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☆ Veteran who admitted faking disability to obtain more than $660,000 in benefits gets prison time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Fabiana Chaparro | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A US military veteran who admitted he faked being unable to walk for more than 20 years while claiming several hundred thousand dollars in disability benefits has been sentenced to prison time. Stultz had pleaded guilty to making false statements by faking the impairment that prevented him from walking to obtain veteran’s disability benefits, according to the US attorney’s office. In addition to his prison sentence, Stultz was ordered to pay $662,871.77 in restitution, which is the total amount he is said to have gained from veteran’s disability benefits. “The defendant lied to the VA for 20 years to obtain disability benefits he was not entitled to. According to court documents, Stultz has been in regular counseling since March 2020 along with physical therapy for several physical ailments.

Persons: Christopher Stultz, Stultz, ” Jane Young, “, ” Prosecutors, ”, Dorothy Graham Organizations: CNN, US Navy, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Prosecutors, ”, Disorders, ” CNN Locations: Antrim , New Hampshire, New Hampshire, “, Boston

☆ Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“One which we jokingly say belongs in a Netflix series.”A truck driver with a fraudulent waybill for a seafood shipment picks up the container. Instead of a load of farm-raised seafood, the truck driver pulled away from the loading dock with loot. “They needed people inside Air Canada to facilitate this theft,” Peel Regional Police Det. In its legal response to the Brink’s lawsuit, Air Canada has denied it was “careless” and its security lax. Canadian police had identified him as the truck driver early in the investigation but had not been able to locate him.

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On Monday, a grand jury indicted him on that charge, as well as two new counts of felony murder, according to court records. Brock was arrested and charged as police saw no active threat presented by Hall during the encounter, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office previously said the original scam remains under investigation. William Brock Clark County Sheriff’s OfficeAccording to the news release, she made no demands of Brock other than to ask about the package she was sent to retrieve. CNN has reached out to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more information.

Persons: Uber, William Brock, Loletha, Brock, Paul Kavanagh, Daniel P, Driscoll, Hall, Brock’s, William Brock Clark, Loletha’s, ”, “, ” Uber, Hall’s Uber, it’s Organizations: CNN, Sheriff’s, Police, Authorities Locations: Ohio, Clark, South Charleston

‘I’m not on trial,’ Willis saysWillis seized several opportunities to defend herself. She said at the beginning of her testimony that she was “very anxious” to defend herself, “so I ran to the courtroom.”“You think I’m on trial,” Willis said, in her sharpest pushback of the day. Video Ad Feedback Hear what legal expert thinks about Fani Willis' testimony 03:39 - Source: CNNWhen did the relationship start? Bryant-Yeartie said she observed “hugging, kissing, close affection” between Willis and Wade prior to 2022, when they claimed their romantic relationship began. Trump lawyer Steven Sadow asked Willis about the breakup, eliciting an answer that revealed sexist remarks that Wade allegedly made to Willis in the past.

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☆ Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Marshall Cohen Nick Valencia Maxime Tamsett Fabiana Chaparro | Marshall Cohen | Nick Valencia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It comes one day after former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell also pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Fulton County prosecutors recommended that he serve 5 years of probation and pay $5,000 in restitution, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee imposed that sentence at Friday’s hearing. Three defendants have now pleaded guilty in the sprawling racketeering case: Chesebro, Powell and Georgia-based bail bondsman Scott Hall. Powell and Hall both admitted their roles in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia. At a hearing earlier this week, Fulton County prosecutors and attorneys for Chesebro haggled over how many politically charged questions should be included.

Persons: Kenneth Chesebro, Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Trump, Sidney Powell, Chesebro, Scott McAfee, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Powell, Mike Pence, Joe Biden’s, “, Daysha Young, bondsman Scott Hall, Hall, McAfee, misapplied, Jack Smith, Steve Sadow, ” Sadow, Jan, impartially, MAGA, Donald Trump’s, ”, “ MAGA, “ MAGA Republicans ”, Chesebro’s Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Trump, Fulton, Giuliani, Eastman, Prosecutors, Hall, Justice, CNN, “ MAGA Republicans Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Powell, Coffee County , Georgia, Washington , DC

CNN —Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and starved in Georgia, authorities said. The South Korean consulate in Atlanta declined to comment on the case when contacted by CNN. This photo of a crime scene, with areas of blood redacted, was released by Gwinnett County Police. Gwinnett County PoliceOne of the suspects is a South Korean citizen visiting on a visa, authorities said, while the others are American citizens. Authorities did not release the name of the victim, pending notification of her death to her family in South Korea.

Persons: Christ ’, malnourishment, Eric Hyun, Hyun, Christ ”, Gawom Lee, Joonho Lee, Hyunji Lee, Juoonhyum Lee Organizations: CNN, Gwinnett County Police Department, Census Bureau, Gwinnett County Police Law, Authorities, Police, South, Gwinnett County Police Locations: Korean, Georgia, Jeju, Duluth, Atlanta, United States, South Korea, Duluth , Georgia, Gwinnett, South Korean

CNN —A 100-year-old African tortoise named Biscuit has been reunited with his family after being rescued from a canal, according to the Parish of Ascension in Louisiana. Animal control officers Curt Trepagnier and Isreal Millet “humanely contained, loaded into the truck, and safely transported” Biscuit to Cara’s House-Ascension Parish Animal Shelter, the post detailed. Biscuit was rescued by Animal Control in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. “We are happy to report that Biscuit has been reunited with his family! A video on the shelter’s Facebook page showed the centenarian tortoise slowly walking in front of his owner toward Howard’s pickup truck.

Persons: Curt Trepagnier, Isreal Millet “, Lamoine Howard, “, Howard, ” Howard, ” Organizations: CNN, Cara’s, Animal Control, ” CNN Locations: Ascension, Louisiana, New, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Ascension Parish , Louisiana

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