A 57-year-old man from Lawrence, Randolph Dominguez, has been federally charged for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud the government of COVID-19 relief funds and stealing Social Security benefits for over two decades. Dominguez faces charges of wire fraud and theft of government money, with his court appearance set for a later date in Boston. … Read more
A polygamist sect leader, Samuel Rappylee Bateman, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for orchestrating the sexual exploitation of underage girls. 1 The sentencing, handed down by a federal judge, comes after a harrowing account from victims who detailed the abuse they endured. Bateman, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, admitted to … Read more
Timothy Sullivan, 66, was sentenced to 31 years and six months in prison for the brutal 2020 murder of his former roommate, Amy “Ruby” Leagans, 49. Sullivan pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder and concealing a body, following a crime that horrified the Phoenix community. Leagans was reported missing on October 27, 2020. Court … Read more
A Texas man, later identified as 29-year-old lrbin, must serve at least three decades in prison before becoming eligible for parole after being sentenced to more than seven decades for shooting his fiancée after wanting to break up with the then-22-year-old man. Prosecutors said that Lordes, a 16-year-old girl, killed herself because she wanted to … Read more
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Josue Raul Ascon-Morales, 36, a Guatemalan national living in the Western District of Pennsylvania illegally, was arraigned following the unsealing of a federal indictment for an immigration violation. A federal grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania returned the indictment, charging Ascon-Morales with one count of illegal reentry into … Read more
Police in Philadelphia detained four teen boys after a pizza delivery driver was shot and robbed on Saturday night in Southwest Philadelphia, according to police. The incident happened around 11:31 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2024, when a 37-year-old pizza delivery driver arrived at the 12th police district station, near the intersection of South 65th … Read more
Anthony Ray Boyce, 57, has been detained in connection with a savage attack on Earl Hollins, 80. It occurred on Friday afternoon in the 1400 block of West FM 1960 in north Harris County. According to court records, Boyce hit Hollins over a parking spot at the Food Town supermarket. From aggravated robbery to assault … Read more
A Pasadena city councilwoman was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. Court records show that League City police officers detained Pasadena Councilwoman Bianca Valerio on November 30. The city’s website reports Valerio’s election as City Councilwoman for District B in 2021. She was reelected in 2023. There is currently limited information available … Read more
The family of Giovanni Mendoza, who tragically died in a crash while his Tesla was in “Autopilot” mode, is suing the electric carmaker and its CEO, Elon Musk, over misleading claims about the vehicle’s self-driving technology. Mendoza, 31, purchased the Tesla Model S in 2021, under the impression that the car could drive itself based … Read more
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs face serious allegations in an amended civil lawsuit accusing them of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party following the 2000 Video Music Awards. Filed Sunday by Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, the suit claims another celebrity was present and “stood by and watched” the alleged assault but did … Read more