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A Nebraska woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly holding a 60-year-old man captive and stabbing him in the forehead with a soldering iron, authorities say. Lisa Beverly, 49, was arrested on February 14 by Lincoln Police Department officers after multiple 911 calls reported a man screaming for help from an apartment in Lincoln,…
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Four individuals have been sentenced for their roles in a deadly shooting orchestrated over a neighbor dispute, which resulted in the tragic death of 3-year-old Luis Diaz in Cleveland, Ohio. Katherine Treadway, Juan Davis, Devonte Parker, and Jayden Sorensen faced sentencing on Tuesday for the September 28, 2023, killing of the toddler, who was caught…
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After a high-profile three-week trial, rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was acquitted of all charges in his 2021 felony shooting case. A jury at the Los Angeles Superior Court delivered the not-guilty verdict on February 18, bringing an end to a legal battle that could have resulted in a lengthy prison…
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A federal judge in New York City has ordered attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Mayor Eric Adams to appear in court Wednesday, February 18, 2025, to address the DOJ’s controversial decision to drop corruption charges against Adams. The ruling follows accusations of a quid pro quo arrangement between the mayor and…
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Democratic State Representatives Anita Somani and Tristan Rader have introduced the “Conception Begins at Erection Act” in Ohio. In a bold move aimed at challenging reproductive rights legislation, the bill proposes that men be fined up to $10,000 for ejaculating without the intent to conceive, seeking to highlight what the lawmakers argue is the hypocrisy…
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Elaine McAlister, a 31-year-old Black nurse and mother, is suing Kansas City Airport police after she was wrongfully arrested and jailed for four days in a case of mistaken identity. The lawsuit, filed on January 31 in Platte County, Missouri, accuses officers Kyle Greenwalt and Matthew Zils of false arrest, racial discrimination, and harassment. The…
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A Justice Department directive to dismiss a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has led to high-profile resignations within the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DOJ headquarters. The move has intensified concerns over political influence in federal prosecutions. Manhattan’s Interim U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday, February 13, 2025, after refusing to…
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A Colorado special education paraprofessional has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student and encouraging him to bring a gun to school to shoot a fellow teacher. Kay Ewer, 28, admitted to felony charges, including sexual assault on a child “by one in a position of…
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Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty in the United States to operating a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme through their company, HashFlare. The scam deceived hundreds of thousands of investors worldwide, falsely promising cryptocurrency mining profits. How the Scheme Worked Between 2015 and 2019, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 40, sold contracts through HashFlare,…
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A New York real estate investor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $62.8 million investment fraud scheme involving commercial properties in Atlanta and Miami Beach. According to updates provided by Department of Justice, Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz, 46, admitted in the Northern District of Georgia that he misappropriated investor funds raised through CrowdStreet Marketplace,…
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