Tag: Crime and Incidents

Exiled Chinese Businessman Guo Wengui Arrested on $1 Billion Fraud Charges

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors have arrested exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, accusing him of orchestrating a scheme to defraud over $1 billion from his online followers. Guo, also known as Miles Guo, faces an 11-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, according to a Justice Department statement. U.S. authorities…


LIVE 10:15 AM ET: House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing ‘Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis’

U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Holds a field hearing in Pharr, Texas, on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border crisis at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 15. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will testify at the hearing, titled: “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis” …


LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing ‘Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis’

U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Holds a field hearing in Pharr, Texas, on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border crisis at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 15. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will testify at the hearing, titled: “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis” …


House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing ‘Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis’

U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Holds a field hearing in Pharr, Texas, on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the border crisis at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 15. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will testify at the hearing, titled: “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis” …


Service Member Found Dead in Pentagon Parking Lot

A military service member was discovered dead in the Pentagon parking lot on Tuesday, according to the Department of Defense (DOD). DOD press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement Pentagon officials were alerted on Tuesday afternoon. “At approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT today the Pentagon Operations Center received a call requesting a welfare check on…


No Harvey Weinstein Retrial on Rape, Sex Assault Charges

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retry Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of one woman, on counts involving two others that left jurors deadlocked. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson announced the decision to Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench at a hearing in…


National Sheriffs’ Association Urges Congress to Take Action Against Mexican Drug Cartels

American sheriffs are calling for Congress to take action against Mexican drug cartels behind the ongoing fentanyl crisis—including providing additional manpower and tools for law enforcement—in the aftermath of the deaths of two Americans in an attack by gang members. The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) said it supports recent attempts in Congress to undercut and…


Car Collides With Dallas Horse Riders, Killing 1, Injuring 2

DALLAS—A 14-year-old on horseback was killed and two other teens were injured early Tuesday in Dallas in a collision between a vehicle and the group of teens, who were riding stolen horses, police said. The two riders who were injured—a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old—were hospitalized in stable condition after the 5:30 a.m. crash, police said….


Man Arrested in Texas Hookah Lounge Shooting That Killed 2

AUSTIN, Texas—A 19-year-old was arrested in a January shooting at a hookah lounge in Austin that left two high school students dead and three other people seriously wounded, police said Monday. Christijan Stevens was arrested Wednesday in Killeen, north of Austin, and is charged with capital murder, police said. Jail records did not list an…


New FBI Data Show Hate Crimes Spiked in 2021, Reaching Highest Level in Decades

Hate crimes in the United States have jumped to an alarming level in 2021, largely driven by crimes based on race and ethnicity, according to a supplemental report released by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. FBI data released on Monday show the total reported hate crime incidents increased from 8,120 in 2020 to…