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They Bet How Much on the Towson Game?

College hoops point-shaving scandal includes a staggering $458,000 wager that paid off

(Newser) - Another gambling scandal is in the news, this one an alleged point-shaving scheme in college basketball. The federal indictment lays out more than two dozen games in which players allegedly got paid to rig scores. One in particular stands out: An otherwise ho-hum game between Towson and North Carolina A&...

Pastor Allegedly Cyberstalked Wife Before Her Suicide

He faces federal charges that could send him to prison for 7 years

(Newser) - A South Carolina pastor is now facing federal charges tied to his wife's life in the months before her death, but not to the death itself. A federal grand jury has indicted 46-year-old John Paul Miller of Myrtle Beach on one count of cyberstalking and one count of lying...

Guy With Babe Ruth's Name in Some Identity Fraud Trouble

Tennessee's George Herman Ruth allegedly tried to obtain more than $550K using names of baseball players

(Newser) - A Tennessee man who shares the name of the baseball legend known as Babe Ruth has been charged with stealing the identities of hundreds of former players in a sweeping fraud scheme that could land him decades behind bars. Federal prosecutors allege George Herman Ruth, 69, used the names...

New Orleans Mayor Indicted on Fraud, Corruption Charges
New Orleans Mayor Indicted
Aug 15, 2025 3:11 PM CDT

New Orleans Mayor Indicted

LaToya Cantrell tried to hide romantic relationship with her bodyguard, prosecutors say

(Newser) - A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday on conspiracy, fraud, and obstruction charges after a long-running investigation into allegations that she tried to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard. Cantrell's bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, pleaded not guilty after his indictment on charges of wire...

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...

Report: Mangione Could Face Death After Federal Indictment

He's reportedly been indicted by grand jury, though charges have yet to be announced

(Newser) - The suspect in the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, expected to be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday to face state murder charges, is reportedly facing federal charges as well. Prosecutors with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have secured a...

Trump Appeals Engoron's $454M Judgment

As expected, former president files appeal in massive judgment against his business practices

(Newser) - Former President Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. Trump's lawyers filed notices of appeal Monday asking the state'...

Charges: Gambino Members Ran Violent Takeover Scheme

Defendants plead not guilty in attempt to control two industries

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that 10 associates and soldiers of the Gambino crime family have been arrested and charged with operating a violent conspiracy in an attempt to gain control of two New York industries. The scheme involved carting and demolition businesses, the New York Times reports. "For years,...

Menendez Released on Bond After Pleading Not Guilty

Judge restricts senator's international travel

(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Wednesday in his first court appearance since he was indicted on bribery and extortion charges last week. The senator's wife and three New Jersey businesspeople named in the indictment have also pleaded not guilty, Politico reports. All five defendants are expected to...

Trump's Social Media Post Spurs Swift DOJ Response

Judge sets Monday deadline for defense's answer to special counsel's request for protective order on evidence

(Newser) - This story has been updated with the judge's deadline. When Donald Trump was arraigned on Thursday on felony charges that he tried to overturn results of the 2020 election, he was told he wouldn't be detained. The presiding judge warned the former president, however, that it was a...

Trump Indicted for Efforts to Overturn Election

Charges include conspiracy to defraud the US

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new details. Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment from a federal grand jury focuses on schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the transfer of power...

Rival Says He'll Pardon Trump
Rival Says He'll Pardon Trump
Jun 9, 2023 8:29 AM CDT

Rival Says He'll Pardon Trump

Most GOP candidates are rallying around former president after federal indictments

(Newser) - It's a genuinely unprecedented situation in American politics—a former president has been indicted on federal charges while running for president. So far, Donald Trump's rivals have mostly been rallying around him and at least one has publicly promised to pardon him, Politico reports. "We cannot devolve...

Details of Charges Against Trump Trickle Out

He faces 7 counts, including one charge under the Espionage Act

(Newser) - Former President Trump was indicted on seven counts related to the probe into his handling of classified documents, his attorney confirmed. Trump is facing one charge under the Espionage Act, plus charges including obstruction of justice, destruction or falsification of records, conspiracy, and false statements, CNN reports. Trump himself weighed...

George Santos Arrested on Federal Criminal Charges
George Santos
Is Now in Custody
May 10, 2023 8:33 AM CDT

George Santos Is Now in Custody

He was arrested on federal criminal charges Wednesday

(Newser) - Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, was arrested on federal criminal charges on Wednesday. The New York Times details the charges he faces: seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds,...

Trump Condemns Indictment, Democrats

DeSantis says he won't aid extradition

(Newser) - "This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," former President Donald Trump said in a statement Thursday about his criminal indictment by a New York grand jury. He blamed his political opponents, the Hill reports. "The Democrats have lied, cheated and stolen...

Donald Trump Indicted by New York Grand Jury

Precise charges aren't released, but former president's arrest is imminent

(Newser) - Members of a federal grand jury in Manhattan have voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The charges Trump will face have not been announced, the New York Times reports. A lawyer for the former president, Joe Tacopina, said Thursday that he'd been informed of the indictment, per the...

Pelosi Suspect When Told to Drop Hammer: 'Ummm Nope'

Charging document details what happened between Paul Pelosi, suspect in Oct. 28 break-in

(Newser) - David DePape, the suspect in the attack last month on Paul Pelosi , was indicted Wednesday on charges of assault and attempted kidnapping. Politico notes these charges handed down by a federal grand jury supplant similar ones filed in an earlier complaint . The six-page document details how the San Francisco Police...

Brian Laundrie Indicted Over Debit Card Use

Federal warrant involves crime after Gabby Petito's death

(Newser) - A federal grand jury has indicted Brian Laundrie, accusing the fiance of Gabby Petito of using a debit card that wasn't his—which will allow police to arrest him once he's found. The Wyoming indictment says Laundrie used the card and its PIN for more than $1,000...

Feds: Supremacist Group Required Violence to Join

16 members of 'Unforgiven' in Florida swept up in racketeering indictment

(Newser) - A white supremacist group rewarded members with tattoo "patches" for committing acts of violence, including assaulting peaceful demonstrators at a racial justice protest last summer, according to a federal racketeering indictment of 16 members in Florida. Members of the group, Unforgiven, also attempted to use corrupt law-enforcement officers and...

Dem Donor Indicted in 2nd Death at LA Home

Ed Buck faces 5 federal charges in all

(Newser) - Ed Buck, the Democratic donor accused of luring gay black men to his West Hollywood home and injecting them with meth, has been charged in connection with a second overdose death. Held without bond, Buck was previously charged in federal court in connection with the July 2017 death of homeless...

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