A man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old girl following a "revelation" from imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Court records show that Heber Pearson Jeffs pleaded guilty on Tuesday to third-degree felony custodial interference…[Continue Reading...]
Detectives under the homicide unit have found one person alive after exhuming a grave linked to Shakahola church members. The body has been unearthed in the Chakama area after an informer who was an insider in the church alleged that…[Continue Reading...]
Seven more people have been rescued from the Shakahola religious cult by local leaders as controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie Nthenge is set to appear in court Monday. The seven were rescued on Sunday night in efforts put in place by…[Continue Reading...]
CIA Director R. James Woolsey, whose name came up repeatedly last week in a Utah federal courtroom during a series of sentencing hearings connected to a byzantine $511 million scheme run by members of a polygamist Mormon group tied to…[Continue Reading...]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A self-proclaimed psychic in Houston allegedly scammed a woman out tens of thousands of dollars to help with her relationship issues over three years, according to court documents. Records show 48-year-old Theresa Sher Evans is accused…[Continue Reading...]
A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces federal charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from…[Continue Reading...]
A judge upheld an 18-count indictment against "Dances with Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse Friday. In an order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said state prosecutors presented enough evidence for "a reasonable grand juror…[Continue Reading...]
A Nevada judge on Friday threw out a drug trafficking charge against a Dances With Wolves actor but upheld a Las Vegas grand jury’s sweeping indictment on 18 sexual abuse-related felony crimes. In her order issued late Friday afternoon, Clark…[Continue Reading...]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The alleged leader of a DeKalb County cult, whose arrest made headlines last year for in part for the seriousness of the charges against him and in part for his social media popularity and the cult's…[Continue Reading...]
Ukrainian authorities have uncovered a crypto pyramid scheme that has bilked investors out of millions. Most of the ten under arrest were citizens of the Russian Federation. The organizers tried to hide their involvement after the invasion of Ukraine in…[Continue Reading...]
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