Criminal

Prosecutor says poison, spellcasters and obsession led to Maya Millete’s murder
A prosecuting attorney told jurors Larry Millete researched poison hemlock, hired spellcasters to control and punish his wife, and murdered Maya Millete to stop her from leaving him, laying out a sweeping timeline of digital evidence during closing arguments after a six-week murder trial.

Human rights groups sound alarm over murders of Mexican journalists
Amnesty International and the United Nations expressed an urgent need for Mexican authorities to ramp up investigations into the murders of an activist and a journalist confirmed dead one day apart.

Suspected Sinaloa Cartel leader charged with narcoterrorism
Carlos Paez Pereda is accused of sending tens of thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs into the United States over the past decade.

Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa accused of fraud in $2.2M scheme
Kriisa led the Pac-12 in assists during his two full seasons at Arizona before transferring to West Virginia.

Former Olympian charged with destruction of property over damage to Lincoln Reflecting Pool
David Hearn faces up to 10 years in prison over ripping up two square feet of the blue lining along the pool’s floor last month.

Judge slams feds for distorting Nebraska ICE arrest, but still sentences suspect to 14 months
The lawyer for Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco said his client might be in a completely different place if two bystanders had not shot video that contradicted the account of federal agents. With time served, his time in prison should be short.

Guilty plea over fake ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Derrick Anthony Callella faces up to two years in prison for texting the family members of the missing Arizona woman to ask about ransom.

Long Island ambulette operators charged in $35 million Medicaid fraud scheme
Both defendants were filmed making illicit payments to undercover law enforcement agents, prosecutors say.




