Year: 2017

Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official and NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer to lead FBI

 Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official and NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer to lead FBI
Politics and Crime

By SADIE GURMAN and CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his pick for FBI director — a former Justice Department official who served as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer during the George Washington Bridge lane-closing investigation. Trump’s early morning two-sentence tweet that he intends to nomination lawyer Christopher …

Groom strangles bride during fight over wedding gifts
Family Crime
June 7, 2017

Groom strangles bride during fight over wedding gifts

A newlywed man is spending his honeymoon in jail after he was accused of choking his new bride immediately after their wedding. According to a police report obtained by WJAC 6, John Delozier allegedly attacked his new wife, choking her, after the couple got into a fight about wedding gift money. His new wife reportedly …

‘Cash Me Ousside’ Girl Danielle Bregoli wants $1 million in cash for using her catchphrase without persmission
Court
June 7, 2017

‘Cash Me Ousside’ Girl Danielle Bregoli wants $1 million in cash for using her catchphrase without persmission

A company representing Danielle Bregoli is suing three three gaming companies for incorporating the teen’s voice and phrase into their mobile applications. The Bradenton Herald reports that Brejoli, her mother, Barbra Ann Brejoli, and their company, Dani B. Holdings LLC, filed a trademark lawsuit against Anonymous Games, Appnoxious, Squad Social, and their founders. The companies created  apps called “Cash Me …

Honor students discovered in car shot dead night before graduation
Murder
June 6, 2017

Honor students discovered in car shot dead night before graduation

Two Germantown, Maryland, teens were reportedly shot to death a night before their high school graduation. Montgomery police announced that Shadi Adi Najjar, 17, and Artem S. Ziberov, 18, were killed in Monday night’s shooting. The pair were killed when 22 bullets were fired at the Honda they were sitting in, according to the Washington Post. …

“No more pushing it off”: Teen charged with using text messages to encourage boyfriend to kill himself played “sick game” with human life, says prosecutor
Trials
June 6, 2017

“No more pushing it off”: Teen charged with using text messages to encourage boyfriend to kill himself played “sick game” with human life, says prosecutor

Related: “When are you gonna do it?”: Court documents reveal the shocking text messages from teen accused of encouraging boyfriend to commit suicide TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A teenager charged with using text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself played a “sick game” with another person’s life, a prosecutor said Tuesday. In dozens of …