A man who allegedly locked a woman on the balcony of a high-rise hotel apartment before she fell to her death says he never wanted to harm her. Scott Andrew Minigle was charged with a single domestic violence-related offence in December, more than three years after Jodie Lovell fell from a 10th-floor balcony at the … Read more
A young NSW man has been airlifted to hospital with significant burns and placed in a coma, with police investigating “suspicious” circumstances surrounding his injuries, 7NEWS.com.au understands. NSW Ambulance paramedics received reports a man had suffered burns at a home on Russel St, in Howlong about 30km northwest of Albury, at 5am on Sunday, January … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, resolving a case that sparked … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown attorneys are asking for a maximum sentence for Cameron Ortis, the former senior RCMP officer convicted of leaking secrets to targets of police investigations. If the judge agrees, that would mean multiple decades behind bars for Ortis — once a rising star in the national police … Read more
For those who trade in child sexual exploitation images and videos in the darkest recesses of the internet, cryptocurrency has been both a powerful tool and a treacherous one. Bitcoin, for instance, has allowed denizens of that criminal underground to buy and sell their wares with no involvement from a bank or payment processor that … Read more
Justice Arthur Engoron presides over the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his children at New York State Supreme Court on November 13, 2023 in New York City. Erin Schaff | Getty Images Police responded Thursday to a bomb threat made to the home of the New York judge set to hear … Read more
An alleged murder plot targeting the members of a controversial Sydney rap group has been foiled after detectives arrested the accused leader of a criminal cell hired to kidnap and murder other gangs’ rivals. Four members of drill rap group ONEFOUR — Jerome “J Emz” Misa, Pio “YP” Misa, Spencer “Spenny” Magalogo and Dahcell “Celly” … Read more
Former subpostmasters celebrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, on April 23, 2021, following a court ruling clearing subpostmasters of convictions for theft and false accounting. – Dozens of former subpostmasters, who were convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting because of the Post Office’s defective Horizon accounting system, have finally had their … Read more
The rapper G Herbo could face just over a year in jail after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to pay for an opulent lifestyle including private jets and designer puppies. Under a deal with prosecutors reached last year, the 28-year-old Chicago rapper, whose real name is … Read more
A Canadian man is facing 14 charges for the alleged distribution and exportation of fentanyl to the United States, according to U.S. court filings. According to documents filed in court, Michael Christopher Wozney of Etobicoke, Ont. faces seven counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and another seven counts of … Read more
