Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Two Men Are Convicted in Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident in New York City
For nearly a decade, people with ties to Iran’s government have been accused of plotting to kidnap or murder Masih Alinejad, a journalist and dissident who left the country in 2009 and an impassioned critic of its leaders. On Thursday, a jury in Manhattan returned guilty verdicts in the first criminal case stemming from those…
Read MoreFederal Authorities Apprehend Longtime LA Gang Leader Suspected of Murder and Human Trafficking
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-03-19/federal-authorities-search-for-longtime-la-gang-leader-charged-with-murder-and-human-trafficking Authorities have taken into custody a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur. LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. authorities have taken a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang…
Read MoreHigh-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/high-ranking-ms-13-leader-arraigned-long-island-federal-court-terrorism-and-racketeering Defendant, Who Was Added to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List in February, Was a Founding Member of the Transnational Criminal Organization’s Ranfla en las Calles Leadership StructureEarlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him, along with a dozen other…
Read MoreHigh-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arraigned in Long Island Federal Court on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges After His Arrest in Mexico
Earlier today, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned on a four-count indictment charging him, along with a dozen other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, with directing the transnational criminal organization’s unlawful activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere over the past two decades. Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, also…
Read MoreMember of ‘764’ Network Sentenced for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Jack Rocker, 19, of Tampa, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The court also ordered Rocker to forfeit an iPhone 12, thumb drive, and Acer Laptop, all of which possessed CSAM. Rocker will also have to register as…
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 More39 Babies Gang Member Accepts 20 Year Guilty Plea in Longstanding Murder Case
https://baltimorewitness.org/39-babies-gang-member-accepts-20-year-guilty-plea-in-longstanding-murder-case/ After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all but five. The defendant, James Brunson, 41, accepted the deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Addison Howard on March 10. Brunson, was originally charged with first-degree…
Read MoreA cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked
An explosives-filled trailer that Australian politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax — and was never meant to be detonated, police said Monday. Law enforcement agencies investigating January’s discovery of the trailer on the outskirts of Sydney divulged in a…
Read MoreTeen armed with gun overpowered by passengers onboard plane
Passengers and crew members had to overpower a 17-year-old who got onto a plane with a shotgun and ammunition in Australia. It happened as the aircraft prepared to take off from Avalon Airport, near Melbourne, ahead of a flight bound for Sydney on Thursday afternoon carrying about 160 people. Police believe the teenager got onto…
Read MoreCartels loom over Mexico’s new system of electing judges
Clerical workers in an Acapulco courthouse heard the shots ring out as they were wrapping up their workday. Gunmen had opened fire on Magistrate Edmundo Roman Pinzon, a former president of the highest court in Guerrero state, killing him instantly as he tried to pull out of the parking lot. The December 11 killing happened…
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