$4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case $4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case
$4.2M In Fake Oil Deals, Crypto Scam Lands Former Maryland Lawyer Behind Bars In Fraud Case A former lawyer in Maryland who went by many names while orchestrating a $4.2 million fraud scheme and betraying her “position of trust” is heading to prison. Sari Kurland, also known as Sari Bloch, 65, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 80 years in prison, with all but 13 years suspended for her role in a years-long scheme during which she stole from nearly two dozen victims. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, between May 2022 and September 2024, Kurland carried out three fraudulent schemes involving theft and the misappropriation of funds. The s…
He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him
He Posed As NJ Teen To Methodically Hunt Kids Online: Feds Just Exposed Him For years, children across the country believed they were talking to a like-minded teenager from New Jersey.  In reality, they were actually chatting with Toronto native Ramanan Pathmanathan, who instructed them to do obscene things for his own sick pleasure as part of a years-long sextortion scheme, federal officials said. Now, the 40-year-old man has been sentenced in US District Court to 33 years in federal prison, which is on top of a 12-year term he is already serving in Canada for similar offenses. Authorities say Pathmanathan hid behind fake social media accounts and posed as a…
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…
Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’ Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’
Maryland Man Who Sexually Abused Child Under 10 Gets 105 Years: ‘Heavy Price To Pay’ A Maryland man who repeatedly sexually abused a child under the age of 10 will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, authorities announced. Salisbury native Jacob Price, 38, has been sentenced to more than a century behind bars after admitting to preying on a minor for months last year, according to the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office. Prosecutors say that between August 2025 and October 2025, Price repeatedly sexually abused a minor under his care before he was arrested and held in custody. “Children who are sexually abused suffer severe, and often lifelong consequen…
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded Protest Festival In DC Area Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage. Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance." The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement. Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…
Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years
Catholic Diocese Removes Arlington Rector Over Alleged Misconduct Dating Back 30 Years A longtime Catholic priest serving as rector of one of Northern Virginia’s most prominent churches has been placed on administrative leave following allegations of sexual misconduct with minors dating back more than 30 years. The Very Rev. Patrick L. Posey, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington and rector of the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington, was removed from ministry pending an investigation into allegations tied to incidents that allegedly occurred between 1992 and 1993 outside the Diocese of Arlington, according to diocesan officials. Church leaders said Posey denie…
Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-CIA Official, DOJ Says Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-CIA Official, DOJ Says
Gold Bars Worth $40 Million Found In VA Home Of Ex-cia Official, DOJ Says A federal case tied to a former intelligence official now reads like something from a vault inventory. Former senior CIA official David J. Rush was arrested Tuesday, May 19, after FBI agents allegedly found about 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million inside his Virginia home, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post reported that Rush’s home is in Virginia, but the precise city or town has not been released. Rush is charged with theft of public funds. Court records say he is being held while defense attorneys and federal prosecutors gather more information ahead of a detenti…
See Newest Quarter Entering Circulation Ahead Of Nation's 250th Birthday See Newest Quarter Entering Circulation Ahead Of Nation's 250th Birthday
See Newest Quarter Entering Circulation Ahead Of Nation's 250th Birthday A new quarter honoring the Declaration of Independence will soon start appearing across the US as the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary. The US Mint has released the 2026 Semiquincentennial Quarter displaying the Declaration of Independence for circulation, the bureau announced in a news release on Monday, May 25. The coins will begin shipping to the Federal Reserve on Monday, June 1, for distribution to commercial banks and financial institutions. The quarter commemorates 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. The front features Thomas…
Pierre Deny Dies Suddenly: Actor Best Known For Netflix's 'Emily In Paris' Pierre Deny Dies Suddenly: Actor Best Known For Netflix's 'Emily In Paris'
Pierre Deny Dies Suddenly: Actor Best Known For Netflix's 'Emily In Paris' A familiar face from one of Netflix's most stylish hits is being remembered after a sudden loss. French actor Pierre Deny, 69, died Monday, May 25, after what his daughters described as a "sudden and severe" case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, according to a report by Variety on Wednesday, May 27. Deny was known internationally for playing Louis de Léon on Netflix's "Emily in Paris." His character was the powerful CEO of a luxury fashion company, JVMA. He appeared in seasons three and four of the series. Louis was also the father of Nicolas de Léon, played by Paul Forman, whose …
VIDEO: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion VIDEO: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion
Video: One-Armed Influencer Shuts Down Officer's Accusation In One Swift Motion An adaptive athlete is going super viral after a traffic stop in which an officer accused her of texting while driving with her “right hand” — despite the fact that she does not have one. Katie, a Florida influencer who posts under the Instagram handle @slightlyoff.balance, shared body camera footage "as a little treat" from the stop involving an officer in Lake Worth on Tuesday, May 26, the day before her court date for the stop, she said. The officer introduces himself and explains Katie drove past him "holding your phone with your right hand." Katie then raises her right arm and respond…
DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ
DC Man Robbed Of Grill, Gucci Bag, Rolex Before Being Shot Five Times: DOJ Rosendo Miller was pinned to the ground outside a Northeast DC convenience store, stripped of his Rolex, his Gucci bag, his cash, even the grill from his mouth before he was shot five times and left to die in the street, federal prosecutors said. Now, nearly five years later, three DC men have been convicted of the killing. Larry White, 25, Mark Anthony Fletcher III, 26, and Malik Keyon Bynum, 26, were found guilty Tuesday, May 26, following a five-day federal trial tied to the July 2021 robbery and murder outside the 2/4 Quick Trip on Brentwood Road NE, according to the Department of Justi…
Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ
Fake Oxy, Fake Xanax, Real Deaths: Darknet Pill Ring Busted After Nationwide Sales: VA DOJ A counterfeit pill ring flooding the streets with fake Oxy, Xanax, and Adderall across the country landed four Massachusetts men in federal prison after causing more than a dozen overdose deaths, prosecutors in Virginia said. What was inside the pills was more dangerous than what was advertised. Investigators said Daniel John Blaney, 28, Kenneth Emmanuel Lora, 27, David Robert Kable Jr., 27, and Javier Alexander Bermudez, 31, all from Lynn, Massachusetts, manufactured counterfeit pills using industrial pill presses before shipping them across the United States. Federal authorities say the …