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Woman Pleads ‘Guilty But Mentally Ill’ To Kidnapping, Killing Autistic Teen

A Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty despite mental illness to the 2022 kidnapping and murder of an autistic teenage girl, prosecutors announced Friday. “Taelyn Edwards, 20, of Johnstown, has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering Hayden Garefa in October 2022 while mentally impaired,” Indiana County District Attorney Robert F. Manzi Jr. announced. statement“Edwards entered pleas […]

Former CIA Agent Pleads Guilty to Spying for China

A Hong Kong-born former CIA officer has pleaded guilty to spying for China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Announced Friday. Alexander Yuk Chin Ma, 71, and his Shanghai-born co-conspirators were both naturalized citizens who had worked for the CIA decades ago. His unnamed relatives, Mentioned He served at the bureau from 1967 to 1983, […]

Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China

A former CIA Officer pleaded guilty Friday to espionage charges in a federal courtroom in Honolulu, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, a 72-year-old former CIA officer and FBI contract linguist, pleaded guilty to espionage charges and admitted to spying for China over a decade, according to AP. This guilty plea follows […]

Mississippi woman pleads guilty to stealing government funds

A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally receiving unemployment benefits, authorities announced Tuesday. Misty Burgess, of Plantersville, arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on one count of theft of government funds, State Auditor Shad White said in a news release. Mississippi woman convicted of threatening […]

Virginia father detained in Turks and Caicos for stray ammo pleads guilty

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of ammunition in the Turks and Caicos Islands after airport security found a stray bullet in his luggage as he prepared to fly home last month. Five Americans have been arrested and detained for possession of ammunition on the island since February under a […]