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

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

Tad Cummins pleads ‘not guilty’ to federal kidnapping charges
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May 31, 2017

Tad Cummins pleads ‘not guilty’ to federal kidnapping charges

Tad Cummins, the former teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old teen from Maury County, Tennessee, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal kidnapping charges. USA Today reports that Cummins, 50, waived his arraignment appearance scheduled for Thursday and entered the not guilty plea in a court filing. On May 18, he was formally charged with …

Prosecutor: Dad, drunk and high, runs over son in driveway, killing him
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May 26, 2017

Prosecutor: Dad, drunk and high, runs over son in driveway, killing him

On Thursday, a prosecutor alleged that a Michigan man who ran over his son in the family driveway on March 31, was high and drunk when the incident occurred. Michigan Live reports that Ryan Williamson, 42, appeared in court on Thursday for arraignment. He’s accused of getting into a verbal altercation with his wife, DeeDee Williamson, …

Man who drugged, raped teen sister gets less than a year of jail time; judge says ‘stigma’ is punishment enough
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May 22, 2017

Man who drugged, raped teen sister gets less than a year of jail time; judge says ‘stigma’ is punishment enough

A California judge sentenced a man who drugged and raped his 16-year-old sister to three years in jail —with all but 240 days suspended —because he believed the “stigma” of the conviction was sufficient punishment. The confessed assailant will also serve three years probation and pay a modest fine. Judge William H. Follett reportedly handed down the …

Defense attorney tries and fails to get pervy teacher Tad Cummins out of jail
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May 19, 2017

Defense attorney tries and fails to get pervy teacher Tad Cummins out of jail

Tad Cummins’ former defense attorney brought up numerous reasons why his client should remain free on bail during a pretrial release hearing in Nashville, but a federal judge decided that the evidence against the suspect outweighed the arguments made in his defense. According to court documents filed on May 13, Cummins’ defense lawyer argued that his …

Tad Cummins indicted by federal grand jury on two felony charges
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May 18, 2017

Tad Cummins indicted by federal grand jury on two felony charges

A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee, returned a two-count indictment against former teacher Tad Cummins on Wednesday.  Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee announced the indictment on Thursday. WKRN reports that Cummins, 50, was indicted on obstruction of justice and “transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging …

Tad Cummins: FBI reveals former teacher’s brainwashing and grooming techniques
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May 15, 2017

Tad Cummins: FBI reveals former teacher’s brainwashing and grooming techniques

On Friday, FBI Agent Utley Noble testified against Tad Cummins in a Nashville, Tennesse, courtroom, and revealed how the former teacher allegedly brainwashed a teen girl and eluded authorities for 38 days. Cummins’ ultimate plan, according to Noble, was to make it to Mexico with a 15-year-old teen by his side. He already had their …

Coke dealer who left overdosing mom of three for dead sentenced to prison
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May 12, 2017

Coke dealer who left overdosing mom of three for dead sentenced to prison

A cocaine dealer who dragged an overdosing dermatologist out of his apartment and left her to die last year received a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. As Crime Online previously reported, dealer James (Pepsi) Holder, 61, and HBO executive Marc Johnson, 52, confessed to leaving Dr. Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny, 38, in the vestibule of Holder’s Manhattan apartment …

What!? Judge suggests man be fined $1 for each time he groped teen girl
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May 10, 2017

What!? Judge suggests man be fined $1 for each time he groped teen girl

A Pennsylvania judge suggested an 18-year-old be fined $1 for each time he inappropriately touched a teen girl. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported last week that Common Pleas Senior Judge Lester G. Nauhaus ordered the defendant to 20 hours of community service and 90 days probation. When the 18-year-old’s attorney challenged the original $300 fine because of his client’s …