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Attorney in Pay-to-Play Conspiracy Case Faces Murder-for-Hire Allegations in Honolulu Trial

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HONOLULU, Hawaii – Sheri Tanaka, an attorney charged in a pay-to-play conspiracy case involving former Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, has appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathaniel M. Cousins. The U.S. Probation and Parole Office requested a review of Tanaka’s release, as a result of information provided by an informant alleging that Tanaka paid someone to kill U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Wheat. Despite these allegations, Tanaka has not been arrested or charged in connection with the murder-for-hire claim. She remains free as she awaits her trial in the conspiracy … Read more

Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against North Kansas City Hospital Over Extensive Data Breach

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Kansas City, Missouri – A data breach at North Kansas City Hospital in 2023 has sparked a series of lawsuits seeking class action status. The breach, which lasted over a month from March 27 to May 2, compromised the personal identifying information (PII) and personal health information (PHI) of 502,438 individuals. The breached information included names, birthdates, gender, phone numbers, addresses, health insurance details, clinical information, and other personal data. According to the lawsuit, Social Security numbers and medical information were also compromised, contradicting the hospital’s previous news release disputing these claims. The breach, however, … Read more

Socialite Rebecca Grossman Found Guilty on All Counts in Tragic Westlake Village Hit-and-Run Case

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. – Rebecca Grossman, a prominent socialite, has been convicted of murder and other charges in connection with a tragic incident in 2020 that resulted in the deaths of two young boys. A Los Angeles County jury found the 60-year-old guilty on all five counts, which include two counts of murder and two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. She was also convicted of one felony count of hit-and-run driving. The trial lasted for several days, during which Deputy District Attorney Ryan Gould argued that Grossman struck 11-year-old Mark Iskander and … Read more

US Reverses Trump Policy, Declares New Israeli Settlements in Palestine Illegal

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BUENOS AIRES – The United States has declared that new Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal, reversing the policy set forth by former President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed disappointment over the announcement made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stating that the construction of over 3,300 new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank goes against the goal of achieving lasting peace. Blinken emphasized that the international community, including both Democratic and Republican administrations, views new settlements as counterproductive and inconsistent with international law. This starkly contrasts with … Read more