Crime

Wendell Smallwood Jr. is accused of submitting fraudulent tax returns and applications for hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic aid programs.

Luigi Mangione faces 20 total counts in federal court, Pennsylvania state court and New York state court. On Monday, he pleaded not guilty in the latter to 11 counts.

On Monday, the president announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, including Kaboni Savage, who ordered the firebombing of a house in 2004.

Twenty-one shots were fired at the scene. Police say the victim was shot about 10 times.

Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.

Mangione was charged under a state law that allows for stiffer sentences for terrifying civilians or influencing government. He is currently jailed in Pennsylvania.

Detectives traced a vehicle one suspect drove to the scene to a Philadelphia home where they found the jewelry box, they said.

District Attorney Krasner announced the arrests Tuesday after authorities discovered inmates received phones, AirPods and drugs at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.

State lawmakers may change the law to make gambling by those under 21 no longer punishable under criminal law, instead imposing fines ranging between $500 and $2,000.

Rex Heuermann, 61, is charged with killing six other women whose remains were found on Long Island.

Prosecutors say the 31-year-old conspired with another man to fly the drone over pools between June and September of 2023.

Cerron Cade, whose salary is $164,000 a year, is charged with shoplifting on six occasions. The total value of the alleged thefts was $394.

Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm confirmed late Friday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.

What became known as the “kids for cash” scandal is considered one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.

Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said police believe there was a fight near the ice rink prior to the shooting.