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Mother Who Evaded Drug Charges After Moving to Mexico Might Get Custody of Her Special Needs Child

In 2022, the Mother of L.C., a three-year-old special needs child, was arrested for transporting six boxes of fentanyl containing over 50,000 pills in her car while her son was a passenger. Mother (identified only by this title in the court case) fled to Mexico but had to leave her... Read More about Mother Who Evaded Drug Charges After Moving to Mexico Might Get Custody of Her Special Needs Child

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Online Petition Calls for the Release of Guatemalan Man Charged With FL Officer’s Death During Arrest

An online petition has garnered over half a million signatures calling for the release of a Guatemalan man who was arrested and then later charged with the death of the officer who arrested him. Nineteen-year-old Virgilio Aguilar Mendez is facing charges of aggravated manslaughter after Florida police officer, Sgt. Michael... Read More about Online Petition Calls for the Release of Guatemalan Man Charged With FL Officer’s Death During Arrest

Graves marked by metal tags in a pauper's field behind a jail in Jackson, Mississippi, where 215 individuals have been buried since 2016.

215 People Found Buried Behind a Mississippi Jail, Families of Those Buried Demand Answers

Questions continue to mount after a pauper’s grave behind a Jackson, Mississippi, jail in Hinds County made national headlines last October. It is believed that 215 individuals have been buried at the pauper’s field since 2016. The gravesites are marked by a metal tag bearing a three-digit number. Reports indicate... Read More about 215 People Found Buried Behind a Mississippi Jail, Families of Those Buried Demand Answers

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California’s Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties Sued for Negligence Over Floodwater Damage

A massive 64-page lawsuit has been filed against California’s Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, along with other defendants, for “negligence” following flooding that devastated the communities of Watsonville and Pajaro. The lawsuit lists roughly 800 plaintiffs and area residents including homeowners, renters, business owners, and even children. The towns of... Read More about California’s Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties Sued for Negligence Over Floodwater Damage

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Woman With PTSD Wrongfully Denied Mental Health Diversion After She Robbed Liquor Store

California’s Penal Code permits its courts to grant pretrial diversion to defendants who have been diagnosed with certain mental disorders. Jeanette Sarmiento was arrested in conjunction with an attempted liquor store robbery, and because she had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), additional mental health problems and complications from methamphetamine use, she... Read More about Woman With PTSD Wrongfully Denied Mental Health Diversion After She Robbed Liquor Store

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Lawsuit Accuses Knicks Owner James Dolan of Sexual Assault and Trafficking, Links Him to Harvey Weinstein

A federal lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday accuses New York Knicks owner James Dolan of sexual assault and trafficking. The plaintiff, Kellye Croft, a former massage therapist, accuses Dolan of pressuring her into unwanted sexual encounters during her tenure on The Eagles' 2013 concert tour, where... Read More about Lawsuit Accuses Knicks Owner James Dolan of Sexual Assault and Trafficking, Links Him to Harvey Weinstein

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Minnesota Dairy Farm Withheld at Least $3 Million From Immigrant Workers

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Minnesota Dairy farm, accusing the company of housing violations and withholding at least $3 million in unpaid wages from its immigrant workers. The lawsuit was filed in Stearns County District Court against Paynesville, Minnesota-based Evergreen Acres... Read More about Minnesota Dairy Farm Withheld at Least $3 Million From Immigrant Workers

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Boeing Faces Class Action Lawsuit and Federal Investigations After Mid-Flight Nightmare

The aviation world is still recovering from the nightmare flight aboard Alaska Airlines earlier this month. Shortly after Alaska Air Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport in Washington en route to Ontario International Airport in California, a door plug of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 came loose and... Read More about Boeing Faces Class Action Lawsuit and Federal Investigations After Mid-Flight Nightmare

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