An Idaho judge says he won’t postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, while also rejecting the defense team’s request to present evidence suggesting possible “alternate perpetrators.” Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler made the ruling Thursday, telling Bryan …
Read More »Former nate CEO who used human workers instead of AI allegedly defrauded investors lured by new tech of millions
A fintech startup that raised $40 million based on the premise of its artificial intelligence capabilities was fueled by human labor, allegedly defrauding investors lured by the new technology of millions, federal prosecutors said this week in a statement. Albert Saniger, 35, the former CEO and founder of nate in …
Read More »Customs worker admits taking bribes after daughter touted luxurious lifestyle on social media
A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their informants. Omar Ambuila’s surprise guilty plea to a single count of conspiring to …
Read More »Family of NYC woman whose body was found in a sleeping bag calls for justice
Editor’s note: Chad Irish was charged with concealment of a corpse Tuesday. Get the latest here. Below is our reporting from Monday. NEW YORK — Family and friends are speaking out after a woman’s body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag on a New York City street. Yazmeen Williams was …
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A Utah woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact the women had reached several weeks earlier. Police documents say Heavenly Faith Garfield, 21, intended to die by suicide but was “too scared to kill herself.” …
Read More »Firearm Shannon Gooden used in Burnsville shooting that killed 3 responders was straw purchase
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the guns used by Shannon Gooden in a deadly Burnsville standoff earlier this month was a straw purchase made through a local firearms shop and range in January. WCCO Senior Investigative Reporter Jennifer Mayerle has confirmed that the firearm, an AR-15 lower receiver, was a transfer purchase …
Read More »North Carolina pastor arrested after police say he tried to push wife’s coworker into McDonald’s deep fryer
A workplace conflict allegedly ended in assault and the arrest of a High Point, North Carolina, pastor, according to police records. A manager-in-training at a McDonald’s complained to her husband on Thursday that employees were disrespecting her, according to a police report, and he came to his wife’s workplace. There, …
Read More »Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on robberies
A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks. Spanish-language station Univision Chicago said a reporter and photographer were filming just before 5 a.m. Monday in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood when …
Read More »More details emerge about suspect accused of fatally shooting Tennessee surgeon in exam room
More details have emerged about the suspect in the fatally shooting of a Tennessee surgeon inside an exam room where the doctor worked. Larry Pickens, 29, was charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault for allegedly shooting and killing Dr. Benjamin Mauck, the Collierville Police Department said in a statement on …
Read More »Shooting after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals wounds 10
Nine people were shot and wounded near the Denver Nuggets’ Ball Arena early Tuesday morning in an apparent drug deal as celebrations for the team’s first NBA championship were winding down, police said. One of two men who were arrested in connection with the shooting also sustained a gunshot wound, police disclosed. …
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