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Monica Witt FBI Wanted Case Just Got A $200,000 Reward And Here Is Why

The FBI announced a $200,000 reward on Thursday May 14, 2026 for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former

May 15, 2026

Crime·News

Quintayvious Hutchins, New England Patriots Draft Pick, Charged With Domestic Assault

Quintayvious Hutchins, the New England Patriots’ seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, has been charged with domestic assault and battery on a family

May 13, 2026

Crime·News·Sports

Kristin Smart Case Just Got A Major Update And Investigators Found Something

Investigators searching the home of Susan Flores, the mother of the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996, told reporters Friday that soil

May 9, 2026

Crime·News

Nick Pasqual Is Guilty Of Attempted Murder After Stabbing His Ex 20 Times

Actor Nick Pasqual was found guilty on all three counts on Friday May 8, 2026, following a trial in Los Angeles that centered on

May 9, 2026

Crime·TV & Film

Jeffrey Epstein’s Purported Suicide Note Is Now Public And It Was Sealed In A Vault For Nearly Five Years

A purported note that Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed to have found following Epstein’s first suspected suicide attempt in July 2019 was made public

May 7, 2026

Crime·News

Home Depot Theft Ring Sold $600,000 In Stolen Tools At A Swap Meet And Got Caught

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a large-scale organized retail theft operation that funneled stolen tools from Home Depot stores across Southern

May 4, 2026

Crime·News

YNW Melly Is Facing The Death Penalty And Just Asked A Judge To Let Him Out Until Trial

Rapper YNW Melly appeared in a Broward County courtroom on Thursday April 30, 2026, for a four-hour hearing in which his attorneys argued, for

May 1, 2026

Crime·Music

James Comey Was Indicted Again And His Record At The FBI Is Part Of The Story

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina indicted former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, on two

April 28, 2026

Crime·Politics

Nathan Chasing Horse Sentenced To Life In Prison And The Courtroom Applauded

Nathan Chasing Horse, the actor known for his role as Smiles a Lot in Kevin Costner’s 1990 Oscar-winning film “Dances with Wolves,” was sentenced

April 28, 2026

Crime·News

Hisham Abugharbieh Charged With Two Counts Of Murder In USF Student Deaths

Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated murder with a weapon in the deaths of Zamil Limon and Nahida

April 25, 2026

Crime·News

Louisiana Shooting Leaves Eight Children Dead In Shreveport After Domestic Attack Across Multiple Homes

Eight children were killed in Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire across three separate locations in the Cedar Grove neighborhood

April 20, 2026

Crime·News

D4vd Arrested For The Murder Of The Teenage Girl Found Dead In The Trunk Of His Tesla

Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teenager whose decomposed body was

April 16, 2026

Crime·Music

Justin Fairfax, Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor, Dead In Apparent Murder Suicide

Just after midnight on Thursday, April 16, 2026, Fairfax County Police officers responded to a call at a residence on the 8100 block of

April 16, 2026

Crime·News·Politics

Johnny Somali Sentenced To Six Months In South Korean Prison

Ramsey Khalid Ismael, the American livestreamer known online as Johnny Somali, was sentenced to six months in prison with hard labor on Wednesday by

April 15, 2026

Crime·News

Daniel Moreno-Gama Was Arrested Outside OpenAI With Kerosene And A Hit List In His Bag

Shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, April 10, a man in a dark hoodie approached the driveway gate of Sam Altman’s home in San

April 14, 2026

Crime·News·Technology

Anna Kepner’s Stepbrother Was Just Indicted As An Adult And The Details In The Charges Are Disturbing

Anna Kepner was a cheerleader, a straight-A student, a senior at Temple Christian School in Titusville, Florida. She loved dolphins and butterflies and heavy

April 14, 2026

Crime·News

Rex Heuermann Pleaded Guilty To All Eight Gilgo Beach Murders And Here Is Everything That Happened

Rex Heuermann stood in a dark suit with his hands shackled behind his back in a Suffolk County courtroom in Riverhead, New York, on

April 8, 2026

Crime·News

Savannah Guthrie Is Back On Today And The First Thing She Said Will Stay With You

Savannah Guthrie walked back to the Today show anchor desk this morning, Monday April 6, 2026, for the first time in more than two

April 6, 2026

Crime·TV & Film

FBI Informant PT 2: The Clark Family Buz

By: Frank Parlato This is the second in a series on James D. Clark, the FBI informant who manufactured an attempted kidnapping case against

April 4, 2026

Crime·Crime and Justice·Featured·Investigative

Kylie Kelce Fires Back At Taylor Swift Wedding Questions And Does Not Hold Back

Kylie Kelce is done being the public face of a secret she either does not have or is not telling. During the April 2

April 4, 2026

Music·Sports

Barret Robbins Dead At 52 And Tim Brown’s Words About His Life Say Everything

Barret Robbins, the former Oakland Raiders All-Pro center who disappeared the night before Super Bowl XXXVII and never truly found stable ground again, died

March 27, 2026

Featured·Sports

Bill Cosby Has Been Ordered To Pay $19 Million To A Woman He Assaulted In 1972 And His Own Deposition Is What Destroyed Him

A California civil jury on Monday found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting Donna Motsinger in 1972, awarding her $19.25 million in

March 23, 2026

Crime

Andy Reid Is About To Appear On TV And It Has Nothing To Do With The Kansas City Chiefs

Andy Reid turned 68 years old on March 19. He has won three Super Bowls as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, five

March 21, 2026

Sports

Kendra Duggar Arrested And Now The Entire Duggar Family Has Criminal Charges To Answer

Kendra Duggar was arrested Friday in Tontitown, Arkansas on four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree

March 21, 2026

Crime·News

Blue Jays back to the World Series?

Bisons parent looking for that final 90 feet Dunedin, Florida… As far as the vibe and the buzz at any Spring Training complex, the

March 10, 2026

Games·Local News·News·Sports

Dillon Brooks Arrested And The Timing Could Not Be Worse

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Scottsdale, Arizona early Friday morning, TMZ Sports first reported.

March 6, 2026

Sports

Aaron Rodgers’ Wife Has Everyone Talking And What’s Been Confirmed Will Surprise You

Aaron Rodgers’ wife is the most talked-about mystery in the NFL right now, and almost nobody has actually met her. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback,

March 4, 2026

Sports

From the Hamptons to Manhattan: What Cross-Examination in the Alexander Brothers Trial Revealed About Maya’s Account

In United States v. Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander, being tried before Judge Valerie Caproni in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors have

January 30, 2026

Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Featured·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Ryan Flynn Moved Out of Delta Unit After Coverage; Still Jailed Without Bail

By Frank Parlato Ryan Flynn was moved out of Delta unit. For weeks he had lived without running water in his 5×7 cell. The

January 15, 2026

Crime and Justice·Featured·Niagara Falls·Prosecutorial Misconduct

The $1.5 Billion Project the Niagara Falls Mayor Doesn’t Want Residents to Know About

By Frank Parlato Kevin O’Leary stood at the podium at Data Center World 2025 in Washington, D.C., and declared the obvious to anyone paying

January 15, 2026

Featured·Niagara Falls·Niagara Falls Redevelopment·Robert Restaino

Niagara Falls Needs a Controller In Place Full-Time to Oversee City Finances

August 12, 2025 By Tony Farina There is currently only a part-time controller, Maria Brown, working on a per-diem basis for the City of

August 12, 2025

Featured·Robert Restaino

Featured·Local News·Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls Mayor Restaino’s Very Loud Anti-AI Crusade: Arena Dreams vs. a $1.5 Billion Future By Frank Parlato Mayor Robert Restaino will do anything

August 8, 2025

Analysis·Featured·Robert Restaino

Buffalo Reading Invasion Thursday July 10th from 7pm

Fresh off an awesome turnout in June (check out pics here), the folks that participate in the Buffalo Reading Invasion are gathering once again, this

July 5, 2025

Activities·Arts & Culture·Education·Events·Featured·Literature·Local News

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: This July 4th, we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. So, I have been thinking about patriotism. Everyone I meet tells me they are patriots,

July 4, 2025

Featured·Finance·Government·Health·Law·Local News·News·Opinion·Politics·US News

Niagara Falls Arena Study: No Author, No Team, No Truth

The City of Niagara Falls, New York, retained the consulting firm Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) of Clearwater, Florida, to produce a “feasibility report” for a proposed

June 27, 2025

Featured·Niagara Falls·Robert Restaino

Niagara Falls Arena Plan Fails Basic Feasibility Test: Where’s the Team?

By Frank Parlato A Vision Posed as a Feasibility Study In April 2024, the City of Niagara Falls commissioned Sports Facilities Advisory, LLC (SFA)

June 23, 2025

Featured·Niagara Falls·Niagara Falls Redevelopment·Robert Restaino

The Witch Hunt in Brooklyn: When Regret Becomes a Crime

This week, in a federal courtroom in Brooklyn, a young woman sat on the witness stand for the prosecution, looked at the jury, and

May 23, 2025

Courts·Crime·Government·Judicial Corruption·News·OneTaste·Prosecutorial Misconduct

When Belief Becomes a Crime — The First Amendment on Trial in Brooklyn

Last week, in a Brooklyn federal courtroom, something alarming happened—something that should concern anyone who values freedom of thought, speech, or religion. An American

May 12, 2025

Crime·Crime and Justice·Education·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Law·Philosophy & Religion·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Niagara Falls is Perfectly Positioned To Become a Tech Hub for a Better Future

By Tony Farina This may come as no surprise to local residents, but the average salary in Niagara Falls, N. Y., is roughly $41,430

April 16, 2025

Analysis·Business·Featured·Finance·Government·Local News·News·NY

Conviction in the Frank Fraud Trial Raises Bigger Questions: What Did JPMorgan Really Care About?

In a closely watched federal trial that gripped Wall Street and Silicon Valley alike, a Manhattan jury on Friday found Charlie Javice and Olivier

March 31, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Law·US News

Monopoly Money, Moon Shots, and a $175M Deal: Drama Peaks in Javice Trial Summations

The closing arguments in U.S. v. Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar unfolded like an HBO courtroom thriller, complete with board game metaphors, space-race references,

March 26, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Judge Sets One-Day Closing in Javice Trial as Sides Clash Over Fairness and Evidence

In a tense and consequential day in federal court, the high-profile fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar took a sharp turn Tuesday,

March 25, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

The Main Causes Of Blunt Trauma Injuries Globally

Blunt trauma injuries represent one of the most significant public health challenges worldwide, affecting millions of people annually across all demographics and geographic regions.

March 25, 2025

Arts & Culture·Health·Insurance·Law·Sports

Javice Defense Cries Foul as Judge Blocks Key Evidence, Suggesting JPMorgan’s Failures ‘Weren’t the Issue’

In the latest turn of the high-stakes federal fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein spent much of

March 24, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Technology·US News

Marc Rowan’s Testimony Highlights User Definition Dispute in Fraud Trial of Javice and Amar

The fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, former executives of the college financial aid platform Frank, continued this week with testimony from

March 20, 2025

Analysis·Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Law·News·US News

Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, JPMorgan’s Due Diligence Failure or Fraud?

The fraud trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar has become more than just a case of alleged financial misrepresentation—it’s exposing JPMorgan Chase’s negligence

March 20, 2025

Analysis·Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Investigative·News·Opinion·US News

Javice Trial: Defense Presses JPMorgan’s Due Diligence in Heated Cross-Examinations

As the trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar progresses, the defense continued to push back against the government’s allegations on March 18, 2025.

March 19, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Judge Blocks Defense as JPMorgan’s Lack of Due Diligence Becomes Central to Frank Fraud Case

As the fraud trial against former Frank executives Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar continues, the defense has repeatedly clashed with Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein

March 17, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Law·News·US News

Mason Young’s Testimony: A Cautious Witness and a Courtroom Clash

Now ending the fourth week of Charlie Javice’s trial, today’s proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

March 13, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Investigative·Law·Prosecutorial Misconduct·US News

Testimony Takes Center Stage in Fraud Trial Amid Judge’s Apparent Memory Lapse

The trial of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar continued today with gripping testimony from key witnesses, intense cross-examinations, and an unexpected moment where the

March 11, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·Government·Law·News

Key Witness in Javice Trial Undermined by Contradictions and Personal Bias

The recent court proceedings in the case involving Ms. Charlie Javice featured a critical testimony from a witness whose statements appeared inconsistent, raising concerns

March 10, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Crime and Justice·Government·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct

Defense Struggles to Introduce Evidence as Judge Limits Scope in Javice Trial

“I don’t want to end up in an orange jumpsuit.” Those words, allegedly spoken by Charlie Javice, were repeated in court today as the

March 7, 2025

Business·Crime·Crime and Justice·Finance·Government·Local News·News

Hillel Feuerman’s Fight for School Choice and How Vouchers and Private Schools Strengthen American Education

Hillel Feuerman, president of a private school in Boca Raton, Florida, has emerged as a leading advocate for educational reform, championing the expansion of

March 6, 2025

Analysis·Education·Local News

Judge and Prosecutors Block Defense Efforts to Show JPMorgan Knew the Truth About Frank’s User Numbers

As the 8th day of trial of United States v. Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar continued in the Southern District of New York, defense

March 6, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Government·Law·News·Prosecutorial Misconduct·Technology

How Crime and Justice is Changing in America

The American criminal justice system is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by technological advances, shifting public attitudes, and mounting pressure for reform. From policing

March 1, 2025

Arts & Culture·Crime·Crime and Justice·Lifestyle·Prison and Prisoners

Judicial Interference? Judge’s Frequent Interruptions Hinder Baez’s Cross-Examination

During the Thursday, February 27, 2025, hearing, Charlie Javice‘s defense attorney José Baez repeatedly found himself at odds with the presiding judge, Alvin K.

February 28, 2025

Business·Courts·Crime·Finance·Investigative·Judicial Corruption·Law·Prosecutorial Misconduct