In Massachusetts, a personal care aid pleaded not guilty to over 24 charges related to the theft and use of a debit card meant for a legally blind and deaf teenaged girl. Kerri A. Ryan is accused of using the card between January and April of this year to get…
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Police Say Actor Shia LaBeouf May Not Have Caused Injury Crash Involving Drunk Driving
A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles County says actor Shia LaBeouf may not have caused the drunk driving-related injury accident on July 27 in West Hollywood, California. The accident occurred around 2:30 am. LaBeouf, who was arrested for DUI, has had to undergo surgery to repair an…
Batman Star Christian Bale Denies Assault Allegations
Actor Christian Bale was released on bail on Tuesday, after he was arrested earlier in the day following allegations that he assaulted his sister and mother. Bale has issued a statement denying the allegations. The 34-year-old movie star was detained at the London police station in England following his arrest.…
Civil Rights Injunction Filed Against Massachusetts State Senator James Marzilli
In Middlesex Superior Court, the attorney for three plaintiffs that are accusing Massachusetts State Senator James Marzilli of sexual harassment has filed an action requesting a civil rights injunction. The injunction would operate like a restraining order and carry a penalty of up to 10 years in state prison if…
New York Giants Football Player Serves Time in Jail for Violating Probation
New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw is completing a 30-day sentence in jail for violating the conditions of his probation related to an undisclosed offense from when he was a juvenile. Last month, Bradshaw voluntarily turned himself in at a Virginia jail, and his release is slated to take…
New DNA Evidence Clears JonBenet Ramsey’s Family of Her Murder
Nearly 12 years after the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, her family has finally been cleared of any involvement in her death. The body of the six-year-old beauty queen was found in the basement of her home in Boulder, Colorado, on December 26, 1996 and for years, her father John, her…
Two Ex-Tufts University Workers Indicted for Stealing Almost $1 Million
Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. announced this week that two former Tufts University workers have been indicted for stealing almost $1 million from the school. The indictments accuse Josephine Nealley, the former director of the student activities office, and Raymond Rodriguez, the office budget and fiscal coordinator, of…
Selectmen in Wrentham File Assault Charges Against Each Other Following Restroom Confrontation
In Massachusetts, two Wrentham selectmen have filed criminal charges against one another for assault. John Zizza and Robert Cohen got into a bathroom argument at a June 3 board meeting. According to Zizza, Cohen suddenly approached him and started uttering swear words, telling Zizza not to touch him and telling…
Child Porn Possession Charge Dropped Against Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents Investigator
The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office has dropped the child porn possession charge that was filed against Michael Fiola, a former Department of Industrial Accidents investigator in Massachusetts. Fiola was fired from his job after child pornography was discovered on his state-issued laptop. The computer was a replacement laptop, issued in…
Jury Finds R & B Singer R Kelly Not Guilty of Child Porn Charges
R & B Performer R Kelly has been found not guilty of all 14 child pornography charges. The verdict ends a six-year saga for the singer, who was accused of having sex with a minor and recording the incident on video. He could have faced 15 years in prison if…