10 h. ago British man extradited to US to face federal charges in alleged $99 million wine scam

NEW YORK (AP) — A British man has been brought to the U.S. to face charges in connection with an alleged $99 million Ponzi-like fraud involving expensive wines. James Wellesley, 58, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Friday in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition from the United Kingdom, where he was arrested in 2022. […]

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13 h. ago Accused in fire that destroyed historic building faces new arson charge

The St. Thomas man charged with arson in connection to the destruction of a historic downtown building faces an additional arson charge

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13 h. ago Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in U.S. drug trafficking case

CHICAGO (AP) — A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, becoming the first of the drug lord’s children to enter a plea deal. Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel. They became known locally […]

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14 h. ago Canadian border officials say two brothers have pleaded guilty in cross

CBSA officers say the smuggling resulted in the attempted evasion of approximately $17.5 million in duties and taxes

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16 h. ago ‘Obsessed’ Canadian gamer, buddy plead not guilty in California murder plot

An “obsessed” Canadian gamer and his buddy, who allegedly plotted the murder of another gamer in California, have pleaded not guilty. Devin Wolfgang Vandorhoef and his co-defendant, Darius Avery Whyte, both of Vancouver, are accused of travelling to Salinas in Monterey County on the state’s Central Coast in November 2024 to kill a disinterested love […]

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17 h. ago Chris Brown pleads not guilty to additional charges in U.K. assault case

The singer pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

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39 h. ago Ottawa cop demoted for assaulting handcuffed boy with mental health challenges at CHEO

An OPS constable has pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct and been demoted for assaulting a boy at CHEO.

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60 h. ago Suspects plead guilty in Trump assassination attempt, say they supplied weapon

Ryan Routh has been charged with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate and unlawful gun possession due to a 2002 weapons conviction.

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3 d. ago Calgary businessman admits laundering $800,000 on behalf of drug trafficking organization

Calgary businessman Talal Fouani admitted Tuesday to laundering about $800,000 in cash in connection with a massive drug trafficking organization, more than two years after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Crown prosecutor Shelley Tkatch read in a lengthy statement of agreed facts signed by Fouani, whose case has slowly wound through Calgary Court of […]

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7 d. ago B.C. man with ‘enormous’ amount of fentanyl in a bag and bricks of cocaine in his Tesla gets 11 years

The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking

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7 d. ago Alleged online sex predator faces 48 new charges from Hamilton cops

Hamilton Police have charged an alleged online sexual predator with 48 new charges. On May 16, Bryan Hayward, 36, of Hamilton was charged with 12 offences related to a sexual assault investigation but since that time, more alleged victims have been identified. On Thursday, Hayward was additionally charged with 13 counts of administering noxious substance, […]

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8 d. ago Kohberger’s guilty plea doesn’t end quest for more details about slayings

With a series of “yes” replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the middle-of-the-night knife attacks and why those victims? More details could emerge when Kohberger […]

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9 d. ago Bryan Kohberger admits to killing 4 Idaho students, motive remains unclear

BOISE, Idaho — A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for months and took multiple steps to cover his tracks, the lead prosecutor said. Bryan Kohberger, who was a graduate student at nearby […]

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9 d. ago Magical Midways Inc. Pleads Guilty to Safety Maintenance Violation

Ontario, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toronto, ON, July 2, 2025 – Magical Midways Inc. has pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Technical Standards and Safety Act, following a serious safety incident involving one of its amusement rides in Campbellford, Ontario. The Ontario Court has imposed a fine of $30,000, along with […]

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9 d. ago University of Idaho murder suspect due in court to plead guilty

The deal drew mixed reactions from the victims' families, ranging from support to outrage that the suspect in the stabbings would live.

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1 week ago Canadian World Bank employee jailed in sickening child pornography probe

A Canadian employee of the World Bank in Washington has been sent to a U.S. prison for four years after he was busted for distributing twisted child pornography involving babies. Matthew Norman Ballek, 32, of Saskatchewan, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to 46 months in federal prison. Ballek pleaded guilty in October in […]

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1 week ago Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students: Reports

BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, multiple media outlets reported Monday. The news was delivered to families of the victims in a letter from prosecutors, according to ABC News. A change of […]

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2 w. ago Violent prowler who targeted north Edmonton women admits to sexual assault, stealing underwear

A man has admitted to terrorizing women in a north Edmonton neighbourhood two years ago, pleading guilty to crimes including sexually assaulting a stranger at knifepoint.

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2 w. ago Canadian conman flees U.S. sentencing after learning how long his prison term might be

Antonio Palazzolo kept pulling an almost identical fraud as the one he pleaded guilty to — after he was allowed to remain free in Canada pending sentencing, U.S. prosecutors said

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3 w. ago Chris Brown pleads not guilty to a charge that he beat and injured a music producer in London

LONDON — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.  Brown, 36, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed glasses, was arraigned in London’s Southwark Crown Court on one count of attempting to […]

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