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![a man looking at the camera: On Saturday, October 10, 2020, the office of the Richland County State’s Attorney charged Dale E. Boatman Jr., a 32-year-old male of Olney, Ill., with three counts of First-Degree Murder by Accountability and one count of Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder for his role in the September 6, 2020 murder of Kyle M. Johnson.](https://www.msn.com/{"default":{"load":"default","w":"27","h":"20","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB19UQzo.img?h=205&w=270&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=154&y=111"}})
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Portsmouth woman with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud veterans.
According to allegations in the indictment, Rita Copeland, 59, operated “Veteran Services of the Commonwealth.”
Officials say Copeland purported
A world-renowned Harvard nanoscientist under federal indictment for allegedly failing to disclose financial ties to the Chinese government’s Thousand Talents Program and for cheating on his federal taxes now wants the university to pay his legal bills.
In a lawsuit and affidavit filed in Middlesex Superior Court, Charles M. Lieber,
The Justice Department unsealed charges against two Islamic State militants from Britain, accusing them of carrying out a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against Western hostages, including four Americans.(Oct. 7)
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WASHINGTON – Two British ISIS militants known as “The Beatles” are facing
RACINE — A Racine man has been charged with 24 counts of felony personal ID theft after breaking into multiple cars over the span of a month.
Rico J. Williams, 31, has been charged with 24 felony counts of personal ID theft for financial gain, 27 misdemeanor counts of bail
Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana allows Indianapolis residents to share anonymous tips with law enforcement. Here are a few things Crime Stoppers wants you to know before you call.
A Virginia man who once worked as a financial advisor in Madison County was arrested Monday on charges of forgery,
Steven James Ross
A 42-year-old Helena man who was found passed-out in a stolen vehicle was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors.
Steven James Ross is charged with felony theft, felony meth possession, felony hydrocodone possession, misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, misdemeanor paraphernalia possession and misdemeanor displaying fictitious plates.
The first person charged under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law could be facing a very long stretch behind bars if convicted, after prosecutors moved his case to a higher court with no sentencing cap.
Defendant Tong Ying-kit was brought to West Kowloon Court for the second time on Tuesday,
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— The attorney for a 22-year-old man charged in the recent stabbing death of his roommate says his client has defensive wounds on his hands, which indicate he wasn’t the aggressor.
“It’s an extremely unusual case in that all the participants were friends,” said defense attorney Mark Fonte.
A former attorney has been charged with two third-degree crimes after allegedly stealing $71,000 from a client who had supplied the money for a home sale, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced on Friday.
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Bert Lundberg, a 56-year-old Freehold resident who based his law practice in Old Bridge,
New charges have been levied against Enumclaw residents Allan and Joann Thomas, who have been suspected of stealing more than $460,000 from local taxpayers.
The Thomases were originally charged with one count of mail fraud in September 2019 — this has now been superseded by one count of conspiracy, four
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According to District Attorney Tim Sini, the victims were all children and it’s unlikely that their parents had any idea until the 13
LONDON — An American constitutional law expert said Thursday that the United States indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under an “extraordinarily broad” spying law that has been used in the past for politically motivated prosecutions.
Speaking during Assange’s extradition hearing in London, human rights lawyer Carey Shenkman called the century-old
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 39-year-old Lexington man is accused of using other people’s
identities to purchase luxury cars valued at more than $300,000 and lease apartments in Kentucky and Florida.
Following investigations by Lexington Police and
Fort Lauderdale-based attorney Andrew Dale Ledbetter has been charged with fraud in an investment scheme that raised $322 million from more than 3,600 investors across the country.
Charges against Ledbetter by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office are the latest developments in a yearslong investigation into