In 2014, Heather Mack and Tommy Schaefer were arrested in Bali after Mack’s mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, was found dead in a suitcase. Mack is serving a 26-year sentence on charges of conspiring to murder her mother. Years earlier, Sgt. Rasul T. Freelain first arrested Mack after her mother reported abuse at the Illinois police...
A federal judge declined to overturn the conviction of a Wisconsin judge who was found guilty of obstructing justice. The case involved Hannah Dugan, who helped a man avoid immigration officers in a courtroom. The decision served as a test of the court’s response to immigration policies under President Donald Trump. Background Hannah Dugan, a...
Federal prosecutors have announced federal murder charges against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, accused of shooting National Guard members in Washington last year. They are deliberating whether to seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Last year, Lakanwal pleaded not guilty to similar charges and has now pleaded not guilty again to the fresh charges presented by...
A teenager, now charged as an adult with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, has surrendered to authorities. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami confirmed that Timothy Hudson is in custody after a federal judge reversed his previous decision allowing Hudson’s pretrial release. The turnaround followed the transfer of...
A federal judge in Florida has ruled that a teenager should remain in custody pending his trial for the sexual assault and murder of his stepsister, an incident that occurred aboard a cruise ship last year. Court records released on Monday reveal this decision. This order reverses an earlier decision that had permitted 16-year-old Timothy...
Mackenzie Shirilla, convicted of a fatal 2022 crash, now has a job in prison. Ohio prison officials confirmed her role to Fox News Digital. She works as a food service worker at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Tara Nickle, a correction warden assistant, and public information officer, provided this information. The specifics of her assignment...
Marlon Moore, aged 39, and LaShonda Moore, aged 38, have been sentenced to 40 years each in federal prison for their involvement in a pyramid scheme. The scheme specifically targeted Black investors during the pandemic. The couple, hailing from Texas, faced convictions earlier this year on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. This...
The Supreme Court issued a decision late Thursday halting Alabama’s plan to execute a man using nitrogen gas. This ruling supports a lower court’s decision, which claimed that the nitrogen gas method violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In the succinct order, the court noted, “was denied,” in response to Alabama’s...
Karmelo Anthony, a teenager from Texas, was convicted of killing a star athlete at a high school track meet. Despite his family gathering over $500,000 for legal fees, Anthony is requesting a free public defender for his appeal. He was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years in prison by a Collin County jury for...
Following an escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, a controversial grand jury process unfolded in Chicago. In early October, a panel of grand jurors met at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Their service was nearing its end after starting in June 2024. They had reviewed evidence from federal prosecutors for 18 months. Assistant U.S....