FBI Says It Blocked Over $1 Billion in Cyber Theft Since Last Year
The FBI says its Recovery Asset Team has blocked more than $1 billion in attempted cyber theft since January 2025, a 16 percent jump from the same period a year earlier, as the bureau also touts billions seized from overseas scam compounds.
LaMelo Ball’s Girlfriend Charged With Drug Fraud After Charlotte Pharmacy Investigation
Ana Montana, girlfriend of NBA guard LaMelo Ball, has been charged with felony drug fraud after a Charlotte pharmacy investigation, with her attorney saying she was simply filling a doctor’s prescription.
Five Penn State Cocaine Ring Suspects Plan to Fight Charges in Centre County Court
Five men accused in an alleged Penn State fraternity cocaine ring have waived formal arraignment and signaled plans to plead not guilty, with jury trials requested for three of them and a pretrial conference set for Nov. 16 in Centre County.
CBP Dogs Find $6 Million in Cocaine Hidden in Truck Floor at Lewiston Bridge
CBP officers and a K-9 team seized 450 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $6 million from a modified tractor-trailer at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing last Tuesday.
Police Say Pittsburgh Homicide Suspect Sexually Assaulted Wilkinsburg Woman Hours Before Stabbing
Allegheny County police say Elijah Hemingway, charged in the fatal stabbing of Edgewood pediatrician Dr. Idris Evans, also sexually assaulted a woman in Wilkinsburg hours earlier and now faces rape, sexual assault and robbery charges.
Holdout Juror in Clancy Mistrial Speaks Publicly, Asks Focus Return to Children
The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial spoke publicly for the first time without an intermediary, asking that attention shift to the three children at the center of the case ahead of Clancy’s Tuesday status conference in Plymouth.
Elizabeth Holmes Set to Move to Texas Halfway House, Posts Prison Message on Innocence
Elizabeth Holmes is set to move to a halfway house in Del Valle, Texas in August 2027 as she continues serving her federal fraud sentence, and has posted a cryptic message from prison maintaining her innocence.
DNA Links Florida Sex Offender to Georgia Attacks, Investigators Seek More Victims
Georgia investigators say DNA evidence links a convicted Florida sex offender to three sexual assault cases dating to 2016 and 2017, and they are asking potential victims to come forward.
Extradition of Houston Man Accused in Wife’s Murder Stalls Over Italian Sentencing Demands
Lee Gilley, the Houston man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and fleeing to Italy after cutting off his ankle monitor, remains in an Italian jail as courts there demand firm sentencing guarantees before extradition. Harris County dropped the death penalty, but Italian judges still have concerns before sending him back to Texas.
Lake Wales Man, 76, Arrested Again After Admitting to Rum and Cocaine Use Behind the Wheel
A 76-year-old Lake Wales man was arrested on U.S. Highway 27 after allegedly telling a Polk County deputy he had been drinking rum and had used cocaine minutes before driving, just months after a prior DUI arrest.
Madison Police Find 30 Young Men in Frat Basement Covered in Food and Condiments, Two Leaders Arrested
Madison police say they found roughly 30 young men, mostly 18 years old, covered in food and condiments in the overheated basement of an unaccredited fraternity house on Langdon Street, leading to the arrest of the group’s president and vice president.
Elizabeth Holmes Posts Threatening Message From Texas Federal Prison Camp
Elizabeth Holmes, imprisoned in Bryan, Texas, posted a threatening message on X aimed at people she says put her child’s health and safety at risk, calling it a “promise” rather than a threat when questioned online.
Dallas School Officer Shot in Leg During Struggle Over Gun, Man Indicted on Federal Firearms Charge
A Dallas school district police officer was shot in the leg during a struggle with a man he had stopped to help on Aug. 6, and the suspect now faces a federal firearms charge.
Mistress Testifies Text Messages About Killing Flynn’s Wife Referred to Divorce, Not Murder
On the sixth day of testimony in the Ohio murder trial of former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn, his ex-mistress said texts about wanting his wife dead referred to feelings, not a murder plot, while forensic examiners began detailing data pulled from his phone.
Prosecutors Drop Death Penalty Bid Against Douglas Carter After DNA Excludes Him in 1985 Provo Murder
Utah County prosecutors have dropped their bid for the death penalty against Douglas Carter, a Provo man convicted in the 1985 killing of Eva Olesen, after new DNA testing excluded him as a match to evidence from the crime scene.
Berkeley Student Chased Into Locked Apartment Gate, Man Identified but Not Arrested
A UC Berkeley student says a man scaled her apartment complex’s locked gate and chased her inside on Sept. 15, but he was not arrested even after police identified him the next day; the case now sits with the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
Richard Allen’s Lawyers Argue Solitary Confinement Drove False Confessions in Delphi Murders
Richard Allen’s attorneys are appealing his 130-year sentence for the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, arguing his repeated confessions resulted from psychosis brought on by solitary confinement rather than guilt.
Clancy Defense Seeks Records on Holdout Juror in Plymouth Murder Case
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to investigate the lone holdout juror whose guilty vote led to a mistrial in her Plymouth County murder case.
Legal Expert Explains What Karmelo Anthony’s 75-Page Evidence Filing Actually Means
A Texas defense attorney says a widely circulated 75-page evidence filing against convicted Frisco track meet killer Karmelo Anthony didn’t guarantee jurors would ever see the allegations inside it, since Rule 404(b) notices only preserve prosecutors’ option to seek admission later.
ICE Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Lying About Minneapolis Shooting of Venezuelan Man
An ICE officer accused of lying to the FBI about shooting a 24-year-old Venezuelan man in Minneapolis has pleaded not guilty to six federal counts of making false statements.
FBI Says Fake 49ers Player Scam Ensnared 61 Victims, Not 26
The FBI says the number of victims defrauded by a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player has jumped from an initial estimate of 26 to 61, with investigators alleging $1.3 million was stolen.
Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Never Doubted the Prosecution
The lone holdout juror who forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case says he never doubted prosecutors proved she knew what she was doing, contradicting other jurors’ accounts as Plymouth County weighs a retrial.
Ohio Mother of 16 Pleads Not Guilty to Child Abuse Charges in Hamden Case
Elizabeth Siders, 34, pleaded not guilty in a Hamden courtroom to child sexual abuse and endangerment charges tied to the 16 children removed from her home in July, and her bail was raised to $550,000.
Ex-Connecticut Budget Official Flees to Greece Ahead of Bridgeport Corruption Sentencing
Konstantinos Diamantis, convicted of extorting bribes from Connecticut school construction contractors, fled to Greece by boat and plane before his Bridgeport sentencing, prompting condemnation from Gov. Ned Lamont and a new sentencing date of Sept. 30.