Another bettor pleads guilty to wire fraud in gambling scheme involving ex Raptors player Jontay Porter

Another bettor pleads guilty to wire fraud in gambling scheme involving ex-Raptors player Jontay Porter

Porter has been banned from the NBA for life

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 hours ago

Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career

Sports - ABC News - 8 hours ago

The Jontay Porter Rule: NBA and betting partners will not take prop bets on low-salary players

Major sports books will not offer bets involving NBA players making the lowest salaries in an agreement between the league and its betting partners.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Supervisor Andrew Do in Southern California Resigns and Agrees to Plead Guilty in Bribery Scheme

Federal prosecutors said that Andrew Do, an Orange County supervisor, enriched himself and his family with federal pandemic aid meant for seniors.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Abercrombie ex-CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty in sex crimes case

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and associate James Jacobson face sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Ex-Abercrombie CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges

Mike Jeffries and his partner are accused of using fraud and force to sexually abuse young men.

Telecom exec pleads guilty to stealing $100 million from fraud-plagued government program

Issa Asad admitted to submitting phony customer data for years to Lifeline, an FCC program providing discounted telephone and internet service to low-income Americans,

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Onetime art adviser to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, among others, pleads guilty in $6.5 million fraud

An art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy clients has pleaded guilty to wire fraud

Entertainment - ABC News - October 17

FBI warns of election-related fraud schemes

The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers ...

Politics - The Hill - 13 hours ago

Kenya's deputy president pleads not guilty in impeachment process

Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment and pleaded not guilty in a senate hearing Wednesday to all allegations including corruption and support for anti-government protests that saw ...

World - ABC News - October 16

Au Pair Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Double Homicide

As part of a plea agreement, Juliana Peres Magalhães, 24, has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, who have charged her ex-lover with murdering his wife and another man in 2023.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Advanced ballot matching technology thwarts fraud scheme in Colorado, officials say

Advanced ballot matching technology thwarts fraud scheme in Colorado after at least a dozen ballots were stolen, officials say.

Some NBA player props dropped after Porter case

FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM are among the sportsbooks that will not offer under bets on NBA players on two-way or 10-day contracts to combat manipulation, following discussions between the ...

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Ex-ANC spokesperson charged with fraud

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Woman pleads guilty over attempt to smuggle turtles by kayak into Canada

Wan Yee Ng was arrested in June with a bag of 29 turtles as she prepared to paddle across Lake Wallace, affidavit says. A woman who wanted to smuggle turtles across a lake and into Canada by hiding ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

New York art consultant pleads guilty to stealing $6.5mn from clients

Lisa Schiff advised wealthy collectors on contemporary works but admitted pocketing their funds intended for purchases

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Arizona official pleads guilty in 2022 election certification case

A Republican county supervisor in Arizona pleaded guilty Monday after she tried to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results, state Attorney General Kris Mayes announced.

A man accused of threatening to kill Dem election officials will likely plead guilty

A man accused of making repeated threats to kill the top election officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents is expected to plead guilty in federal court ...

Man pleads guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally

A restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney earlier in October

World - ABC News - October 24

Man pleads guilty to killing, kidnapping Memphis teacher during her jog

Cleotha Abston entered guilty pleas to first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping in the abduction and death of Eliza Fletcher.

Virginia au pair pleads guilty to manslaughter in gruesome double murder

A Virginia au pair has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the 2023 murders of her employer's wife and another man.

Brazilian au pair charged in double homicide pleads guilty to manslaughter

Juliana Peres Magalhães pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday in what prosecutors say was an elaborate double-murder scheme to frame a man in the stabbing of Christine Banfield.

Woman pleads guilty in killing of man who was locked in trunk, stabbed with machete

A woman pleaded guilty last week to her involvement in the kidnapping of a man in New Mexico, who was then kept locked in a trunk and fatally stabbed when he tried to escape, federal prosecutors ...

Charlotte Catholic investigates bullying allegations, possibly involving football players

Bullying allegations at Charlotte Catholic School under investigation that could involve players from the school’s powerhouse football team

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Man pleads guilty to spraying wasp killer at police, assaulting journalists on Jan. 6

A 60-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers using a wasp-killer spray and assaulting journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Department of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Arizona Republican official who refused to certify 2022 midterm election pleads guilty

Cochise county supervisor Peggy Judd agrees to plead guilty to misdemeanor charge . A Republican county supervisor in rural Arizona who refused to certify the 2022 midterm election has agreed to a ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Two plead guilty to murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Mali

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Two plead guilty to murder of former Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Mali

Two men charged in the killing of former Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik have pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a British Columbia court

World - ABC News - October 21

Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them

Tanner Fox and Jose Lopez trade blows in court after confessing to shooting Ripudaman Singh Malik. Two men have pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a Sikh man who was acquitted in the 1985 ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and an alleged accomplice pleaded not guilty on Friday to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.

Owner of Bronx day care where toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges

A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday.

Ex-FTC Executive Singh to be Sentenced for Role in Crypto Fraud

The former chief engineer at FTX is expected to draw a lenient sentence after extensive cooperation with prosecutors.

Business - Inc. - 9 hours ago

Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown

A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the ...

World - ABC News - October 17

NBA strikes agreement with gambling partners to remove under prop bets on lowest-paid players, per report

The NBA seems to be trying to avoid another Jontay Porter situation

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

Ex-Morocco, Marseille player Barrada dies at 35

Former Marseille midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada has died at the age of 35, the club said on Thursday, with the Moroccan federation (FRMF) describing his death as a "great tragedy."

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 7 picks: Players to add, top targets include Romeo Doubs, Drake Maye

SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White reveals his top Week 7 Fantasy football waiver wire claims and free-agency additions

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

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