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Bryn Spejcher, a California woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter after stabbing a man to death, is appealing her conviction, claiming she was in a drug-induced state during the incident. The fatal stabbing occurred while Spejcher was under the influence of potent marijuana. In December 2023, Spejcher was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death…
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A former high-ranking executive from major Las Vegas casinos is scheduled to appear before a federal judge on Wednesday following his admission of allowing an illegal bookmaker to gamble millions of dollars at the MGM Grand and settle debts using cash. Scott Sibella pleaded guilty in January to violating federal anti-money laundering regulations, which mandate…
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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…
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A sixth Nigerian national has admitted to playing a role in an elaborate transnational inheritance fraud scheme that preyed upon elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States. Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, confessed to being part of a syndicate that orchestrated a sophisticated scheme by sending personalized letters to elderly victims, falsely claiming to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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In a case of COVID-19 relief fraud, a mother and daughter from New York have been handed prison sentences totaling $1.7 million. Andrea Ayers, a civilian employee of the Mount Vernon Police Department, received a three-and-a-half-year sentence, while her daughter, Alicia, was sentenced to two years. Alicia, who works as a financial advisor and accountant,…
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A Shelby County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against Cleotha Abston in an alleged 2021 rape case. After a grueling trial spanning three days, the jury, sequestered for deliberation, took about seven hours over two days before reaching their decision. The trial, which involved limited physical evidence and no witnesses aside from the accuser,…
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