The Daily Dot reports: Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, Illinois has been charged with first-degree murder according to documents reviewed by the Daily Dot. According to the Lake County, Illinois Clerk of Courts public records, obtained by the Daily Dot, Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and labeled a “fugitive from justice.” The complaint states that …
Read More »CA Man Charged For Shooting Protected Elephant Seal
Courthouse News reports: Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against a California man who fatally shot a northern elephant seal on a beach on the Central Coast. In September 2019, authorities discovered the corpse of a northern elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon. The animal had been shot in the head. The beach — located off California Highway …
Read More »Bakker May Lose Bailout Funds Over Fake COVID Cure
The Associated Press reports: When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Jim Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Missouri, were among the most high-profile recipients. On April 28, the pastor received approval for an amount between $650,000 and $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds. Weeks before, Missouri filed a complaint, …
Read More »Wife Of Felon GOP Ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter Sentenced To 8 Months Home Confinement For Conspiring With Him
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: Margaret Hunter was sentenced Monday to eight months’ home confinement and three years probation for her admitted role in a criminal conspiracy with her husband, former Rep. Duncan Hunter, to illegally use his campaign money for personal purposes. The sentencing Monday of Margaret Hunter, 45, wife and former campaign manager for former Rep. Duncan Hunter, …
Read More »TX AG Fails To Get Judge Kicked Off His Criminal Case
The Texas Tribune reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is still fighting five-year-old felony securities fraud charges, has failed in his bid to kick a Democratic Harris County judge off his ongoing criminal case. An administrative judge in Houston, Susan Brown, denied Paxton’s motion to recuse Judge Jason Luong from the case. It’s a loss for Paxton’s team in …
Read More »“Satanist Nazi” Gets 2.5 Years In CNN Bombing Plot
The New York Post reports: A neo-Nazi ex-soldier who wanted to bomb CNN and incite a race war has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison — after prosecutors described him a self-confessed Satanist hellbent on overthrowing the government. US District Judge Daniel Crabtree decried having to follow such “low” sentencing guidelines for Jarrett William Smith, who committed “troubling …
Read More »Bannon Was Arrested On Fugitive Billionaire’s Yacht
The Hartford Courant reports: Stephen K. Bannon, former top advisor to President Donald Trump, was arrested while on a yacht off Westbrook early Thursday, law enforcement sources said. Bannon was arrested by inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service while cruising Long Island Sound near Westbrook in a $28 million mega yacht called Lady May. The massive yacht remained off West …
Read More »“Build The Wall” Founder Participated In FL Trump Boat Parade, Feds Say He Bought The Boat With Donor Funds
The Verge reports: The recently unsealed case alleges that Bannon and others broke repeated promises to put “100 percent” of donations toward the wall. The group secretly arranged private payments through a nonprofit, giving Kolfage $100,000 within months of starting fundraising. While claiming the funds went toward social media expenses, they allegedly diverted $350,000 to Kolfage — money Kolfage allegedly …
Read More »Feds Allege “Build The Wall” Founder Used Donor Funds On Boat, SUV, Cosmetic Surgery, And Credit Card Debt
Buzzfeed News reports: Stephen Bannon, a former top aide to President Donald Trump, and Brian Kolfage, the leader of the crowdfunded “We Build The Wall” effort, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Kolfage, the criminal complaint said, “covertly took more than $350,000 in funds that has been donated to “We …
Read More »Ohio Priest Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors
Toledo’s ABC News affiliate reports: The pastor of a Catholic church in Findlay was arrested and is being federally charged with numerous crimes related to sexual conduct with minors. Michael Zacharias, 53, is charged with coercion and enticement, sex trafficking of a minor, and sex trafficking of an adult by force, fraud, or coercion. Investigators are aware Zacharias has engaged …
Read More »NY Couple Charged In Face Mask-Related Assault That Left Teenage Theme Park Worker Hospitalized [VIDEO]
Philadelphia’s NBC News affiliate reports: Two New Yorkers now charged for an attack that broke the jaw of a teenage Sesame Place worker in a face mask dispute earlier this month at the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, theme park. The “unwarranted brutal assault” left the teen hospitalized for almost a week, Middletown Township police said. On Wednesday morning, U.S Marshals arrested …
Read More »Roger Stone Drops Appeal Of Felony Convictions
Politico reports: Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone has unexpectedly dropped the appeal of his seven federal felony convictions for seeking to thwart a House investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Stone’s lawyers submitted a notice to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit withdrawing the appeal Monday night, about a month after President Donald Trump …
Read More »Epstein Victim: He Showed Me Off To Trump At Age 14
The Daily Beast reports: One of Jeffrey Epstein’s first known victims is the last holdout against his estate. Last January, a California woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Epstein’s estate and British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing federal charges for allegedly recruiting girls into the financier’s trafficking ring. Doe also claims Epstein introduced her to Donald …
Read More »DC Man Bought Yacht, Townhouse With Bailout Funds
The Washington Blade reports: A gay former assistant superintendent and contracting liaison for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has been charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $2.1 million in funds for personal use from two federal coronavirus relief programs. A statement released on Tuesday by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia says Kenneth P. Gaughan, …
Read More »TX Man Smashes Grocer’s Windows In Mask Dispute
The Austin Statesman reports: Austin police have arrested a man who a North Austin grocery store says broke all of the business’ windows after an employee asked him to wear a mask. Police on Thursday told the American-Statesman that they had arrested 31-year-old Wayne Ayres in connection to the vandalism at Fresh Plus Grocer in Hyde Park. The store manager …
Read More »“KKK Leader” Gets 6 Years For Driving Into BLM Protest
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports: A Hanover County man and avowed Ku Klux Klan leader boasted on social media shortly after he drove through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Henrico County in June, according to video shown during a trial on Monday. “They scattered like cockroaches,” said Harry H. Rogers, 36, in a Facebook live video he posted …
Read More »Connecticut GOP Candidate For US House Drops Out On Primary Day Following Arrest For Assaulting Girlfriend
The Hartford Courant reports: A Republican running for Congress in Connecticut’s 2nd District abruptly dropped his bid on the day of the primary following his arrest. Thomas Gilmer of Madison was arrested by Wethersfield police late Monday, a department official confirmed. He was charged on a warrant with first-degree unlawful restraint and second-degree strangulation and posted a $5,000 bond. Sources …
Read More »PA Theme Park Worker Assaulted In Mask Dispute
Philadelphia’s NBC News affiliate reports: A man punched a 17-year-old Sesame Place employee in the face after the teen reminded him to wear a mask, police said. A teen employee told an unidentified man and woman that they were required to wear masks while in the park due to COVID-19. Later that day, around 5 p.m., the same man confronted …
Read More »Lawyer: KKK-Loving AL State Rep Won’t Resign After Arrest, He’s “Convicted In His Faith And His Heritage”
The Birmingham News reports: The attorney for state Rep. Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, said today Dismukes disputes the charge that he stole money from a former employer and expects him to put up a vigorous defense. Attorney Trey Norman said he has not asked Dismukes, 30, if he is going to resign his seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. But …
Read More »Chicago Lifts Downtown Bridges After Night Of Looting
CBS Chicago reports: Streets and bridges are being closed as downtown Chicago is shut down amid looting and unrest Monday. All bridges are being raised along the river throughout The Loop. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management announced street closures throughout areas in the Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast and South Loop. CTA bus and train service to The Loop has been …
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