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Reality Stars Sentenced In $30 Million Bank Loan Scam

The New York Daily News reports: Todd Chrisley of “Chrisley Knows Best” was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, while Julie Chrisley got seven years, after the couple was convicted in Atlanta in June. Each was ordered to undergo three years of supervised release afterward, and the duo must pay restitution, too. They received the sentence from U.S. District …

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OK Governor’s Son Found Drunk With “Box Of Guns”

The Oklahoman reports: Following a Halloween incident in Guthrie, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office recommended that a charge be filed against the governor’s son for possessing alcohol as a minor, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Oklahoman. On Monday, District Attorney Laura Thomas confirmed she had received the affidavit but decided to offer Stitt and those with …

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Anti-Vax Cultist Charged With Threat To Kill FBI Agent

The Daily Beast reports: North Carolina insurance salesman and semi-pro musician Stephen Jike Williams, who performs simply as Jike Williams, allegedly vowed to execute fact checkers for the “defamation and slander” of the ex-president. When the FBI showed up at his door, Williams threatened the life of a female agent assigned to investigate, according to a criminal complaint first obtained …

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OR Pastor Sentenced To 27 Years For Child Rape

The Salem Statesman-Journal reports: A former Keizer pastor has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexual abuse of one of his church members while she was underage. Bradley Putnam, 55, also will have 41 months of post-prison supervision and has to register as a sex offender. After his prison sentence, he will spend 364 days in the Marion …

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TX Youth Pastor Gets Five Years For Underage Sexting

The Houston Chronicle reports: Timothy Jason Jeltema, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges of online solicitation of a minor, one charge of indecency with a child, and one charge of sexual performance by a child, Harris County court records indicate. He is set to serve five years in state prison. Jeltema was arrested in 2018 about a month after …

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Wisconsin Xmas Parade Killer Gets Six Life Sentences

CNN reports: Darrell Brooks was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of extended supervision on Wednesday for driving his SUV into a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last November, killing six people and wounding dozens more. Brooks, 40, was found guilty by a jury last month on all 76 counts stemming from the 2021 Christmas …

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South Dakota Republican Candidate Charged With Rape

Rapid City’s ABC affiliate reports: A failed South Dakota House candidate made his initial appearance in court Tuesday on a charge of second-degree rape. Bud Marty May, 37, of Kyle, was first arrested on Nov. 13 on one count of second-degree rape, a class 1 felony that could carry up to 50 years in prison and would have May pay …

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Sunday School Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Seattle’s CBS affiliate reports: A Redmond Sunday school teacher has been charged with three felony counts of possession of child pornography, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Douglas Meerdink, 70, was charged on Wednesday with three counts of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Detectives later confirmed Meerdink was an active member of a …

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Texas Baptist Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Austin’s NBC affiliate reports: A Round Rock pastor was arrested by the FBI on child pornography charges Wednesday, the United States Department of Justice announced. David Lloyd Walther, 56, of Georgetown, was accused of knowingly searching for, downloading, distributing and possessing child pornography, according to the DOJ. A criminal complaint filed in Austin federal court said Walther downloaded and made …

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Youth Pastor Accused Of Sexual Assault Of Adult Men

Washington state’s KWCC-TV reports: Police arrested a 69-year-old Wenatchee man on suspicion of rape Tuesday after two other men accused him of sexually molesting them while they were asleep or otherwise unable to consent. Michael E. Wilson was identified in a Wenatchee police court affidavit as the leader of a Bible study group that met at his Sunnyslope home. The …

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“QAnon Mom” Gets 60 Days In Plot To Kidnap Son

The Associated Press reports: A Colorado woman convicted of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after associating with supporters of the Qanon conspiracy theory was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail and two years of supervised probation, after being reprimanded by the judge for a lack of remorse. Cynthia Abcug, 53, denied she was involved in planning …

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Capitol Police To Review Failures In Paul Pelosi Attack

Reuters reports: The U.S. Capitol Police said on Wednesday it would conduct an internal review after its officers failed to notice surveillance camera images of an intruder breaking into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “The Department has begun an internal security review and will be gathering input and questions from our Congressional stakeholders,” the U.S. Capitol …

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Pennsylvania Dem Candidate Assaulted At His Home

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: A candidate running for a state House seat called 911 Monday morning after being assaulted at his Fayette County home in what would be the third time in two weeks he has had to call police to his residence. Democrat Richard Ringer said he was bloodied and knocked unconscious by an attacker in his backyard around …

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Oklahoma Youth Pastor Charged With Child Molestation

Tulsa’s ABC affiliate reports: A former Wewoka middle school principal was arrested on Thursday, accused of fondling a child. Cody Barlow was taken into custody at his home in Wewoka and booked into the Seminole County Jail. In addition to being a principal, Barlow is a youth pastor at a local church. The male child reported to authorities that Barlow …

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Pastor Charged With Child Rape Kills Himself At Trial

Columbus’s ABC affiliate reports: A Columbus pastor on trial for several charges committed suicide during a recess. According to the Muscogee County coroner, 51-year-old Christopher Daron Smith was pronounced dead at 1:13 p.m. on Oct. 19 from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Smith’s defense attorney, Shevon Thomas, II, says the judge gave a five-minute recess during the trial before …

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Capitol Police Arrest Armed Trio Near Supreme Court

CNN reports: U.S. Capitol Police have arrested three people from Georgia on weapons charges after police found them with two firearms, according to a law enforcement source. A suspicious vehicle raised concern among police, and a Capitol Police bomb squad is assessing the vehicle, the source said. Police have closed several roads in the area around the U.S. Supreme Court …

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Republican Charged With Masturbating Near Preschool

Law & Crime reports: A Republican candidate for a seat on the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board may face felony charges after the police say they caught him in the act of masturbating across the street from an Arizona preschool. Randy Gene Kaufman, who identified himself as a former prison supervisor, was charged earlier this month with one …

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Madison Cawthorn’s Airport/Gun Trial Set For January

The Charlotte Observer reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 13 in the case stemming from his bringing a loaded handgun to the Charlotte airport. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s office told reporters Tuesday Cawthorn’s trial date is set for Jan. 13. The freshman congressman has not entered a plea. Cawthorn, a 27-year-old Republican, was charged …

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Pastor Gets Five Years For Nude Photos Of Student

Las Vegas’s NBC affiliate reports: A former photography teacher convicted of forcing a student to pose nude for photos will spend the next five years in prison. The sentence was handed down by Judge Jacqueline Stam. Jeffrey Whiston, 44, was arrested in mid-April after the girl told friends about what happened. The student told investigators she agreed to meet the …

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“Rape And Reuse” Pastor Gets 16 Years For Child Porn

Green Bay’s Fox affiliate reports: A former pastor was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for possession of child pornography charges. Rick Haberland, 49, was convicted of four counts of possession of child pornography. He was also placed on extended supervision for 16 years. He was also placed on the sex offender registry. The sentence was extended by another …

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