Crime and Courts

Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argues in a court filing filed Friday that a significant sentence was warranted because the New York Republican’s “unparalleled crimes” had “made a mockery”...

The British comedian and actor was charged with two counts of rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.

British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault after an investigation sparked by complaints from several women.

Jury selection continued for Karen Read’s retrial on Friday, but the day ended with the same number of jurors selected.

The convictions and death sentence of the one-time leader of an Atwater Village street gang, who police believed committed at least a dozen murders and who was once on the US Marshals most-wanted list, were overturned Thursday by the California Supreme Court, which found a juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations. Timothy McGhee was found guilty in 2007 of three...

A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a Yale Divinity School professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman to serve as senior pastor of New York City’s prominent Abyssinian Baptist Church. The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, a Yale Divinity School professor and former assistant pastor at Abyssinian, was among the...

A California man’s attorneys say he’ll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for Nicholas John Roske say he intends to plead guilty to attempting to murder a justice of the United States at a hearing next week. The charge carries...

A Florida influencer and self-described “dog mom” has been arrested after she filmed herself having sex with a dog for a social media user who paid for it, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.⁠ Logan Guminski, 27, was charged with two felonies, sexual activity involving an animal and filming sexual activity involving an animal. ⁠It was back in January...

In a temporary restraining order petition, Arielle Konig said her husband, Dr. Gerhardt Konig, had accused her of having an affair and sexually abused and assaulted her.

A Hartford man has been charged with murder-for-hire in Vermont. The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont said a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a 43-year-old Hartford, Connecticut man with murder-for-hire and distribution of fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base. Federal officials said law enforcement was working with a confidential informant who met with…

Luigi Mangione is accused of shooting UnitedHealhcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. He pleaded not guilty to murder as an act of terror.

“JFK” director Oliver Stone is set to testify to Congress on Tuesday about thousands of newly released government documents.

Karen Read’s second trial is about to get underway, with the jury selection process set to begin on Tuesday.

MS-13 is a transnational criminal gang that has been declared a terrorist organization by El Salvador and the U.S.

Over the last year, thieves have targeted freight trains traveling through the Mojave Desert in the southwest, specifically targeting Nike sneakers.

State police have arrested a driver who is accused of going 107 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Vernon on Friday afternoon. A state police sergeant saw a gray Volvo SUV speed by on the right just before 3:30 p.m., according to state police. They said the Volvo then sped past other vehicles as well as pedestrians who were…

Police have charged four people after responding to a fight and stabbing in the parking garage at Westfarms. 

Genetic testing company 23andMe’s bankruptcy has led to a new consumer privacy issue: what happens to the DNA of millions of Americans when it goes on sale?

Singer Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty in a $1 million federal fraud trial in Broward County.

The U.S. Department of Justice says former NFL player LeShon Johnson has been indicted for allegedly operating a dogfighting venture in which authorities seized 190 dogs.