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Politics and Crime
June 22, 2017
Pizzagate shooter Edgar Maddison Welch sentenced to four years in prison
The courts have sentenced Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, to four years in prison, after he was convicted of firing an AR-15 inside of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria. He committed this crime after reading a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton, according to NBC News. Welch pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition—a federal …
Politics and Crime
June 20, 2017
Otto Warmbier probably did not die of botulism; North Korea prisoner was in a coma for a year: Report
Medical examiners are working to determine what killed Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea after he confessed to attempting to steal a propaganda poster from his hotel. Warmbier, who had been detained since March 2016, died in an Ohio hospital Monday, one week …
Politics and Crime
June 19, 2017
‘Liberal hate kills’: Pro-Trump protesters interrupt controversial interpretation of ‘Julius Caesar’ for a SECOND time [VIDEO]
A New York City performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar was interrupted by protesters, for the second time, over the weekend, according to New York Post. Javanni Valle, 26, and Salvatore Cipolla, 28, were arrested and charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct when they allegedly disrupted the Public Theater’s final staging of the iconic play. Their interpretation has …
Politics and Crime
June 7, 2017
Trump to nominate ex-Justice Department official and NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s lawyer to lead FBI
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 …
Politics and Crime
June 3, 2017
Disgruntled man releases bedbugs in Maine city office
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The city manager in Augusta, Maine, says the municipal office building had to be sprayed for bedbugs after a man threw a cup of the pests onto an office counter and about 100 of them scattered off. City Manager William Bridgeo tells the Kennebec Journal the man apparently complained Friday to …
Hate Crimes
May 27, 2017
Victim of Portland train stabbing identified; young man was a recent college graduate
A mother in Ashland, Oregon, has announced on Facebook that her son was one of the two men killed in a fatal, hate-filled stabbing incident on a public train in Portland Friday. A woman by the name of Asha Deliverance posted on Facebook Saturday, writing that her youngest son was one of the victims of …
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017
GUILTY! A sobbing Weiner faces the judge and ten years in prison
Ex-US Rep. Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017
Should New York politician Anthony Weiner get prison time for sexting teen?
Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner could get up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sending obscene messages to a 15-year-old girl. The U.S. attorney is asking that the judge impose a sentence of 21 to 25 months as part of the plea agreement that led to Weiner’s guilty plea Friday. Weiner, …
Politics and Crime
May 19, 2017
Anthony Weiner cries while apologizing in court
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on former congressman Anthony Weiner facing criminal charges related to sexting a girl (all times local): Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is crying in court as he apologizes to the 15-year-old girl with whom he exchanged sexually explicit texts. The judge accepted Weiner’s guilty plea Friday to a charge …
Celebrity Justice
May 19, 2017
Anthony Weiner turns himself in, will plead guilty to sexting a 15-year-old girl
Disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner will plead guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl. According to the New York Post, Weiner surrendered to the FBI Friday morning and is expected to plead guilty to one count of of transferring obscene material to a minor. The guilty plea is a part of …
Politics and Crime
May 18, 2017
Trump assails ‘witch hunt’ after naming of special counsel
The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the investigation. Mueller will have sweeping powers and the authority to prosecute any crimes he uncovers.
