Crime Stories

Malone Lam Pleads Guilty to Federal RICO Charge in $245M Crypto Heist

A 22-year-old Singaporean living the high life in Miami just admitted he helped run one of the biggest cryptocurrency theft operations in U.S. history. Malone Lam pleaded guilty on September 8, 2026, in federal court in Washington, D.C., to a RICO conspiracy charge tied to an international ring that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million in crypto. Based on the information provided...

Two Thieves Stole Four Renoir Paintings Worth $10M, Dropped Two While Fleeing

Two suspects slipped into the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, before sunrise on September 8, 2026. They cut through the garden fence, entered the former home of Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and targeted four of his paintings.The museum alarm blared at 5:48 a.m. Municipal police reached the scene within about five minutes. The rapid response forced the thieves to abandon two works in the...

North Dakota Mother Kailey Erhart Accused of Fatally Stabbing Her Two Children

A 22-year-old Mandan mother is charged with murdering two of her young children and attempting to kill a third after police say she used...

Neighbor Destroys Illinois Single Mom’s Backyard Pool Over Noisy Kids

A single mother in Illinois spent days leveling her yard and installing an above-ground pool for her two children, only for a woman identified...

Kentucky Family Demands Answers After 29-Year-Old Woman Found Hanging in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. — The family of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune is seeking answers after her body was found hanging from a tree behind a vacant...

Prison Officer at Diddy’s Facility Faces 15 Years for Inmate Relations

A 27-year-old married corrections officer who worked at the same New Jersey federal prison where Sean “Diddy” Combs is serving his sentence has been...

2-Year-Old Girl at Center of San Antonio AMBER Alert Found Dead

Searches through the night for the 2-year-old Aryana Trevino Martinez were concluded with a tragic outcome in the morning when the little girl who...

Kentucky Woman Faces Jail Time for Threatening KFC Worker With AR-15

A Lexington, Ky., woman could be behind bars after police said she threatened to harm a KFC worker after waiting too long for her...

What Happened in the New York Crypto Kidnapping? Investors Charged with Torture

Two young French cryptocurrency investors were ambushed in east London in July 2025, held captive for 52 hours, tortured, and forced to transfer digital...

What Happened in the Trending Video of a Police Officer Being Assaulted?

A familiar kind of video keeps popping up on social media: a white man punches, grapples with, or charges at a police officer, and...

Why Did Indias Cybercrime Police Book the Meta India Head?

Hyderabad’s cybercrime cops just took a rare swing at Big Tech’s local boss. Police have registered two FIRs naming Meta India Managing Director Arun...

Why Was a Canadian Woman With 12 Fake IDs Arrested in Tampa?

A Canadian woman carrying twelve fraudulent driver's licenses that all featured her photograph under different names was arrested in Tampa after a late-night traffic...

Why Is Netflix Being Sued for $105M Over a Stolen Nicolas Cage Movie?

Netflix faces a $105 million lawsuit after an unencrypted master copy of the unreleased Nicolas Cage World War II film Fortitude was stolen from...

26-Year-Old Therapist Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of 14-Year-Old Patient

A 26-year-old San Francisco woman who worked as a behavioral health clinician at a Northern California juvenile detention center has been charged with seven...