A prominent sports betting influencer has admitted his role in an extensive scheme to manipulate professional basketball games through player bribes and insider information trading. Marves Fairley, a 40-year-old Mississippi resident known online as “Vezino Locks,” pleaded guilty Thursday to seven federal charges including bribery, wire fraud, and money laundering. The influencer, who maintained a...
California lawmakers have taken a significant step toward restricting social media access for minors, with the state Assembly passing legislation that would prohibit platforms using addictive features from allowing children under 16 to create accounts. Assembly Bill 1709, authored by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach, received unanimous support in a 72-0 vote...
Mexican authorities have initiated legal proceedings involving several current and former government officials, including Sinaloa state Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, following allegations of connections with organized crime groups. The Attorney General’s Office has called these officials to provide testimony regarding claims of collaboration with a major faction of the Sinaloa criminal organization. The development comes...
A 23-year-old man accused of killing two people and attempting to murder a third in Davis, California, returned to court Thursday for his second trial after a previous jury failed to reach unanimous verdicts on key charges. Carlos Reales Dominguez faces charges of second-degree murder in the deaths of David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou...
Gun rights organizations have filed a legal motion seeking to hold Virginia State Police in contempt for reinstating universal background checks on private firearm sales, claiming the move violates an existing court injunction. The Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and two Virginia residents filed the show cause motion on...
A consortium of legal organizations has submitted a renewed ethics complaint against former Attorney General Pam Bondi, raising allegations of professional misconduct during her tenure at the Department of Justice. The complaint, filed Wednesday with the Florida Bar, centers on her management of sensitive documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and claims of improper disclosure of...
Major social media platforms are facing significant challenges with their content moderation practices in Europe, according to new data from an independent appeals body established under European Union regulations. The Appeals Centre Europe, based in Dublin, has documented thousands of moderation errors across platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram during its first year of...
A 38-year-old Washington state businessman has pleaded not guilty to federal charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly threw a large rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Maui beach. Igor Lytvynchuk of Covington, Washington, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rom Trader on Wednesday and entered not guilty pleas to two misdemeanor...
A Las Vegas performer has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent one of the world’s most successful recording artists from using an album title she claims infringes on her established trademark. Maren Wade, who performs under the professional name Maren Flagg, appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday requesting a preliminary injunction...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed emergency legislation on Wednesday designed to strengthen protections against election interference, with the new law taking immediate effect just days before the state’s Tuesday primary elections. Senate Bill 73 introduces strict new limitations on law enforcement’s ability to access voting equipment and materials. Under the legislation, officers cannot take possession...