Crime News

• Nationwide Building Society launches scam checker service
  
  Britain's biggest mutual says the move will help customers from falling victim to APP scams, where customers move money directly to criminals after being socially engineered.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• Donald Trump could face multiple criminal charges for his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss in GA
  
  Donald Trump could face multiple criminal charges for his attempts to overturn his loss in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election, according to a new report by the Brookings Institute.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 27 Sep 2021.
• SC law firm denounces Alex Murdaugh once again amid criminal, civil probes: 'He lied and he stole from us'
  
  The South Carolina law firm where Alex Murdaugh was recently a partner published a new statement ensuring clients they will not lose money due to his alleged misconduct.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 26 Sep 2021.
• How criminals extort social media users for their handles
  
  Coveted usernames can fetch up thousands on online marketplaces. Cybercriminals are targeting users to get them.
  CBS News.  Saturday, 25 Sep 2021.
• California man involved in NFL coach Greg Knapp's death avoids criminal charges
  
  A California man suspected of hitting and killing NFL assistant coach Gregg Knapp with a car in July avoided charges as prosecutors failed to find sufficient evidence to prove criminal negligence.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 25 Sep 2021.
• Milly Main: Criminal investigation over hospital deaths
  
  Police Scotland is investigating a number of deaths at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 25 Sep 2021.
• Cook County electronic monitoring program, used widely, slammed in new report
  
  There are more than three thousand people charged with crimes right now wearing ankle bracelets in Cook County so authorities can keep track of them; a more than 30-percent spike in electronic monitoring here the last year and a half.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 25 Sep 2021.
• Knife crimes recorded in Wales double in a decade
  
  Home Office statistics show there were 1,461 offences in 2020-21, up from 700 ten years ago.
  BBC News.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Ex-trooper charged for pummeling Black man with flashlight
  
  It's the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers' beatings of at least three Black men.
  CBS News.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Deliberations beginning in R. Kelly sex trafficking trial in NYC
  
  During closing arguments, a prosecutor urged jurors to make R. Kelly pay for his alleged crimes, while the defense told them they've been misled.
  ABC News.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Republicans demand details on Afghan evacuees charged with crimes in the U.S.
  
  Republican lawmakers on Friday demanded the Biden administration reveal how many Afghan evacuees have already been charged with crimes in the U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• 'Justin has given me hope for the rest of my life': Pats lineman Justin Herron's heroic act
  
  When Justin Herron witnessed a crime in progress in a park in Tempe, Arizona, earlier this year, he didn't think. He just stepped in -- and made a lifelong connection in the process.
  ESPN.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• No driving, working or dating: This program controls people leaving psych hospitals
  
  For those found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity and put into California's CONREP program, strict supervision can last decades.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 24 Sep 2021.
• Why R. Kelly's Trial Is Captivating Black Audiences Online
  
  On the internet, both supporters and detractors of the singer have shown intense interest in the criminal trial in Brooklyn.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 23 Sep 2021.
• Rashida Tlaib denounces Israel as apartheid state while opposing Iron Dome bill
  
  Rep. Rashida Tlaib called Israel an apartheid state guilty of war crimes in an impassioned speech on the House floor in opposition to a measure to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile-defense system. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 23 Sep 2021.

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