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☆ Judge to consider ‘Rust’ armorer’s motion to be released from detention in light of Alec Baldwin’s case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A New Mexico judge on Thursday is set to consider the “Rust” movie armorer’s motion to be released from prison, months after similar charges against actor Alec Baldwin were dismissed due to prosecutorial misconduct. At her trial, prosecutors argued she repeatedly violated safety protocol and was negligent in performing her duties, allowing six live rounds on to the set. Her defense attorney argued she was scapegoated for the safety failures of film set management and other crew members. But just days after his trial began, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the charges and ruled prosecutors did not properly turn over evidence to the defense. The judge called the withholding of evidence “intentional and deliberate” and dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again.

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Eric Adams spent two nights at the St. Regis Istanbul in the summer of 2017, prosecutors said. He paid $600 for the hotel's Bentley suite instead of its true worth, about $7,000, they said. A page from the indictment showing the Bentley Suite, where feds say Adams stayed at a big discount. One of these perks was the 2017 stay in the St. Regis' Bentley Suite. Take a look inside the Bentley hotel suite where prosecutors say he stayed in 2017 at a major discount.

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☆ Former Houston officer found guilty of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. A jury found Gerald Goines guilty of two counts of murder in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his 58-year-old wife Rhogena Nicholas. Goines looked down and did not visibly react as the verdict was read in a Houston courtroom. Goines’ attorneys argued during the trial that the first to fire at another person was Tuttle and not police officers. The probe into the drug raid also uncovered allegations of systemic corruption.

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☆ Oklahoma man says he didn't commit the crime he's set to die for. Will the governor spare him?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Abigail Brooks | Abigail Brooks Is A Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“I would have been OK with a life sentence,” Littlejohn said in an interview last month. “But a death sentence for robbery? Kevin Stitt, a Republican, after the state parole board voted 3-2 to recommend commuting his sentence to life without parole. It is not the first time Littlejohn has faced an opportunity to overturn his death sentence. In 1998, the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals vacated the death sentence and ordered a resentencing.

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☆ 50 Cent’s Diddy docuseries is heading to Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ biggest critics has announced he has a docuseries coming about the embroiled producer’s legal issues. Rapper and actor 50 Cent shared on social media Wednesday a Variety report that states his project about Combs has found a home at Netflix. “I been telling y’all about all this weird s**t, I don’t do NO puffy party’s,” 50 Cent wrote in the caption. 50 Cent has also said he believes Combs is connected to the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. CNN has reached out to representatives for both 50 Cent and Netflix for comment.

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☆ Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison, surrenders to authorities after Nov. 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCaroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison, surrenders to authorities after Nov. 7CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos breaks down the sentencing of Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and ex-girlfriend of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos, Sam Bankman Organizations: Alameda Research

☆ There's a reason Diddy's famous friends have stayed silent amid his arrest. PR experts say it's the best strategy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But Diddy's empire began to crumble when Ventura sued Combs last year, accusing him of rape and abuse. Last week, Combs was arrested and indicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges by federal prosecutors in Manhattan. AdvertisementSean "Diddy" Combs depicted in a courtroom sketch from September 17, 2024. Jane Rosenberg/ReutersAs discussions and theories have swirled around Combs' felony counts, his famous friends, colleagues, and labelmates have also become sources of speculation. However, according to Evan Nierman, CEO of the crisis PR firm Red Banyan , that silence is almost certainly strategic.

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☆ Ryan Routh, arrested near Trump's Florida golf course, is charged with attempted assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Federal prosecutors have charged the man who was spotted with a gun outside of Donald Trump's golf course with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate. It also added two other charges: possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer. Routh had previously been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Fla., on Sept. 15. “The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Ryan Wesley Routh, United States Donald J, Trump, Routh, Aileen Cannon, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, ” Trump, He's Organizations: United, Trump, AFP, Getty, Department, Joe Biden Department of Justice, FBI Locations: United States, West Palm Beach , Florida, Martin County, Fla, U.S, Florida

☆ Caroline Ellison, former FTX exec and Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend, sentenced to 2 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Caroline Ellison, whose testimony helped convict her former boss and ex-boyfriend, disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for fraud and conspiracy. Ellison, 29, accepted a plea deal to charges of conspiracy and financial fraud in December 2022, a month after FTX spiraled into bankruptcy. Bankman-Fried was convicted of all seven criminal fraud charges against him and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Lawyers for Ellison had asked that she be sentenced to time served and supervised release, citing her cooperation. Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant of Bankman-Fried, was the first of the FTX executive team to be sentenced.

Persons: Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Ellison, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, FTX spiraled, Fried, Prosecutors, John Ray, disentangling, FTX, Ryan Salame, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang Organizations: FTX, CNBC, Bankman, U.S, Alameda Research, Super Bowl Locations: U.S, Manhattan, Bahamas, Washington, Caribbean, Bankman

☆ Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as 'blatant lies'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after it was harshly criticized by one of the brothers. Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Sept. 19 on Netflix, as "blatant lies" and called the portrayal of his brother Lyle "ruinous" in a statement from prison released by his wife. Brothers Joseph “Lyle” Menendez, now 56, and Erik Menendez, now 53, were convicted in their parents' murders in 1996 after two trials, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Ryan Murphy on Monday responded to the backlash from Erik Menendez, telling E! In his Sept. 19 statement, Erik Menendez said: “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a section of the New York City jail where convicted cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried is being held, sources confirm to NBC News. The area of the detention center is reserved for detainees who require special protection, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Combs, 54, was arrested last week and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a federal jail that has a notorious reputation for violence and poor care. Bankman-Fried, known as SBF, was convicted in November and was sentenced in March to 25 years in federal prison. Combs has not been convicted and has pleaded not guilty, but a federal judge on Sept. 17 ordered that he be held in jail pending trial.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman, Combs, Prosecutors Organizations: New, NBC News, Metropolitan Detention, MDC, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Alameda Research Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Alameda

☆ Israel steps up deadly Lebanon attacks and ExxonMobil sued over plastics recycling: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Israel’s military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate certain areas, spurring tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. The lawsuit alleges ExxonMobil misled consumers for decades, encouraging Americans to pursue a “throw-away lifestyle” and downplaying concerns about plastics’ ecological risks. Effort to change Nebraska’s electoral vote system blockedA Republican state senator’s opposition to a law changing how Nebraska allocates its electoral votes drew anger from former President Donald Trump. State Sen. Mike McDonnell wrote in a letter that he is opposed to changing Nebraska’s system — which awards electoral votes by congressional district — to a winner-take-all approach so close to Election Day. Under a winner-take-all model, Trump would be all but certain to win all of Nebraska’s electoral votes.

Persons: Fadel Itani, Israel, ”, Rob Bonta, “, Read, Donald Trump, Donald Trump . State Sen, Mike McDonnell, McDonnell, Trump, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, Ryan Wesley Routh, Marcellus Williams, Felicia “ Lisha ” Gayle, Bill Anders, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: ExxonMobil, Getty, International Organization for Migration, U.S . State Department, NBC News, Republican, Donald Trump . State, drugmaker Novo Nordisk, Service, Justice Department, Trump, National Hurricane Center, King, Gettysburg College, NASA, NBC, Walmart Locations: Lebanon . California, Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, AFP, California, Nebraska, Omaha, Florida, Trump’s, Lago, Butler , Pennsylvania, Missouri, Caribbean, Colorado, Boulder, Boulder ., Pennsylvania, Spain

Missouri is set Tuesday to execute Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate whose case has spurred several efforts to save his life amid doubts about the evidence presented at his 2001 murder trial and the actions of a trial lawyer in the case. The attorneys are asking for the court to either find that those actions violated Williams’ rights or have a lower court address those issues. A St. Louis County circuit judge and Gayle’s family also agreed to the deal, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, opposed it, and the state Supreme Court agreed. A judge ultimately rejected the motion to vacate, a ruling Williams’ attorneys appealed to the state Supreme Court in the hearing Monday. In addition to the state Supreme Court appeal, Williams’ attorneys also have an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court and a clemency request before Missouri Gov.

Persons: Marcellus Williams, Williams, Felicia, Lisha, Gayle, Louis, “, Marcellus Williams ’, Jonathan Potts, Potts, ” “, ”, Michael Spillane, Wesley Bell, Louis County, Bell, St, Andrew Bailey, Mike Parson, Parson Organizations: Reuters, Missouri Supreme Court, Democrat, Republican, U.S, Supreme, Missouri Gov, NAACP Locations: Missouri, St, Louis, Louis County

☆ Wole Soyinka on having his memoir made into a movie: ‘Turning my life into something people can watch, pains me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Daniel Renjifo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Twenty-two months in total isolation, denied books, denied paper, my cell constantly searched, nothing at all to sustain my mind. Let me put it this way, turning anything in my life into something other people can watch, pains me. Nigerian playwright, novelist and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Wole Soyinka poses for a portrait in Johannesburg on April 4, 2024. But it was grand when one after the other (African Nobel winners) began to come in. WS: If Branson came now and said, I’ve found space for you, I would terminate this interview right now.

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A man convicted in the murder and robbery of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock at a famous Los Angeles eatery was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Connie Quinones read his sentence Monday at the Compton Courthouse. Moore said an "extensive amount" of jewelry was taken from PnB Rock in the deadly robbery. NBC Los Angeles reported that Trone is a South Los Angeles gang member. On Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement that Trone's affirms that justice will prevail for PnB Rock's loved ones.

Persons: PnB, Freddie Lee Trone, Connie Quinones, Trone, Rakim Hasheem Allen —, Winston McKesson, Michel Moore, Moore, Tremont Jones, Shauntel Trone, Freddie Lee's, George Gascón, Trone's, PnB Rock's, Gascón Organizations: Prosecutors, Los Angeles Police, NBC News, NBC Locations: Philadelphia, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, Los, NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

☆ Woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming the attack, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in New York. Thalia Graves alleged that she met Combs when she was 25 through her boyfriend, who worked at Combs’ record label Bad Boy. CNN has reached out to representatives of Combs and Sherman for comment. In addition, Diddy has been accused in 10 civil lawsuits alleging a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity. The suit accuses Combs, Sherman and businesses associated with Combs of violating New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, and it accuses Combs and Sherman of violating state civil rights law and city administrative code.

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☆ Judge predicts the public won't be as mean to Caroline Ellison now that she's been sentenced
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Though the judge spoke favorably about Ellison, he said that he could not let her off scot-free. "Her physical appearance has been the subject of internet fascination and scrutiny," her lawyer, Anjan Sahni, told the judge at the Tuesday sentencing hearing. Advertisement"She had a crush on him from the beginning," Sahni told the judge in the sentencing hearing. Related stories"I found myself drifting away," Ellison told the judge in her own remarks Tuesday. "Numerous films and TV shows are in production about the downfall of FTX, which will only perpetuate the public scrutiny Ellison has faced to date," prosecutors wrote in a filing ahead of the sentencing hearing.

Persons: —, Caroline Ellison —, Sam Bankman, Lewis Kaplan, Ellison, she's, Kaplan, Bankman, scot, FTX, Anjan Sahni, Fried, New York Times —, Jane Street, Sahni Organizations: Service, Bankman, Business, Alameda Research, New York Times, Prosecutors Locations: Manhattan, Bankman

Defense lawyers also had requested a no-prison sentence for Ellison, who had run Alameda Research , a hedge fund connected to FTX. Kaplan allowed Ellison to remain free on bail until she surrenders to prison either on or after Nov. 7. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in March and also was ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture by Kaplan. On Tuesday, before sentencing Ellison, Kaplan contrasted her conduct after she was charged with that of Bankman-Fried. Both Bankman-Fried and Ellison had faced the same statutory maximum sentence of about 110 years in prison for their crimes.

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☆ Michael Kovrig: Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Kovrig and Spavor were only freed after US prosecutors dropped the extradition request and agreed to release Meng, nearly two years later. Chinese officials did not publicly disclose any evidence against Spavor or Kovrig, or detailed information relating to their trials, which were held behind closed doors. Michael Kovrig embraces his separated wife Vina Nadjibulla after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, on September 25, 2021. You are going to be interrogated,’” Kovrig said. After six months, Kovrig said he was moved to a larger cell with plexiglass windows, which he shared with a dozen cellmates.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Michael Kovrig, Michaels, ” Kovrig, Michael Spavor, Kovrig, “, ‘ That’s, ’ ”, Meng Wanzhou, Meng, Michael Kovrig, Vina Nadjibulla, Frank Gunn, ’ ” Kovrig, “ I’ll Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CBC News, International, Group, Huawei, Pearson International Airport, “, CNN, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Ottawa, Canadian, North Korea, Vancouver, Toronto

☆ Marcellus Williams is executed despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Around 100 demonstrators were present on the prison grounds protesting capital punishment and Williams’ execution, Pojmann said. Williams’ team filed a clemency petition to the US Supreme Court last week, noting Missouri’s previous governor had postponed Williams’ execution indefinitely amid questions about the integrity of Williams’ trial. Eric Greitens previously halted Williams’ execution and formed a board to investigate his case and determine whether he should be granted clemency. “The Board investigated Williams’ case for the next six years — until Governor Michael Parson abruptly terminated the process,” Williams’ attorneys wrote. “The Governor’s actions have violated Williams’ constitutional rights and created an exceptionally urgent need for the Court’s attention,” Williams’ attorneys said in court documents.

Persons: Marcellus Williams, Williams, Williiams, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Felicia Gayle, Gayle’s, Mike Parson, Trevor Foley, “, Larry Komp, ” Komp, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, CNN’s Jake Tapper, doesn’t, Governor Parson, Parson, Louis County, Williams ’, ” Williams, Karen Pojmann, Imam Jalahii Kacem, Pojmann, Andrew Bailey, Wesley Bell, Louis, ” Bailey, Jonathan Potts, Michael Spillane, ” Spillane, “ Mr, ” Parson, ”, – Williams, Alford, general’s, Eric Greitens, Michael Parson, ” CNN’s Dakin Andone, Lauren Mascarenhas, John Fritze, Jennifer Hauser Organizations: CNN, US, ”, Missouri Department of Corrections, NAACP, Williams, of Corrections, Attorney’s Office, Missouri Attorney General’s, Jail, Court, Missouri Supreme, Republican Gov, Supreme, Attorney’s, GOP Gov Locations: Missouri, Bonne Terre, St, Louis

☆ Caroline Ellison, whose testimony helped convict Sam Bankman-Fried, faces her own sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A year ago, Caroline Ellison was preparing to testify against her former boss and ex-boyfriend in one of the biggest fraud trials in US history. Ellison, who ran Alameda, pleaded guilty to seven federal counts of fraud and conspiracy shortly after FTX’s collapse. A jury last year convicted former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried on multiple counts of federal fraud and conspiracy. Over three days on the stand, Ellison, who is 29, repeatedly reinforced that throughout her years at Alameda, the buck stopped with Bankman-Fried. While sentencing is entirely up to Judge Kaplan’s discretion, legal experts say it’s highly unlikely Ellison will end up in prison.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Caroline Ellison, she’ll, FTX, Ellison, Sam Bankman, Lewis Kaplan, Ellison’s candor, Angela Weiss, “ Sam, ”, Dennis Kelleher, “, Kaplan’s, Jordan Estes, Kramer Levin, Josh Naftalis, Kaplan, Pallas, Ryan Salame, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Alameda Research, Getty, Better, of, New, Bankman Locations: New York, Alameda, Bankman, of New York

☆ Post-Roe, pregnant women face growing risk of criminal prosecution for charges much broader than abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Other documented charges against pregnant women include criminal homicide and drug-related charges, along with one charge related to a portion of a criminal abortion statute that has since been repealed and one charge of abuse of a corpse. Certain groups have been advocating for fetal personhood for decades, she said. So instead, fetal personhood was indirectly written into other areas of law, with a particular focus on advocating for prosecutions of pregnant women. “The goal was not just to have these individual people go to prison, it was meant to set a precedent about what fetal rights look like,” she said. Marsh’s case is a “prime example of how pregnancy loss can become a criminal investigation very quickly,” Dana Sussman, senior vice president of Pregnancy Justice, told KFF.

Persons: Dobbs, Roe, Wade, ”, Mary Ruth Ziegler, Ziegler, “, ” Ziegler, Tom Parker, Him, Amari Marsh, ” Dana Sussman, KFF, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Lourdes A, Rivera Organizations: CNN, University of California Davis School of Law, Pregnancy, South Carolina State University, CNN Health, Dobbs America Locations: United States, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina

☆ Will Caroline Ellison get jail time for her role in the $11 billion FTX fraud scheme? Here's what the judge must weigh.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, a judge will decide what sentence to give Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty to conspiring with Sam Bankman-Fried in an $11 billion fraud scheme. Ellison's sentencing sets up a high-stakes balancing test. She still participated in a massive fraud scheme, after all, the value of which he put at $11 billion. Ellison was the SBF trial's star witnessEllison pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering for her role in the FTX scandal. Because the Bankman-Fried case went to trial, Kaplan has a lot of information at his disposal when deciding Ellison's sentence.

Persons: —, Caroline Ellison, Sam Bankman, Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Fried, Ellison, Kaplan, FTX, cooperators, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Joshua Naftalis, That's, Naftalis, Fried JANE ROSENBERG, John J, Ray III, Ryan Salame, Salame's, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Ellison's, Krissoff Organizations: Service, Business, Alameda Research, LLP, Prosecutors, Fried JANE ROSENBERG Prosecutors, Securities Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Government, MIT, Bankman Locations: Bankman, Manhattan, Alameda, New York, Brooklyn

☆ Prosecutors want to bring attempted assassination charge against man in Trump golf incident. Here’s what they’d have to prove
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors have already charged Ryan Wesley Routh with two firearms offenses, and a federal magistrate judge on Monday ordered him detained pending further court proceedings. The attempted assassination charge is “pretty rare,” according to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a CNN senior law enforcement analyst. But it has been used in other high-profile attempted assassination cases, such as that of a man charged with traveling to Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland home with a gun, burglary tools and other equipment in an apparent attempt on the Supreme Court justice’s life. To prove their case, prosecutors would have to convince a jury that Routh took affirmative steps to carry out a plot to kill the former president. Ron DeSantis said last week that the state “will be conducting its own investigation regarding the attempted assassination at Trump International Golf Club.” Routh has not been charged in state court.

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☆ Katy Perry's most personal lyric on her new album is about her daughter Daisy. It's too little, too late to save it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the 11th and final song, "Wonder," Perry dedicates a succinct pep talk to Daisy, the name of her child with Orlando Bloom. "Stay free, little Daisy," Perry sings in the second verse. AdvertisementHowever, it is the only discernible reference to Daisy on "143" — and it appears to be the album's sole personal detail, period. Perry doesn't sound invested in any of it. Music doesn't need to be confessional or true-to-life in order to be good.

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