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James Comey, Long a Target of Trump's, Faces Charges

Indictment accuses former FBI director of making a false statement and obstruction

(Newser) - James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies. The unprecedented indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to...

Report: Feds Are Seeking Quick Comey Indictment

The statute of limitations runs out next Tuesday

(Newser) - The Justice Department is reportedly gearing up to indict former FBI chief James Comey, with prosecutors alleging he misled Congress about his role in the 2016 election interference probe. Sources familiar with the case tell the Washington Post and MSNBC the move is tied to Comey's 2020 Senate...

Financier Accused of $50M Ponzi-Style Investment Scam

Paul Regan is accused of defrauding hundreds after promising 'guaranteed' returns

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged financier Paul Regan with fraud, alleging that he defrauded over 300 investors out of at least $50 million. Prosecutors say two companies Regan ran, Yield Wealth and Next Level Holdings, operated "like a Ponzi scheme, using money obtained from earlier investors to...

Mail Fraud Inspector Charged With Mail Fraud

Investigators say he diverted cash from nearly 2K intercepted packages

(Newser) - A former US postal fraud investigator is accused of pocketing more than $330,000 from scam victims he was supposed to protect, allegedly using the stolen cash for personal indulgences including home upgrades, luxury trips, and escorts, Fox News reports. Federal prosecutors allege that Scott Kelley, 51, of Massachusetts,...

Man Accused of Showing Off Hurt Wolf in Bar, Then Killing It

Cody Roberts, who allegedly hit animal with snowmobile in Wyoming, indicted for animal cruelty

(Newser) - A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal's mouth shut, and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge by a grand jury, nearly a year and a half after the incident....

Norwegian Royal's Son Hit With 32 Charges, Including Rape

Trial is expected next year for Marius Borg Hoiby

(Newser) - Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, is facing a lengthy list of criminal charges, including four counts of rape, Norwegian prosecutors announced on Monday. Hoiby, 28, who doesn't hold a royal title or a place in the...

After Yearslong Investigation, US Indicts 5 Cartel Honchos

Car accident in Tennessee leads to US charges against major Mexican drug operation

(Newser) - The investigation began years ago after two drug dealers got into a car accident in a small Tennessee town. What followed was a series of secret wiretaps, a shoot-out with police, and the discovery of drugs hidden in a tractor trailer that would eventually lead federal investigators back to cartel...

One of Haiti's Most Notorious Gang Leaders Faces US Charges

Jimmy Cherizier, aka 'Barbecue,' is accused of violating US sanctions to fund gang activities

(Newser) - A notorious Haitian gang leader known as "Barbecue" is now facing criminal charges in the US. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced its grand-jury indictment against Jimmy Cherizier, accusing the 48-year-old and American Bazile Richardson (aka Leo Danger), also 48, of cajoling money out of members of the Haitian...

Judge Denies Move to Unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Transcripts

Says move would risk 'unraveling the foundations of secrecy upon which the grand jury is premised'

(Newser) - Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell won't be released, a judge decided Monday. As the AP reports, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said in a written ruling that the government had suggested that the...

With Help of AI, Man Built 7 Bombs in NYC Plot: Cops

Prosecutors say suspect used online guides to make homemade explosives

(Newser) - A Long Island man is facing federal charges after authorities say he built homemade bombs using guidance from artificial intelligence, then transported them to Manhattan with plans to detonate them there, NBC News reports. According to prosecutors, Michael Gann, 55, constructed seven improvised explosive devices by ordering common chemicals...

Man Calls Ex's Alleged Plan to Murder Him 'Pretty Ingenious'

Texas' Pamela Stanley is accused of plot to poison former husband with fentanyl-spiked chocolates

(Newser) - A Texas woman is facing charges after authorities say she tried to mail her ex-husband fentanyl-laced chocolates disguised as a gift. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, was indicted by a Parker County grand jury last week after being arrested at the end of May, reports NBC Dallas-Fort Worth . Investigators allege...

Harvard Scientist Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos

Embryo samples at center of legal battle for Russian national

(Newser) - A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School faces serious federal charges after allegedly smuggling frog embryo samples into the US and lying to customs officials—a case that is raising questions about how far the government will go in its pursuit of academics in the US who are...

Congresswoman Pleads Not Guilty After ICE Prison Scuffle

New Jersey's LaMonica McIver says 'they will not intimidate me'

(Newser) - Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to federal charges of assaulting and interfering with officers at a New Jersey immigration detention center last month. "They will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job," she said following the hearing in Newark....

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist
7 Nabbed in Largest
US Jewel Heist
Jun 18, 2025 8:01 AM CDT

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist

Suspects allegedly tailed Brinks truck 300 miles before stealing $100M in gold and gems

(Newser) - Seven residents of the Los Angeles area stand accused of pulling off what federal prosecutors say is the largest jewelry heist in US history—allegedly making off with nearly $100 million in gold and gems from a Brinks truck after a 300-mile pursuit. Authorities say the men aged 31...

Federal Grand Jury Returns 4-Count Indictment of Mangione

Action meets requirement for seeking the death penalty

(Newser) - Luigi Mangione was indicted on four counts Thursday by a grand jury in New York on a federal murder charge in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The indictment means that the federal grand jury found probable cause to charge Mangione in the December slaying, the New York ...

Ex-Lawmaker Who Went Abroad for Sex With Boys Gets 10 Years

Ex-ND state Sen. Ray Holmberg is sentenced for more than a dozen trips to Czech Republic

(Newser) - Ray Holmberg is headed to federal prison. The former North Dakota state senator has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct—specifically with underage boys, according to prosecutors. The North Dakota Monitor reports that the 81-year-old's...

Megachurch Founder Indicted on Child Sex Crimes Charges
Megachurch Founder
Turns Himself in
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Megachurch Founder Turns Himself in

Ex-Gateway pastor Robert Morris faces child sex abuse charges

(Newser) - Texas megachurch founder Robert Preston Morris surrendered to authorities in Osage County, Oklahoma on child sex abuse charges Monday. Court records show that the 63-year-old, who has been charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, was ordered to surrender his passport, the AP reports. A...

Court Tosses Charges Against 3 Held in Liam Payne's Death

Two remain in custody, accused of supplying the singer with narcotics

(Newser) - Criminal negligence charges against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne at a Buenos Aires hotel have been dropped. The Argentine federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the other two defendants—Ezequiel David Pereyra, a former employee at Casa Sur Hotel, and Braian...

Feds: Man on the Run for 8 Years Is Captured

Eric Pree, who vanished from California federal prison in 2017, is back in custody

(Newser) - The last time Eric Pree was seen behind bars was right after Donald Trump's first inauguration, in late January 2017. The California man vanished on the 29th of that month from US Penitentiary Atwater, and he remained on the run for almost eight years—until October, when he was...

Authorities: 2 Cops Accused of 'Complete Betrayal' to Women

Both Missouri officers stole nude pics from female drivers' phones during traffic stops, per indictments

(Newser) - Two ex-police officers in Missouri were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes—pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. Former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer David McKnight, 39, and former Florissant officer Julian Alcala, 29, face federal charges that accuse them of depriving...

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