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Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corp., exits court in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.Stephen Yang | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNikola Founder Trevor Milton is set to be sentenced Monday in a New York courtroom on three charges related to defrauding investors of the embattled electric- and hydrogen-powered truck maker.Milton was found guilty in October 2022 on two counts of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud. He faces up to 60 years in prison. However, prosecutors in New York last week recommended a…

The teenager who killed four of his classmates at Oxford High School in Michigan in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday, the New York Times reported. Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 years old at the time of the shooting, also injured seven others. The victims who died were Madisyn Baldwin, Justin Shilling, Tate Myre, and Hana St. Juliana; all were between the ages of 14 and 17. Crumbley pleaded guilty to all of the charges leveled against him, including murder and terrorism. He shot the…

Gareth Pursehouse was given life in prison without possibility of parole following first-degree murder conviction in Amie Harwick's February 2020 death The man convicted of killing Hollywood sex therapist Amie Harwick in February 2020 was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison Wednesday. Gareth Pursehouse, who in September was found guilty of first-degree murder in his ex-girlfriend Harwick’s death, potentially faced the death penalty, but was given a life sentence without the…

An Olympic snowboarder who deliberately crashed his single-propeller plane on a flight from Lompoc to Mammoth Lakes to gain viewers for his YouTube channel was sentenced to six months in federal prison for obstruction of justice.Trevor Jacob, 30, of Lompoc, pleaded guilty to one count of “destruction and concealment with the intent to obstruct a federal investigation” on June 30, admitting to destroying the wreckage of an airplane he intentionally crashed as a stunt to bolster his social media profile, according to the…

Newark rapper born Rahjon Cox previously pleaded guilty to federal charges related to leadership role in Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang Newark battle rapper Tsu Surf was sentenced to a mandatory five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charges. The rapper, born Rahjon Cox, faced up to 30 years in prison as part of charges connected to his membership in the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang.…

An outdoor social media influencer with millions of followers is accused of lying to obtain a Yukon hunting licence, going on a hunting spree and illegally killing several bears over a single week, according to court documents.  Tristan James Hamm, who goes by "Mr. Adventure" on Instagram, describes himself as an outdoor connoisseur, animal lover, adventure athlete and entrepreneur. The 28-year-old has over two million followers on Instagram, with photos of him rock climbing, hiking, boxing and riding horseback, though…

Carlos Macci was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison in connection with the death of The Wire actor Michael K. Williams. Macci, 72, was part of a group of four men selling drugs out of a Williamsburg apartment and was with the man who sold the actor a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin on Sept. 5, 2021, according to the New York Times. Williams died of “acute intoxication” from the effects of fentanyl, heroin, p-fluorofentanyl, and cocaine, at his Brooklyn home on Sept. 6. He was 54. The actor was best…

Carlos Macci was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison in connection with the death of The Wire actor Michael K. Williams. Macci, 72, was part of a group of four men selling drugs out of a Williamsburg apartment and was with the man who sold the actor a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin on Sept. 5, 2021, according to the New York Times. Williams died of “acute intoxication” from the effects of fentanyl, heroin, p-fluorofentanyl, and cocaine, at his Brooklyn home on Sept. 6. He was 54. The actor was best…

There have been several instances of Samsung employees leaking the company’s proprietary technologies and intellectual properties to Chinese firms. A few years ago, executives of Samsung’s partner firm leaked curved OLED technology to Chinese firms, and one of those employees has now been convicted of the charges and sentenced to three years in prison. Samsung’s curved edge OLED panel technology was leaked to two Chinese firms in 2018 In 2018, a former CEO of TOPTEC Co. Ltd., leaked specifications, drawings, and inner…

A 61-year-old Canadian man who acted as a mentor to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ulbricht’s confidant, known publicly by his online pseudonyms “Variety Jones” and “Mongoose” advocated in favor of a hired hitman and reportedly helped Ulbricht see “a larger vision” for the now defunct Darknet drug marketplace, according to a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on Working With Jamie Foxx | io9…