Crime

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Pop Culture Kenneth Petty Doesn't Want His Federal Trial Delayed Because Of COVID-19 While the Judge wants to delay Kenneth Petty's trial out in Los Angeles, Petty isn't down. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2020
Crime Teen Restrained At Youth Home For Throwing Sandwich Dies, Lawsuit Filed Cornelius Frederick, 16, died last month after the threw a sandwich at the group home where he lived and was restrained by staff. By Erika Marie June 24, 2020
Crime Congress Approves Legislation Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime It only took 120 years, but lynching is finally considered a federal hate crime in the U.S. By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2020
Crime Australian Woman Lies On Resume For $185K Job & Gets Sentenced To Jail Learn from Veronica. By Arielle London December 07, 2019
Crime Jussie Smollett Is Fighting To Dismiss A Special Prosecutor From Reviewing His Case Jussie Smollett and his team call it double jeopardy. By Chantilly Post July 19, 2019
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine's Snitching On Nine Trey Detailed In New "Infamous" Podcast Episode Episode 5 of "Infamous: The Tekashi 6ix9ine Story" chronicles how the rapper ratted on all his fellow Nine Trey members to reduce his own sentence. By Noah C March 10, 2020
Sports Clinton Portis Among NFL Players Charged In Health Care Scam Portis & other former NFL players accused in $4M scheme. By Kyle Rooney December 12, 2019
Crime Officer Charged With Killing Rayshard Brooks Turns Himself In The two officers charged in Rayshard Brooks' killing have turned themselves in although one was released on bond. By Alexander Cole June 18, 2020
Music JAY-Z Scores Revenge As Cop Takes Plea Deal In Champagne Theft Case The officer will be resigning from the force. By Cole Blake August 07, 2024
Music YSL Woody Takes To The Streets To Advocate For Yak Gotti's Freedom YSL Woody is showing love. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2024
Music Dame Dash Warns Jay-Z That White Media Has Turned On Him Amid Sexual Assault Allegations Dame is questioning the immense backlash that Hov has gotten from certain Internet corners. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 21, 2024
Music Diddy Cinches A Legal Win After Court Dismisses Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Him Sean Combs has more lawsuits to worry about, but he needs every win he can get. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2025