Prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old Kansas City man with adulterating food at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood. Jace Christian Hanson of Kansas City was charged with one felony count of unlawfully adulterating or contaminating food at the restaurant at 5001 Town Center Drive in Leawood. Prosecutors haven’t detailed how Hanson allegedly contaminated the food. […]
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Police look for victims after man charged with food tampering at Johnson County steakhouse
Prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old Kansas City man with adulterating food at the Hereford House restaurant in Leawood, and are asking customers who fell ill after eating there to come forward, according to a news release from the district attorney’s office. The Johnson County District Attorney charged Jace Christian Hanson on Friday with a felony […]
Old news clip shared with electronic voting machine ‘tampering’ claim as India votes in 2024
Footage of Indian election officials pressing buttons on an electronic voting machine does not show fraud in the 2024 polls, contrary to social media posts that claimed it showed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempting to fix the outcome of the vote. The video, which circulated on Facebook as Indians cast their ballots in […]
Former Millersville Mayor Tim Lassiter arrested for tampering with government documents
MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Former Millersville Mayor Tim Lassiter was arrested Tuesday for document fraud. Officials at the Sumner County Jail told News 2 Lassiter was arrested on charges of criminal simulation and destruction of and tampering with government documents. Lassiter previously stepped down as mayor in April of 2022. Sumner County judge makes ruling […]
Man, 19, faces tampering charge in Independence mall shooting that killed pregnant woman
A 19-year-old Independence man is charged with tampering with evidence in a murder investigation stemming from a shooting at Independence Center last November. Leandre Peterson Jr., 19, is accused of destroying, suppressing or concealing a gun police believe to have been involved in a Nov. 10, 2023 shooting that claimed the life of 19-year-old Karla […]
Dallas doctor convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to coworker’s death and other emergencies
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted Friday for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, which led to the death of a coworker and caused cardiac emergencies for several patients, federal prosecutors said. A jury convicted Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, […]
Colombian prosecutors say former President Uribe will face trial in witness tampering probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s prosecutor’s office said Tuesday they will call former President Álvaro Uribe to trial for the alleged crimes of bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud, which would make him the first former president to face trial in the Andean country. The announcement represents a change of course in […]
Colorado ranchers get prison time, millions in fines for tampering with rain gauges
DENVER – Two southeast Colorado ranchers were sentenced to prison and must pay $6.5 million in fines after pleading guilty to tampering with rain gauges in order to collect crop insurance. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Patrick Esch and Ed Jagers, of Springfield, Colorado, conspired to defraud insurance programs by making it seem that […]
Troy man admits to tampering with evidence in grizzly killing
Feb. 16—A Troy man admitted in federal court Thursday to tampering with evidence in the 2020 fatal shooting of a grizzly on his property. Othel Lee Pearson, 80, pleaded guilty to felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanor failure to report the taking of a grizzly bear before U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula on […]
Stark County Sheriff’s Office worker charged, accused of tampering with jail records
CANTON ‒ A Stark County Sheriff’s Office employee put on unpaid administrative leave in January is now facing a criminal charge tied to jail recordkeeping. Jason W. Rohr, 49, pleaded not guilty Friday in Stark Common Pleas Court to a charge of tampering with records, a third-degree felony. In a statement released Friday, Stark County […]
Parents of Courtney Clenney, OnlyFans model charged with murdering BF, arrested for alleged evidence tampering
The parents of Courtney Clenney, an OnlyFans and Instagram model charged with murdering her boyfriend, have been arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence in the ongoing case. Clenney’s father Kim and mother Deborah were arrested at their home in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, according to TMZ. The arrest was made based on a warrant out […]
Judge denies Alex Murdaugh a new murder trial based on allegations of jury tampering by clerk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge Monday denied convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh a new trial after a daylong evidentiary hearing that centered on allegations that a court clerk had tampered with the jury and tainted the verdict. Judge Jean Toal made the ruling after hearing testimony from all 12 jurors in Murdaugh’s trial and the Colleton […]