INSTEAD, CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE HIGH STAKES TRIAL FOR THE WIFE OF SUSPENDED OSCEOLA COUNTY SHERIFF MARCOS LOPEZ IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN SIX DAYS. THIS AFTERNOON, THERE WAS ANOTHER VIRTUAL HEARING ...

A view of a legal sportsbook at a Las Vegas casino. Ethan Miller / Getty Images Fourteen people have been charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring that was allegedly ...

A Bronx developer with a past in organized crime is accusing his lender of running a playbook straight out of it. James McManus, a former associate of the Lucchese crime family (think Goodfellas) ...

From a federal racketeering trial against former Kansas City-based union leaders to a citizen-led push to protect Missouri’s ballot initiative process, here’s a roundup of what’s making news in the ...

Federal racketeering trial begins in Kansas City, Kansas alleging $20 million union theft. Seven people were indicted in August 2024; three have pleaded guilty. Government exhibits list extensive ...

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After two years of reviewing evidence, hearing testimony and enduring lengthy delays, an Oklahoma County judge has decided the major embezzlement and racketeering case against the co-founders of Epic ...