A former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) attorney was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to sexually exploit numerous children. According to court documents, from January 2018 to October 2021, Mark Black, 50, of Arlington, Virginia, was a member of two online groups dedicated to locating prepubescent girls online and convincing the…
The family of Kadarius Smith, a 17-year-old from Leland, Mississippi, continues to express frustration over the lack of information surrounding his untimely death. Kadarius passed away last month under contentious circumstances, allegedly after being struck by a police cruiser. Patrick Smith, Kadarius’ father, remains distraught by the limited details surrounding his son’s March 21st demise.…
Ernesha Atmore, a 29-year-old woman from Florida, has been handed a 30-year prison sentence for shoplifting designer sunglasses valued at $20,000, according to reports by Fox 13. The incident occurred at a Sunglass Hut store in Tampa, where Atmore was caught in the act. Reportedly armed with a taser, she threatened a store worker when…
Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which went into effect today, Wednesday, May 1, has sparked concerns among doctors and advocates about the impact on women’s access to essential healthcare. Dr. Leah Roberts, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, expressed worries about the anti-abortion laws enacted by Florida and other states,…
Idaho finds itself at the center of a contentious legal battle with significant implications for pregnant people’s access to emergency medical care as the state challenges the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) in cases involving abortion care. The dispute, scheduled for oral arguments on April 24th before the Supreme…
Former National Security Agency (NSA) employee Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, from Colorado Springs, has been sentenced to 262 months in prison for attempting espionage. He tried to transmit classified National Defense Information (NDI) to a representative of the Russian Federation. Dalke pleaded guilty in 2023 to six counts of attempting to transmit classified NDI to…
In a case emblematic of public corruption, two former executives of a charity based in Springfield, Missouri, have been sentenced for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar bribery and embezzlement scheme. Bontiea Bernedette Goss, 65, was sentenced to three years in prison, while her husband, Tommy “Tom” Ray Goss, 68, received a six-year sentence. They were…
A lawsuit has been filed against an 85-year-old man in Kansas City, Missouri, who shot a 16-year-old boy in the head over a year ago, alleging the shooting was unprovoked and racially motivated. The lawsuit, filed in Clay County Circuit Court on Monday, targets Andrew Lester and his homeowners association for the life-altering incident. According…
Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired circuit court judge, has taken legal action against American Airlines, alleging racial discrimination during a flight from Chicago to Phoenix. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, accuses a male flight attendant of racially profiling her and subjecting her to harassment based on her race. According to Hill-Veal, the flight attendant confronted…
A Florida man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing two federal hate crimes by attacking two Black women with a gun. Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, 27, pleaded guilty to these crimes on July 6, 2023. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil…
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