Archive for October 2023
Thirty-Seven Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy.
The 37th and final defendant charged as part of the case against members and associates of the Simon City Royals gang – a gang aligned with the Gangster Disciples – pleaded guilty today to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy. “The Simon City Royals terrorized Mississippi prisons and communities for far too long,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General…
Read MoreDetonation of explosive device inside teddy bear leads to arrest of suspect
The recent detonation of an explosive device in San Bernardino resulted in the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of weapons and drugs, according to the San Bernardino Police Department. Patrol officers responded to a 9-1-1 call after a business owner was notified by witnesses that a possible explosive device inside a large teddy…
Read MoreIsrael Pounds Gaza, Evacuates Town Near Lebanon Ahead Of Expected Ground Offensive Against Hamas
Israel bombarded Gaza early Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town in the north near the Lebanese border, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil. Palestinians in Gaza reported heavy airstrikes in…
Read MoreMaryland judge shot and killed at Hagerstown home
A Maryland Circuit Court judge died Thursday night after being found shot at his Washington County home. Around 8 p.m., authorities responded to the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road, where they found Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, of Hagerstown, with multiple gunshot wounds in the driveway of the home. He was taken to a hospital,…
Read MoreUS Navy destroyer in Red Sea shoots down cruise missiles potentially headed toward Israel: Pentagon
The USS Carney, a Navy destroyer in the Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel. The ship intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and about eight drones, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press…
Read MoreMaryland Man Indicted for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Maryland man has been indicted on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the…
Read MoreShooter Attack In Belgium Drives An Eu Push To Toughen Border And Deportation Laws
Abdesalem Lassoued had been denied residency in four European countries by the time he chased two Swedish men into a building in Brussels this week and gunned them down at close range with a semiautomatic rifle. The 45-year-old Tunisian arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa in a smuggler’s boat in 2011. He spent jail…
Read MoreTether freezes 32 crypto wallets holding $873,118 linked to terrorism and warfare in Israel, Ukraine
Tether froze 32 virtual wallets linked to crypto-funded terrorism and warfare in Israel and Ukraine, according to a media release published Monday. Tether, which issues the world’s largest stablecoin of the same name, says it has been collaborating with the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing of Israel in its efforts. The collective value of…
Read MoreAmerican Citizen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Providing Material Support to ISIS That Resulted in Death
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, was sentenced to life in prison for providing material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, that resulted in death. Asainov was also sentenced to concurrent terms of 20 years in…
Read MoreMass. teen indicted on federal charge in ISIS-supporting gift card scheme
A Massachusetts teenager arrested earlier this year on suspicion of running a gift card-reselling scheme to raise money for ISIS has been indicted in federal court. Mateo Ventura, an 18-year-old from Wakefield who was arrested in June, raised $705 between January and May by giving gift cards to someone he believed supported ISIS, thinking the…
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