Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Swatting Fantasy Football Rival *Twice*
In a classic example of online rivalry gone too far, a Philadelphia man pleaded guilty to twice swatting at fellow fantasy football group chat members. Both times, he falsely reported that University of Iowa students were under threat of persecution in an attempt to get his rivals arrested. Ars Technical Reports According to court documents, […]
Foster family pleads guilty to abusing ‘house of horrors’ Turpin children
A California foster care family has pleaded guilty to abusing several young people in their care, including several Turpin children who were rescued from their parents' “house of horrors.” Marcelino Holguin, of Perris, pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of lewd acts with a child age 14 or 15 (the defendant was at least 10 […]
US soldier who fled to North Korea pleads guilty to desertion, assault
U.S. Army Private Travis King, who traveled to North Korea last year, pleaded guilty to charges of desertion, assault and disobeying orders, the Army said. said Friday blog post. King pleaded guilty to three counts of insubordination to a superior officer, one count of desertion and one count of assault on a non-commissioned officer. His […]
US Army soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea, ‘now free’ after pleading guilty to desertion
A U.S. Army soldier who was briefly detained by North Korea after crossing the DMZ last year pleaded guilty Friday to four other charges, including desertion and assaulting an officer, and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. A military court judge at Fort Bliss, Texas, reportedly told Travis King he could face up to […]
Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads guilty in car chase that killed sheriff’s deputy
The adult son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer pleaded guilty Friday to all charges stemming from a high-speed car chase that left a sheriff's deputy dead late last year. Ian Kramer, 43, is charged with murder, fleeing a police officer and multiple drug charges in connection with a head-on collision that led to […]
US Army soldier Travis King, who fled to North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion
A U.S. Army soldier who was briefly detained by North Korea after crossing the DMZ last year pleaded guilty Friday to four other charges, including desertion and assaulting an officer, and was sentenced to 12 months in prison. A military court judge at Fort Bliss, Texas, reportedly told King that if he did not plead […]
Met officer who held Taser to black boy’s neck found guilty of gross misconduct | Metropolitan police
A Metropolitan police officer who held a Taser to an innocent black teenager's neck after he was forced to kneel in the street has been found guilty of gross misconduct but allowed to keep his job. Jamar Powell told the Guardian that the September 2020 incident left him traumatised, fearing he would die, and that […]
NYC Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Scheme, Faces Prison
A New York-based lawyer has pleaded guilty to participating in an immigration fraud scheme to illegally speed up refugee status applications. Kofi Amankwah, 70, a Bronx lawyer, circumvented loopholes in the system by getting asylum seekers in the city to claim they were victims of domestic violence and collect up to $6,000. Federal prosecutors have […]
What began as a fantasy football feud ended with a Pennsylvania man pleading guilty to federal felony charges in regard to an international incident involving bomb and mass shooting threats.
What began as a fantasy football feud ended with a Pennsylvania man pleading guilty to federal felony charges in connection with a fake cross-border mass shooting threat and a fake domestic bomb threat. Philadelphia player Matthew Gabriel got into an altercation with a member of his fantasy football league in a group chat in August […]
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Accusing Fantasy Football Rival of Planning Two Terror Attacks
Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of providing false terrorism information to police about a fantasy football rival. According to Daily MailOn August 3, 2023, Gabriel accidentally Tilted Police said Gabriel's rival was planning a shooting in Norway and would “take out as many people as he could at […]