Florida woman pleads guilty to falsifying records to obtain $750K Epstein settlement payment

Florida autism scholar Jennifer Percival pleaded guilty to falsifying records to obtain a $750,000 payment from a compensation fund established for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.

Epstein estate sued over his collection of child sexual abuse images

Two women filed a class action lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate after learning images of them as girls were contained in thousands of child sexual abuse materials seized by authorities.

Relative of suspect in deadly Chatsworth bus crash speaks out

Bailee Rios faces murder charges following a deadly wrong-way Metro bus crash in Los Angeles that killed two passengers, amidst a surrounding tragedy that claimed three additional lives.

US issues new travel warning over crime, unrest and unexploded ordnance

The U.S. State Department has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for an Southeast Asian destination, citing crime, unrest and unexploded ordnance.

Former Ohio teacher charged with allegedly sheltering missing teen

Former Ohio teacher Jobe Binkley, 48, has been charged with interference with custody after authorities alleged he knowingly allowed a missing teenage girl to stay at his Springfield home.

Bail set at $4M for woman suspected in deadly Metro crash
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Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspect as 36-year-old Bailee Rios of Simi Valley. She is accused of causing a crash that left two dead and six others injured at a busy intersection in Chatsworth.

Feds arrest 3 LA homelessness nonprofit executives in $12M fraud takedown

Federal agents arrested Michael Young, Lakiya Malone, and Donye Mitchell following a massive public corruption crackdown on homelessness nonprofit fraud in Los Angeles.

Lindsay Clancy hires Karen Read attorney for high-stakes double jeopardy fight after murder mistrial

The Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death is bringing in the attorney who fought Karen Read’s retrial as she makes a bid to have her own case thrown out.

New arrests linked to LA homeless fraud, corruption
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 Federal agents raided a home and made an arrest in the Westmont area near South Los Angeles Wednesday as part of an investigation into fraud tied to the alleged misuse of funds for the homeless.

Simi Valley woman faces murder charge in deadly bus crash
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Officials identified the suspect of a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth as 36-year-old Bailee Rios. Two people were killed and six others were injured. 

Woman arrested in Chatsworth bus crash that left 2 dead, 6 injured

Simi Valley resident Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, was arrested in connection to a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth that left two people dead and six others injured. Her bail was set at $4 million, the LAPD said.

Travis Kelce named as victim in $25 million fraud scheme

Prosecutors identified Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce as a victim in a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, revealing his connection to the fraud during a sentencing hearing for the man behind it.

FBI stops Russian intelligence murder-for-hire plot in US

The FBI has exposed an alleged network of Russian intelligence operatives who tried to kill a prominent Russian dissident believed to be living in the U.S.