The FTC has requested that the court impose sanctions on notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli for forming a new drug company in violation of a judge's ban. This order stemmed from a ruling that Shkreli oversaw an illegal scheme to maintain a monopoly on the life-saving drug Daraprim, and the FTC has asked the court to find Shkreli in civil contempt and impose a fine or other penalties. If found in contempt, Shkreli could face additional penalties.
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Larry Ray, a 63-year-old New York man, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday after being convicted of extortion, racketeering, conspiracy, forced labor and sex trafficking of women he met at his daughter's on-campus housing at Sarah Lawrence College. Judge Lewis J. Liman described Ray's crimes as "particularly heinous," noting that he had taken advantage of the students' vulnerability and trust in him as a father figure. Ray's sentence serves as a warning to those who would seek to exploit vulnerable people and highlights the importance of providing support and resources to potential victims of abuse.
This article reports that the body of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley, who had been reported missing from McKinney, Texas on April 17th, has been found in a field in Grand Prairie. Ocastor Ferguson, 32, has been arrested on a kidnapping charge and is being held in lieu of $1.5 million bond, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office is still determining the cause of death. The Collin County Sheriff's Office is asking for anyone with information to come forward.
On Thursday night, a shooting at a Walmart in Evansville, Indiana, left at least one person wounded and the suspected gunman dead. Police encountered the suspect who fired multiple times at them and the suspect was shot and killed by police. Anne Gray, a spokesperson for the Evansville Police Department, urged anyone with information to contact the police as the incident is still under investigation.
Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, Kansas, was found guilty of threatening U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner after leaving a death threat in a voicemail in LaTurner's Topeka office. Neill, who acted as his own attorney, admitted in court that he had threatened to kill the congressman, claiming he was a messenger from God. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 14 and faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
The New Mexico District Attorney's office has announced criminal charges against actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in connection with the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film "Rust" in October 2021. Baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter and his attorney has said he is "fully cooperating with the investigation." The District Attorney's office is confident they will win convictions in their case against Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed.
New Mexico district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has announced that actor Alec Baldwin and the armorer who oversaw all weapons used in the production of the Western movie “Rust” will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin and the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, both face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, and their attorneys have vowed to fight the charges. The incident occurred in 2021 while filming "Rust," a Western that Baldwin was starring in and producing.
Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust" in New Mexico. The assistant director, David Halls, has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. The District Attorney's Office said that the decision to charge Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed with involuntary manslaughter "distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice."