The first Securities and Exchange Commission witness in Nigeria's trial against Binance and its executives has been cross-examined. The money-laundering trial reconvenes on July 5. Tigran Gambaryan's health is deteriorating in jail, his family said. Nigeria's money laundering trial against Binance and two executives was adjourned until July 5 following...

Binance Executive's Health Deteriorates in Jail as Nigeria Money-Laundering Trial Proceeds

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Minnesota State

The Hill

Five Minnesota residents were convicted on Friday in a $250 million COVID relief scheme where they misused funds designated to help feed kids during the pandemic.  The jury acquitted two others over their involvement in a $40 million scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program.  After three days of deliberating, the jury found five…

Five convicted in $250 million COVID relief scheme

Coffee County, GA

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Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Jupiter, FL

A court hearing has been pushed back to June 24th in the so-called "Boy in the Box" case surrounding a Jupiter mother accused of locking her adopted teenage son in a box-like structure for hours at a time. Tracy Ferriter was in court today for a plea conference and her...

'Boy In The Box' Mom In Court, Offered Plea Deal

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

Fox News

"Chrisley Knows Best" star Julie Chrisley will be resentenced in bank fraud and tax evasion case after appeals court reversed punishment against reality star.

Reality star Julie Chrisley's 7-year prison sentence vacated by appeals court

Detroit, MI

William A. Smith, 51, the former Chief Financial Officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was charged with Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. The charges arose out of what is alleged to be a years-long scheme by Smith to embezzle Conservancy funds for his own use.

Former Nonprofit Chief Financial Officer Charged With Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Minneapolis, MN

ABC News

Five people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash during a federal trial over pandemic relief fraud.

5 charged for alleged $120,000 bribe attempt in COVID fraud trial

An Italian appeals court has upheld the convictions of Lee Elder Finnegan and Gabriele Natale-Hjorthm, who were charged in the killing of a police officer, but reduced their sentences.

Italy court upholds convictions of 2 Americans in killing of Italian police officer, reduces sentences

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

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) will use Coinbase Prime to custody certain digital assets as part of the law enforcement agency’s responsibility to handle asset forfeiture. In a July 1 notice, Coinbase said the USMS had selected the exchange’s institutional investing arm “to provide custody and advanced trading...

Coinbase will custody digital assets for US Marshals Service

The Guardian

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’

Wisconsin State

The US Sun

APPLICATIONS are open to file a claim for a $390 check from a data breach settlement. A healthcare company is paying up to those eligible. Americans can receive benefits from a $1.8 million data breach settlement from Mercy Health. The healthcare provider is paying up to resolve claims it failed...

Americans can score $390 checks in $1.8m data breach settlement – but you must have the note & one of four documents

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Denver, CO

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

The U.S. Postal Service’s regulator is calling on the mailing agency to pause all of the reform efforts it is currently undertaking, marking the first time it has formally issued such a recommendation and yet another escalation in the feud between the two entities. The Postal Regulatory Commission expressed...

USPS regulator says DeJoy should pause all network reform efforts

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to allow cannabis dispensaries to stay open until midnight. State law allows marijuana dispensaries to stay open until midnight, but some jurisdictions such as Aurora shortened hours to 10 p.m. Council member Curtis Gardner has brought forth the ordinance to lengthen the hours.

Aurora considers midnight dispensary hours

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Binance exec trial will resume July 5 as family reports health problems

Prosecutors in Nigeria will move forward with a case brought by the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained...

Binance exec trial will resume July 5 as family reports health problems

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