Tag: Crime and Incidents

Darius Miles Pleads Not Guilty to Capital Murder Charge

April 5, 2023
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.—A former University of Alabama basketball player has pleaded not guilty to a capital murder charge filed against him after he was accused of providing the gun used in a fatal shooting near campus. Darius Miles, 21, of Washington, D.C., entered the plea on Monday, according to court documents. Miles, a former junior reserve…

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Flight Data Recorders Found After Deadly Black Hawk Crash

April 5, 2023
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.—Investigators recovered “black boxes” from two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters that crashed last week in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard, the military announced Tuesday. A U.S. Army aviation safety team from Fort Rucker, Alabama, found the flight data recorders, which are commonly referred to as black boxes in civilian aircraft, from…

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Former CEO of Frank Charged With Fraud Over $175 Million Deal With JPMorgan

April 5, 2023
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Charlie Javice, the founder of failed student loan assistance platform Frank, has been charged with defrauding banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) out of $175 million, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Javice, 31, was arrested in New Jersey on April 3 and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses on Tuesday, according to the DOJ. Janice was released on a…

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Cash App Founder Stabbed to Death in San Francisco

April 5, 2023
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Bob Lee, the creator of the mobile payment service Cash App and the former chief technology officer of Square, has been stabbed to death in San Francisco. The 43-year-old tech executive was found by officers in the early hours of April 4, after suffering multiple stab wounds. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said there had…

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54 Ghost Guns Seized as Part of California’s Gun Protection Program

April 5, 2023
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California law enforcement confiscated 54 “ghost guns” last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns—privately made firearms without a serial number—were part of nearly 1,500 guns taken statewide last year…

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Former Military Couple Faces 4th Sentencing in Child Abuse Case

April 5, 2023
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NEWARK, N.J.—A former U.S. Army major and his wife accused of routinely beating their young foster children and denying them food and water as punishment will be sentenced for a fourth time. But, the sentencing will be handled by a different judge, a federal appeals court has ruled. Federal prosecutors have argued that the sentences…

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4 Found Dead in Mexico’s Cancun Beach Resort Area

April 4, 2023
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Four dead bodies were found outside a popular beachside hotel in Cancun, Mexico, according to authorities. Police initially said three bodies were found in a lot along Kukulkan Boulevard, but after further investigation, a fourth body was also discovered in the undergrowth of the same lot, the Associated Press reported. The nationalities and identities of…

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2 Killed in Construction Accident at New York’s JFK Airport

April 4, 2023
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NEW YORK—Two workers were killed in a construction accident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, officials said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the two workers got trapped under construction rubble around 11 a.m. A spokesperson for the city Fire Department said it…

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Kentucky High School Football Player Dies After Head Injury

April 4, 2023
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SOMERSET, Ky.—A Kentucky high school football player who suffered a head injury during a scrimmage last week has died. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said Monday in a statement on Facebook that it joined family, friends, and teammates in mourning the loss of Pulaski County High School varsity football player Andrew Dodson. “No words…

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Former Maryland Governor’s Top Aide Dies After FBI Manhunt

April 4, 2023
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A former chief of staff in Maryland’s government who was wanted on corruption charges died on Monday in Tennessee after he was wounded in a confrontation with FBI agents, according to The Washington Post, citing the former politician’s lawyer. Roy McGrath, 53, who in 2020 was appointed chief of staff to Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan,…

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