Tag: Crime

[ad_1] About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said. Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of 21 months, and among the children are several unaccompanied minors, according to the local civil protection agency. Two of the passengers have been detained as part of a special investigation into suspected human trafficking by an organized criminal group, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. Prosecutors wouldn’t ... Read more

[ad_1] Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth A North Carolina ex-convict pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with conspiring to manipulate the stock of a company that once had a market capitalization of as high as $100 million despite owning just one, small money-losing deli in southern New Jersey. The man, disgraced former stockbroker James Patten, also admitted on Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to conspiring with two other men to manipulate the share price of another related shell company, which had no tangible assets. That company’s market cap was even higher than the Hometown International ... Read more

[ad_1] The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is fighting back against a lawsuit brought by nearly 170 former employees of First Republic Bank who are seeking to recover retirement funds they had deposited in a trust set up by the failed lender. The FDIC is arguing that the federal court where the lawsuit was filed earlier this month doesn’t have the authority to grant the temporary restraining order the plaintiffs are seeking, and even if it did, the plaintiffs have failed to make a compelling argument that they would eventually… [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] A judge sentenced a Michigan teenager to life in prison Friday for killing four students and terrorizing others at Oxford High School, after listening to hours of gripping anguish from parents and wounded survivors. Judge Kwame Rowe rejected pleas from defense lawyers for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole. Moments before learning his fate, the teen apologized and appeared to agree with his victims that the stiffest punishment was appropriate. “Any sentence that they ask for, I ask that you do impose it on me,” the shooter said. “I want ... Read more