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8 crewmen have pleaded guilty as probe continues into a record 20-ton cocaine bust on a Philly ship
PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that eight crew members aboard an international shipping vessel detained at the Port of Philadelphia two years ago have admitted to smuggling a record-breaking 20-ton cocaine haul that investigators have described as one of the largest seized in U.S. history. Though several men from the cargo ship, the MSC Gayane, have been in U.S. custody since authorities intercepted the drug shipment in June 2019, little has been released about their status or the ongoing efforts to trace the wider drug-trafficking network in which t...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Former Florida official has been cooperating with feds since last year in Matt Gaetz sex trafficking probe, report says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Greenberg, the disgraced former Seminole County tax collector facing a slew of federal charges, has been cooperating with investigators since last year and has revealed alleged paid sex encounters involving himself and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Greenberg began talking to the feds in order to secure leniency after realizing they had “overwhelming” evidence against him, according to the report, which cites “two people briefed on the matter.” The report states that Greenberg told federal authorities he and Gaetz “had encounters with women who ...
Orlando Sentinel
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Biden honors slain 'hero' officer in US Capitol ceremony
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden led emotional tributes Tuesday to the second US Capitol Police officer slain this year, hailing a "hero" who was manning a barricade when he was struck and killed by an attacker's car. The flag-draped casket of officer William "Billy" Evans, a 41-year-old father of two, was carried into the Rotunda so that the 18-year veteran of the department could lie in honor. It was the second such ceremony of 2021, occurring barely three months after an assault on the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters left another officer dead. Evans was killed and a colleague injured...
AFP
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Editorial: Imagine if Derek Chauvin’s identity had been kept secret, now say hello to Florida
We’ve written plenty about what the Florida Legislature should not be doing this year. Here’s something it should be doing: Closing a loophole that now keeps police officers’ identities a secret when they use force — including deadly force. The loophole exists thanks to a state constitutional amendment, best known as Marsy’s Law, that was ostensibly intended to benefit victims of crimes in various ways. Crime victims already had ample protections under Florida law, but a California billionaire whose sister was murdered has been going around persuading states to enshrine protections into state ...
Orlando Sentinel
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Michael Cohen expected to meet with prosecutors again in Trump Organization probe, source says
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen is expected to meet with Manhattan prosecutors for a ninth time this week in their ongoing criminal probe into former President Donald Trump and his eponymous company, a source familiar with the investigation told the New York Daily News on Monday. His latest rendezvous with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.’s team of investigators — headed by veteran white-collar prosecutor Mark Pomerantz — will add to more than 300 hours Cohen has already spent cooperating against his former boss in various investigations, the source said. Meanwhile, Cohen — who in 2018 was...
New York Daily News
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3 Georgia officers injured in high-speed chase, shootout with Alabama cousins
ATLANTA — Three Georgia law enforcement officers were injured during a wild car chase and shootout with two cousins from Alabama in the early hours of Monday morning, officials said. The officers, from three separate west Georgia departments, were each shot and one crashed into a utility pole after taking gunfire in his patrol car during the chase, Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langley told reporters during a news conference. One officer was treated and released Monday afternoon, while the two others remained in the hospital as of Monday evening. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Trump supporter charged with harassment after threatening phone calls to congresswoman
PHILADELPHIA — A Delaware County man made threatening and lewd phone calls to Democratic U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania after she spoke out against the January attack at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Monday. Stephen Cilurso, 68, has been charged with two counts of harassment for making 19 calls to Dean’s office in February, according to court records. He was released on $25,000 unsecured bail. There was no indication he had hired an attorney. Cilurso, of Aldan, admitted to detectives he made the calls, saying that when he “gets into drinking he has a dirty mouth.” He told them h...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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1 dead, police officer hospitalized in shooting at Tennessee high school
One person has died and a police officer was injured in a shooting incident Monday at Tennessee high school, police said. Gunshot were fired when officers approached a “male subject who was possibly armed” at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, the Knoxville Police Department said, according to local news station WBIR. Police say one man was pronounced dead, while a Knoxville officer suffered at least one gunshot wound and was hospitalized. The officer’s injuries are not expected to be life-threatening, according to officials. Police said another person was detained for “further inves...
New York Daily News
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Police officer among multiple reported victims in shooting at Tennessee high school, officials say
A police officer was among multiple gunshot victims reported in an incident at a Tennessee high school Monday, according to authorities. Police confirmed shortly before 4 p.m. EDT that officials were at the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville. A Knoxville police officer was among the victims, authorities said. “The investigation remains active at this time. Please avoid the area,” Knoxville Police tweeted, noting there were authorities from multiple agencies at the scene. The number of victims was not immediately made available, nor were any of their identities. ...
New York Daily News
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Former Chiefs coach Britt Reid charged with DWI in crash that injured 5-year-old girl
Former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated, two months after a vehicular crash left a 5-year-old girl with a traumatic brain injury, Jackson County prosecutors announced. On Monday, prosecutors charged Reid, 35, with driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury in the crash that happened Feb. 4. It is a Class D felony and if convicted Reid could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison. Reid was not in custody on Monday but had made plans to surrender. The prosecutor’s office requested a $100,000 bond and that Reid be placed on GPS ...
The Kansas City Star
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