A Puerto Rico legislator and her husband faced sentencing on May 17 for their involvement in a complex scheme involving theft, bribery, and kickbacks spanning several years. María Milagros Charbonier-Laureano, known as Tata, a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, received an eight-year prison sentence, while her husband, Orlando Montes-Rivera, was sentenced to…
A 45-year-old Staten Island resident, Vladislav Kotlyar, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on May 17, 2024 for his role in a fraudulent scheme to obtain specialty baby formula. Additionally, he has been ordered to pay approximately $738,000 in restitution and forfeit around $1 million. Court documents reveal that Kotlyar…
Joshua Cobb, a 23-year-old former Marine from New Jersey, has been charged after making threatening remarks online, including expressing intentions to kill white people. Federal agents arrested Cobb on May 10 following an investigation into his online activities, which revealed alarming plans for a potential mass shooting targeting white individuals. Details of the Threats According…
Four flight attendants found themselves in custody following an extensive investigation uncovering their involvement in a sophisticated operation to smuggle $8 million in drug money from New York to the Dominican Republic. The flight attendants facing charges include Charlie Hernandez, Sarah Valerio Pujols, Emmanuel Torres, and Jarol Fabio, with allegations ranging from operating an unlicensed…
In a tragic incident, Florida deputies responding to a disturbance call mistakenly entered the wrong apartment, fatally shooting Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a Black U.S. Air Force officer, who was home alone. The shooting occurred on May 3 in Fort Walton Beach. According to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents Fortson’s family, the deputies,…
Police are currently investigating a shooting incident that occurred outside the mansion of rapper Drake in Toronto, resulting in serious injuries to a security guard. The incident took place at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday in the upscale Bridle Path neighborhood. While authorities have not confirmed Drake’s presence at the time of the shooting, they…
Essie Berry, a civil rights activist, is demanding a thorough state and federal investigation into Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. The investigation is centered around allegations that the institution, particularly its President Dr. Dondi E. Costin, Chairperson Dr. Maria Garcia de La Noceda, and reviewer Dr. Renita P. Ellis-Watson, intentionally orchestrated circumstances that caused African…
A South Carolina man was sentenced today to obstructing an investigation into the December 2019 murder of a transgender woman. Xavier Pinckney, 24, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to state authorities investigating the murder of Dime Doe. He previously pleaded guilty on Oct 26, 2023. “The defendant’s…
Insight Global LLC, based in Atlanta, has reached a $2.7 million settlement to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by failing to implement adequate cybersecurity measures during COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. The United States government asserted that during the pandemic, the Pennsylvania Department of Health engaged Insight Global to provide staffing for COVID-19…
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.…
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