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Criminal Justice

A South Jersey man and popular Youtube content creator has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for being a ring leader of a cable piracy scheme
Courts & Law

YouTube content creator from New Jersey sentenced for cable piracy

A federal indictment says "Omi in a Hellcat" and his partner stole cable signals from major TV providers

3 years ago

Protesters march, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Authorities pleaded for calm while activists vowed to fight on Thursday in Kentucky’s largest city, where a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests following the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Courts & Law

DOJ says Louisville police had pattern of violating rights

The report said Louisville Police “discriminate against Black people in its enforcement activities,” uses excessive force and conducts searches based on invalid warrants.

3 years ago

Mourners are seen in front of a screen displaying a photo of Tyre Nichols.
NPR
Community

The City of Memphis says it has completed its investigation into Tyre Nichols’ death

Nearly 20 hours of new footage and audio, along with accompanying documents, will be released to the public on Wednesday afternoon, officials say.

3 years ago

President Donald Trump attends church at International Church of Las Vegas with counselor Hope Hicks, left, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Las Vegas
Courts & Law

Hope Hicks meets with New York prosecutors investigating Trump

Hicks and her lawyer, Robert Trout, spent several hours Monday inside the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

3 years ago

A Wilmington police car
Courts & Law

Ex-Wilmington cop shot two suspects in a four-year period. Now he’s a convicted felon for lying to police

MacColl’s conviction stems from statements to supervisors after shooting a teen suspect in an armed carjacking. He faces up to three years behind bars.

3 years ago

This Hummer was parked near the Pennsylvania Convention Center in November 2020. Inside, police found a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, a lock-pick kit, among other items
Courts & Law

Trump supporters convicted of driving guns to Philadelphia spared more jail time

Prosecutors had sought sentences of at least three years. Defense attorneys argued the men made no attempt to interfere with the counting of votes.

3 years ago

A view from up the street of Amy's Pizzeria. Further down the street are other houses, flags, and cars at an intersection.
Courts & Law

Hate crime charges for Hatboro woman who launched racist rant against Amy’s Pizzeria

Rita Bellew has been charged with “ethnic intimidation and harassment” by the Hatboro Police Department. She told WHYY News she’s “horrified” and “ashamed” by her behavior.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon, left, accompanied by his attorney Brian Mcmonagle, walk to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Former Councilmember Bobby Henon sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for taking bribes

The ex-lawmaker from Northeast Philly was convicted last year after a federal investigation into the John Dougherty-led IBEW Local 98 union.

3 years ago

the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence in West Oak Lane
Community

Arrest made in West Oak Lane mosque vandalism, suspect identified

The suspect accused of vandalizing the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence last Friday has been captured, according to prosecutors and police. More details are expected.

3 years ago

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Dr. Rahul Gupta at a podium
Courts & Law

White House official calls Camden County jail’s addiction treatment program a ‘model for the nation’

A Biden administration official used Camden County Correctional Facility’s addiction treatment program as a model example for the nation to build on.

3 years ago

Harvey Weinstein appearing in court in Los Angeles in Oct. 2022
NPR
Courts & Law

Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

3 years ago

R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case May 8, 2019, in Chicago
Courts & Law

R. Kelly avoids lengthy add-on to 30-year prison sentence

A federal judge has handed singer R. Kelly a 20-year prison sentence for his Chicago convictions of child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex.

3 years ago

Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif.
Courts & Law

Nipsey Hussle’s killer gets 60 years to life in prison

The sentence was handed down Wednesday to 33-year-old Eric R. Holder Jr. A jury in July found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder of the 33-year-old Hussle.

3 years ago

Mexico's Secretary of Public Safety Genaro García Luna attends a news conference on the sidelines of an American Police Community meeting in Mexico City,
NPR
Courts & Law

Mexico’s former public security head is convicted in the U.S. of taking cartel bribes

García Luna headed Mexico's federal police and became the country's top public safety official between 2006 and 2012. He was convicted of taking large bribes from drug cartels

3 years ago

A hazmat crew found more than 28 pounds of fentanyl, xylazine and cocaine inside this home in the Bronx borough of New York City
Courts & Law

Feds dismantle alleged New York-Wilmington drug ring, seize 33 pounds of fentanyl, cocaine and horse tranquilizer xylazine

Federal authorities say the drugs were delivered to Delaware from the Bronx, where a Hazmat team raided a home deemed unsafe to enter.

3 years ago

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