Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family members of victims killed in two Boeing 737 MAX crashes on Monday asked a U.S. judge to name a corporate monitor to examine the planemaker's safety and corporate compliance procedures.

Boeing 737 MAX crash victim families ask judge to name corporate monitor

HuffPost

The charge stems from a 2021 settlement after the company was accused of conspiring to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration.

DOJ Wants Boeing To Plead Guilty In Case Surrounding Fatal 737 Max Crashes: Reports

The Guardian

Attorney for families says plane maker should be fined $25bn, but amount could be reduced if Boeing improved safety standards

Families of Boeing crash victims demand prosecution for ‘deadliest corporate crime in US history’

CBS Denver

The Justice Department has presented Boeing with a plea deal after it accused the airplane manufacturer of violating the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement that was put in place following two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019.The Justice Department told Boeing it could plead guilty or go to trial, people familiar with the talks confirmed to CBS News. The agreement, which was presented to Boeing on Sunday, would have the company plead guilty to the conspiracy charge it originally faced in 2021. In exchange, Boeing would pay a fine and enter a three-year probationary period, the people...

Justice Department presents plea deal to Boeing

According to a Bloomberg report today (June 30), “people familiar with the matter” have revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has told Boeing it will be charged with fraud. That would leave the storied but shamed manufacturer with the unpleasant legal choice of pleading guilty or risking a jury trial. According to the Bloomberg sources, Boeing will have to pay a fine and be subject to a corporate monitor.

DOJ Tells Boeing It Will Be Charged With Fraud, Crash Victims Respond

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

NBC News

A former commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and Africa was arrested Friday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme that officials say involved steering government contracts to a company in exchange for future employment, according to the Justice Department. Robert Burke, 62, is accused of participating in...

Former second in command of U.S. Navy arrested in connection with alleged bribery scheme

New York City, NY

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records during his hush money criminal trial in New York City. That's a class E felony punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison per count. CNBC's Dan Mangan breaks down the different legal scenarios the former president could find himself in when he receives his sentencing on July 11.

Will Donald Trump go to jail? Here's what to expect from the former president's sentencing

Louisiana State

Stormy Daniels has finally spoken out after former U.S. president Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records last week. The Louisiana native and adult film star, who was given $130,000 in hush money for the alleged sexual encounter she had with Trump in 2006, spoke to the Sunday Mirror over the weekend about the guilty verdict handed down by New York jury.

Louisiana native, adult film star Stormy Daniels breaks silence on Trump conviction

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

CBS New York

NEW YORK — A judge sentenced Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead to nine years in prison Monday after his conviction on multiple charges. He also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $85,000 in restitution and ordered to forfeit $95,000. Miller-Whitehead, known for his flashy lifestyle, was convicted in March of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.Prosecutors alleged Miller-Whitehead convinced a parishioner to invest $90,000 in savings with him and promising to help her buy a home. He then spent on luxury goods for himself, prosecutors said. He was also accused of trying to defraud and extort a businessman and of...

Bishop Lamor Whitehead sentenced to 9 years in prison

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced Wednesday in New York to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers for over a decade to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine made it to the United States. Judge P. Kevin Castel sentenced...

Ex-Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into U.S.

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Friday to stop tolerating and supporting "provocations" by the Philippines, after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed concern about Beijing's "destabilizing actions in the South China Sea". China and the Philippines have recently traded accusations over "dangerous and illegal maneuvers"...

China urges U.S. to stop supporting the Philippines' 'provocations'

Los Angeles, CA

A ex-investment company CEO who previously appeared on CNBC as a guest analyst was arrested in Washington state on fraud charges after more than two years as a fugitive from a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. James Arthur McDonald Jr., is accused of misrepresenting to investors how he would use...

Fugitive ex-CEO of investment firm arrested on securities, wire fraud charges

(Reuters) - A $4.7 billion U.S. verdict against the National Football League over the cost of its "Sunday Ticket" broadcast package could reshape how games are distributed — if it holds up. The blockbuster June 27 verdict could be tripled under antitrust law to more than $14 billion, but...

Explainer-What’s next after NFL loses $4.7 billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ trial

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
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Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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Exclusive-US pushes for Boeing to plead guilty in connection with fatal crashes, sources say

(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is pushing for Boeing (NYSE:BA) to plead guilty to a criminal charge after finding the planemaker violated a settlement over fatal...

Exclusive-US pushes for Boeing to plead guilty in connection with fatal crashes, sources say

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