Adam Fox, 39, described as “co-leader” of a rightwing plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, dodged a life sentence but will spend 16 years in prison. Prosecutors portrayed Fox as a dangerous terrorist, but a federal judge questioned whether he has the brains to be a leader, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crime’
Why crime didn’t work for GOPers in the 2022 elections
There are two kinds of “crime waves”: Invented and real. In the era of yellow journalism, crime was a circulation-builder, so newspapers played up crime stories when other news was slow. Crime might not have increased, or gone down, but the heightened media coverage conveyed an impressio[...]
December 23rd, 2022 - 2:23 am § in Misc.
Nepal releases “hippie trail” killer
Nepal has released a notorious convicted serial killer known as “The Serpent” after 19 years of imprisonment for killing an American backpacker, NBC News reported on Friday, December 23, 2022 (read story here). He also was convicted of killing her Canadian male companion. His name is Cha[...]
December 22nd, 2022 - 5:38 pm § in Misc.
How bad is porch piracy?
Three-fourths of Americans have been victimized by porch pirates. Over the last 12 months, 260 million packages worth $19.5 billion were stolen. The worst city in America for porch thefts is San Francisco; second-worst is the Seattle-Tacoma metro area (see story here). Porch theft crimes are prolife[...]
December 17th, 2022 - 12:09 am § in Law and Courts, Politics
Capitol rioter faces new charges for plotting LEO deaths
The Capitol rioters are a mixed bag, but none are patriots, and at least a few may be sociopaths. Edward Kelley, 33, of Maryville, Tennessee, was already awaiting trial on charges he assaulted a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. A Knoxville TV station says (here) that, according [...]
December 15th, 2022 - 10:25 pm § in Politics, Republicans
GOP crime blotter for 12/15/22
I suppose some Democrats commit crimes, too, and if I run across a Democrat crime story, I’ll post about it. Sam Bankman-Fried might fit in that category, because he donated allegedly embezzled investor money to Democratic campaigns; but he gave just as much OPM (other people’s money) to[...]
December 15th, 2022 - 12:18 am § in Law and Courts, Religion
“Pastor” doesn’t always mean godliness
A Florida pastor and his son have been arrested for “fraudulently obtaining more than $8 million in federal Covid relief funds and attempting to use some of the money to buy a luxury home near Walt Disney World,” NBC News reported on Wednesday December 14, 2022 (read story here). Hey, I [...]
December 12th, 2022 - 9:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
NYC honors “Central Park Five” with Central Park gate
New York City will name an entrance to Central Park the “Gate of the Exonerated” in honor of five black and Latino teenagers wrongfully convicted of a sexual assault that happened in the park in 1989, The Hill reported on Monday, December 12, 2022 (read story here). The city has already [...]
December 7th, 2022 - 7:03 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
“Don’t say gay” bill author indicted for PPP fraud
Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding (photo, left), 35, of Ocala, “was indicted on six counts of wire fraud, money laundering, making false statements and other crimes,” for fraudulently obtaining $45,000 of Covid-19 relief funds, NBC News reported on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 (read story[...]
December 6th, 2022 - 9:38 pm § in Misc.
Crime: “Boy in the box” reveal coming Thursday
It is Philadelphia’s oldest cold case, dating from 1957. A dead boy wrapped in a blanket was found in a cardboard box along a road. The body showed signs of physical abuse and severe malnutrition. (Details here.) Sixty-five years later, police say they know who he was, and will announce his i[...]