category: Crime
First conviction under Take It Down Act marks early win for Melania Trump's signature cause
A 37-year-old Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal cybercrimes involving real and AI-generated sexually explicit images and violent…
By Samuel Lee
Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to eight murders after judge's rulings left no path to acquittal
Rex Heuermann, the 62-year-old Long Island architect who evaded detection for decades, admitted Wednesday in Suffolk County court that he…
By George Robertson
Illegal immigrant convicted of kidnapping and raping women after posing as rideshare driver in San Francisco
A San Francisco jury found Orlando Vilchez Lazo guilty on 11 felony counts Friday after a 12-week trial that laid…
By Matt Boose
Former Biden security staffer charged with involuntary manslaughter in girlfriend's shooting death
A 25-year-old former security staffer who worked with President Joe Biden's White House Secret Service team was charged with involuntary…
By Matt Boose
New Jersey man charged with building explosive devices in alleged plot against Palestinian activist
Federal authorities have charged a 26-year-old Hoboken man in connection with an alleged plot involving improvised explosive devices targeting a…
By Christina Davie
Tiger Woods faces DUI charge in Florida after rollover crash on Jupiter Island
Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on a driving-under-the-influence charge after his vehicle collided with another car at high speed and…
By Matt Boose
Ninth Circuit upholds federal conviction, 30-year sentence for Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape
A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel affirmed David DePape's federal conviction and 30-year prison sentence on Wednesday, rejecting every argument his…
By Christina Davie
Illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan indicted in $90 million Medicare fraud scheme
A federal grand jury has indicted Anar Rustamov, a national of Azerbaijan who appears to have entered the United States…
By Christina Davie
Quadruple amputee cornhole champion charged with murder after fatal shooting in Maryland
Dayton James Webber, a 27-year-old quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player, is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing…
By Christina Davie
U.S. Park Police officer ambushed and shot in Southeast D.C., two suspects still at large
Two gunmen opened fire on a U.S. Park Police officer Monday night in Southeast Washington, D.C., striking him in the…
By Christina Davie
