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Recording captured ex-interpreter impersonating Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani 's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara impersonating the baseball star on a call with a bank as he attempted to transfer $200,000 for what he describes as a car loan, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The recording...
Texas man who tried to scam ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to 18 months in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison Wednesday over his effort to dupe George Santos out of nearly $1 million by offering to destroy evidence in the disgraced congressman’s corruption case. Hector Medina, 40, admitted to fabricating an identity...
SafeSport Center adds morals clause, strengthens vetting after ex-investigator's arrests
The U.S. Center for SafeSport will add a morals clause to its code of conduct, and the CEO will start interviewing job candidates herself in the wake of the arrest of a former investigator who was charged with rape and other sex crimes. The center held a virtual forum Tuesday called...
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024, yet many still feel unsafe
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023. In many parts of the country, though, those decreases don't match the public...
Jury convicts man in bold scheme to steal $700,000 from Michigan casino
DETROIT (AP) — A Chicago man has been convicted in the theft of $700,000 from a Michigan casino, a brazen scheme in which an employee was tricked over the phone into stuffing the cash in a designer bag and driving 85 miles (137 kilometers) to deliver it. “This case underscores...
South Sudan imposes nationwide overnight curfew to curb violence targeting Sudanese traders
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese authorities have imposed a countrywide dusk-to-dawn curfew after a night of violence during which businesses run by Sudanese traders in the capital were looted. Police chief Gen. Abraham Manyuat said Friday that the curfew will commence from...
Brazilian police kill 6 suspects in operation to dismantle bank heist gang
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police killed six suspects Friday during an operation to dismantle a gang accused of planning large-scale bank robberies, authorities said. Police in the southern state of Parana said that officers raided the gang’s hideout at a ranch in Ponta Grossa,...
Bejeweled crown stolen from Virgin Mary statue at Philadelphia church
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man broke into a Philadelphia church and stole a 125-year-old bejeweled crown from atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary, city police said Monday. The burglary at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church occurred around 1:10 a.m. Saturday when the thief...
Bill to protect South Dakota farms from spying could limit access to data
Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations. Senate Bill 14 seeks to strengthen a set of...
Suitcase snatchers: Greek police arrest 2 for allegedly stealing luggage from airport baggage claim
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Thursday they arrested two women for allegedly stealing other passengers’ luggage from the baggage claim area in Athens’ international airport. Airport police said in a statement the two Greek women were arrested Tuesday evening on...
