Could a law to bring down the mob be used in Weinstein case?

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to bring down mob bosses. Could it be used to prosecute Harvey Weinstein? Lawyers for six actresses who say they were sexually assaulted by the movie producer filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New York arguing that Weinstein was, essentially, a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Weinstein

December 10, 2017

Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots suspect in Florida

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Fla. — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in Florida fatally shot a suspect who attacked the officer. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the deputy arrived at a condominium complex in Lauderdale Lakes on Wednesday afternoon and was confronted by 42-year-old Jean Pedro Pierre. The office says Pierre attacked... Read More

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Law Enforcement

December 10, 2017

Recordings of Pilot president’s epithets could disrupt trial

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Secret recordings of one of the defendants uttering racial epithets are threatening to disrupt the federal fraud trial of former executives and sales staffers at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. With the trial about to take a... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Fraud, Pilot

December 10, 2017

South Carolina serial killer says there are more victims

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that, in an eight-page letter, Todd Kohlhepp wrote that he tried to tell investigators and informed the FBI, but he said “it was blown off.” He also wrote, “At... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Serial Killer, Todd Kohlhepp

December 10, 2017

California man freed after 15 years for shaken baby death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man who spent 15 years in prison for shaking his baby to death was freed Saturday, one day after a judge set aside his conviction. Zavion Johnson, 34, walked out of the Sacramento County jail, where he was being held while his court case was heard. He had been... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Freed, Shaken baby

December 9, 2017

Suspect in Portland train stabbings says he was on autopilot

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with the stabbing deaths of two commuters on a Portland light-rail train was on “autopilot” and wasn’t fully aware of his actions until he heard passengers screaming that he was killing people, according to a psychological evaluation unsealed Friday. The evaluation ordered by Jeremy Christian’s attorneys was submitted... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Stabbing

December 8, 2017

Interpreter for the deaf signs gibberish at Tampa serial killer press conference

TAMPA, FL — Authorities in Tampa were left baffled after a supposed interpreter for the hearing impaired signed gibberish at a press conference announcing the arrest of a suspected serial killer. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Derlyn Roberts (above, left) was supposed to sign what Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan was saying about the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Lighter Side, News

Funny, Lighter Side

December 8, 2017

Body found of missing Nebraska woman Sydney Loofe

NELIGH, NE — The body of Sydney Loofe, the 24-year-old who went missing from her home in Nebraska three weeks ago after going on a Tinder date with another woman, was found on Monday. On November 15, friends and family say Loofe left to meet with a woman she had connected with online — and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Tinder

December 8, 2017

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Just over $40 million in compensation has been paid to 189 people who identified themselves as victims of clergy sex abuse, the Archdiocese of New York said in a report released Thursday. The archdiocese noted that the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program ended Nov. 30, but some additional claims are still... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 8, 2017

US fails to enforce smog rules, 14 states allege in lawsuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fourteen states and the District of Columbia announced Thursday that they are suing the Trump administration over what they say is a failure to enforce smog standards. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not designated any areas of the country as having unhealthy air, missing an Oct. 1 deadline, according to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Environment, Smog

December 8, 2017

Ex-tenant says police visited Oakland warehouse before fire

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former tenant of an Oakland warehouse says police were called to the unlicensed residence several times to help with evictions before a fire last year that killed three dozen people, and even knew the leaseholder by name. Jose Avalos, a woodworker who moved into the Ghost Ship two years before... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Fire, Ghost Ship

December 8, 2017

Wounded woman drops ‘bump stock’ maker from Vegas lawsuit

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The maker of a rapid-fire gun accessory that police say was used in the Oct. 1 mass shooting that killed 58 people and left hundreds injured at an open-air concert on the Las Vegas Strip has been removed from a wounded California woman’s negligence and damages lawsuit, a lawyer said Thursday.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Guns, Las Vegas, Shooting

December 8, 2017

Ex-Arizona Police Officer Acquitted in Fatal Hotel Shooting

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona police officer was acquitted Thursday of a murder charge in the 2016 fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside his hotel room as officers were responding to a call that someone there was pointing a gun out a window. The verdict cleared Philip Mitchell Brailsford, 27, of criminal liability... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Law Enforcement

December 8, 2017

Jonas brother testifies at FIFA bribery trial about concert

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the FIFA corruption scandal took another odd twist Thursday with surprise testimony by pop star Kevin Jonas about attending a Paul McCartney show in Argentina. Prosecutors called the former member of the Jonas Brothers to bolster earlier testimony by... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sports

FIFA

Could a law to bring down the mob be used in Weinstein case?

Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots suspect in Florida

Recordings of Pilot president’s epithets could disrupt trial

South Carolina serial killer says there are more victims

California man freed after 15 years for shaken baby death

Suspect in Portland train stabbings says he was on autopilot

Interpreter for the deaf signs gibberish at Tampa serial killer press conference

Body found of missing Nebraska woman Sydney Loofe

NY Catholic Church pays $40 million to sex abuse victims

US fails to enforce smog rules, 14 states allege in lawsuit

Ex-tenant says police visited Oakland warehouse before fire

Wounded woman drops ‘bump stock’ maker from Vegas lawsuit

Ex-Arizona Police Officer Acquitted in Fatal Hotel Shooting

Jonas brother testifies at FIFA bribery trial about concert

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