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Matthew Leshinsky pleads guilty to running Long Island meth lab

A Long Island scientist who ran a “Breaking Bad”-style methamphetamine lab first came on police radar last year when he reported a break-in at the facility, prosecutors said. . Matthew Lesinski, 23, called 911 around 3:30 a.m. June 7 to report a robbery in progress at the purported Quantitative Laboratories LLC in Ronkonkoma. , accidentally […]

Former IL senator abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering

Former Illinois Rep. William “Sam” McCann pleaded guilty to nine felonies, including wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, abruptly ending his federal corruption trial Thursday. The guilty plea came after McCann fired his public defender and reversed the decision on the third day of the court trial. McCann’s lawyer asked for his release, but […]

Brother of deceased suspect in alleged anti-Semitic arson spree pleads not guilty

The brother of the suspect in four 2019 arsons involving Jewish facilities in the Boston area pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to charges of obstructing an investigation. Alexander Giannakakis, 37, formerly of Quincy, Massachusetts, was working as a security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, when he was arrested by Swedish […]

Father pleads guilty in gender reveal that sparked fatal CA wildfire

Refugio Jimenez Jr. has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after his gender reveal photoshoot led to the 2020 El Dorado fire. The fire was started by an incendiary device that produced smoke during a photo shoot, and resulted in the death of firefighter Charles Morton. Jimenez Jr. was sentenced to one year in prison, two years […]

Second NH man pleads guilty in scheme to threaten journalists, vandalize homes

A second man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to intimidation and vandalism targeting public radio journalists in New Hampshire. Correctional officer charged with murder after inmate dies at New Hampshire prison Prosecutors say they destroyed the home of New Hampshire Public Radio news director Daniel Barrick, reporter Lauren Choljian, and Choljian’s parents in […]

Girlfriend of IL suspect accused of killing 8 pleads not guilty to obstruction

Kylie Cleveland Singleton, 21, pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice charges in Will County Court. Prosecutors allege that she gave false information to authorities during the investigation of her boyfriend, Romeo Nance, 23, who is suspected of shooting eight people. Nance then fled to Texas, where he was shot and killed by federal marshals. […]