Tag: accused
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Walmart must pay $35 million to a truck driver it falsely accused of fraud, jury says
Walmart must pay almost $35 million to one of its former truck drivers after a California jury found the retailer had falsely accused him of workers’ compensation fraud and wrongfully terminated him. A San Bernardino County jury this week ordered Walmart to pay driver Jesus “Jesse” Fonseca $25 million in punitive damages, plus $9.7 million…
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84-year-old Texas man accused of killing roommate and her dog in “very, very brutal attack”
An 84-year-old Texas man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing his roommate and her dog, authorities said. Police in Austin, Texas responded to a deceased person call at a home in the city’s University Hills area on Monday afternoon, according to a news release from the department. Austin Police Department officers found…
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Man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley “went hunting for females,” prosecutor says
A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year and ended up killing nursing student Laken Riley after a struggle, a prosecutor said Friday. The man’s lawyer, though, said the evidence is circumstantial and doesn’t prove his client is guilty. Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally, is…
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Manhunt underway for Maryland man accused of manufacturing 80 ghost guns
Manhunt underway for suspect accused of manufacturing ghost guns Manhunt underway for suspect accused of manufacturing ghost guns 00:27 BALTIMORE — A man is wanted after police found 80 illegal ghost guns and an arsenal of weapons inside a home, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Police said Jerod Taylor, 39, fled the…
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Germany arrests American accused of trying to pass China info after work as U.S. military contractor
Berlin — German authorities have detained a U.S. citizen on suspicion of attempting to pass sensitive information about American military operations in Germany to Chinese intelligence agencies. The suspect has been identified only as Martin D., under German privacy laws. He is a 37-year-old former civilian contractor employed by the U.S. military who was arrested by…