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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to $3.5 Million Tax Fraud Scheme: Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison

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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A man from Minnesota has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, according to officials from the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Court documents and statements made in court revealed that Beau Wesley Gensmer of Prior Lake orchestrated a scheme from 2012 to 2018. He assisted in the preparation of 50 false tax returns, which fraudulently claimed inflated tax refunds on behalf of unsuspecting taxpayers. Gensmer emailed knowingly false information to a tax return preparer in Alaska, including fraudulent business losses and … Read more

Federal Judge Overseeing Trump’s Election Interference Case Targeted in “Swatting” Attack at Her Home

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WASHINGTON — Authorities responded to a potential “swatting” attack at the home of Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case. Police and fire trucks arrived at Chutkan’s residence after receiving false reports of a shooting. Although Chutkan was home at the time, she was unharmed, and police found no evidence of any crime. The origins of the emergency call remain unknown. “Swatting” involves making a false report to law enforcement in order to draw a response to a specific location. Chutkan is presiding over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal … Read more

Netflix Successfully Defends Itself Against Legal Battle, Exonerated in Shareholder Lawsuit on Account-Sharing Disclosures

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LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Netflix, the popular streaming service, has successfully defeated a lawsuit filed by shareholders seeking compensation for alleged misleading disclosures regarding account-sharing. The ruling was made on January 8th, 2024, by a U.S. District Judge in Los Gatos. The lawsuit claimed that Netflix had failed to inform shareholders about the potential financial impact of users sharing their accounts with others. This practice, commonly known as account-sharing, allows multiple people to access a single Netflix account. The plaintiffs argued that Netflix’s failure to disclose the prevalence and consequences of account-sharing caused the … Read more

Southeast New Brunswick Man Chooses to Skip Preliminary Hearing in Grisly Spousal Murder Case

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MONCTON, Canada – A man from southeast New Brunswick has elected to forgo a preliminary inquiry in the case of his alleged murdering and dismembering of his spouse. Roger Hilyard Crossman, 62, faces charges of first-degree murder and improperly interfering with his wife’s body. The incident is said to have occurred on October 12, 2023, in Sackville. During a video appearance in Moncton provincial court, defense lawyer Alison Ménard confirmed that Crossman would be waiving the preliminary inquiry. The purpose of this hearing was to assess the sufficiency of the Crown’s evidence to proceed to … Read more