A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Mahmud Usman, a commander of the proscribed Ansaru sect, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Usman, also known by his aliases Abu Bara’a, Abbas, or Mukhtar, pleaded…[Continue Reading...]
On August 30, a Michigan jury convicted James Randolph, a former pastor at Living Word Church and son-in-law to televangelist Mark Barclay, after a week-long trial. Randolph worked as the head of youth ministries and is the second of three…[Continue Reading...]
A German resident has admitted to running a massive psychic mail fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable victims to the tune of over $10 million. Arrest and Extradition 58-year-old Georg Ingenbleek was indicted in 2020 and had been a…[Continue Reading...]
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal jury was right to convict Canadian fraudster Patrice Runner, a Second Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, rejecting Runner’s argument that it was his customers’ fault for believing false claims of “magic” from his astrology business. The…[Continue Reading...]
A Russian sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ reincarnated was sentenced to 12 years in a prison camp on Monday after being convicted of harming his followers' health and financial affairs. Sergei Torop, a former traffic policeman known…[Continue Reading...]
A court in Novosibirsk on Monday sentenced a Siberian cult leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ to 12 years in prison for harming the mental and physical health of his followers. Sergei Torop, a former traffic…[Continue Reading...]
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Shaun Sheffer has been sentenced to 14 to 34 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pre-teen child, beginning when the victim was seven years old. Sheffer, 47, of Harmony, was previously…[Continue Reading...]
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A Binghamton psychic is facing criminal charges after a client claimed she left him emotionally and financially devastated. On May 8, Patsy Brown of Binghamton Physic, located at 257 Vestal Parkway in Vestal, pleaded guilty to…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX — A Maricopa County prosecutor says Lori Vallow Daybell’s request for a new trial should be denied because “there was no juror misconduct, no prosecutorial misconduct, no improper exclusion of hearsay testimony and no lack of impartiality by the…[Continue Reading...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A federal court jury deliberated for less than an hour Wednesday before convicting a Texas neo-Nazi for posting an online threat against Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk. The jury found David Aaron Bloyed, 60, an…[Continue Reading...]
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