Brothers arrested in alleged $25M crypto fraud scheme: DOJ
Coin Stories podcast host Natalie Brunel reacts to Sam Bankman-Freeze being sentenced to 25 years in prison on Claman Countdown. Federal authorities have arrested two brothers on suspicion of carrying out an elaborate scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. Officials say this is the first incident of its kind. of United States […]
LA County taxpayers are footing the bill for the defense of UCLA’s arrested protesters
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last week to provide legal assistance to people arrested during a law enforcement raid to remove anti-Israel protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles. Earlier this month, California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear entered a fortified encampment outside Royce Hall and arrested more than 200 […]
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot, Suspect Arrested
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Roberto Fico was shot during a rally in the country’s central mountainous region, with witnesses saying he had “bloody wounds” on his head and chest. On Wednesday afternoon, Slovakia’s recently re-elected left-wing populist Prime Minister Roberto Fico was gunned down in Handlova, the main town in the mountainous Trenčín region.Slovak publications Dennick […]
Alabama assistant principal arrested for triple murder
An Alabama middle school assistant principal has been charged with murder for torturing and killing three people more than a decade ago. Keante Harris, 45, and three others were arrested last week in connection with an unsolved triple homicide that occurred in Union City, Georgia, in January 2013, authorities said. An 11-year manhunt began when […]
Florida driver Bryan Maclean Howard arrested and charged for fatal farmworker crash
The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a bus carrying migrant farm workers, killing eight people, has been arrested, authorities in Florida say. Brian McLean Howard, 41, is said to have been injured when his 2001 Ford Ranger crossed the center line on State Route 40. I boarded the bus from the side.They […]
Top Russian defense official arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, a senior Russian defense official, was arrested on bribery charges following a raid on his Moscow villa. Kuznetsov is accused of accepting large bribes while serving as the Director of State Secrets at the Military General Staff. Federal security agents seized gold coins, luxury goods and more than $1 million in […]
New Jersey Marine arrested after allegedly making threats to kill white people, ‘began planning’ mass shooting
A Marine has been arrested in New Jersey after he allegedly threatened to kill white people in various social media posts and began planning a mass shooting, federal prosecutors said. Joshua Cobb, 23, of Trenton, was taken into custody on Friday, May 10, after posting statements online bragging about his interest in becoming a serial […]
Florida tourists Gina Danforth, Katherine Northrup arrested for fighting each other over Disney World tickets and golf cart
Florida authorities say two tourists punched each other over Disney World tickets and a golf cart last week, leading to a brutal brawl that left them both locked in a bar. Missouri women Katherine Northrup, 31, and Gina Danforth, 28, got into an argument inside a home they shared with several other people in Wildwood, […]
Notorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
One of Europe’s most notorious people smugglers was arrested Monday in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, security officials said. Local government security authorities said they had arrested Barzan Majeed, known as “Scorpion”, in Sulaymaniyah district “after an exchange of intelligence information” based on a request from Interpol. Turkey launches new airstrikes in northern […]
Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Police With Cheese: REPORT
A man wielding a block of cheese allegedly assaulted an officer with the Canadian Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Thursday, according to multiple reports. Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance at a residence in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador around 9 p.m., according to CTV News. Police encountered an enraged man who allegedly […]