Archive for March 2025
Florida attorney to spend years in prison for attempted bombing in DC
Panama City-based attorney Christopher Rodriquez, 45, will spend more than eight years in federal prison for an attempted bombing near the Chinese Embassy in D.C. in September 2023. Rodriguez drove from his home in Panama City to Northern Virginia with a rifle and 15 pounds of explosive material, according to court documents. On his way…
Read MoreLithuania says Russian military intelligence behind Ikea arson attack in Vilnius
The suspect, who was underage at the time of the arson in Vilnius, was arrested while planning another attack in Riga, in neighbouring Latvia. Lithuanian authorities have reasonable grounds to believe that Russian military intelligence organised and funded the Ikea store arson attack in Vilnius in 2024, the Baltic country’s prosecutor general said. The main…
Read MoreUK watchdog rejects calls to redefine terrorism, backs new offence
Britain should not redefine terrorism in the wake of last summer’s murders at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event but the government should consider a new law to tackle those bent on mass killings, the UK’s terrorism watchdog said. Axel Radukabana, 18, stabbed to death three young girls and wounded 10 others last July in the…
Read MoreISIS’ chief of global operations killed in precision airstrike in Iraq: CENTCOM
A U.S. airstrike in western Iraq on Thursday killed ISIS’ chief of global operations, who also served as the terror group’s second in command, U.S. officials confirmed. The ISIS chief, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as “Abu Khadijah,” was killed in the strike along with another operative from the group, officials said. U.S. Central…
Read MoreMaryland man charged for possession of homemade explosive device and ammunition
A Maryland man has been charged for the possession of an explosive device and the illegal possession of ammunition in Prince George’s County. 43-year-old Robert Criss of Capitol Heights, Maryland is being held on no-bond. Prince George’s County Police and Prince George’s County Office of the Fire Marshal Bomb Squad responded to a storage facility…
Read MoreCybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as its main method for…
Read MoreUS and Iran-backed Houthis both vow escalation after US airstrikes target rebels in Yemen
The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the U.S. strikes killed at least 53 people, including five women and two children,…
Read MoreAlleged leader of West Baltimore criminal organization sentenced to 5 years of prison after plea
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/alleged-leader-of-west-baltimore-criminal-organization-sentenced-to-5-years-of-prison-after-plea/ar-AA1AMqCu A 41-year-old arrested during a sweeping West Baltimore organized crime takedown in 2023 was sentenced to five years of prison Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy and firearms charges. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors from the Maryland attorney general’s office dropped over a dozen charges against James Brunson, including a count of attempted murder stemming…
Read MoreSuspected arson at Bayer executive’s home being investigated by FBI: Sources
The FBI is now involved in the investigation into a suspected arson earlier this month at the New Jersey home of a Bayer pharmaceutical executive, law enforcement sources told ABC News. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on March 4, a fire was reported at an occupied, private residence in Madison, New Jersey, according to the Morris…
Read MorePentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice at court-martial
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman convicted of federal offenses for leaking sensitive information online, pleaded guilty Thursday to a military charge of obstructing justice, a spokesperson for his family confirmed to ABC News. A military court-martial convened this week at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts on charges alleging Teixeira violated the Uniform…
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