Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Americas|Crime

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot
Crime|News

DC police officers sentenced to prison for deadly chase and cover-up

Two police officers in the nation's capital have been sentenced to several years in prison for their role in a deadly chase of a man on a moped and subsequent cover-up

DC police officers sentenced to prison for deadly chase and cover-up
Crime|News|Political

Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot

Two brothers have been arrested on charges that they assaulted a New York Times photographer inside the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building more than three years ago

Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot
Crime|News

Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot

A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago

Army soldier charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot
Crime|News

Appeals court upholds conviction of former Capitol police officer who tried to help rioter

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob’s attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021

Crime|News|Political

Juries aren't swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials

Finding a viable trial defense hasn’t been easy for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol

Crime|News

Physician sentenced to 9 months in prison for punching police officer during Capitol riot

A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement

Physician sentenced to 9 months in prison for punching police officer during Capitol riot
Crime|News

Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence

A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol has received a reduced prison sentence of six years

Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence
Africa|Americas|Crime|News

Prosecutors drop fraud case against Maryland attorney

Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against a Maryland attorney whom they accused of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently access more than $12.5 million in Somali government assets

Crime|Europe|News

2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting former US president and members of Congress

A former U.S. president and several members of Congress were targets of a plot carried out by two European men to intimidate and threaten dozens of people by calling in bogus reports of police emergencies at their homes

2 men from Europe charged with 'swatting' plot targeting former US president and members of Congress
Crime|News|Uncategorized

Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot

A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison

Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Crime|News

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison

A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

First rioter to enter Capitol during Jan. 6 attack is sentenced to over 4 years in prison
Crime|News

Maryland police officer convicted of tossing smoke bomb at police during Capitol riot

A Maryland police officer has been convicted of charges that he joined a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and hurled a smoke bomb and other objects at police officers guarding a tunnel entrance

Maryland police officer convicted of tossing smoke bomb at police during Capitol riot
Crime|News

Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges

An attorney who represented the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

Attorney for far-right Oath Keepers extremist group pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
Crime|News|Political

Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D

Trial date set for man accused of trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
Uncategorized

DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge

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DC councilmember known for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories is arrested on bribery charge
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

A California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
Americas|Crime|News|Uncategorized

Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials

A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been jailed after he allegedly made threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other public officials

Capitol riot defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court justice and other officials
Crime|News

FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot

A California woman has been charged with taking a cache of weapons into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters

FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
Crime|News

Florida attorney pleads guilty to trying to detonate explosives near Chinese embassy in Washington

A Florida attorney has pleaded guilty to using a rifle to try to detonate explosives outside the Chinese embassy last year in Washington, D

Florida attorney pleads guilty to trying to detonate explosives near Chinese embassy in Washington
Crime|News|Political

Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role

A Wisconsin man has been charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid a prison sentence for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago

Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison

A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for assaulting police officers who were guarding the building

Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Entertainment|News

'Bob's Burgers' actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot

An actor known for comedic roles in the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” and the television series “Bob’s Burgers” has pleaded guilty to interfering with police officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol from a mob’s attack

'Bob's Burgers' actor pleads guilty to interfering with police during Capitol riot
News|Political

Ex-Army soldier charged in Capitol riot was convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004

A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed cow herder in Iraq has been arrested on charges that he attacked police officers with a baton during the U.S. Capitol riot three years ago

Ex-Army soldier charged in Capitol riot was convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004
Health|Opinion|Political

Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison

Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

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