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☆ Michigan investigation into missing man Eric Lee Franks continues over a decade later
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

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☆ Catching Sanctions Evaders Getting More Complex
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( David Smagalla | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Some players looking to bypass Russia sanctions are taking pages from the playbook of Iran and North Korea sanctions evaders, such as the use of front companies to transact in the country. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. Isaias Lima, a managing director at financial services business the Bancorp Inc., said attempts by individuals and entities to help Russia evade sanctions are a concern. “The expectation is that if you are receiving the data, if you have possession of IP addresses, you have to screen those IP addresses and understand whether or not those transactions are originating from sanctioned countries,” he added. OFAC has relied more and more on the use of IP addresses as a sanctions enforcement tool, said Orisia Gammell, SAP SE’s chief legal counsel for export control.

☆ Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing isn’t the only celeb recipe we crave
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —By now you may have heard something about Olivia Wilde’s salad dressing. Internet detectives have been furiously trying to figure out her recipe after it was mentioned in a story published Monday by the Daily Mail. There is even a theory that Wilde previously shared the recipe for the dressing with the Food Network awhile back. Emily Blunt’s take on ‘engagement chicken’Blunt endorsed Food Network star Ina Garten’s roast chicken in a podcast conversation last year. Her recipe has made it to People magazine and includes unsweetened chocolate squares, butter, chopped walnuts and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.

☆ A woman is dead and 3 other people were injured in an apparent California stabbing spree
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A woman was killed and three people were injured in an apparent stabbing spree Monday morning in Long Beach, California, police said. As officers were at that scene, another stabbing was reported at 6:25 a.m. about a half-mile away, the Long Beach department said. One of the two was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; the other was treated at the scene by responding officers, the Long Beach department said. The housing crisis in Long Beach, where the median home value is north of $700,000, has been worsening. Roughly 9 in 10 homeless people in the city are from California, the city said.

Four Oklahoma men who had gone missing while on a bicycle ride were shot and their dismembered bodies were discarded into a river, police said Monday. All four were shot and identifications were slowed because their bodies had been dismembered, according to Prentice. "We believe the men planned to commit some type of criminal act," Prentice told reporters. The investigation led police over the weekend to a salvage yard. The chief named the salvage yard owner, Joe Kennedy, as a "person of interest," who detectives are seeking to interview.

☆ Rupert Murdoch is exploring the rejoining of Fox and News Corp into one single company
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Claire Atkinson | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert Murdoch is considering bringing together Fox Corp and News Corp. Late Friday, News Corp announced it had formed a special committee to begin looking at a potential combination with Fox, following letters from Murdoch and the Murdoch Family Trust. While the television and film assets were renamed under a private company called 21st Century Fox, according to The Journal. The latter was eventually renamed as Fox Corp, and now owns Fox News, Fox Broadcast network, local television stations, and the Tubi streaming service. In May 2021, the younger Murdoch told Insider that "it's a terrific job."

☆ 2 teens charged with murder, to be extradited after Georgia high school football star shot dead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Two teenagers have been arrested in South Carolina, charged with murder, and will be extradited in connection with the death of Georgia high school football star Elijah DeWitt, who was found shot in a mall parking lot. DeWitt, 18, was found dead on the ground with gunshot wounds Wednesday evening around 8:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Mills Mall in Gwinnett County, Georgia, near a Dave & Buster’s arcade, authorities said. The Gwinnett County Police Department announced Friday two teens from Lawrenceville, Georgia, were arrested in South Carolina. They will be extradited from the custody of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office to Gwinnett County, police said. DeWitt was a senior at Jefferson High School and star wide receiver on the school's football team.

Chicago police are looking for a man who they say attacked and sexually abused an 11-year-old girl last week as she walked home from school. The attack happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Washington Park neighborhood, police said in a statement. The attacker, described as a man 45 to 60 years old, grabbed the girl from behind, put his hand over her mouth, pulled her into an alley and sexually abused her, police said. The attack involved a student at Dulles Elementary School, a K-8 campus. By Monday there had been no arrests, Chicago police said, and detectives continued to investigate.

☆ Over 40 FBI agents involved in search for Quinton Simon, missing Georgia toddler
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

More than 40 FBI agents and personnel are on the ground in Georgia assisting in the search for 20-month-old Quinton Simon, who has been missing since last week, according to police. The toddler was reported missing Wednesday morning from his home in an unincorporated part of Chatham County near Savannah. The Chatham County Police Department requested the FBI's help the day the toddler was reported missing, Chief Jeffrey Hadley said at a news conference on Monday. "We understand that people far beyond Chatham County have become emotionally invested in this incident and the search for Quinton and they want answers. Members of the FBI assist the Chatham County Police Department in the search for toddler Quinton Simon in Georgia, on Monday.

☆ Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne tell serial killer story in 'The Good Nurse'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne attend the premiere of 'The Good Nurse' during the BFI London Film Festival, in London, Britain, October 10, 2022. Based on a book of the same name, "The Good Nurse" centres around ICU nurse Amy Loughren who in 2003 helped uncover the murders committed by her colleague and friend Charles Cullen. And so it felt like a big responsibility," Chastain told Reuters at the movie's London Film Festival premiere on Monday. “The Good Nurse” is directed by Tobias Lindholm, writer of the Oscar-winning Danish film "Another Round", making his English-language feature debut. "The Good Nurse” starts streaming on Netflix on Oct. 26.

☆ What we know about the victims of the possible serial killer in Stockton, California
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Antonio Planas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Police are searching for a person of interest in a series of five fatal shootings in Stockton, California, that are thought to be connected. “By definition, you could probably very well call this serial killings,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said Friday. Paul Alexander YawPaul Alexander Yaw. via FacebookGreta Bogrow, 60, of Texas, said Monday that her son Paul Alexander Yaw was killed July 8 at a park in the Northern California city. It’s been really, really hard.”The station reported that Debudey was a father and that he and Lopez met 28 years ago when they were in high school.

An arrest was made Tuesday in this month’s fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock during a robbery at a restaurant in South Los Angeles. The shooter robbed PnB Rock, making off with multiple items, the officials said. Detectives made an arrest Tuesday as they pursued at least two people in the slaying, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles. Representatives of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office also did not immediately respond. “PnB Rock was more than an artist.

Police in Florida are investigating an incident where shots were fired outside of a Chuck E. Cheese during an altercation on Saturday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff's office received multiple calls about shots fired near the Hillsborough County establishment just before 5p.m. According to detectives, an altercation broke out inside the Chuck E. Cheese, but a security guard relocated the crowd outside into the parking lot. "At some point, the woman lost possession of the firearm outside of Chuck E. Cheese, while another woman picked it up and shot at least one round into the air," the sheriff's office said. During the altercation, a white Audi crashed into the Chuck E. Cheese, and two women and a minor were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

☆ Florida man kills ex-wife and stepson in dispute over lights left on in the house
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A recently-divorced Florida man fatally shot his ex-wife and her adult son in a “rage” over electricity and leaving the lights on in the house, Florida authorities said. Chief Deputy Brian Henderson said detectives determined Williams launched the rampage over arguments he had with his ex regarding electricity in the home. Williams told officials he shut off power to the house and locked the electrical panel and left on Sunday. But when he came back, he found Ebanks-Williams and Adams had cut the lock, restored power, and placed a new lock on the panel. Williams and Ebanks-Williams remained living together following their divorce with plans to eventually sell the home and split the proceeds, Henderson said.

☆ Evidence that freed Adnan Syed was long available, 'Serial' host says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In a new episode of “Serial” released Tuesday, host Sarah Koenig noted that most or all of the evidence cited in prosecutors’ motion to overturn the conviction was available since 1999. Adnan Syed, center, leaves the courthouse after being released from prison in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 19, 2022. In the “Serial” episode posted Tuesday, Koenig broke down prosecutors’ motion and described how some evidence they cited was featured in the podcast, while other evidence — including the evidence of other possible suspects — became public more recently. Other supporting evidence on the unreliability of a key witness and questions about cellphone data was previously featured on “Serial,” Koenig said. In the years since “Serial” chronicled Syed’s case and transformed the true-crime genre, a number of breakthroughs have come in other cases examined by like-minded podcasters.

☆ Convicted murderer is linked to cold case killings of 4 women who vanished more than 30 years ago in Missouri
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | The Associated Press | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Missouri inmate serving a life sentence for killing a man was linked to the cold case killings of four women who vanished more than 30 years ago after DNA evidence connected him to the crimes. The bodies were found in various locations in Lincoln, St. Louis, and St. Charles counties, O’Fallon police said in a Facebook statement. In April, the St. Charles County Crime Lab technicians found DNA from a small amount of viable evidence. "It may have taken a while, but your family member was not forgotten," St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar said at a news conference on Monday. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Muehlberg also expressed remorse for the killings, writing that he "must live with my past — the good and bad parts.

☆ University of Tampa student fatally shot while trying to get into wrong car
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Mirna Alsharif Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A University of Tampa student was fatally shot early Saturday while trying to get into the wrong car, police said. The student, who had been with friends, took an Uber to his home near campus and attempted to get into a parked car, Tampa police said in a news release. The person in that car fatally fired on the student. Police investigate the shooting death of a Tampa student. The University of Tampa issued a statement Saturday mourning the student.

☆ ‘Law & Order’ actor Diane Neal weighs in on how the show can affect perceptions of police
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Over numerous seasons of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the tough and persistent assistant district attorney convicts scores of sex offenders and delivers justice to their victims. An internal NYPD investigation in 2018 criticized the department’s handling of sexual assault cases. A representative for Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” did not respond to a request for comment. In a 2020 special celebrating the long-running “SVU,” Mariska Hargitay, who plays detective Olivia Benson, spoke of the positive impact the show had on sexual assault survivors. Others have argued that “Law & Order” and police procedurals more broadly shouldn’t be expected to reflect reality precisely because they are fictional – a point that Oliver acknowledged in his show.

☆ Steve Bannon surrenders in Manhattan 'We Build the Wall' donor-scam case
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Last time Bannon was busted in the "We Build the Wall" donor-scam case, it was aboard a $28 million yacht. And unlike after his 2020 arrest, Trump can't throw Bannon a life preserver in the form of a federal pardon. After he's booked, "they'll probably keep him in the DA-squad office, where they fingerprinted him, or the DA-Investigators' office," Saland said. There, he'll wait for his afternoon court appearance — quite possibly in a "1970s-era chair," Saland said. But it's certainly not going to be anything like a $28 million yacht."

☆ Irene Gakwa moved to the US to attend nursing school in Wyoming. Then she vanished
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Irene Gakwa’s last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing. After Gakwa’s brothers could not reach her, they looked through her phone records and called a close friend she’d talked to numerous times. A group formed to help find Irene Gakwa prepares to post signs seeking information about the missing woman in Gillette, Wyoming, on June 18. Lacey Ayers talks to Stacy Koester, left, and Melissa Bloxom as they place signs with an image of Irene Gakwa in a yard in Gillette, Wyoming. Gakwa and Hightman eventually moved in together in Meridian, and she started nursing school at College of Western Idaho.

☆ Prosecutors try to prove 1996 killing as body of Kristin Smart remains missing
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Opening statements are scheduled Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas in the trial of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, who is charged as an accessory. Paul Flores had long been considered a suspect in the killing, but prosecutors only arrested him and his father in 2021 after the investigation was revived. San Luis Obispo Sheriff Ian Parkinson acknowledged missteps by detectives over the years and he credited a popular podcast about Smart’s disappearance called “Your Own Backyard” for helping unearth new information and inspiring witnesses to speak with investigators. Prosecutors, defense lawyers and San Luis Obispo sheriff’s deputies are constrained by a court order prohibiting them from discussing the case. Attorney Harold Mesick, who represents Ruben Flores, previously said the evidence unearthed was ambiguous.

☆ Washington, DC's police force is offering $20,000 bonuses to attract new officers amid labor shortage hiring struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-21 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Washington, DC is giving new cops a $20,000 hiring bonus amid a "very challenging job market." New starters will be given $10,000 as an initial hiring bonus and a further $10,000 once they complete a 24-week training program at the police academy. The starting salary at the DC MPD is $60,199, which rises to $65,863 after an 18-month probationary period. The $20,000 hiring bonus effectively means an increase of 33% to the basic first-year salary. DC's bonus is part of Bowser's budget for the 2023 fiscal year, which includes an investment of around $30 million for MPD hiring, recruitment, and retention incentives.

☆ Made Men: A photo tour of the most notorious sites of New York Mafia history – and what they look like now
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-23 | by ( Andrew Lichtenstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Andrew Lichtenstein for InsiderManhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, on the western edge of Midtown, got its name from its crowded tenements. On March, 13, 2019, Gambino family crime boss Frankie Cali was shot dead in the driveway outside his Todt Hill home. Andrew Lichtenstein for InsiderThe service road to the Belt Parkway runs through the northern edge of the Brighton Beach neighborhood. John Gotti's Family Home, Howard Beach, QueensThe home where John Gotti, the leader of the Gambino crime family. It's here that John Gotti, the leader of the Gambino crime family and thus the 'Godfather' of the American mafia, lived and raised his family.

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