Tag: Crime and Incidents

Russian Businessman Guilty in Hacking, Insider Trade Scheme

BOSTON—A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin was convicted Tuesday of participating in an elaborate $90 million insider trading scheme using secret earnings information from companies such as Microsoft that was stolen from U.S. computer networks. Vladislav Klyushin, 42, who ran a Moscow-based information technology company associated with the Russian government, was found guilty…


Murdaugh’s Sister-in-Law Saw Odd Behavior After Killings

Alex Murdaugh’s sister-in-law testified Tuesday in his double murder trial that she thought it was odd that he didn’t seem scared in the weeks after his son Paul and wife Maggie were killed at their South Carolina home. Marian Proctor told jurors her family was distraught after the killings. She said Alex Murdaugh was devastated…


Ohio Derailment: Governor Wonders Why Train’s Cargo Not Labeled As ‘Highly Hazardous Material’

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine marveled on Feb. 14 that the cargo of a train that derailed in Ohio on Feb. 3 was not defined as “high hazardous material.” DeWine said Congress should act on what he called an “absurd” situation as the train was not deemed highly hazardous because only a few cars had highly…


Man Who Stole Dead Father’s Social Security Payments Faces 285 Years in Prison

A Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, man who posed as his dead father pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and Social Security fraud for hiding his father’s death to steal his retirement benefits. Timothy Gritman, 55, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia for stealing more than $200,000 in Social Security benefits and $117,000 in New York…


Experts Focus on Wheel Bearing as Potential Cause of Ohio Train Derailment

As White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the derailment of 50 freight cars in Ohio, during a Feb. 14 press conference, an update from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified a wheel bearing as a potential culprit in the disastrous incident. “NTSB investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: Sen. Hagerty Holds Press Conference on Bill to Address Crime in Washington

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), joined by other Republican Senators, holds a press conference at 4:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 14 on H.J. Res. 26, a bill to address rampant crime in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Council recently passed a soft-on-crime law to lessen penalties for criminals amid rising homicides, sexual abuse, motor vehicle thefts, and…


Sen. Hagerty Holds Press Conference on Bill to Address Crime in Washington

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), joined by other Republican Senators, holds a press conference at 4:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 14 on H.J. Res. 26, a bill to address rampant crime in Washington, D.C. The D.C. Council recently passed a soft-on-crime law to lessen penalties for criminals amid rising homicides, sexual abuse, motor vehicle thefts, and…


Man Identified as Shooter Who Killed Three at Michigan State University

A 43-year-old man was identified as the person who killed three at Michigan State University (MSU) on Feb. 13. Anthony McRae, 43, carried out the shootings at the school, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Some students were shot inside Berkey Hall. McRae then went to the MSU Union building nearby and kept shooting, officials told a…


Prosecutors Deny DOJ Planted Evidence on Enrique Tarrio to Frame Him, Other Proud Boys Defendants

Federal prosecutors have denied planting manufactured evidence on Enrique Tarrio in order to frame him and other Proud Boys defendants, saying that assertions made by defense counsel are “simply incorrect.” “The government robustly agrees with defendant Pezzola that it would have been egregiously improper for a member of the U.S. intelligence community to have conducted…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 14 on Protecting Children Online. Kristin Bride of Survivor Parent And Social Media Reform Advocate, Portland, Oregon; Emma Lembke, founder of Log Off Movement, Birmingham, Alabama;  Michelle C. DeLaune, president and CEO of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Alexandria,…