Crime

GOP Kentucky State Rep Charged With Strangulation

The Corbin Times-Tribune reports: On Friday, a Laurel County grand jury returned an indictment against the 89th District’s State Rep. Robert S. Goforth on strangulation and assault charges stemming from an incident in late April. Goforth of East Bernstadt was indicted on one count of first-degree strangulation and one count of assault in the fourth degree. He was originally charged …

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Omaha Man Who Killed BLM Protester Commits Suicide

The Omaha World-Herald reports: The surreal and sordid ordeal involving a white Omaha bar owner and a young Black Omaha man ended Sunday with a staggering development. Jake Gardner — awaiting arrest after a grand jury in Omaha indicted him last week — shot himself outside a medical clinic in suburban Portland, Oregon, two law enforcement officials told The World-Herald. …

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Canadian Arrested For Sending Ricin Letter To Trump

CNN reports: A woman suspected of sending a letter containing the poison ricin to President Donald Trump was arrested as she tried to enter the US from Canada at a border crossing in New York state, a US law enforcement official said. The woman was carrying a gun and arrested by US authorities, according to the law enforcement official. US …

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Pope Francis To Mafia: Stop Using Virgin Mary Imagery

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends. The Vatican’s Pontifical Marian Academy launched the think tank Friday at a conference titled “Liberating Mary from the Mafia.” It …

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Duterte Pardons US Marine Who Killed Trans Woman

NBC News reports: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday pardoned a United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the country nearly six years ago, sparking condemnation from activists who described the move as a “mockery of justice.” Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was jailed in 2015 for killing Jennifer Laude near a former U.S. navy base. A …

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US Bishop-Elect Resigns Over Molestation Allegations

Reuters reports: An American bishop-elect has resigned just weeks before he was due to start the job, following an allegation that he had sexually abused a minor, Catholic Church officials said on Monday. Father Michel Mulloy, 66, was appointed by Pope Francis on June 19 to be bishop of Duluth, Minnesota and was due to be formally installed in a …

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Ex-NRA Official: Corruption Is Worse Than You Think

USA Today reports: The NRA’s former second-in-command has a message for the New York attorney general who has launched an investigation into the powerful gun lobby. It’s worse than she thinks. “She’s only at the tip of the iceberg,” said Joshua Powell, former chief of staff to Wayne LaPierre [photo], the longtime head of the National Rifle Association. “When she …

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Hedge Fund Founder Charged In Neiman Bankruptcy

Just in from Justice Department: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that DANIEL KAMENSKY, the founder and manager of New York-based hedge fund Marble Ridge Capital (“Marble Ridge”), was …

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Engineers: Private Border Wall Will Likely Fall Into River

ProPublica reports: It’s not a matter of if a privately built border fence along the shores of the Rio Grande will fail, it’s a matter of when, according to a new engineering report on the troubled project. The report is one of two new studies set to be filed in federal court this week that found numerous deficiencies in the …

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Husband Of Prominent Activist Assaulted Over Masks

Via email from Matt Foreman, former executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force: Three weeks ago, I was looking down into my husband’s unblinking eyes, seeing blood spill from his nose and mouth, and feeling my hand trying to stop the bleeding from the back of his head. In the background someone kept yelling, “Apply pressure! Apply pressure! Apply …

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Lawyer For Kenosha Killer Vows To “Take Jack Dorsey’s Ass Down” After Being Locked Out Of Twitter Account

Fox News reports: The high-profile attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people in Kenosha, said he was locked out of his Twitter account Tuesday after posting about raising money for Rittenhouse’s legal defense. L. Lin Wood argued the action against his account is the latest example of Twitter censorship of conservative voices and he intends …

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FLORIDA: No Charge For Man Who Pulled Gun And Threatened To Kill Shopper Over Face Masks [VIDEO]

West Palm Beach’s CBS News affiliate reports: The 28-year-old man who pulled a gun on another customer at Walmart in July during an argument over face masks is no longer facing charges. Court records show that the State Attorney’s Office didn’t file charges against Vincent Bruce Scavetta, saying that although there was probable cause to arrest him, the current evidence …

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Boat Parade Organizer Gets Felony Charge For Threat

The Palm Beach Post reports: Carlos Gavidia, who earned national attention for his “Trumptilla” boat parades, is expected to be charged with sending a threatening text, a felony, to a resident of his former Jupiter country club community after they clashed over politics, his attorney told The Palm Beach Post on Monday. Gavidia will surrender at the Palm Beach County …

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No Charge For FL Man Who Pointed Gun At BLM March

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Panic broke out Saturday afternoon at a downtown Tallahassee Black Lives Matter protest after a counter-protester reportedly pulled out a gun. The incident, which started with a fistfight, was caught on video that quickly began to circulate on social media. Witnesses said the incident began as a counter-protester walked up to a crowd of roughly 150 …

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DOJ: Fake Pastors Scammed Christians Out Of $28M

Via press release from the Justice Department: A federal grand jury has indicted Dennis Jali, age 35, formerly of Upper Marlboro, Maryland; John Erasmus, age 40, of Upper Marlboro; and Arley Johnson, age 61, of Bowie, Maryland on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. The indictment was returned on July 27, 2020, and was unsealed …

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Christian Crowdfunding Site Crows “Jesus Is Life” After Raising $261K In Donations For Accused Kenosha Killer

Religion News Service reports: A Christian fundraising site, Give Send Go, has earned more than $250,000 for the alleged Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse as of Sunday evening. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested on Wednesday, August 26, and is being charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of attempted homicide. He also faces charges of …

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Two Men Used Fake IDs To Steal $3M In Bailout Funds

More diligent oversight by the Treasury Department: Two South Florida men used fake and stolen identities to steal over $3 million in coronavirus relief funds, authorities said. Jean Fleuridor, 41, of Weston, and Hasan Brown, 44, of Miami, made separate appearances this past week in Miami federal court on bank fraud conspiracy charges, according to court records. According to a …

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Extradition Delayed At Least One Month For WI Killer

Reuters reports: A teenage vigilante charged with killing two people, who had been protesting the police shooting of African American Jacob Blake in Kenosha, will remain in custody in Illinois after a judge on Friday agreed to delay his extradition to Wisconsin. A public defender assigned to the case asked for a delay so that Rittenhouse could retain an attorney. …

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Classmates Joked That Teen Kenosha Killer Would Become Mass Shooter: “He Loved Triggering The Libs”

Vice News reports: Kyle Rittenhouse loved cops, guns, President Trump, and “triggering the libs,” according to some of his former classmates at Lakes Community High School in Lake County, Illinois. His clothes were often branded with pro-police slogans, and he carried a Blue Lives Matter phone case, one student said. Some of his classmates joked that he’d be a mass …

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Michigan Attorney General Says Culprits In Robocall Voter Suppression Stunt Face Up To Five Years In Prison

The Daily Beast reports: Michigan state officials are investigating a voter-suppression robocall allegedly tied to blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman. The robocall was aimed at scaring Detroit voters away from using mail-in ballots, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tweeted on Thursday. Benson announced that her office and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel would investigate the call’s …

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