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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...
Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking info on planned Israeli attack on Iran
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty Friday to leaking information on a planned Israeli attack on Iran. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the FBI in November weeks after classified documents appeared on the Telegram messaging app. He entered...
FBI releases new details on metal compounds used to spark Pacific Northwest ballot box fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The devices used to spark three ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election were made of a “very volatile mix” of thermite and scrap metal, FBI agents said Thursday. Thermite devices are made of metal shavings and iron oxide,...
Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized during an FBI raid at the Orlando Museum of Art in 2022. The insurers say that the owners should have known that...
Virginia man pleads not guilty to stockpiling largest number of homemade bombs in FBI history
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a federal case that accuses him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history and using President Joe Biden’s photo for target practice. Chained at his legs and wearing an orange...
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident that the Department of Justice will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner...
Federal prosecutors won't seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the white troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on a roadside and allegations of an attempted...
New Orleans attacker had researched similar violent rampage and how to access Bourbon St. balcony
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Before plowing a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 14 people, the man who carried out the Islamic State group-inspired attack had researched how to access a balcony on the city's famed Bourbon Street and looked up information about...
Bomb hoax sends former Northeastern University employee to prison for a year
BOSTON (AP) — A former Northeastern University employee who lied to the FBI about a package blowing up in his arms at the Boston campus has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for the hoax. Jason Duhaime, 47, from San Antonio, Texas, was convicted on the federal charges in...
Texas man charged with stalking WNBA and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark
Authorities in Indianapolis have charged a 55-year-old Texas man with felony stalking of Indiana Fever star and WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark. Michael Thomas Lewis is accused of repeated and continued harassment of the 22-year-old Clark beginning on Dec. 16, the Marion County...
