Crime

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Sports Kash Patel Unleashes On Stephen A. Smith's Commentary On NBA Gambling Arrests Yesterday, the FBI made a sweeping arrest of 30+ NBA players, coaches, and mafia members linked to two different illegal gambling cases. By Zachary Horvath October 24, 2025
Crime King Von Named By Police As 17-Year-Old Gakirah Barnes's Killer: Report The teen, reportedly a member of the Gangster Disciples who allegedly killed over a dozen people, was shot nine times in Chicago back in 2014. By Erika Marie July 12, 2021
Music Yella Beezy Wants His Mo3 Murder Trial Delayed After His Mother's Death Yella Beezy will face trial for a charge of capital murder related to his alleged role in the killing of Mo3 in 2020. By Cole Blake January 19, 2026
Music Diddy Reportedly Gets Applause From Courtroom After Verdict The charges of transportation to engage in prostitution that Diddy was convicted for have no mandatory minimum sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Music Fat Joe's Accuser Allegedly Has Multiple Audio Clips That Support His Shocking Allegations Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon accused the Terror Squad rapper of sexual misconduct with minors, coercion, and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2025
Music Foolio Murder Suspect Alleges She Was Manipulated Into Plot By Domestic Abuse Alice Andrews claims Isaiah Chance abused her and manipulated her into the murder plot. Chance is also a codefendant in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 31, 2025
Pop Culture Andrew Tate Reacts To Diddy Allegedly Sleeping With Meek Mill & Usher Andrew Tate isn't surprised. By Caroline Fisher February 28, 2024
Life Derrick Groves Finally Captured 5 Months After New Orleans Jailbreak Derrick Groves was serving a life sentence in New Orleans after being convicted on two counts of second-degree murder. By Cole Blake October 08, 2025
Sports Zion Williamson Responds To Lawsuit For Alleged Sexual Assault & Kidnapping Zion Williamson's legal team said they take these matters very seriously and called the anonymous woman's allegations "reckless." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music BMW From Tupac's 1996 Las Vegas Shooting Now Selling For $1.75 Million Tupac Shakur was shot in this BMW after a Mike Tyson fight almost 30 years ago, and died in a hospital days later. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Sean Kingston Lands In Jail After Failing To Produce $100k For Bond Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on multiple counts of wire fraud in the highly publicized trial. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Hit With Prison Sentence For Wire Fraud Conviction Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner received a five-year prison sentence for her own wire fraud conviction in this case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025