MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — Milton Fire Department officials are speaking up about the dangers of illegally occupied campers and recreational vehicles after a series of fires. UPDATE: Mobile Police identify body found on I-65 According to a news release, there have been at least four fires caused by illegally occupied recreational vehicles on single-family properties […]
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In fight against blight, Detroit cracks down on business owners who illegally post signs
DETROIT (AP) — William Shaw has a message for other business owners advertising their services on illegally posted signs in Detroit: “Don’t put them up. They will come after you and your company, and they will make you pay for it.” As part of court-ordered community service for posting hundreds of signs promoting his suburban […]
Video of inmate’s escape illegally deleted; grand jury to investigate
Video evidence of an inmate’s escape from custody was illegally deleted from DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office servers as part of a “conspiracy,” according to District Attorney Matthew Barton. The video reportedly showed evidence of Joshua Zimmerman’s escape from the DeSoto County courthouse in Hernando on Friday, June 14. Zimmerman remains at large. Barton said […]
Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 with dozens hospitalized in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 34 people have died and dozens hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported on Thursday. The state’s chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust […]
Biden policy is welcome relief for Americans with spouses in the country illegally
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When news broke of U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to provide a path to citizenship for certain immigrants who entered the country illegally and are married to U.S. citizens, Pennsylvania-based immigration lawyer Bridget Cambria didn’t need long to think of clients it could help. Over the […]
Did Sacramento council illegally discuss new raise for city manager? Councilwoman wants probe
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. After learning information from The Sacramento Bee, a Sacramento city councilwoman is calling for an investigation into whether the city violated state law when it shut out the public from a portion […]
Man pleads guilty to illegally possessing device to create fully automatic firearms
Jun. 12—An Albuquerque man has pleaded guilty to charges of modifying firearms to make them fully automatic before selling them. Joe Jasso, 20, pleaded guilty to dealing firearms without a license and unlawful transfer or possession of a machine gun and machine gun conversion device. According to the U.S. Department of Justice in New Mexico, […]
Hunter Biden found guilty of illegally buying and owning a gun
A jury in Delaware convicted Hunter Biden, the president’s son, of illegally buying and owning a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine. The guilty verdict, handed down Tuesday after about three hours of deliberations, capped a week-long trial in which prosecutors elicited testimony from Biden’s ex-wife, an ex-girlfriend and his sister-in-law turned lover, […]
Junk removal company in Northern California caught dumping trash illegally
(FOX40.COM) – A company junk removal truck in Northern California was cited after someone reported it for dumping debris onto private property, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office. On June 9, SJSO said a resident witnessed a junk removal truck illegally dumping debris onto his private property near East Highway 26 and North […]
Vietnam tycoon on death row for massive fraud illegally moved money overseas, police say
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sentenced to death in the country’s largest-ever financial fraud case, had illegally transferred money abroad, according to police, with state media on Thursday reporting $4.5 billion had been moved. Police said late on Wednesday an investigation into those transfers and money laundering has been completed, […]
Stephen Bear pays back €26,000 illegally earned from sharing sex tape
Former Celebrity Big Brother UK winner Stephen Bear has repaid the £22,305 (€26,203) that he illegally earned by sharing a private sex tape of him and reality TV star Georgia Harrison online, after a judge made a confiscation order for that amount. The 34-year-old faced nine months in prison if he did not pay the […]
A major student-loan company has ‘illegally’ tried to collect payments from borrowers whose balances were already wiped out through bankruptcy, a federal watchdog alleges in a new lawsuit
The CFPB sued student-loan company PHEAA, accusing it of illegally collecting borrowers’ payments. The lawsuit claimed PHEAA was collecting on private loans already discharged through bankruptcy. It also accused PHEAA of sending false information about borrowers to credit agencies. A federal consumer watchdog just hit a major student-loan company with a new lawsuit. On Friday, […]