Crime

The New York Times reports: TD Bank agreed to pay about $3 billion in fines to U.S. authorities and pleaded guilty on Thursday to money-laundering-related charges in a case brought by federal prosecutors, who said the Canadian bank made it “convenient” for criminals to open accounts, transfer funds and even deposit seven-figure sums of cash at its branches. The combined …

NBC News reports: A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said Tuesday. Detroit police charged Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard Brisendine, 64, …

Milwaukee’s CBS affiliate reports: Gabriel Mills, a former Kenosha pastor, was rearrested Wednesday morning following his preliminary hearing on previous charges. The Kenosha Police Department took Mills into custody after a new complainant came forward in response to the initial case. “We had another person come forward on Oct. 5 that indicated that they believe they were also a victim,” …

The Christian Post reports: A member of a security team for a church in Texas has been arrested and charged with making a false report to police when he allegedly lied about a shooter threat to the congregation. The incident was first reported on Oct. 6 involving the Church at the Epicenter, a non-denominational assembly in Burnet County, about 45 …

Abilene’s CBS affiliate reports: An Abilene preschool employee has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. Mark Eichorn pleading guilty to Production of Child Pornography in Federal court Tuesday morning. He will be sentenced for the crime after a pre-sentencing investigation. Court documents state Eichorn was acting as a “sugar daddy” for children in another state, paying them to send the …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Two boys have been arrested for attacking former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson on the Upper East Side. The boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged with gang assault after turning themselves in at a police precinct with their parents. A third child also turned themselves in but was not charged …

The Associated Press reports: A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished her for her role in a data breach scheme catalyzed by the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked on a Manhattan sidewalk Friday evening by a group of teenagers, according to police officials. Paterson was with his 20-year-old stepson Anthony Chester Sliwa, who was walking his dog on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, sources who …

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports: Law enforcement authorities have arrested on suspicion of possession of child pornography a man who was a Brite Divinity School professor and theological librarian when police allege he obtained illicit images. Charles Bellinger, 62, was taken into custody on Oct. 2 after Fort Worth police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit detectives, Texas Christian University police …

The Nevada Independent reports: Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore was convicted of federal fraud charges Thursday after she used donations intended for a fallen police officer’s memorial for her personal gain, marking a downfall for the firebrand conservative who nearly became Nevada’s treasurer two years ago. A Las Vegas jury convicted Fiore, 54, of six counts of wire …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: A gay couple told police officers that they were expecting a new lover after connecting with a user on Grindr, a dating app mostly used by gay and bisexual men. A gunman showed up instead. Police officers responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 7:30 p.m., on Aug. 26, at the gay couple’s apartment …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Forty-two members of what prosecutors call a San Fernando Valley-based white supremacist gang have been arrested in connection with a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday alleging a years-long criminal operation that included drug trafficking, weapons violations and COVID-19 and loan fraud. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 29 people named in the indictment were arrested Wednesday …

The Associated Press reports: A Montana man was convicted Wednesday of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset that the government had not shot down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over his home city. Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, delivered the threat to a McCarthy staffer during a series of more than 100 calls to …

Mediaite reports: Elon Musk’s friendship with Sean “Diddy” Combs resurfaced on Wednesday after the billionaire questioned “how many people in music & entertainment knew about” Combs’ alleged serial sex abuse. In their new book Character Limit, authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac alleged that Musk boasted about his friendship with Combs to Revolt CEO Detavio Samuels after Samuels expressed concern …

Milwaukee’s NBC affiliate reports: Gabriel Mills, a 41-year-old pastor, is accused of sending intimate photos of a victim to himself without consent in Kenosha. Mills is facing two charges of capturing an intimate representation without consent. According to the criminal complaint, the Journey Church pastor borrowed the victim’s husband’s phone to download an audiobook app and audiobook for him, but …

NBC News reports: Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing dozens of new allegations of sexual assault in a series of lawsuits set to be filed. At a news conference held Tuesday, Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee said he is representing 120 accusers with allegations against the entertainment mogul that occurred over 20 years. “We will expose the enablers who enabled this conduct …

Law & Crime reports: Russell Valleau, 61, is accused of attacking a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier on Thursday, Farmington Hills police said in a statement. Police had responded to an emergency call from the area, located 25 miles northwest of Detroit, at around 5 p.m. “Officers spoke with the mail carrier who reported that an intoxicated male approached her …

The Sacramento Bee reports: Blaze Pizza’s 96 California pizzerias are known for build-your-own pies rapidly fired in 800-degree ovens, along with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ corporate investments. Last week, its Roseville location made headlines for an uglier reason. A delivery driver walked into the Highland Reserve Marketplace restaurant about 10:15 p.m. Sept. 19, saw a Pride flag hung …

Courthouse News reports: The trial of Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of France’s right-wing National Rally party, began Monday over charges she and others embezzled several million euros of European Union funds. But experts argue that despite the severity of the charges, it’s unlikely the trial will leave a negative impression on Le Pen’s voters — in contrast, it might …

The Miami Herald reports: Ryan Wesley Routh, a convicted felon who authorities say drove from North Carolina to South Florida with a plan to kill Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Monday to attempting to assassinate the former president while he was playing golf in mid-September at his club in West Palm Beach. Routh, 58, is accused of setting up …