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Lori Loughlin indicted on new, more serious charge in college admissions scam that ‘drastically’ increases likely prison time: Report

 Lori Loughlin indicted on new, more serious charge in college admissions scam that ‘drastically’ increases likely prison time: Report
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Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband were among a group of parents indicted Tuesday on additional money laundering charges that could mean a much stiffer sentence for the former “Full House” star. Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli allegedly paid a high six-figure sum to the owner of a fraudulent nonprofit to bribe their daughters into the …

Felicity Huffman plea deal will not spare her prison time: Report
Celebrity Justice
April 9, 2019

Felicity Huffman plea deal will not spare her prison time: Report

Despite her plea deal in the college admissions scam, “Desperate Housewives” actress Felicity Huffman will go to prison — if feds have their way. TMZ reports that federal prosecutors are recommending prison time after Huffman pleaded guilty Monday to honest services mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Huffman reportedly paid the owner of …

BREAKING: Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scam, faces 20 years in prison
Celebrity Justice
April 8, 2019

BREAKING: Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scam, faces 20 years in prison

Actress Felicity Huffman is among 14 defendants in a wide-ranging college admissions scam who have agreed to plead guilty  — and she now faces up to 20 years in prison. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the former “Desperate Housewives” star is accused of paying the owner of a fraudulent foundation $15,000 to help her daughter cheat …

Hospital offers apology amid lawsuit by dozens of women who say they were secretly recorded
Consumer
April 7, 2019

Hospital offers apology amid lawsuit by dozens of women who say they were secretly recorded

Facing a lawsuit filed by dozens of women, a California hospital is publicly apologizing for setting up security cameras they acknowledge captured patients during their visits. According to WFLA, Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa is named in the lawsuit by more than 80 individuals who say private moments including gynecological surgeries in three operating …

WARNING: Popular Fisher Price child sleeper linked to 10 infant deaths
Consumer
April 6, 2019

WARNING: Popular Fisher Price child sleeper linked to 10 infant deaths

A safety warning has been issued for a popular child sleeper after at least 10 infant deaths in the device, CBS News reports. On Friday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price warned the public about Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Plays because of reports that infants can roll over in the device. The federal agency said …

Homeless vet turns against GoFundMe couple, will testify against them to save himself
Consumer
March 9, 2019

Homeless vet turns against GoFundMe couple, will testify against them to save himself

A New Jersey man who helped fabricate a story about a random act of kindness has pleaded to guilty to defrauding 14,000 GoFundMe donors out of $400,000, the Courier Post reports. Johnny Bobbitt, 36, reportedly admitted in court Friday to conspiracy to commit theft by deception for his role in a 2017 story that went …

Charges dismissed against water park where 10-year-old boy died horrifically on water slide because prosecutors ‘tainted’ grand jury
Consumer
February 23, 2019

Charges dismissed against water park where 10-year-old boy died horrifically on water slide because prosecutors ‘tainted’ grand jury

A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the owner of a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was killed three years ago, accusing prosecutors of botching the case, the Kansas City Star reports. On Friday, Wyandotte County Judge Robert Burns ruled that the Kansas Attorney General’s office had “irreparably tainted” grand jury proceedings with …

Horror as worker falls into tank of sulfuric acid at steel manufacturing plant: Officials
Consumer
February 11, 2019

Horror as worker falls into tank of sulfuric acid at steel manufacturing plant: Officials

A Michigan man died Saturday evening after reportedly falling into a vat full of sulfuric acid at a steel manufacturing firm where he worked. According to The Detroit News, Daniel Hill, 54, became completely submerged in the 10-12 percent sulfuric acid solution Saturday afternoon at Michigan Seamless Tube in South Lyon. Fire Chief Robert Vogel told the …

Young man dies after e-cigarette in mouth explodes, causing massive stroke: Officials
Consumer
February 5, 2019

Young man dies after e-cigarette in mouth explodes, causing massive stroke: Officials

A Texas man reportedly died days after the vape e-cigarette he was using exploded and caused him to suffer a massive stroke. According to KPRC, William Brown, 24, was in a parking lot of Smoke and Vape DZ, a store that sells vaping equipment and supplies, on January 27 when the vape pen he was using exploded. Brown’s …

Police say mom who died in subway stairwell had previous medical issue
Consumer
January 30, 2019

Police say mom who died in subway stairwell had previous medical issue

Police in New York reportedly believe that the young mother who died in a subway station on Tuesday had a medical issue that caused her death — not the fall down the subway stairs. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Malaysia Goodson, 22, was pronounced dead at the hospital after falling down the stairwell at the 7th Avenue/53rd street …