7 h. ago Man whose parents were kidnapped after $245M Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to federal charges

A Connecticut man whose parents were kidnapped after he took part in a $245 million Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and has agreed to testify against his co-defendants

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4 d. ago Doctor charged with suppling Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty

Salvador Plasencia, who gave Friends star the drug in month leading to overdose, to plead guilty to four countsA doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday.Dr Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and Plasencia is expected to enter the plea in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Doctor charged with supplying Matthew Perry ketamine agrees to plead guilty

Salvador Plasencia, who gave Friends star the drug in month leading to overdose, to plead guilty to four countsA doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday.Dr Salvador Plasencia has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, federal prosecutors said in a statement. They said the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and Plasencia is expected to enter the plea in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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1 week ago AP reporters go behind the story in discussing coverage of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs case

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged in federal court with sex trafficking and racketeering and has pleaded not guilty

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1 week ago Bill to keep child kidnap and murder plot trio in Scots jail hits £1m

They are still within the ­ Scottish prison after losing a last-ditch appeal against their extradition to the US, after the FBI identified them as being behind a twisted scheme to kidnap five ­children and kill their parents.

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3 w. ago Former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik, who pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud, has died

Bernie Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died

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3 w. ago Former employee testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs said ‘we’re going to kill’ Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark takes stand at sex-trafficking trial of music mogul who has pleaded not guilty to all chargesThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday, with his former employee testifying that the music mogul repeatedly threatened her and once forced her to accompany him to the home of rapper Scott Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, who Combs allegedly said he was going to “kill”.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Former employee testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs told her ‘we’re going to kill’ Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark takes stand at sex-trafficking trial of music mogul who has pleaded not guilty to all chargesThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday morning, with a former employee of his taking the stand.The 55-year-old music mogul and businessman is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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