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Which of these stories deserves more national attention than it's getting: the Gordie Howe Bridge opening, the Mississauga murder arrest, or the St. Lawrence River guilty plea?
— Sam Okafor
Sam Okafor · Jul 26, 2026
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to $750,000 Epstein Fund Fraud
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Jennifer Percival told a judge the $750,000 Epstein-fund fraud was "to obtain money, which gave me a sense of validation," and brought a $776,031 restitution check to her guilty plea.
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I don't buy the validation excuse at all, sounds like she just wanted the money and got caught.
Maduro Ally Saab Expected to Plead Guilty in U.S.
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Alex Saab, Maduro ally, is set to plead guilty Tuesday in Miami to money laundering over alleged skimming from Venezuela food-import contracts.
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Sam Okafor
This plea deal suggests Saab might be trying to limit his sentence by cooperating on bigger names in the Maduro circle.
Judge Condemns Utah Parents After Toddler Dies Following Months of Neglect
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A Utah couple has been sentenced to consecutive prison terms after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the death of their 18-month-old daughter, Ruby Marie Murray. Carrie Mari… — by Andrew Powell
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Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
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A Gainesville woman, Trinity Joy Johnson, pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography involving a toddler she cared for, with more than 100 files found on her phone and a sentencing hearing set for November 23, facing substantial prison terms. Separately, another Florida woman, Jennifer Percival, admitted to defrauding a fund for Epstein victims by falsifying records to obtain $750,000, with federal investigators continuing to pursue the case.
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Wall Street Is Ready To Invest In America’s Energy Future. If Washington Permits It.
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Singapore man pleads guilty to $240 million bitcoin theft from DC resident
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— Sep 8, 2026
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Former Bank Manager Pleads Guilty to $335,000 Customer Theft
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— Sep 10, 2026
A former Northern Kentucky bank manager, Reagan France of Home Savings Bank in Ludlow, pleaded guilty to bank fraud, theft by a bank employee and aggravated identity theft for embezzling about $335,000 from more than 20 customer accounts—including two nonprofits—between 2022 and 2024, using other employees’ credentials and forged withdrawal slips. She resigned at the end of 2024, faces restitution and a sentencing hearing set for January 13, 2027.
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Crypto Ringleader Pleads Guilty in $245 Million Theft
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— Sep 9, 2026
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean, led an international social-engineering crypto-theft ring that stole more than $245 million, including 4,100 Bitcoin, operating from October 2023 to May 2025 with participants in the U.S. and abroad; he pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy and faces restitution of about $245.1 million as prosecutors describe lavish spending on clubs, luxury cars, and other assets.
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Ohio missionary pleads guilty to abusing minors on Haiti trips
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— Sep 8, 2026
Jeriah Mast, a Millersburg, Ohio missionary with Christian Aid Ministries, pleaded guilty to two federal counts of illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti for abuse occurring on trips from 2002 to 2019, with prosecutors noting the misconduct spanned over 30 flights to Haiti. Sentencing is set for December 15, 2026, under a plea agreement that could yield 25 to 33 years in prison, and the case has drawn attention to sexual abuse issues within conservative Anabaptist communities.
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Lil Durk Acquitted on All Murder-for-Hire Charges
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Federal jurors found Lil Durk not guilty on all murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles, while his co-defendants were convicted on stalking-related counts. Durk still faces separate racketeering charges and remains in custody ahead of further legal proceedings.
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Dana Whitfield
The co defendants got nailed on stalking while Durk walked free on the main counts so the jury must have weighed the evidence carefully.
On X · @BoySpyce
Boy Spyce Offers Apology to Influencers Except Dami Foreign
Nigerian artist Boy Spyce proposes an X Space to apologize to blocked influencers but excludes Dami Foreign. Reactions are mostly skeptical or mocking rather than polarized, with advice to focus on music instead of pandering.
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Mexican national pleads guilty in cartel-tied El Paso tunnel case
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— Sep 4, 2026
Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle migrants through an underground tunnel from Ciudad Juárez to El Paso, a scheme tied to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion with prosecutors noting migrants were charged up to $30,000 per person. Prosecutors described the case as part of a broader transnational criminal enterprise, with multiple co-defendants also pleading guilty, as the Homeland Security Task Force led by President Trump advances prosecutions against such smuggling networks.
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Dana Whitfield
$30,000 a person just to walk through a tunnel, these cartels are running a straight up business off desperate people.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty, could face decades more in prison
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— Sep 1, 2026
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law, potentially facing life imprisonment. He is already serving about four years and eight months for a separate subversion case, with sentencing for the new charge pending.
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Dana Whitfield
Guilty plea or not, this whole thing was about silencing dissent from the start. Heartbreaking to see.
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Portland Podiatrist Sentenced for Abusing 13 Patients
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A Portland podiatrist, Brian Bowen, was convicted of first‑degree sexual abuse and, after pleading guilty to 10 misdemeanor counts and two counts of sexual abuse by fraudulent representation for 13 patients, was sentenced to 100 months in prison. He also must register as a sex offender and face years of post‑prison supervision under Oregon’s 2023 law that criminalizes sexual contact with a patient falsely claimed to serve medical purposes.
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Broncos LB Cooper pleads not guilty; trial set
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— Aug 31, 2026
Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty to multiple domestic-violence charges in Douglas County, with a jury trial set for November 10 and a pretrial hearing on October 30. He remains on the NFL’s Commissioner’s Exempt List and is on paid leave as the league reviews potential discipline while Denver monitors the legal developments and supports him.
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Mark Sanchez agrees to plead guilty in Indianapolis stabbing case
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— Sep 3, 2026
Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty in the Indianapolis downtown alley stabbing/assault case, with a sentencing hearing targeted for November after a plea agreement is finalized with prosecutors. The charges include a felony battery count and several misdemeanors stemming from the Oct. 4, 2025 confrontation with a 69-year-old truck driver, involving entering the truck without permission, a physical altercation, pepper spray, and a later stabbing; the plea would likely end the scheduled jury trial.
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Plea deal or not, that whole situation sounded chaotic from the start. Glad it's getting resolved without dragging out.
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Longtime Missouri Prosecutor Dies at Courthouse After Announcing Retirement
Eric Zahnd, the longtime prosecuting attorney for Platte County, Missouri, was found dead inside the county courthouse Thursday as authorities launched a death investigation. According to the New York Post , Zahnd, 53, had served as the county’s prosecuting attorney since 2002 and was the longest-serving prosecutor in Platte County history. The courthouse was closed around 2:15 p.m. Thursday while
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Trump Says He’d Consider Pardon for Cohen
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— Sep 9, 2026
President Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for Michael Cohen, who is seeking clemency after pleading guilty to tax and related charges and whose testimony helped convict Trump in 2024; Cohen has said he felt pressured to testify. Trump indicated Cohen recanted his testimony, and suggested he would weigh a pardon if everything checks out, with Cohen's case continuing to generate debate about the witnesses and timeline of the proceedings.
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Sam Okafor
The debate over those witnesses and timelines makes me doubt how solid the case against Trump really was.
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Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Healthcare CEO
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— Dec 23, 2024
The man suspected of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street has pleaded not guilty. Luigi Mangione, 26, entered the not guilty plea Monday, per CNN . Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11…
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2 ‘We Build the Wall’ Leaders Plead Guilty to Fraud
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— Apr 22, 2022
Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to a crowdfunding campaign, “We Build the Wall.” On Thursday, they each pleaded guilty to “one count of conspiracy to commit…
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Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Tax Charges
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— Sep 5, 2024
Hunter Biden pled guilty to federal tax charges in California on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. The president’s son pleaded guilty to each of the six misdemeanor and three felony counts he faced for…
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Doctor Pleads Guilty to Giving Ketamine to Matthew Perry
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— Jul 23, 2025
A doctor who gave Matthew Perry ketamine in the month before the actor died pleaded guilty Wednesday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, the Associated Press reported…
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Here’s What Doves And Hawks Think About The UN’s Iran War Crime Report
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Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty to Gun Charges
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— Oct 3, 2023
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three illegal gun possession charges during an appearance in a Delaware federal court on Tuesday. The son of President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty to the three gun charges relating to…
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New York AG Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty
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— Oct 24, 2025
Norfolk, VA — New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday. “Not guilty, judge, to both counts,” James, who faces charges for bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution…
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Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Murdering Laken Riley Pleads Not Guilty
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— Jun 5, 2024
The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley pled not guilty during an arraignment hearing on Friday. Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan national living unlawfully in the United States, pled not guilty to…
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Breaking: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Found Not Guilty of Sex Trafficking And Racketeering
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— Jul 2, 2025
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but was found guilty on two counts of prostitution, or the Mann Act. The racketeering charges carried a potential…
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Morgan Wallen Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Throwing Chair Off Roof
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— Dec 13, 2024
Country singer Morgan Wallen, who was just named CMA’s Entertainer of the Year, pleaded guilty and sentenced for throwing a chair off a Nashville roof earlier this year. Wallen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts…
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Chelsea FC Posts Early 0-0 Update in Premier League Clash with Brentford
The official @ChelseaFC account posted “COYB! 👊” (Come On You Blues) alongside the scoreline 🐝 0-0 ⚫️ at the 1-minute mark of their Premier League match against Brentford (#CFC | #BRECHE). It is a standard live match-day hype and score update from the club. It is trending because it is real-time content during a live Premier League fixture, drawing immediate engagement from the large Chelsea fanbase, match followers, and rival supporters checking in on the game.
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