Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana
GREENBELT, MD – A 33-year-old Temple Hills man admitted in federal court to a wide-ranging scheme that combined pandemic unemployment fraud with firearms and drug-trafficking offenses, including possessing a machine gun and…
Suspect in California church shooting charged with federal hate crimes
(Reuters) – A man accused of killing a doctor and wounding five other people in a shooting at a Taiwanese-American church banquet in California has been indicted on dozens of federal hate,…
Teenager wanted for multiple crimes arrested in Greenbelt
GREENBELT, MD – On Sunday, at 2:32 pm, Greenbelt Police apprehended a 16-year-old boy sitting by the Shell Food Mart, known to have multiple open warrants. During the arrest, officers found a…
‘He Could Have Used Napkins’: Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Defecating On Pride Flags
‘He Could Have Used Napkins’: Homeless Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Defecating On Pride Flags Alexa Schwerha on May 11, 2023 A homeless man in New York City was charged with…
Brick Township Street Crimes Unit Busts Crack Dealers in Joint Operation
BRICK, NJ – On Wednesday, May 3, the Brick Township Street Crimes Unit concluded a substantial drug investigation with the execution of two residential search warrants. Assisted by the Ocean County Narcotics…
Jewish Man Attacked While Entering New York Synagogue Amid Spike In Antisemitic Hate Crimes
Jewish Man Attacked While Entering New York Synagogue Amid Spike In Antisemitic Hate Crimes Kate Anderson on May 8, 2023 A Jewish man was attacked in the Queens borough of New York…
Former Catholic School Teacher Charged With 15 Child Sex Crimes
Former Catholic School Teacher Charged With 15 Child Sex Crimes Kate Anderson on May 8, 2023 A former teacher at two Miami-area Catholic elementary schools is facing 15 charges for child sex…
California School District Approves Curriculum Accusing Israel Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ ‘War Crimes’
California School District Approves Curriculum Accusing Israel Of ‘Ethnic Cleansing,’ ‘War Crimes’ Kate Anderson on April 29, 2023 The Santa Ana Unified School District approved two new curriculums that accuse Israel of…
Wallingford man woken up by police and charged with multiple crimes
WALLINGFORD, PA – Early this morning, Thurman Julian Fortune, 30, was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated and simple assault, terroristic threats, strangulation, recklessly endangering another person, and harassment. The arrest took…
US Treasury’s financial crimes unit hits state-chartered trust with penalty
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on Wednesday hit a South Dakota-chartered Kingdom Trust Company with a $1.5 million civil penalty for willfully violating a law requiring banks…
Data company Palantir to help Ukraine prosecute alleged Russian war crimes
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Ukraine plans to deploy software from U.S. data analytics provider Palantir Technologies Inc to help it prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Russia, the company told Reuters.…
NYPD investigating hate crime, attack in Coney Island
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is asking for public for assistance in identifying the individuals involved in a hate crime assault that took place Saturday in Coney…
U.S. to offer additional help to Ukraine for Russian war crimes probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a prosecutor and a legal adviser to assist Ukraine with its…
Man Arrested for Multiple Sex-Related Crimes in Flushing
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department has arrested 24-year-old Xu Zhongbo for a series of sex-related crimes involving at least three female victims between the ages of 18…
Man arrested in stabbing at North Jersey mosque
PATERSON, NJ – A dramatic scene unfolded yesterday, at the Omar Mosque located at 501 Getty Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey. Paterson Police Department and New Jersey State Police were called to…
Registered offender guilty of crimes against child in Cheektowaga
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced on Monday, that a jury found 37-year-old William T. Bergeron guilty of the highest count in the indictment against him. After…
Cryptocurrency Founder “Bruno Block” Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Amir Bruno Elmaani, the founder of the cryptocurrency “Oyster Pearl,” pled guilty to tax offenses on Wednesday. Elmaani admitted that he had secretly minted and sold approximately 3…
NYPD Investigates Anti-Semitic Harassment Incidents in 101 Precinct
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals connected to a series of menacing and aggravated harassment incidents targeting members of…
NYPD says 50-year-old woman assaulted because she was black
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an individual involved in an assault that occurred within the 70th Precinct. On Thursday,…
NYPD says mob attacked and stabbed man in Man in Hell’s Kitchen for being gay
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying seven individuals involved in an assault that occurred within the Midtown North Precinct. On Wednesday,…
NYPD says Manhattan mob stabbed victim because he was gay
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying seven individuals involved in an anti-gay assault that occurred within the Midtown North Precinct. On…
New Jersey cheer coach arrested for crimes against juveniles
HAMMONTON, NJ – A New Jersey cheerleading coach has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes for assaulting minors while he coached at Rockstar Cheer in Southampton. According to the New Jersey…
Man Charged with Sex Trafficking, Robbery, and Other Crimes in Queens
QUEENS, NY – Today, Cleveland Sterling, 34, has been arraigned on a 21-count indictment, charging him with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, robbery, grand larceny, assault, petit larceny, and criminal mischief. Sterling allegedly…
Ethiopia and Eritrea deny US accusations of war crimes
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the U.S. State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia’s…
Biden says Putin committed war crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes and the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for him…
Some Russian abuses in Ukraine may be crimes against humanity – UN inquiry finds
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in some cases…
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