshot wounds and died as a result of them. Three people survived the shooting, including a woman who received a chilling message from the shooter. “Her life was spared, and (she was) told, ‘I’m not going to kill you, I’m going to spare you, so you can tell them what happened,’ ” Charleston NAACP President Dot Scott told CNN. She said she heard this from the victim’s family members. Hate crime investigation Federal authorities have opened a hate crime investigation into the shooting at the oldest AME church in the South, the Department of Justice said. “The only reason someone would walk into a church and shoot people that were praying is hate,” Charleston Mayor Riley said. It was not clear if the gunman targeted any individual. “We don’t know if anybody was targeted other than the church itself,” Charleston police Chief Greg Mullen said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is currently searching for a man accused of entering a woman's home and sexually assaulting her. Police said the crime happened on Saturday at around 3:56 a.m. in the 100 block of Canterwood Drive. Police say the suspect broke into the 39-year-old woman’s home, got into her bed, and then sexually assaulted her. After she screamed, he took off running. “I’m so very scared about that,” said neighbor, Mary Ngwu. "I sure do feel for her, I just hope that person is caught.” Police say the suspect’s race is not known, but he was wearing a sweater with gray and white accents on it and a dark-colored baseball cap. “What caught my attention was the crime scene, I saw all of the police officers,” said neighbor, Jason Williams. “It puts everybody up on high alert, want to be more vigilant.” At this point, no one has been arrested. “We have cameras over here too,” Ngwu said. “It would be a very good tool to find that person that committed that horrendous crime.” Neighbors say until that person is arrested, they're being extra cautious. “Anyone that looks suspicious or don’t look in their right mind, just keep a close eye out,” Williams said. Police say the victim refused medical treatment. This is an ongoing investigation. Detectives with the Sexual Assault Unit are currently investigating this case. Anyone with information is asked to immediately call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or visit the Crime Stoppers website at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. OTHER STORIES ON WCNC - Officials looking to identify burned body found in a ditch in Chester County - Cam Newton launches Meshika hat raffle; proceeds benefit youth programs - Report: Inmate allegedly confesses to murder profiled in 'Making A Murderer' - Arrest made after man stabbed to death in uptown, CMPD says
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Two New Mexico residents are in custody following a pursuit on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The pursuit started shortly after 1:15 p.m. after Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) Troopers attempted to stop a 2005 Chrysler 300 for speeding on Interstate 80 west of Elk Mountain. The suspect vehicle entered a construction zone as the trooper caught up with the suspect vehicle to conduct a traffic stop. The driver of the Chrysler started driving in the closed lane to evade law enforcement.
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https://www.newsbreak.com/channels/river-grove-il-crime-safety.txt.gz
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man is in custody after spraying mace inside a restaurant in the Loop early Sunday morning. Police noticed several people running outside the Emerald Loop Bar and Grill near Wabash and East Haddock Place around 12:53 a.m.Members of the Chicago Fire Department treated the victims, rinsing the irritant out of their eyes and helping those who were having trouble breathing.Based on descriptions from witnesses, police were able to arrest the suspect nearby.A man who was inside told us what happened. When we spoke with him, he was comforting one of the victims overcome by mace."Everybody got pretty choked up that was in the area, end up just happen to run out," he said. Several of the patrons were treated at the scene for exposure to the mace and then allowed to go home.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-black-sentence-idUSTRE75N56220110624.txt.gz
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media baron Conrad Black back to prison for 13 more months, cutting his original 6 1/2-year sentence nearly in half for remaining fraud and obstruction of justice convictions. U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve, in pronouncing a total sentence of 42 months, told the 66-year-old member of Britain’s House of Lords she was swayed by letters from fellow inmates and other factors in departing from federal guidelines calling for a stiffer resentencing. Black’s wife, Barbara Amiel Black, collapsed immediately in her seat after St. Eve ruled, and was assisted out of the courtroom by medical personnel. She later walked out of the courthouse supported on her husband’s arm, wearing sunglasses. A U.S. marshal who had rushed to her side said she was fine, and possibly dehydrated. After serving 29 months in prison, Black was released in July 2010 based on a successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court narrowed the scope of the federal honest services law used to help convict him and an appeals court subsequently voided two of three fraud counts against him. That necessitated the resentencing on Friday. “It’s a very serious crime,” St. Eve told the silver-haired former chief executive of newspaper publishing giant Hollinger International Inc. “Corporate executives need to be sent a message that the company’s money belongs to the company, and its shareholders,” she said. “You had a duty of trust. The shareholders put their trust in you. And you violated that trust.” In departing from federal guidelines calling for Black to be resentenced to between 51 and 63 months, St. Eve cited his conduct in prison, his charitable work with the family foundation, his advanced age and the unlikelihood he would ever commit another crime. The letters from inmates who served time with Black at Coleman prison in Florida said he had been generous with his time and tutelage. Before the sentencing, Black spoke at length, and with typical eloquence, about his sense of the case that began some eight years ago with an accusation he and his colleagues had engaged in a $500 million “kleptocracy.” The Canadian-born Black said he had been unfairly portrayed as a “guerrilla warrior” objecting to the U.S. justice system, countering, “I have been absolutely submissive to legal authority.” ‘I DO BELIEVE IN REPENTANCE’ He stopped short of expressing remorse, saying he regretted the loss of $2 billion in shareholder value caused by fallout from the case against him and four other Hollinger executives. Black was convicted of scheming with partner David Radler and other executives to siphon off millions of dollars in proceeds from the sales of newspapers as they unwound Hollinger, once the world’s third-largest publisher of English-language newspapers. It operated the Chicago Sun-Times, Jerusalem Post, London’s Daily Telegraph and dozens of other newspapers across North America. “I do believe in repentance ... and punishment,” he said. “It is right that people inevitably pay for their mistakes.” He quoted Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling and other notables, and said he had become a patient in psychoanalysis since his release in July, learning that “it is practically impossible to suppress conscientious remorse.” Black said a lawsuit he filed in Canada against the authors of a report condemning his reign at Hollinger was near a settlement, and would result in a payment to him for the “scurrilous charges” contained in it. St. Eve said she would grant Black up to two months before he must surrender to finish out his sentence, noting that unlike U.S. citizens convicted of financial crimes, he was not eligible for a low-security prison “camp.” He also is ineligible for a halfway house before release. As a British citizen convicted of a felony, Black will be forced to leave the United States on release, but he may be allowed to return to Canada. “I have always tried to take success like a gentleman and disappointment like a man,” Black said. Editing by Peter Cooney
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https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/south-bay-news/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-attempted-murder-in-san-ysidro-screwdriver-stabbing?_amp=true.txt.gz
CHULA VISTA (CNS) - A man who allegedly stabbed and seriously injured another man with a screwdriver during a San Ysidro street robbery pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted murder, robbery and vandalism charges. Eduardo Hernandez Oliveros, 22, is accused of robbing the victim just before 7:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in the 600 block of East San Ysidro Boulevard. Police said the victim was using his cell phone when Oliveros confronted him on the street and asked to use the phone. Before the victim could react, Oliveros allegedly snatched the phone out of his hand and took off. Deputy District Attorney Daniel Shim alleged the victim chased Oliveros down and a "physical struggle" ensued, culminating in the defendant stabbing the victim in the face and neck with a screwdriver. Bystanders called police, who responded and arrested Oliveros, who faces more than 25 years in state prison if convicted of all charges, according to the prosecutor. The victim, whose name was not released, was hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the San Diego Police Department, which alleged that Oliveros "admitted he was trying to kill the victim." Oliveros has a prior attempted murder conviction for stomping on his girlfriend's head, stabbing her in the leg and telling her he was going to kill her, according to Shim. He was found guilty in 2015 in Riverside County, according to the criminal complaint. Bail was set at $1 million for Oliveros, who is due back in court Oct. 14 for a readiness conference.
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https://www.record-bee.com/2013/02/04/clearlake-man-arrested-allegedly-tied-to-number-of-recent-burglaries/amp/.txt.gz
CLEARLAKE — City police arrested a man who they say admitted to being involved in a number of burglaries within the past year, including a break-in at Lakeshore Sports Friday night. Michael Matthew Jenson was booked into the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility early Monday morning on three felony and three misdemeanor charges, including burglary, recovering stolen property and resisting arrest. Jenson, 20, of Clearlake was caught after allegedly brandishing a replica firearm taken from Lakeshore Sports. Clearlake Police Officer Tyler Paulsen saw Jenson brandish the replica gun at a person on Sunday while checking an area near where another citizen reported seeing Jenson flash it, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett. Bennett alleged that Jenson started to run and threw the simulated weapon when he saw the officer approach. Jenson was reportedly taken into custody after a short foot chase. During his interaction with the arresting officer, Jenson began admitting to involvement in several burglaries, according to Bennett. Det. Ryan Peterson was called in and interviewed the Clearlake man. “As a result of that interview, at least 12 open commercial burglary cases that occurred within the past year, some of which Jenson was a suspect in, will be closed,” the sergeant stated. Anyone with information about the incident or other similar cases can contact Peterson at 994-8251, ext. 320. View more on Lake County Record-Bee
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https://www.10news.com/news/national/nationwide-manhunt-for-three-men-accused-of-kidnapping-raping-two-ohio-teens?_amp=true.txt.gz
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Nationwide arrest warrants have been issued for three men after they allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted two teens in Bowling Green. Bowling Green police said the alleged victims are 13 and 14. One suspect was identified as Simon Juan, 24, of Guatemala, who was arrested for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. He was taken to the Wood County Justice Center. Three other suspects are believed to be involved, according to police. Authorities identified one suspect as David Ramos Contreras, 27, of Mexico. The other two suspects are identified themselves as Juan Garcia Rios Adiel, who has a permanent resident ID card out of Florida that was verified as fraudulent, and Amulfo Ramos. The warrants have been issued for Contreras, Adiel and Ramos on two counts of kidnapping and rape. If you have any information on their whereabouts and identification, contact Bowling Green Police at 419-352-1131. A reward of $1,000 is being offered for any information that leads to their arrests.
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https://www.fox21news.com/news/wind-speed-contributing-to-local-fires-spread/amp/.txt.gz
COLORADO SPRINGS — With the Blodgett Peak Fire at 75% containment and the Jefferson County fire that spread today, it’s no surprise that wind speeds are a contributing factor. FOX21 News’s Robert Hahn said, “Wind around the Blodgett Peak area will be breezy at times, so firefighters will continue to keep tabs on those wind speeds. Wind speeds should stay low enough that helicopters could continue to be utilized as needed.” He said that considering that the fire is at 75% containment, he hopes that firefighters will be able to knock it down completely within the next day or so, despite its location. To learn more about the fire, how it started and more, click here. The Jefferson County Oak fire shut down C-470 between Ken Caryl Avenue and Kipling earlier today. The fire is continuing to burn with its size around 150 acres in the Ken Caryl Valley area. No structures have been burned at this time. Firefighters and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to monitor the area for any sudden changes in condition. There are no evacuations in place in the area, but to stay up to date on the Oak Fire’s status, click below.
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https://helenair.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/some-claims-against-state-tossed-in-youth-center-abuse-cases/article_69e63b57-527a-595b-87df-f720b7313417.amp.html.txt.gz
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has partially dismissed two lawsuits alleging abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, saying one complaint “consists of nothing more than invective and bald conclusions.” But attorneys who have filed hundreds of similar cases say they will fill in the details soon. Nearly 450 men and women have sued the state alleging they were abused as children at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly the Youth Development Center. Their allegations span six decades and involve more than 150 staffers at the Manchester facility, but most of the lawsuits are nearly identical and include few specifics. Since late December, the state has filed motions seeking to have claims against the state and the agency that oversees the center dismissed in more than 40 cases. Judge Andrew Schulman agreed in two cases this week, leaving intact claims against individual former employees of the center. “The complaint does not describe the facts that constitute any of these categories of harm. What was the physical abuse? What excessive restraints were used?” he wrote. “If there was sexual abuse, what happened? The plaintiff did not say anything about what he specifically experienced.” The plaintiff in that case is Michael Gilpatrick, who also is suing five of the 11 men who were arrested in April and charged with either sexually assaulting or acting as accomplices to the assaults of more than a dozen teenagers. Two of them are charged with restraining Gilpatrick while he was sexually assaulted by two of the others. The Associated Press typically does not name victims of sexual assault unless they have come forward publicly as Gilpatrick has done. Gilpatrick, who spent three years at the center in the 1990s, wouldn’t discuss that episode in an interview with The Associated Press in September. But he said in addition to being subject to physical and sexual abuse, he was held in solitary confinement for as long as three months. “There was nobody you could go to at YDC to talk to. You were literally stuck in your own thoughts, in your own fear every single day,” he said. The judge’s order in the second case wasn’t available Friday, but he also dismissed claims against the state in another case brought by an anonymous plaintiff, according to the attorney general’s office. State officials have said that filing the dismissal requests should not be considered a lack of support for crime victims, but the plaintiffs' attorney disagreed. Rus Rilee, said Friday he plans to amend all 450 lawsuits in the next 60 days but that there is no “legal or other need to force the victims to disclose all the details of their painful abuse in public.” “This is nothing more than a continued effort by the State to try to silence these crime victims and deter others from coming forward in order to avoid accountability for decades of systemic governmental child abuse," he said. "It is becoming clear that the State doesn’t really sympathize with or care about these child crime victims - it just wants them to shut up and go away.”
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ma/news/2011/March/MCLUNELeocompPR.html.txt.gz
CVS EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION BOSTON, Mass. - A Worcester man was charged yesterday in federal court with distribution of Vicodin and Suboxone which he allegedly stole from his employer, CVS Pharmacy in Worcester. LEOPOLD MCLUNE, 28, was charged in a criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted, MCLUNE faces up to 20 years imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine. The criminal complaint alleges that MCLUNE was employed at the CVS Pharmacy on Front Street in Worcester as a pharmacy technician. In that position, he assisted in the home delivery of prescription drugs. According to the complaint, CVS corporate security became aware of significant losses of Vicodin and Suboxone, both controlled substances from its pharmacy inventory. As a result, CVS installed covert video surveillance inside the pharmacy. Video recordings show MCLUNE on approximately 20 occasions between September 2010 and January 2011, pouring the contents of bottles containing either Vicodin and Suboxone into his pockets. A CVS audit shows thousands of pills were unaccounted for. United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division made the announcement today. The case was investigated by the DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad in Worcester which comprises investigators from DEA, and the Burlington, North Andover, Wellesley, Plainville, Westborough, Douglas and Worcester Police Departments. CVS Pharmacy provided critical cooperation to agents in the investigation, agreeing to install video surveillance and allowing agents access to the surveillance recordings. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Hennessy of Ortiz's Worcester Branch Office. The details contained in the criminal complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/california-woman-sentenced-marijuana-and-money-laundering-conspiracies.txt.gz
California Woman Sentenced in Marijuana and Money Laundering Conspiracies Marijuana Distributed in Utica, New York Came From Farm in Northern California SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Simona Borissova, 31, of Danville, California, was sentenced on Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby to a term of 24 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit $273,665.00 in a money judgment, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. The sentence followed her February 26, 2016 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. According to her written plea agreement, between January 2011 and August 2015, Simona Borissova, who lived in Las Vegas, caused marijuana to be driven from a marijuana farm in Northern California, owned by her parents, to various stash houses in Las Vegas, where others in the criminal conspiracy would take possession of the marijuana and ship it to Utica, New York and other cities around the United States. It was further part of the conspiracy that to pay for the marijuana shipped to individuals in Utica, New York, marijuana buyers and co-conspirators would deposit money into various bank accounts, some held in the names of third parties including Borissova. The cash was then withdrawn by Borissova from her accounts and used to purchase more marijuana, pay expenses, or otherwise spent at Borissova’s discretion. As part of her guilty plea, Borissova admitted she knew the financial transactions involved proceeds from the marijuana distribution conspiracy and were conducted to conceal the true nature, source, and control of the proceeds. Borissova admitted in court that she conspired with others to engage in money laundering involving $273,665, which was the total amount of money orders purchased with proceeds from the sale of marijuana in and around Utica, New York which was used for payment for the marijuana shipped from California to Utica, New York. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police, the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl G. Eurenius and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Oneida County ADA Grant J. Garramone.
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Calm before Hurricane Ida Aug 29, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 Updated Oct 6, 2021 0 VIDEO: Flood takes out Carbella Bridge (otherwise known as Tom Miner Bridge) Watch: pro-abortion rally in Casper, Wyoming following Supreme Court decision Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen deliver message to Supreme Court during surprise Glastonbury duet VIDEO: Yellowstone's Gardner Canyon flooding seen from the air Anger, fear after Roe v. Wade reversal What happened in a Texas abortion clinic minutes after SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade Ex-Aide: 'Irate' Trump lunged at Secret Service detail to drive to US Capitol Amazon Alexa can now mimic the voice of a deceased relative Celebrities, politicians react to Roe v. Wade being overturned Watch: pro-abortion rally in Casper, Wyoming following Supreme Court decision Survey: More Democrats plan to vote in the fall after Supreme Court ruling Tears of rage, joy as Roe v Wade overturned Roe v. Wade struck down: Ruling had secure abortion across the US 50 years ago A post-Roe v. Wade America: Supreme Court overturns abortion rights landmark CNFR championship day's hourly breakdown Supreme Court throws out New York gun law Video: How to watch the 5 planet alignment on June 24 US Supreme Court overturns 'Roe v. Wade' US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, states can ban abortion The biggest star in our galaxy is about to die, here's what that means for Earth Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer was in Houma, Louisiana, on Aug. 29, where things were relatively calm, as Hurricane Ida approached the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Tags Accunews Video-package Distro-social Us-southwest Severe Distro-syndicate Field-coverage Reed-timmer Hurricane Lincoln-riddle Video-content Atlantic-basin Source-freelancer-cleared Wire Dcc Lvs #lee-rev-content { margin:0 -5px; } #lee-rev-content h3 { font-family: inherit!important; font-weight: 700!important; border-left: 8px solid var(--lee-blox-link-color); text-indent: 7px; font-size: 24px!important; line-height: 24px; } #lee-rev-content .rc-provider { font-family: inherit!important; } #lee-rev-content h4 { line-height: 24px!important; font-family: "serif-ds",Times,"Times New Roman",serif!important; margin-top: 10px!important; } @media (max-width: 991px) { #lee-rev-content h3 { font-size: 18px!important; line-height: 18px; } } Latest video R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes Biden: US to stick with Ukraine, sending $800M aid Jackson Supreme Court swearing-in historic AP-NORC Poll: Is Trump responsible for Capitol riot? Here's how life in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine has changed What is a heat dome? Serena Williams loses to Harmony Tan in first-round Wimbledon match Severe drought in France’s Verdon Gorge shows climate change’s effect on tourism Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 0 Comments
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Career Offender from Las Cruces Sentenced to 35 Years for Conviction on Conspiracy, Explosives and Firearms Charges Clifford Salas Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative ALBUQUERQUE – Clifford Raymond Salas, 38, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 35 years in prison on his conviction on conspiracy, explosives and firearms charges followed by three years of supervised release. Salas also was ordered to pay $111,018.05 in restitution to the victims of his crimes. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Las Cruces Police Chief Jaime Montoya. U.S. Attorney Martinez said that Salas, whose prior criminal history includes convictions for drug trafficking, attempted assault on an inmate, robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst of the worst” offenders for federal prosecution. Under this initiative, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico’s District Attorneys and state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to target violent or repeat offenders primarily based on their prior convictions for federal prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible. Because New Mexico’s violent crime rates, on a per capita basis, are amongst the highest in the nation, New Mexico’s law enforcement community is collaborating to target repeat offenders from counties with the highest violent crime rates, including Doña Ana County, N.M., under this initiative. Salas and co-defendants Conrad Vazquez Salazar (Salazar), 44, and Andres Linares-Baca, 33, both of Las Cruces, and Thomas Vazquez Salazar (Vazquez Salazar), 40, of Odessa, Tex., were charged in a series of complaints and indictments, the first of which was filed in Sept. 2012, with violating the federal conspiracy, explosives and narcotics laws. Salas, Salazar and Vazquez Salazar were charged with conspiracy and explosives charges that arose out of the firebombing of a tattoo parlor in Las Cruces on Aug. 31, 2012. Vazquez Salazar entered a guilty plea to the conspiracy and explosives charges in Sept. 2013, and was sentenced in March 2016. Linares-Baca pled guilty in Sept. 2013, to heroin trafficking charges and was sentenced in Jan. 2014. Proceedings against Salazar were delayed by competency proceedings, and in Oct. 2014, the court found him incompetent to stand trial and committed him to hospitalization to determine whether he can be restored to competency. Salazar pled guilty on Aug. 17, 2015, to conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and was sentenced in Nov. 2015. Salas elected to exercise his right to a jury trial, which resulted in a guilty verdict on March 11, 2015, on a superseding indictment charging him with participating in a conspiracy between July 15, 20112 and Aug. 31, 2012, to commit arson by maliciously damaging and destroying the Irish Ink Tattoo, located at 2245 South Main Street in Las Cruces. The indictment also charged Salas with maliciously damaging and destroying the Irish Ink Tattoo on Aug. 31, 2012, by throwing at least one Molotov cocktail into the building, using a destructive device in furtherance of an act of violence; and being a felon in possession of an explosive. The evidence at trial established that in May 2012, Salazar opened up a tattoo shop in Las Cruces. Shortly thereafter Salazar experienced legal troubles and his business struggled. As a result, two of Salazar’s tattoo artists left with the intention of opening their own tattoo shop, the Irish Ink Tattoo. When Salazar learned of these plans, he threatened to burn down Irish Ink Tattoo. As promised, after the two tattoo artists opened the Irish Ink Tattoo, Salazar arranged for Salas and Vazquez Salazar to throw Molotov cocktails at the Irish Ink Tattoo and burn it down. After midnight and after obtaining the Molotov cocktails from Salazar, Vazquez Salazar drove Salas to the Irish Ink Tattoo. Salas broke a window of the Irish Ink Tattoo with a metal bar and set the building on fire by throwing Molotov cocktails into the building. This case was investigated by the Las Cruces office of the FBI and the Las Cruces Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aaron O. Jordan and Marisa A. Lizarraga prosecuted the case.
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Castle Creek Man Sentenced to 180 Months for Attempting to Receive and Receiving Child Pornography Chad Swartwood Posed as a Teenage Girl While Online SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Chad Swartwood, age 41, of Castle Creek, New York, was sentenced today to serve 180 months’ imprisonment for receiving and attempting to receive child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). As part of his previous guilty plea, Swartwood admitted that from approximately December 2017 through December 2018, he operated several social media accounts on different platforms where he presented himself as a teenage female interested in online, sexual interactions with minor boys. While impersonating a teenage female, Swartwood engaged people he believed to be minor boys in sexually explicit text conversations, sent sexually explicit images that he claimed to be of himself as a teenage female, and solicited sexually explicit images from minor boys. Swartwood was previously convicted of the New York State felony of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree, an offense that involved a child less than 10 years of age. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy also imposed a 20-year term of supervised release, which will start after Swartwood is released from prison. Swartwood also will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance from the Broome County District Attorney’s Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Gadarian as part of Project Safe Childhood. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and is designed to marshal federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
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https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/saratoga/staff/6/cecilia-levine/?page=14.txt.gz
Cecilia LevineManaging Editor clevine@dailyvoice.com Cecilia Levine's Contributions Driver Was High On Pot In Double Deadly Crash Involving NJDOT Truck NJ Transit Driver Could Be Deported For Death Of Passenger Returning Pocketbook: Authorities Gronk Announces NFL Retirement Former PA Resident Rob Gronkowski Announces NFL Retirement Gunman Wanted In Triple Jersey City Shooting Captured By US Marshals At Bergen County Hotel NJ Youth Baseball Coach Arrested In Umpire's Assault: Prosecutor Neglected Toddler's Suspicious Death Probed In Jersey City (DEVELOPING) Ten Illegal Guns, DJ Equipment, Drugs Seized Father's Day Weekend In Newark Baltimore Soul Food Restaurant Owner Killed On Father's Day Texas Driver Who Killed Man On Garden State Parkway Was Wanted In 2014 Hit-Run: Police -
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cedar-rapids-man-sentenced-more-decade-prison-gun-crimes.txt.gz
Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to More Than a Decade in Prison for Gun Crimes Admitted Using Gun to Further His Drug Trafficking A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed guns and used those guns to further his distribution of marijuana was sentenced May 30, 2018, to more than 10 years in federal prison. Danquel Antwain Faulkner, age 23, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a February 22, 2018, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. In a plea agreement, Faulkner admitted he possessed a gun on three separate occasions. He further admitted that on two of the times he possessed a gun, he used the gun to further a drug crime, namely his distribution of marijuana. One of the guns Faulkner possessed had been stolen from America’s 2nd Amendment Firearms on June 3, 2017. Faulkner has previous felony convictions for possessing a stolen vehicle, escape, and possession of a controlled substance. Faulkner was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade. Faulkner was sentenced to 124 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made turning the tide of rising violent crime in America a top priority. In October 2017, as part of a series of actions to address this crime trend, Attorney General Sessions announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to develop a district crime reduction strategy that incorporates the lessons learned since PSN launched in 2001. Faulkner is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Emily K. Nydle and was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Hiawatha Police Department, the Cedar Rapids Police Department, and the Loves Park, Illinois, Police Department. Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 17-cr-00080. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/mt/pressreleases/20101108140249.html.txt.gz
Chad Nelson Sanford Sentenced in U.S. District Court The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on November 8, 2010, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, CHAD NELSON SANFORD, a 29-year-old resident of Aurora, Colorado, appeared for sentencing. SANFORD was sentenced to a term of: - Prison: 36 months - Special Assessment: $100 - Supervised Release: 5 years SANFORD was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. Thaggard, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following: Over the course of 2008, the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (MDCI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a long-term investigation of cocaine trafficking in Billings. As part of that investigation, on September 16, 2008, members of the Montana Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by SANFORD. The vehicle contained approximately three kilograms of a substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, as well as six pounds of marijuana. When interviewed, SANFORD stated he was delivering the cocaine and marijuana to another person in Billings. SANFORD also stated he was delivering the drugs on behalf of James Mack and Travis Henry, who then resided in Colorado. SANFORD also discussed the history of the conspiracy. SANFORD stated that earlier in the year he began to assist Mack and Henry in obtaining cocaine from sources in Arizona and Oregon. He stated that the amount of cocaine involved in those transactions exceeded five kilograms. SANFORD further stated that he also delivered kilograms of cocaine from Mack and Henry to Matt Lamonaca, a resident of Billings. Henry, Lamonaca and Mack pled guilty to federal charges and have been sentenced. Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that SANFORD will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, SANFORD does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation.
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Changing the narrative: Vicksburg police chief, shooting victim’s mother speak on youth gun violence Published 4:00 am Saturday, August 7, 2021 This is the fourth and final story in a series from The Vicksburg Post investigating youth gun crimes in Vicksburg and Warren County. To read the third story in the series, click here. Vicksburg mother Toni Graves’ world turned upside down on Oct. 19, 2020, when her 20-year-old son Karl Michael Singleton was gunned down in his home on Enchanted Drive. However, the grieving mother got one step closer to justice for her child this week. The Vicksburg Police Department and Chief Penny Jones announced Friday that arrest warrants were issued for at least one suspect in connection with Singleton’s murder. Speaking in a press conference, a tearful Graves was candid about the personal toll gun violence had on her family — on her son, whom she and Jones both said was still a child. “I just want y’all to know this hurts me so bad. I don’t know why. I’ll never know why, but I know he’s not here with me anymore,” Graves said. “And I’ll tell you one thing: God gives you life, but it’s not your job to take it. “This is ridiculous. It’s senseless. Just put the guns down. That’s all I ask. I told my son all the time — I had many sleepless nights, but I’m not going to give up on him. I refuse to because I’m his mother,” she said. Operation Blitz This is the latest in a string of investigations, arrests and weapon confiscations as part of Operation Blitz, a crime-fighting initiative announced last month by Mayor George Flaggs Jr. Jones said she takes Operation Blitz seriously, and that thus far, her department has been successful in getting guns out of the hands of those who intend to do harm — including at least 10 juveniles. “One of the main targets was guns. We’ve been having such a problem with break-ins, and getting into vehicles, and I’m so sad that people don’t realize how serious it is when they don’t lock their car,” Jones said. “That’s one way these kids are able to get guns, is out of cars.” The reason children and teenagers carry guns, she said, is simple: It’s a status symbol. But the problem happens when they steal firearms or carry them with criminal intent. By increasing the police department’s presence on the streets, Jones said, they are able to send a message to adolescents and their parents. “One of the things I wanted to do with Operation Blitz is, I wanted us to get out there for the young folks to say, ‘Uh-oh, they’re out tonight,’ or ‘Something’s happening y’all, go home,'” she said. “As far as the parents are concerned, we can’t be your child’s mom and daddy. In order for us to make this work, the parents are going to have to work with us.” Gang Presence in Vicksburg While Singleton’s death is not confirmed to be gang-related, Jones did say a number of youth gun arrests are. She also confirmed the presence of “at least 10” gangs in Vicksburg but admitted that they were not as serious as in other, larger cities. “Oh there are a lot of gangs in Vicksburg. I don’t know why (anyone) would say that there aren’t,” Jones said. “I know some of the gang members here — they are influenced by the older guys who are really wanting to be a part of gangs like the Vice Lords, the Bloods, the 4 Corner Hustlers.” Change the narrative Often, when the police department catches a juvenile breaking the law, Jones said parents are angry with officers for arresting their child. The mentality must shift, she said, explaining that it takes strong adult figures to help guide impressionable children on the right path and help them make better decisions. “I’m not going to blame it on the parents all the time, but sometimes you can blame the parents. Some of the arrests we’ve made during Operation Blitz, we have had some parents who were very angry, because we caught their child with a gun,” she said. “They won’t accept responsibility for what their child has done. But when they go out there and they do something they’re not supposed to be doing, or when they’re seeking help for their child, then they need us. “But if we can work together as a team, parents and police, we can change the narrative as to what’s going on.” Those figures aren’t always present in the home, so Jones said she is working with the Warren County Youth Court to start a mentorship program specifically targeting teenage boys at risk of delinquency. “Children are the future” For Jones, the idea of halting youth gun crime in Vicksburg directly correlates with her retirement. “When I think about juveniles and crimes and guns, I think about retirement. I think about Whitney Houston, when she said, ‘I believe that children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. Give them a sense of pride to make it easier.’ “At some point, I’m not going to be in this position,” she said. “And the person who’s going to be sitting in this chair may be one of those kids that I dealt with in the past.” Operation Blitz Phase Two As anti-police sentiments continue to grow across the nation, Jones said Phase Two of Operation Blitz is meant to combat that mentality. From neighborhood block parties with officers, to hosting performance opportunities for local children, VPD will soon be further integrating itself into the community. “We’re going to have guys walking in the neighborhoods, knocking on doors,” Jones said. “‘Hey, I’m Officer So-and-so. We’re walking through the neighborhood and wanted to know if you have any problems or if there’s anything we can do for you all.'” She also expressed interest in resuming coordination of neighborhood watch programs, and the Citizen On Patrol program, which gives participants an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of a police officer. The personal toll of gun violence Vicksburg has recorded two homicides this year, both with juveniles who stand accused of murder. While Jones said her officers are able to push aside their personal feelings while on the job, she didn’t deny the emotional toll working the cases had on her and other officers. “We’re human. If you cut me, I’m going to bleed,” she said. “When things like that happen, we have to get into work mode in order to make the investigation work. We were all in work mode when the incident happened, but we’re talking side-by-side saying, ‘I’m hurt. I’m hurt for the parents. I’m hurt for the child.'” Like the death of Singleton, Jones said, the two 2021 homicides were preventable. In addition to bringing justice to the families of victims, Friday’s press conference served another purpose: a stark warning. “For some of these parents who are having problems, I hope that this is an eye-opener for a lot of parents as well as children,” Jones said. “We mean business. We want to get these guns off the street and get these children on the right track. He was 20 years old. Still a child.”
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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was arrested in California on the eve of NBA free agency after a warrant was issued, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD spokeswoman Lizeth Lomeli confirmed that Bridges was arrested on Wednesday but did not release details on the charges. TMZ reported that Bridges is facing felony domestic violence charges. The Hornets said in a statement they "are aware of the situation involving Miles Bridges. We are in the process of gathering additional information. We will have no further comment at this time.” Bridges' agent, Rich Paul, has not immediately returned phone calls left by The Associated Press. Bridges, the Hornets’ leading scorer last season, is set to become a restricted free agent and could command a max contract in the coming weeks. His arrest comes on the eve of NBA free agency, which begins Thursday night with teams able to speak with free agents. The 24-year-old Bridges averaged career highs with 20.2 points and seven rebounds in what amounted to a breakout season for the four-year NBA veteran while playing alongside All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball. People are also reading… Bridges, who played at Michigan State, also is a rapper who goes by the name RTB MB. The Hornets extended Bridges a qualifying offer on Tuesday, which allows them a chance to match any offer sheet made by another team. “As an organization we love Miles,” Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak said Tuesday. “We are going to bring him back. He has been great for the franchise and I believe, with his work ethic, he’s only going to get better.” The 6-foot-7, 225-pound Bridges said after the season he wanted to return to the Hornets, but he recently changed his Twitter bio from “forward for the Charlotte Hornets” to “It’s me,” adding some intrigue to the situation. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/sd/pressreleases/2011/Pierre-2011-05-26-Fire%20Cloud.html.txt.gz
Cherry Creek Man Indicted for Burglary, Assault and Possession of Stolen Firearm Assistant United States Attorney 605-357-2360 United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cherry Creek man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Burglary, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. Christopher James Fire Cloud, age 18, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 10, 2011, for First Degree Burglary, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm. He appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on May 26, 2011, and pled not guilty to the indictment. The investigation is being conducted by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Division. Assistant United States Attorney Mikal Hanson is prosecuting the case. Fire Cloud was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal. A trial date of July 19, 2011, has been set.
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https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/coronavirus/2020/5/1/21243726/coronavirus-antibody-blood-tests-accuracy-false-positives-covid-immunity-berkeley-chan-zuckerberg.txt.gz
Chicagoans who have a burning curiosity to know whether they’ve been infected with the coronavirus can get an antibody test at a healthcare clinic for about a hundred bucks. The problem is that no one can say for sure what the test results mean. Despite a proliferation of COVID-19 antibody tests that are now available, having been churned out hastily under emergency conditions, the science that will help explain whether the antibodies offer future immunity isn’t there yet. And a recent examination by some of the nation’s top scientists found unacceptably high rates of false positives in some antibody tests, calling into question their usefulness. As more states inch toward reopening their economies, experts caution that antibody tests are just one tool and an imperfect one at that. “It’s very early. We need to do so much more work,” says Dr. Mary K. Hayden, chief of the division of infectious diseases at Rush University Medical College and spokeswoman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Antibody tests are different from the molecular nasal swab tests used to detect the presence of live coronavirus in an infected person. The antibody test takes a small amount of blood to look for the presence of antibodies produced by the body’s immune system in response to an infection. With COVID-19, antibodies usually appear a week or more after the onset of symptoms. Much hope has been placed on antibody tests, on the theory that knowing whether people have been infected in the past might show whether they have enough immunity to safely return to work or school. The results also potentially could show who is qualified to donate blood for convalescent plasma, which is being used investigationally on very ill patients. There are several concerns, though. The first is accuracy. The majority of antibody tests were manufactured without approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration, which offered “regulatory flexibility” for test developers due to the pandemic. While swab tests used to diagnose live virus must have an “Emergency Use Authorization” from the FDA, only a handful of antibody tests have made it through that process. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, who chairs a House panel investigating whether the antibody tests work as advertised, has urged the FDA to better police the test-kit manufacturers and pull faulty tests from the market. The FDA has said the National Institutes of Health will evaluate the tests. The COVID-19 Testing Project — a joint effort of the University of California-San Francisco, University of California-Berkeley, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and the Innovative Genomics Institute — tested 14 coronavirus antibody tests and found that only one delivered no false-positive results, meaning it never detected antibodies in someone who was never infected. Two others came close, delivering no false positives nearly 99% of the time. The 11 other tests did not fare as well. Four had false-positive rates ranging from 11% to 16%, and many of the others were around 5%. Even the three highly accurate tests gave false-negatives about 10% of the time, which means some people who had been exposed to the virus weren’t flagged by the tests. Poor quality tests could have huge implications if large numbers of people were told they had survived an infection of COVID-19 when they actually had never been exposed to the virus. Getting a false positive reading 10% of the time or more “definitely I would consider unacceptable,” says Patrick Hsu, a bioengineering professor at UC-Berkeley who is helping lead the COVID-19 Testing Project. Hsu says he was intrigued by the tests, with at least 150 now available and consumers eager to be tested. “Yet these had not been rigorously or systematically evaluated,” he says. Even if an antibody test is accurate, no one knows what a positive result means beyond confirming past exposure to the virus. Whether it might give you immunity in the same way that, say, having had chicken pox against getting that disease again does hasn’t been shown. Experts at Johns Hopkins University caution that “antibody levels have not been correlated with immunity” and that, “while people who have been infected are presumed to have some immunity, it is unclear how much and for how long.” The World Health Organization says, “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.” Scientists also are trying to figure out whether people who’ve had a really bad illness with COVID-19 produce more antibodies than those who’ve had only mild symptoms or were asymptomatic. The notion that a positive antibody test gives someone an “immunity passport” to resume normal life is dangerous, according to Hsu, who says, “There are a lot of unknowns here.” For now, antibody tests are more useful in giving a wide-lens look at where the virus already has swept through and where it has yet to arrive, Hayden says. A large-scale testing program could be used to compare geographic communities or population groups with each other, providing they were “apples-to-apples” comparisons, Hayden says. More testing also could help pin down more accurate death rates. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NIH have announced plans for testing. Accuracy is important because, in communities where the coronavirus hasn’t heavily penetrated, false positives would make up a greater proportion of all the positive results and might even outnumber the true positives. The bottom line: Antibody tests aren’t a get-out-of-jail-free card for antsy people hoping to get back to their old lives. But it’s not all doom and gloom, Hayden says. Besides working to understand how the coronavirus antibodies function and refining the tests, scientists are developing tests that could detect viral antigens, which would be another way to catch infectious patients at an early stage. They’re also working on a vaccine and testing drugs. “Four months ago, we didn’t even know this virus existed,” Hayden says, noting the fast progress scientists have made. “But we have a lot to do and a lot to learn.”
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https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-juvenile-justice-bill-20170207-story.html.txt.gz
Children are not adults. We know this in almost every aspect of life: We restrict their rights, monitor their activities and understand that their decision-making capabilities are limited. And we generally try to teach them and guide their behaviors, so they one day do grow up to be functioning, capable adults. When it comes to the judicial system, however, we somehow seem to believe that some children become adults once they're accused of certain crimes and should be treated as such. This is illogical and unjust. The Maryland General Assembly has a chance to correct this policy. On Wednesday, legislators will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 215, which seeks to remove legal provisions that prevent some children's cases from being adjudicated in the juvenile system, where young people are more likely to be provided with the rehabilitation they need to return safely to our communities and become productive citizens. (A hearing on the House version, House Bill 471, is scheduled for Feb. 23.) Three years ago, I adopted then-19-year-old Robert Richardson, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression and child abuse syndrome. At age 16, he killed his father following many years of extreme, systematic abuse and torture. Robert was automatically charged as an adult under Maryland law and held in an adult detention center. Because of this, he had to make life changing legal decisions on his own, without adult guidance and in spite of his worsening psychiatric disorders. Robert accepted a plea deal, following two years of solitary confinement for 23 to 24 hours a day. At the time, he felt that prison would be an improvement over the extreme isolation of the county jail, which exacerbated his psychiatric disorders. He had not considered the long-term consequences of his decision. And they are long: 18 years long. As part of his plea deal, the judge, the state's attorney and Robert's public defender agreed he should be sent to a Department of Corrections (DOC) program for juvenile offenders. Robert was told that he would finally be offered counseling and rehabilitative opportunities to begin healing from a life filled with trauma. Unfortunately, the corrections system is not made to manage juvenile offenders. Once Robert was remanded to the DOC, he was not sent to the juvenile offender program but to an adult prison in Hagerstown. Robert is now 21, and he's been in the DOC for three years. Despite earlier promises, he was not offered counseling and is not eligible for the rehabilitative programs that are offered at the prison until he is much closer to a release date or has served at least 13 years of his 18-year sentence. The prisons offer a variety of training programs and some college level classes, but many inmates are paroled having never had the opportunity to participate. Children are amenable to rehabilitation much more than adults. Our juvenile system is designed to offer rehabilitation to children in need of additional support and guidance. Robert still yearns for opportunities to help him improve his life and character, but those opportunities are thus far denied to him. Robert, and others like him, will one day return to our communities. It only makes sense, in order to protect ourselves, that we ensure that these troubled children learn to become productive adults. The chances of that happening are significantly higher in the juvenile system than the adult system. Robert will be successful because he has a new family that loves and supports him. Many others do not have that support, and in prison they are easily manipulated and further victimized by adult inmates as they search for opportunities to end the monotony of endless down time. Robert's bar for his own life has been set so low — lower than most of us can imagine. He says his life has prepared him for disappointment, and he has learned to not expect good things to happen. Wouldn't it be better if we taught him, as a society, that he has the ability to accomplish great things? Children deserve the best that we have to offer. Committing a crime does not make a child an adult. Children should never be defined as the worst thing they have done, and, in fact, should be given every opportunity to be successful. We must do all we can to ensure that these kids will one day be good neighbors and citizens. Eileen Siple is a Harford County resident, proud mom of Robert Richardson and an advocate for youth charged as adults through Community Law in Action's Just Kids Campaign (www.justkidsmaryland.org). Her email is eileensiple@verizon.net.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/chinese-national-arraigned-arms-export-control-act-and-money-laundering-charges.txt.gz
Chinese National Arraigned on Arms Export Control Act and Money Laundering Charges WASHINGTON - On February 18, 2020, Cho Yan Nathan Man (Man) was arraigned on an indictment filed June 26, 2019, charging him with four counts of Unlawful Exports and Attempted Unlawful Exports of Defense Articles to Hong Kong, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2778; and the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. §§ 120-130 (Counts One through Four); and four counts of International Money Laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(A) and (c)(7)(b)(v)(I) (Counts Five through Eight). The indictment, initially filed under seal, was unsealed at Man’s initial appearance and arraignment. Man was arrested in Switzerland on or about June 13, 2019, and extradited from Switzerland to the United States on or about February 14, 2020. The court has ordered Man detained pending trial. The indictment alleges that, from in or around October 2018 to in or around January 2019, Man knowingly attempted to export, and/or caused the export of, the following items that have been determined to be United States Munitions List (USML) defense articles: (1) a pair of enhanced night vision goggles, which combines night vision and thermal imaging and which was manufactured by a U.S. company; (2) a Glare Mout Plus, which is a non-lethal visual disruption laser (also known as a dazzler) used to hail and warn individuals approaching a restricted or controlled area; (3) a target pointer illuminator aiming light, which is a laser that attaches to a rifle and is used for aiming that weapon; and (4) a four-prong muzzle adapter for a rifle that was manufactured by a U.S. company. The indictment further alleges that Man engaged in international money laundering in connection with each transaction by causing or attempting to cause a transfer or transmission of funds for the purchase of these items from Hong Kong to the sellers in the United States. An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. If convicted on any of the AECA charges, Man faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000 or twice the pecuniary gain or loss of the offense, and three years of supervised release. If convicted of any of the money laundering charges, Man faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; a fine of up to $500,000 or twice the value of the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation, transmission, or transfer, whichever is greater; and three years of supervised release. This investigation is being conducted jointly by the Chicago Field Office of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Chicago Resident Agency of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. The case is being prosecuted by the National Security Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice.
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https://www.ktvq.com/news/election-2020/official-fired-by-trump-continues-to-back-integrity-of-2020-election?_amp=true.txt.gz
Christopher Krebs, the former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who was fired on Tuesday evening by President Donald Trump for asserting that the 2020 election was the "most secure in American history" is continuing to defend his agency's work. Krebs, who has headed the CISA since the Trump administration established the agency in 2018, made headlines last week when his agency released a statement refuting Trump's claims that the 2020 election was beset by voter fraud. On Tuesday evening, Trump tweeted that Krebs had been "terminated" from his position, calling his statement "highly inaccurate." In the hours since his firing, Krebs has continued to defend the integrity of the 2020 election on his personal Twitter account. Just moments after Trump's announced Krebs' firing, he tweeted that he felt his administration had "done it right." "Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow. #Protect2020," he tweeted. Honored to serve. We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomrorow. #Protect2020 — Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) November 18, 2020 Early Wednesday morning, Krebs retweeted "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill, who had criticized Trump's decision to fire Krebs. "In defending democracy, do or do not, there is no try. This is the way," Krebs tweeted, referencing a quote from "The Empire Strikes Back." In defending democracy, do or do not, there is no try. This is the way. #Protect2020 @HamillHimself @PedroPascal1 https://t.co/nhF4FrVqhT — Chris Krebs (@C_C_Krebs) November 18, 2020 Krebs also retweeted CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who pointed out that while Republican election officials in Pennsylvania and Georgia have defended the integrity of the election, most members of the party continue to give credence to Trump's unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud. GOP officials across the US are standing up for facts regarding the election — @Commish_Schmidt in PA and @GaSecofState and a handful of others — but they are few and far between and under attack from other Republicans. With most GOP officials sitting back and letting it happen. — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 17, 2020 Finally, Krebs retweeted video of a 2018 interview he conducted in which he explained how a foreign adversary could undermine Americans' confidence in the election process. "The overall purpose of an election is to convince the loser they lost...so this peaceful transition of power [can occur]," Krebs said in the video. "The outcome of the adversary is to undermine our confidence in the process ... disproving a negative is really, really, really hard." In 2018, @CISAKrebs (@C_C_Krebs) spoke about elections, cybersecurity, and disinformation at the @AtlanticCouncil. "The overall purpose of an election is to convince the loser they lost…so this peaceful transition of power [can occur]." Thank you for serving, Chris. pic.twitter.com/G6j3ytN2uc — Graham Brookie (@GrahamBrookie) November 18, 2020 Krebs also updated his Twitter bio to let his followers know how he'll be spending his free time. "Used to be the 1st Director @CISAgov. Now I'm going to reintroduce myself to my family, fire up the BGE, watch @UVa sports, and ride bikes," his bio reads. Despite his continued allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, Trump's allegations have yet to result in significant legal successes that could alter the outcome of the election. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court dismissed a suit as the Trump campaign claimed that campaign officials did not have "meaningful access" to observe the vote-counting in Philadelphia, saying that election officials followed state law. Also, on Tuesday, election officials in Wayne County, Michigan — the state's largest county — chose unanimously to certify its results despite a push from Republican officials earlier in the day to stop certification.
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https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/explosive-memo-puts-fbi-director-eye-storm-012809566.html.txt.gz
Christopher Wray, 'low key' FBI director in eye of the storm Washington (AFP) - Christopher Wray, President Donald Trump's hand-picked FBI director, told senators during his confirmation hearing not to be put off by his soft-spoken manner. "No one should mistake my low-key demeanor as a lack of resolve," Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Anybody who thinks that I would be pulling punches as the FBI director sure doesn't know me very well." Just six months into the job, the 50-year-old Wray is having that resolve tested as he squares off with a president who has already fired one head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ignoring Wray's objections, the White House approved the release on Friday of a memo which it claimed reveals abuse at the FBI and Justice Department in connection with surveillance of a member of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign who had ties to Russia. According to CNN, the White House was worried Wray may quit to protest the release of the memo drafted under the authority of Devin Nunes, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. On the contrary, the FBI director sent an internal message to the bureau's 30,000 employees on Friday that contained no suggestion he would step down. "Let me be clear: I stand fully committed to our mission," Wray said in the message obtained by AFP. "I stand by our shared determination to do our work independently and by the book. "Talk is cheap; the work you do is what will endure," he said. "And know that I consider it an incredible privilege to work beside you -- and that I am determined to defend your integrity and professionalism every day." Wray has mostly flown under the radar since replacing James Comey at the head of the FBI, which has been the target of Trump's ire since taking office. Wray was overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate in August, three months after Trump sacked Comey amid an FBI probe into whether members of the president's campaign had colluded with Russia help him get elected. That investigation, which Trump has denounced as a "witch hunt," is now in the hands of special counsel Robert Mueller, himself a former FBI director. Democratic lawmakers are claiming the memo is part of a broader campaign aimed at discrediting the Mueller probe and protecting Trump. - 'Strict independence' - Wray put himself in the eye of the memo firestorm when the FBI issued an unusual public statement this week expressing concerns about the document. "We have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy," the FBI said. While the statement was unsigned, it was clear that it would not have been issued without a green light from the new FBI director. Wray was confirmed by a 92-5 vote in the Senate, winning bipartisan backing after telling lawmakers he would resign rather than bow to political interference. "There is only one right way to do this job, and that is with strict independence," the former Department of Justice official said during his confirmation hearing. "You can't do a job like this without being prepared to either quit or be fired at a moment's notice" if "you're asked to do something or confronted with something that is either illegal, unconstitutional or even morally repugnant," Wray said. Born on December 17, 1967 in New York, Christopher Asher Wray attended the Phillips Academy boarding school before going on to Yale University. He was executive editor of the Yale Law Journal and obtained a law degree from the university in 1992. He joined the Justice Department in 1998 and in 2003 became assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal division, where he worked under then deputy attorney general Comey. Wray mostly oversaw fraud investigations, including that of Enron, the Texas energy firm that imploded with billions of dollars of losses. In 2005, Wray resigned and went into private practice as a partner at the law firm King & Spalding. Wray represented major companies in litigation but also worked for Trump ally Chris Christie in the so-called "Bridgegate" political scandal in New Jersey. Wray's pledge to act independently is being tested now, but his standoff with the White House is not his first encounter with political pressure. In 2004, Wray's then-boss Comey was made acting attorney general due to the illness of attorney general John Ashcroft. When aides to president George W. Bush tried to take advantage of Ashcroft's illness to push through an extension of a controversial warrantless eavesdropping program, Wray, Comey and then-FBI director Mueller put their jobs on the line and opposed the move.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/cincinnati-man-sentenced-promoting-child-pornography.txt.gz
Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Promoting Child Pornography CINCINNATI –James Denney, 30, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 36 months in prison for aiding and abetting another individual in accessing child pornography. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Steve Francis, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), announced the sentence handed down today by U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott. Denney was charged by indictment in January for knowingly promoting a URL on the Dark Web containing child pornography. According to investigators, Denney provided an undercover agent with web links to an online board featuring dozens of links to child pornography chat rooms, video/image board sites, as well as “community” support groups and online security advice for child pornographers. Denney pleaded guilty in May. According to the Statement of Facts filed in support of his plea agreement, Denney used the Kik Messenger app to provide the undercover officer guidance on how to download and use a TOR web browser for the purpose of concealing online activities from law enforcement and others. While communicating with the officer, Denney personally recommended sections of the online board including “Hurt Core” and “Toddler Videos.” Such images were of – among other things – toddlers and pre-teens being bound and raped by adults who represented themselves as parents of those children. Denney was also sentenced today to eight years of supervised release, and he must also register as a sex offender and comply with state and federal laws regarding sex offenders. U.S. Attorney Glassman commended the investigation of this case by HSI, and Assistant United States Attorney Karl P. Kadon, who is prosecuting the case. # # #
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https://mugshots.com/US-States/New-York/Monroe-County-NY/?name_prefix=ALE.txt.gz
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/citizen-dominican-republic-sentenced-42-months-prison-role-heroin-trafficking-ring.txt.gz
Citizen of the Dominican Republic Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Role in Heroin Trafficking Ring Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERISON PERALTA, 39, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin trafficking ring. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 21, 2016, the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama conducted a motor vehicle stop of a car hauler that was carrying a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. A search of the Malibu revealed that it contained a hidden compartment (“trap”), which is commonly used to conceal and transport illegal contraband, including narcotics, firearms and currency. Law enforcement officials obtained court authorization to install tracking devices on the vehicle and, between October 2016 and January 2017, HSI agents observed it at various locations in Connecticut and Rhode Island. On January 17, agents located the vehicle at 1091 Maple Avenue in Hartford. On January 20, surveillance officers observed activity on another vehicle located at the Maple Avenue residence consistent with manipulating a mechanical hidden compartment. Officers then observed an individual placing two duffel bags into that second vehicle and then driving off. At approximately 8:30 p.m., a Hartford Police cruiser pulled the car over. The vehicle also contained a hidden trap, but a search revealed no contraband. PERALTA was arrested after he and others were located inside of 1091 Maple Avenue and a search of the residence revealed more than six kilograms of heroin, approximately 500 grams of cocaine and a “finger press,” which is used to process bulk quantities of heroin into 10-gram-bags known as “fingers.” Agents also seized drug distribution materials, including sifters, grinders, scales, vacuum sealers and kilo wrappers, which were coated in heroin residue and field-tested positive for the presence of fentanyl. Agents then searched the Malibu, which was located in the garage of 1091 Maple Avenue, and recovered approximately $260,000 in cash from inside the trap. Subsequent laboratory testing of the seized heroin revealed that most of it contained fentanyl. PERALTA has been detained since his arrest. On March 24, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin. PERALTA, who faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term, has agreed not to contest his deportation. This matter is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Hartford Police Department and the Connecticut State Police, with the assistance of the Baldwin County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Gustafson.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/cleveland-man-sentenced-more-15-years-prison-armed-robberies.txt.gz
Cleveland man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for armed robberies A Cleveland man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for multiple armed robberies of Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in Northeast Ohio, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Office. Quentin Blade, 31, was sentenced to 190 months in prison. He previously pleaded guilty to multiple counts of conspiring to interfere with commerce by means of robbery, interference with commerce by means of robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Nicholas Daniel, 24, of Cleveland, also pleaded guilty to several counts related to his role in the conspiracy. Daniel is scheduled to be sentenced next month. Between August 6, 2014, and September 24, 2014, Blade and Daniel conspired to rob numerous retail stores in Cleveland and East Cleveland. These stores include the Dollar General at 13741 Euclid Ave., Dollar General at 5133 Superior Ave., Dollar General at 2966 E. 116 Street, Dollar General at 2272 E. 55 Street (twice), Family Dollar at 1250 E. 105 Street and Dollar General at 9111 Miles Ave, according to court documents. Blade and Daniel carried and brandished firearms during the incidents, according to court documents. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney M. Kendra Klump following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cleveland Division, the Cleveland Division of Police, and the East Cleveland Police Department and with the assistance of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/connecticut-man-indicted-federal-firearms-charge.txt.gz
Connecticut Man Indicted on Federal Firearms Charge BOSTON – A Connecticut man was indicted yesterday in federal court in Springfield on a federal firearms charge. Jermane Merlyn Samuel, 35, of Enfield, Conn., was indicted on one count of possessing and receiving a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Samuel was charged by complaint and arrested in September 2018; he has been in custody since. According to court documents, on Sept. 20, 2018, Samuel received and possessed a Model 27 .40 caliber Glock pistol and a Model 17 9mm Glock pistol in a hotel parking lot in West Springfield. The serial numbers of both pistols had been obliterated. The offense of receiving and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number carries a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Mickey D. Leadingham, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, Boston Field Division, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katharine A. Wagner of Lelling=s Springfield Office is prosecuting the case. The details contained in an indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdky/pr/convicted-felon-sentenced-17-years-prison-violating-federal-drug-trafficking-laws.txt.gz
Convicted Felon Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison For Violating Federal Drug Trafficking Laws BOWLING GREEN, KY – A Warren County, Kentucky, convicted felon was sentenced in United States District Court by District Judge Greg N. Stivers to 17 years in prison followed by a ten year period of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. There is no parole in the federal system. “This defendant has a long criminal history in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area,” stated U.S. Attorney John Kuhn. “This seventeen-year sentence will remove a large supplier of illicit and dangerous drugs from the community. The federal and local law enforcement partnership working to remove dangerous criminals from Warren County is very effective, and I thank the ATF and the Warren County Drug Task Force for their efforts.” “This armed drug trafficker has plagued the Bowling Green area for years, as evidenced by his statements and criminal history in four surrounding Kentucky counties,” stated Stuart Lowrey, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF’s Louisville Field Division. “We applaud the efforts of the law enforcement agencies participating in the Warren County Drug Task Force and this significant investigation, which will impact violent crime.” Jason Borden, age 47, conspired with Joshua Preston Moore, Charles Henry Ickes and others, to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine between December of 2014, and February of 2015, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, including during post-arrest, in March of 2015, when Borden made calls from jail. During those calls, Borden directed Moore to collect money owed to him from the sale of methamphetamine and directed Moore to recover more than 50 grams of methamphetamine from where Borden had hidden the drugs, and directed Moore to distribute the recovered methamphetamine. Further, the conspiracy involved the shipment of one and a half pounds of crystal methamphetamine from Santa Rosa, California, to an address in Bowling Green for further distribution. According to the plea agreement, on February 13, 2015, members of the Bowling Green/Warren County Drug Task Force conducted a controlled delivery of the crystal methamphetamine to the Bowling Green address. A cooperating co-conspirator, who was the intended recipient of the shipped methamphetamine, agreed to deliver the crystal methamphetamine to the next intended recipient, Borden. At the time of the delivery, Borden was arrested. Agents recovered the package of crystal methamphetamine, approximately $3,600 in United States currency, digital scales and a loaded H&R Inc., Model 732, .32 caliber revolver loaded with six rounds of .32 caliber ammunition from Borden at the time of his arrest. Laboratory analysis of the crystal methamphetamine revealed that it was 100% pure. At the time of his arrest, Borden relayed to law enforcement that he was affiliated with Outlaws, a motorcycle gang, and that he had previously sold pounds of meth. Borden is a felon with prior felony convictions in Warren County Circuit Court, Barren County Circuit Court, Christian County Circuit Court, and Logan County Circuit Court. Co-defendant Moore pleaded guilty to three counts of a superseding indictment on March 14, 2016 and faces a minimum 15-year prison sentence. Co-defendant Charles Henry Ickes is scheduled for trial in Bowling Green before Judge Stivers on June 13, 2017. Assistant United States Attorney Jo E. Lawless is prosecuting this case. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Bowling Green/Warren County Drug Task Force, and United States Postal Inspection Service conducted the investigation.
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https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/crime/2017/06/08/arrest-naomi-jones-homicide-escambia-county-investigation/380112001/.txt.gz
Convicted sex offender arrested in Naomi Jones murder A convicted sex offender released from prison less than four years ago has been arrested and charged with the murder of 12-year-old Naomi Jones. Robert Letroy Howard, 38, was booked into Escambia County Jail just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday. He was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping and failing to register as a sex offender. He is being held without bond. More:Hundreds gather to honor Naomi Jones at vigil "We have caught our monster," Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Chip Simmons said during Thursday's press conference to announce the arrest. "We have caught the killer that took Naomi's life — a 12-year old girl who had her whole life in front of her." Investigators first identified Howard during a neighborhood canvas, where they learned he was in the area during the time Naomi went missing. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said Howard provided false information about his whereabouts during that time, saying he was at his home in Alabama. More:Naomi Jones likely died within first 24-36 hours Howard's girlfriend lived in the same Aspen Village Apartments where Naomi lived, and Howard was a frequent visitor to the complex. Investigators believe Naomi and Howard were known to each other. Though the sheriff did not say so explicitly, he also hinted there may have been some social media interaction between the two. Though investigators are currently keeping the breadth of their evidence close to their chests, they said the totality of the evidence they collected made them confident Howard was their suspect. Howard is a convicted felon and served 15 years in prison for two counts of sexual assault and rape. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Community Information Center, Howard was arrested Dec. 8, 1998, and convicted in Sept. 1, 1999, in Escambia County, Alabama. Howard's address in Brewton, Alabama, was last verified the day after Naomi's murder. Morgan said Howard's vehicle was seen on surveillance footage by the creek where Naomi's body was found, and he was placed under surveillance Wednesday. The ECSO took him into custody soon after, Morgan said, and arrested him following an interview. "I will tell you over the past week, we haven't had many good days," Simmons said. "Today is a good day. Today we arrested the killer of a child ... . We do hope that this arrest can provide some level of comfort to the family and to the community." At this time, investigators believe Howard acted alone. Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille said Howard's first court appearance will be Friday, during which his office will ask that Howard not be granted bond. He said a grand jury will review the facts of the case to determine whether to indict Howard on first-degree murder and related charges. If the grand jury indicts Howard, then prosecutors will determine whether to seek the death penalty. More:Remembrance event for Naomi Jones set for tonight Naomi went missing from her home on May 31. The last known contact she had with anyone was through Facebook with a friend at 12:21 p.m., according to Morgan. "Knowing the psychology of Naomi, that she was somewhat of a private person, but, again, she was not a wilting flower. She would stand up for herself. She could be combative if confronted," Morgan said. "So we knew that she would not readily get in a vehicle with someone. And so our investigators very early on said, 'This is probably someone that at least she knows, that she's comfortable being around.'" Morgan said he won't comment on the possible sexual nature of the attack. Naomi's preliminary autopsy showed she likely died within 24 and 36 hours of going missing, Morgan said, and her cause of death was asphyxiation. Morgan said in a press conference Wednesday that investigators believed it was possible Naomi had been targeted by a sexual predator she knew through social media. Investigators have reason to believe Naomi was transported from her neighborhood soon after she went missing, based on the fact that no witnesses in the area saw anything questionable. The investigation, which has now spanned more than a week, has encompassed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the FBI, ECSO and the State Attorney's Office. Hundreds of community members helped in the search effort for the missing girl between May 31 and June 5 when Naomi's body was found in Eight Mile Creek by two fishermen.
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https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/ncm/news/2007/041607_fernando.html.txt.gz
Conviction In Sex Crimes Involving A Minor, Greensboro Resident Faces Life in Federal Prison Greensboro, NC – Warshahennedige Fernando, age 43, a citizen of Sri Lanka, currently residing in Greensboro was convicted of attempting to entice a minor and attempting to transfer obscene matter to a minor, announced Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. The verdict was rendered on April 11, 2007. On August 1, 2006, Fernando initiated an online conversation with an undercover detective employed with the Guilford County Sheriff's Department, who was posing as a fourteen year-old girl. During the chats, Fernando e-mailed a picture of his genitals to the undercover officer and described, in graphic detail, the sex acts that he was seeking. Fernando repeatedly suggested that they meet in-person, and he was arrested on August 9, 2006, after he arrived at Borders Bookstore on High Point Road in Greensboro. After a three day trial before Federal District Court Judge N. Carlton Tilley, the jury deliberated for approximately 30 minutes before convicting on each count. Fernando is scheduled to be sentenced on August 17, 2007 in federal district court in Greensboro. He faces a mandatory minimum of ten years, up to a maximum of life in prison on the enticement conviction alone. Fernando remains in custody pending sentencing. The investigation was conducted by the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael DeFranco. This case was pursued as part of Project Safe Childhood. In February 2006, the United States Department of Justice launched Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by U. S. Attorneys Offices, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhod.gov/.
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https://www.ktnv.com/news/national/coolio-arrested-with-loaded-gun-at-airport-report-says?_amp=true.txt.gz
Coolio found out the hard way what happens when you try to bring a loaded gun through airport security. The 53-year-old rapper most famous for 1990s hits including "Gangsta's Paradise," was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday with a loaded, stolen gun, according to L.A.'s KABC-TV. Coolio — whose birth name is Artis Ivey — was arrested along with a 39-year-old man with whom he was traveling. LAX security stopped the men after they found a gun inside Coolio's carry-on bag. KABC reported the pair was arrested on a charge of possession of a stolen, loaded firearm. Coolio's bail was listed at $37,308. Clint Davis covers entertainment and trending news topics for the Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @MrClintDavis.
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https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/public-safety/2018/06/05/corning-man-charged-connection-multiple-burglaries/672414002/.txt.gz
Corning man charged in connection with multiple burglaries A Corning man faces charges in connection with a string of burglaries in the city. City police on Friday charged James B. Copeland, 55, of East Third Street, with third-degree burglary, a felony, in connection with the unlawful entry and larceny of power tools from a business on Denison Parkway. Police believe Copeland committed multiple burglaries at area businesses, as well as numerous other larcenies of power tools from other locations throughout the City of Corning. Additional charges against Copeland, who is a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal record, are pending, police said. Related:Two juveniles charged with string of Elmira burglaries Copeland was reportedly on his way to catch a bus to New York City when he was spotted and arrested by Corning police. He was arraigned Friday in City of Corning Court and committed to the Steuben County Jail without bail. Copeland was scheduled to reappear in court Tuesday morning with a court-appointed lawyer. Investigators believe Copeland sold many of the stolen power tools to unsuspecting residents. Anyone who believes they purchased power tools or other items from Copeland is asked to contact the Corning Police Department at 607-962-0340, ext. 1500. Follow @SGJeffMurray on Twitter. Public safety:Millerton man struck and killed while riding lawnmower on Route 328 Environment:Chemung County sees an increase in illegal dumping
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https://dothaneagle.com/news/gilley-released-from-montgomery-co-jail/article_fe3f41b4-14e9-5384-94a4-287df6a58760.html.txt.gz
Country Crossing casino developer Ronnie Gilley is getting to spend six months at home in Enterprise before he goes to federal prison for offering millions in bribes to legislators. U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. approved the conditions for Gilley's release at a hearing Tuesday morning and sent him on his way with his wife and attorney. The 46-year-old Gilley will wear electronic monitoring and only be allowed to leave home for work, church, lawyer visits and doctor visits. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled Monday that Gilley could be released from the Montgomery City Jail pending his sentencing in November on bribery, conspiracy and money laundering charges. The judge left the conditions of the release up to Capel. People are also reading… Gilley pleaded guilty Friday and has been in jail since February.
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtn/pr/crockett-county-deputy-sentenced-west-tennessee-federal-drug-trafficking-violations.txt.gz
Crockett County Deputy Sentenced in West Tennessee on Federal Drug Trafficking Violations Memphis, TN – A former Crockett County Sheriff’s Deputy has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on cocaine trafficking and firearms charges. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today. According to the indictment, on February 13, 2017, Calvin Fields aided and abetted others in the distribution of a mixture of substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. Mr. Fields was in possession of a Glock. 40 caliber pistol in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime. Federal agents arranged surveillance and saw Calvin Fields stationed in his patrol vehicle while on duty, providing security while cocaine was being delivered by an undercover cooperating source. "No one is above the law. It is especially disheartening when those entrusted to protect and serve our communities commit criminal acts. Those who do so should know: We will use all our resources to come after you." said Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee. The suspect was arrested on Friday, February 17, 2017, on a federal complaint. The federal grand jury in Jackson returned the indictment on February 21, 2017. Johnie Carter, Special Agent in Charge, Violent Crime and Drug Task Force, 28th Judicial District said: "When a Law Enforcement Officer commits a criminal act, they violate the trust of the community as well as their fellow Law Enforcement Officers. It angers everyone involved and tarnishes the badge that 99% of officers work so hard at keeping polished. The West Tennessee Drug Task Force works very hard at ridding West Tennessee of the dangerous drugs and violent crime and those who are responsible. A Law Enforcement Officer is no different and must face the same justice as anyone else." On August 8, 2017, Chief United States District Judge S. Thomas Anderson sentenced Fields to 87 months’ imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. While sentencing Fields, Judge Anderson said "this case was one of the most troublesome cases of official corruption he had seen my time on the bench." This case was investigated by members of the FBI Memphis Division’s Jackson Resident Agency, the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office and the 28th Judicial District Violent Crime and Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Wilson prosecuted this case on the government’s behalf. ###
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Crownsville Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography Johnson possessed over 2,000 images of child pornography Greenbelt, Maryland – Jared Johnson, age 36, of Crownsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography. The plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge James R. Mancuso of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; Anne Colt Leitess of the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office; and Anne Arundel Police Chief Amal Awad. According to his guilty plea, from Mary 2020 to August 2020, an internet cloud storage service provider sent the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children five cybertipline reports detailing hundreds of child pornography images uploaded to an account within its internet platform. The account was associated with Johnson’s cellular number and IP address located at Johnson’s Crownsville, Maryland residence. Over the course of five reports, the internet storage provider reported over 2,500 images of child pornography uploaded to Johnson’s account. During a search of Johnson’s residence on July 24, 2020, Anne Arundel County detectives recovered Johnson’s cell phone and computer. The devices were hidden in the basement, submerged underwater within the basement’s sump pump system. A forensic analysis of the computer revealed that Johnson possessed over 12,000 images and videos of child pornography on the computer system. After examination of Johnson’s online cloud account, Anne Arundel County Police detectives discovered thousands of images and videos containing child pornographic material, including a 38-minute video compilation depicting prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher has not scheduled a sentencing hearing at this time. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the "Resources" tab on the left of the page. Acting United States Attorney Jonathan F. Lenzner commended the HSI, Anne Arundel State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Anne Arundel Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Lenzner thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Duey who is prosecuting the federal case.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/current-and-former-springfield-police-officers-indicted-unreasonable-force-against-two.txt.gz
Current and Former Springfield Police Officers Indicted for Unreasonable Force Against Two Juveniles Two Springfield Police Officers, one current and one former officer, were arrested today and charged in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, on allegations that they used unreasonable force against two Latino juveniles during an arrest. One of the officers is also charged with threatening the juveniles during an interrogation and falsifying subsequent reports regarding the incident. Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Boston Field Division, made the announcement. Gregg A. Bigda, 48, of Wilbraham, was charged in an indictment unsealed today with three counts of violating the civil rights of arrestees and one count of obstructing justice by writing a false report. Steven M. Vigneault, 48, of East Longmeadow, was charged in the same indictment with one count of violating the civil rights of an arrestee. The indictment charges that, on Feb. 27, 2016, Bigda used unreasonable force against a juvenile, and that afterward, Bigda spat on him and said, “Welcome to the white man’s world.” The indictment further charges that Vigneault used unreasonable force against a different juvenile. According to the indictment, both uses of force involved the use of dangerous weapon and resulted in bodily injury. "Even in the face of adversity, law enforcement officers are expected to conduct themselves professionally, respectfully, and with integrity,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. “They are ambassadors for the rule of law, and when they themselves break those laws, they violate not just the rights of their victims, but compromise the public's trust in law enforcement. My Office is committed to holding our public servants accountable under the law and prosecuting those who abuse their positions of power." "Most law enforcement officers are dedicated, honest, and fully committed to building trust within their communities, but those who break the law stain the reputation of the law enforcement profession,” said Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Boston Field Division. “Badges and guns do not come with the authority to ignore the Constitution or the rights of others, and those who violate it will be held accountable." The indictment further alleges that after the arrests, Bigda interrogated the juveniles without their parents present and without reading them their Miranda rights, and that, during the course of the interrogations, Bigda threatened the juveniles in a number of different ways. For example, Bigda made the following threats against the first juvenile: to “crush [the juvenile’s] skull and [expletive] get away with it,” “bring the dog back [and] let him [expletive] go after” the juvenile; “[expletive] kill [the juvenile] in the parking lot”; “charge [the juvenile] with killing Kennedy and [expletive] make it stick,” “stick a [expletive] kilo of coke in [the juvenile’s] pocket and put [the juvenile] away for [expletive] 15 years,” and “kick [the juvenile] right in the [expletive] face as soon as [they] cross the Springfield line.” Bigda made the following threats against the second juvenile: to “beat the [expletive] out of [the juvenile],” “tune [the juvenile] the [expletive] up,” and “bloody [the juvenile’s] body.” Bigda subsequently attempted to obstruct the investigation into the assaults on the juveniles by falsifying his reports to the Springfield Police Department Internal Investigations Unit, allegedly writing that he did not kick anyone or see any officer kick anyone during the course of the arrests of the juveniles. Bigda filed a second report in which he denied spitting on anyone or yelling “welcome to the white man’s world” during the arrest of the juveniles. The charges of depriving arrestees of their civil rights carry a maximum possible sentence of 10 years for counts alleging that a dangerous weapon was used or that bodily injury resulted, and a maximum sentence of one year for the charges that allege no weapon or injury. The charges of falsifying a police report provide for a maximum possible sentence of 20 years. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The details contained in the indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Deepika Bains Shukla and Katharine Wagner of Lelling’s Springfield Branch Office and Trial Attorney Christopher J. Perras of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division are prosecuting the case.
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DALLAS — On April 8, a 15-year-old girl from North Richland Hills went to a Dallas Mavericks game with her dad at the American Airlines Center. She went to the bathroom right before halftime. She never made it back to her seat. Surveillance footage showed video of her leaving the arena with a man that night. A week and a half later, on April 18, police found the teen in a hotel room in Oklahoma City after her parents identified her through nude photos that had been posted online in sex advertisements. "She was gone missing a total of 11 days," attorney Zeke Fortenberry said. Fortenberry is representing the family in the ongoing case. Last week, he sent a letter to multiple parties he believes could have done things differently in the situation, possibly even preventing the situation from escalating. "Our intent is to put [these organizations] on notice that we’re pursuing claims against them for their negligence and other causes of action," Fortenberry said. In the release sent out by Fortenberry's office late last week, American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas Police Department and the Oklahoma City hotel where the teen was found were all listed as parties that could have prevented the situation. Fortenberry said the teen's father notified police at the game when he realized she was missing. But, according to Fortenberry, the father was told to report it to North Richland Hills Police, since that's where he lives. The father said he was then told to go home. He said he called North Richland Hills Police that night. Fortenberry said NRH police weren't able to help because, they said, the incident happened in Dallas. "The family was frustrated," Fortenberry said. "After days of not getting any information from the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Police not taking any action, the family sought out the help of this agency in Houston.” Fortenberry said the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative was able to use their face-recognition technology to help break open the case. “That agency was able to help them locate the photograph of their daughter online within the same day," Fortenberry said. That agency then contacted Oklahoma City Police, which is the agency that found the missing teen and arrested eight people in connection to the case. RELATED: 'This is how it goes': Law enforcement, advocates warn parents after 15-year-old North Texas girl found in sex trafficking ring "The Dallas Police Department never asked for a photo of the daughter," Fortenberry said. In response to a request from WFAA, Dallas Police confirmed that an off-duty officer who was working the game on April 8 was notified that the teen was missing. The department said the arena was searched, and shared this about protocol for these situations: "Texas Family Code(51.03 b. 3) dictates that missing juveniles are investigated as runaways unless there are circumstances which appear as involuntary such as a kidnapping or abduction. Those cases per code are to be filed where the juvenile resides." North Richland Hills Police confirmed to WFAA that they received the report about the missing teen at 1:27 a.m., about six hours after the game started. The department said the teen was entered in the national missing person database by 3:24 a.m. on April 9. Dallas Police said they helped North Richland Hills PD and created a bulletin for the missing teen that went out to the department on April 11. Fortenberry said those efforts weren't enough. “This girl was being sexually assaulted in a hotel room multiple nights," Fortenberry said. "Any time she could have been rescued from that sooner would have been better.” Fortenberry is also targeting the hotel where the teen was found because, he said, there are multiple signs staff should have picked up on that indicated she was in danger. "When a 40-something year old man walks in with a 15-year-old girl and rents multiple hotel rooms and then there is traffic coming in and out of those rooms, those are red flags," Fortenberry said. Additionally, the letter was sent to the AAC and the Dallas Mavericks -- because, according to Fortenberry, the man the teen left with got into the game with a fake ticket that was sold to him by someone known by both organizations for selling fake tickets. The Mavericks organization has not responded to a request for comment from WFAA. But, on April 20, after the girl was found, the team released the following statement in conjunction with their arena: "The American Airlines Center (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found. Both entities will continue to cooperate with local and regional law enforcement on this case." Fortenberry said he has not yet received a response from any of the parties to whom he sent the letter. But he said he hopes to hear back within the next month, so the situation can be settled without a lawsuit.
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DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Tells William Shatner Other Shooters Involved in Plot Police to question Malvo based on new revelations July 29, 2010 -- Police will once again question DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, after the convicted serial killer said for the first time in a TV interview with actor William Shatner that two other men were initially part of the bloody plot that terrorized the Washington area and left 10 people dead in 2002. "There were two others, there were two other people who were supposed to be involved - but in the end, they ended up backing out," said Malvo, who was 17 when he was arrested for his role in the deadly attacks. He spoke to Shatner, most famous for his role as Capt. Kirk on the 1960's TV show "Star Trek," via telephone from a Virginia prison where he is serving a life sentence. "What was supposed to happen was that there was supposed to be three to four snipers with silenced weapons, silenced rifles and in this way you could do a lot more damage along the entire Eastern Seaboard then what-- in the end there was only Muhammad and myself," Malvo, now 25, told Shatner. Together Malvo and John Allen Muhammad terrorized the DC metro area, shooting 13 people at random and killing 10 of them during a three month crime spree. Officials at the Montgomery County Police in Maryland, who first learned of the details of the interview from ABC News.com, said they would "definitely" send detectives to re-interview Malvo in his prison cell in Virginia. "We will definitely follow up on this information," Asst. Chief Drew Tracy, who led the investigation at the time told, ABCNews.com. "We have no knowledge of any accomplices in the Washington DC area." Tracy said investigators had recently interviewed Malvo regarding a possible connection to a series of crimes prior to the DC shootings. He could not comment on the specifics of those cases because they remain under investigation. Malvo told Shatner two others planned to help with the killings but they backed out and at least one was killed, according to the Associated Press which viewed the episode. Over the course of the interview Malvo's story about the additional snipers changed. He first denied their existence and later said a man in Arizona was supposed to help acquire weapons and another in New York was to help them get out of the country "when it's all said and done." Since his arrest Malvo's statements have been inconsistent, and authorities have cast doubt on some of his reported confessions following his imprisonment. John Allen Muhammad, 48, who masterminded the serial murders and whom Malvo's defense lawyers claimed had brainwashed the young man, was executed by lethal injection in November 2009. In the one-hour interview, "Confessions of the DC Sniper with William Shatner: An Aftermath Special," Malvo also claims the duo shot more than just the 13 known victims in the DC area. Malvo Forgives Himself "I have seen and have been on the end of either watching someone die or killing someone in so many different circumstances. Mowing their lawn, out with their family. And at any time, you can die," Malvo said, without specifying exactly how many. One prosecutor is wary of Malvo's new claims regarding the additional gunmen and the additional shootings. "I don't know that you can trust anything Malvo says," Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert said. Chief Tracy said Malvo had been inconsistent early on, but after his sentencing had provided investigators with credible information. "Malvo has been pretty forthcoming and credible ever since he's beein in prison," Tracy said. Malvo told Shatner Muhammad took him in and trained him when he was a teenager to be a coldblooded killer. "He would send me to do a crime and then he would watch the crime and then he would evaluate me after I would finish and we'd work on the next time what was wrong, what I needed to change, emotionally, in my approach, in my tactics," Malvo said of Muhammad, a man his defense lawyers once called a "monster."Shatner told "Good Morning America" Thursday that he believes Muhammad brainwashed the teenager. "He was a malleable teenager and lacking love in his life," Shatner said. "John Muhammad supplies the love and influences him to become a killer, and he becomes a cold-blooded killer at the age of 17. Now he's in jail and now he begins the turmoil in his mind." Malvo, who lives in segregation at a maximum security prison, told Shatner he has forgiven Mohammad and himself. "This is going to be surprising, but I've had to forgive him in the same way in which I've had to, over time, gradually forgive myself," Malvo said. "Every day I get up, somebody's wife, child, husband is not going to come home tonight. There is nothing that I can say or ever do that will ever change that fact." The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: When you are first going to the home of someone you don't know all that well -- say, a co-worker or a distant relative -- is it wrong to look up the value of his or her home on the internet, just to understand more about him or her? -- A.T. DEAR A.T.: Wrong? Not exactly. After all, the information that interests you is publicly available. What would be wrong -- and incredibly stupid -- however, would be telling anyone what you did or revealing what you discovered. Because there are few things less becoming than snooping, even if the information you uncover is there for anyone with access to the internet to see. P.S. We assume you'd take no offense if a guest coming to your home checked out your credit score, your arrest record and your ancestry -- you know, just to understand more about you. DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: My husband was a self-employed landscape architect. For the 15 years before he retired, his only employee was a jack-of-all-trades assistant who paid his bills, managed his calendar and took care of all the office work. "Nancy" was a hard worker and very loyal to my husband, and when he retired, she stopped working as well, to care for her ailing father. Not long after he retired, my husband died unexpectedly, leaving everything he had to me. From my inheritance, I gave each of our two children $10,000. And, knowing Nancy had recently had some financial setbacks and thinking about her years of dedication to my husband, I gave her $5,000 in his memory. She was touched and, as you might imagine, most appreciative. Then, about a month later, I happened to see her leaving an expensive spa -- the type of place that is well beyond my budget. What should I have said to her? Needless to say, this kind of extravagance was not what I had in mind when I gave her the money. -- Diana T. DEAR DIANA: How do you know that another kind friend hadn't treated her to a spa day? Otherwise, though, we agree. If Nancy is having money problems, she probably would have been better served to have foregone the spa. But Nancy's budget is her concern, not yours. While your gift to her was, in part, a charitable act, Nancy is not a charity, and how she spends her money is up to her. So try to forget the fancy spa, and remember instead what prompted your generous gift: Nancy's dedication and good service to your husband. Don't let her apparent extravagance keep you from thinking well of this person who, for 15 years, was such an important figure in your husband's life, and don't let it keep you from taking pleasure in having given her that money. You did a good deed, Diana. Enjoy it. Please email your questions about money, ethics and relationships to Family on 06/14/2017
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https://cbsaustin.com/amp/news/nation-world/colorado-supermarket-shooting-suspect-heads-back-to-court.txt.gz
DENVER (AP) — A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made his second court appearance Tuesday, and a judge scheduled a September hearing to review evidence in the case. The hearing for suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa lasted about two minutes and did not include any substantive discussion about the case, including his defense team's claim the Alissa suffers from an unspecified mental illness. At Alissa's first hearing the week of the March 22 attack in Boulder, defense attorney Kathryn Herold said the defense legal team needed two or three months to evaluate his "mental illness" and evidence collected by investigators before proceeding. She did not provide more specific details about his mental health at that time. A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting previously said that the suspect's family told investigators they believed Alissa was suffering from some type of mental illness, including delusions. The official was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. It was not surprising that Alissa's mental health was not discussed at this point in the proceedings because he has not been asked to enter a plea to the charges yet, said Karen Steinhauser, a criminal defense lawyer and former Denver prosecutor. If the judge decides he should stand trial at the September hearing, Alissa's lawyers could then raise arguments about what his mental health was on the day of the attack as part of his defense, she said. The separate issue of competency — whether or not defendants can currently understand court proceedings and help their lawyers defend them — is another issue that can be raised at any time, said Steinhauser, noting that many mentally ill people would be capable of assisting in their defense. If Alissa's lawyers were concerned about his competency now, she would have expected them to raise that issue before going ahead with more proceedings. In the case of the 2012 Colorado theater shooting, James Holmes' lawyers first raised concerns about his mental illness within a month of the attack. But the judge did not accept a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity offered by his lawyers until nearly a year after. Under Colorado law, that meant he admitted committing the attack but believed he was not responsible because he couldn't tell right from wrong. His lawyers later said he committed the attack "in the throes of a psychotic episode." The courtroom was closed to the public because of coronavirus public health safety restrictions, with video of the proceedings aired online. Photos from the lone media photographer allowed inside showed Alissa wearing an orange-and-white jail uniform and a white mask. He said nothing during the hearing as he sat by himself in the courtroom's jury box, a few feet from his attorneys. Alissa is accused of killing nine shoppers and workers inside and outside the store and one of the first three police officers who entered the store. Alissa has also been charged with attempted first-degree murder for allegedly firing at 26 other people, including 11 law enforcement officers. He is also accused of unlawfully possessing 10 high-capacity ammunition magazines, devices banned in Colorado after previous mass shootings. Investigators have not released a possible motive for the attack. District Attorney Michael Dougherty has said there was no indication that Alissa, who was from the nearby suburb of Arvada, had ever visited the supermarket before.View This Story on Our Site
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DENVER (CBS4) - Despite saying it has "partners" in Colorado, few organizations agree with the Job Creators Network lawsuit against Major League Baseball over the All-Star Game. On Tuesday, the organization that says it advocates for small businesses sued MLB to move the game back to Atlanta or pay $100 million to businesses that are damaged by the game being moved to Denver. JCN says on its website it has at least nine "partner" organizations in Colorado including several chambers of commerce and industry groups. Several, such as the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, told CBS4 they have no relationship with JCN. "They were doing education around workforce development that we always support. And so, I believe we told them verbally we would support them in those efforts. It was not a financial partnership," said Denise Mickelsen with the Colorado Restaurant Association, adding the relationship only occurred in 2016 and hadn't continued. The CRA said it didn't support the group or the lawsuit. Instead, it's helping restaurants meet deadlines and increase space to hold bigger events with the increase in crowds expected for the festivities around the All-Star Game. In turn bringing back some of the $3 billion it says Colorado restaurants lost because of the pandemic. "We hope this is a big commercial for Denver and for our amazing dining scene and our sports teams," Mickelsen said about the All-Star Game coming in July. "It's all good, we're very happy it's going to be here." Businesses around Coors Field are already feeling the bump in business because of baseball's growing return to LoDo. "We started seeing quite a few new reservations coming in immediately after the announcement. We continue to see a lot of high demand over those days," said Mustafa Menekse with The Maven Hotel. "We're trying to be prepared for this event and present what our city has to offer. We're bringing a lot of our people back and hiring and so everything is moving in a positive direction." City officials hope and believe the All-Star game will bring a $100 million boost to Denver. Other officials are hoping the Mid-Summer Classic will act as a multi-day advertisement to the rest of the country showing Denver is back open. "Sports fan traveling from all over the country is huge for us, they stay and dine. It's a huge gift for us so we're really grateful to have this special event in Denver," Meneske said.