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Captain, 2 Others Charged in Deadly 2018 Missouri Duck Boat Sinking

A local prosecutor on July 16 charged a boat captain and two other employees over 17 deaths in July 2018 when a tourist duck boat sank on a Missouri lake during a severe thunderstorm, reviving the threat of long prison …

Pennsylvania Water Customer in Arrears Burned Workers with Acid

A Pennsylvania woman who didn’t pay her water bill has been charged with felonies including the use of weapons of mass destruction after she burned three municipal workers with acidic drain cleaner as they tried to restore her service, authorities …

Man Convicted of Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Delaware

A man has been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme in Delaware. The state’s justice department says a jury has convicted Ryan Shover of York, Penn., of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2013 slaying of Wayne Cappelli. Authorities say …

Michigan Agent Charged with Felony Embezzlement

A Michigan insurance agent faces felony embezzlement charges following an investigation by the the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS). After receiving a complaint from an insurance company, DIFS discovered that Vladimir Ivanovich Tatarly of Lake Orion was …

Oklahoma Contractor Charged with Defrauding Moore Tornado Victims

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has charged a Tulsa contractor with two felony counts of embezzlement for fraudulent business practices in rebuilding homes damaged by the May 2013 tornado. The AG’s office said Wesley Gamble, Jr. and his company NEXT …

Two Charged with Stealing 130-Plus Calculators from Texas High School

Two men have been charged with felony theft after more than 130 calculators worth about $17,000 were stolen from a Central Texas school. Round Rock police spokeswoman Angelique Myers on said investigators are seeking three more suspects. The thefts happened …

Iowa Egg Company, 2 Execs Face Charges in 2010 Salmonella Outbreak

Iowa company and two executives are expected to plead guilty to selling tainted eggs that were responsible for a 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands and led to an unprecedented recall of 550 million eggs, according to court documents filed …