A trio of Chinese national con artists pleaded guilty to running an elaborate conspiracy that involved scamming money from elderly and lonely Americans to buy Apple products to sell in East Asia, Department of Justice officials announced. The three – Naxin Wu, 26; Mengying Jiang, 34; and Mingdong Chen, 28 – used stolen gift cards…
A whole floor of a building in New York City was once functioning as an “illegal police station” for the government of the People’s Republic of China, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. New York City resident Chen Jinping, 60, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in connection with the secret police station in Lower Manhattan’s…
A California man was sentenced to more than three years in prison after being found guilty of running a “birth tourism” business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. in order to deliver babies who would automatically have American citizenship. 59-year-old Michael Wei Yueh Liu was found guilty in September of conspiracy and money…
(This story was updated to include additional information.) BOSTON — Federal authorities arrested a Natick man on Monday after he allegedly sold U.S. technology that was later used in a fatal drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers. The arrests of Mahdi Mohammed Sadeghi, 42, of 85 Woodland Road, Natick, and Mohammad Abedini…
The University of Delaware has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to resolve claims that it failed to disclose a professor’s “affiliations with and support from” the Chinese government when seeking federal funds for research, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The settlement announced Monday ties to a NASA grant issued back in 2020….
Wiping away tears Thursday as a cold chill filled the Nashville air, Tonya Simmons spoke about her brother, who was fatally shot 25 years ago. Edward Simmons had a daughter and was planning a wedding when he died on Dec. 4, 1999. During the annual Season to Remember event, Tonya Simmons told a group of…
The claim: Image shows headline saying Biden ‘exemplifies the gospel’ by pardoning son A Dec. 3 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image that appears to be a screenshot of an article by The Gospel Coalition, a Christian news and commentary website. “By Pardoning His Son Joe Biden Exemplifies The Gospel,” reads the…
Companies are reevaluating their security measures in the wake of last week’s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A number of companies have scrubbed their websites of top executives’ biographies and photographs. Others are closing offices or canceling in-person events. While some of these are temporary measures meant to protect workers amid heightened social…
President-elect Donald Trump announced former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle Tuesday as his pick for ambassador to Greece, tapping a longtime ally who campaigned extensively with him and has been romantically involved with his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. “For many years, Kimberly has been a close friend and ally,” Trump wrote on social media….
WASHINGTON ― The White House on Tuesday condemned violence targeting “corporate greed” following the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in New York City. “We condemn violence in the strongest term,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing. “Violence to combat any sort of…