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A Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug charges stemming from the fentanyl-related death of a toddler in her care. The case, which shocked New York City, underscores the severe legal consequences of drug-related offenses in childcare settings. Mendez, 37, who operated the…
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Calvin Duncan’s story is one of perseverance, injustice, and an unrelenting pursuit of justice—not just for himself, but for countless others. After being wrongly convicted of murder in 1985 due to a mistaken eyewitness identification, he spent 28.5 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola. The prison, which occupies 18,000 acres of…
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The US Department of the Treasury announced on Sunday the suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a key anti-money laundering (AML) law. The move by the Treasury is part of an effort to narrow its scope to foreign reporting companies. The decision, which halts enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting requirements for domestic entities, has…
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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has filed a lawsuit against his former sexual assault accuser, Jane Doe, along with her attorneys, Anthony Buzbee and David Fortney, and Buzbee’s law firm, alleging that the accusations against him were knowingly fabricated and motivated by financial gain. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, comes after Jane Doe voluntarily dismissed her previous…
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Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Ed Martin has demoted several senior prosecutors who worked on high-profile cases related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump allies, including Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro. The decision, which permanently reassigns at least seven experienced prosecutors to handling low-level misdemeanors in D.C.…
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Sara Rivers, a former contestant on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ MTV reality show Making The Band, has filed a lawsuit against the music mogul, the network, and other involved parties, alleging mistreatment, sexual harassment, and career mismanagement. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Ariel Mitchell, comes as multiple legal claims continue to surface against Diddy in the…
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Veteran music executive Kevin Liles is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe, who alleges that Liles harassed and raped her during her employment at Def Jam Recordings between 1999 and 2002. The lawsuit also names Def Jam and its parent company, Universal Music Group (UMG), accusing them of negligence and…
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A 29-year-old parolee, Casmine Aska, who was recently released after serving eight years for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old boy and throwing him off a rooftop, is now facing charges for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a Bronx stairwell. The shocking incident occurred just one month after Aska’s release from prison, raising serious questions about…
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A Florida man accused of brutally attacking a nurse, leaving her with life-altering injuries, is now facing a potential hate crime enhancement in addition to attempted murder charges. Stephen Scantlebury, 33, allegedly assaulted the nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, causing devastating injuries. According to an affidavit, “essentially every bone in…
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A Connecticut college student has filed a lawsuit against the Hartford Board of Education and the City of Hartford, alleging that systemic negligence in the school district left her unable to read or write despite graduating with honors. Aleysha Ortiz, 19, claims in her $3 million lawsuit that Hartford Public Schools failed to provide her…
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