‘High School Catfish’: The Netflix True-Crime Twist Everyone’s Talking About ‘High School Catfish’: The Netflix True-Crime Twist Everyone’s Talking About
‘High School Catfish’: The Netflix True-Crime Twist Everyone’s Talking About What starts as a teen romance turns into a cyber nightmare in Netflix’s new true-crime documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" — and the final twist is jaw-dropping. Directed by Skye Borgman and released last week, the film explores the chilling real-life case of 13-year-old Lauryn Licari and her then-boyfriend, Owen, from Beal City, MI.  In October 2020 Lauryn and Owen began receiving bizarre texts from an unknown number. After a pause, the messages resumed in September 2021 — and this time, they didn’t stop. For the next 15 months, Lauryn was bombarded daily with …
'Monster' Teacher Who Raped, Tortured Students At NY Boarding School Gets Decades 'Monster' Teacher Who Raped, Tortured Students At NY Boarding School Gets Decades
'Monster' Teacher Who Raped, Tortured Students At NY Boarding School Gets Decades A onetime teacher at a private boarding school in upstate New York will spend decades in prison for torturing and sexually abusing children under his care. Paul Geer, 58, of Hancock, was sentenced to over 27 years behind bars in Albany federal court on Thursday, Sept. 4, after a jury found he brought two children across state lines to sexually abuse them. Geer worked at the Family Foundation School, more recently known as Allynwood Academy, from 1994 to 2001. The school shuttered in 2014 amid a wave of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1990s. Evidence at …
Westchester Towns Rank Among Richest, Safest In America Westchester Towns Rank Among Richest, Safest In America
Westchester Towns Rank Among Richest, Safest In America If you live in one of these towns, you’re not just doing well — you’re doing really well. Several communities in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia have been named among the safest and richest cities in America for 2025, according to new research from GOBankingRates. The ranking looked at the top 50 cities nationwide with sky-high household incomes, low crime, and enviable livability scores. Data came from the U.S. Census, Zillow home values, Sperling’s BestPlaces cost-of-living indexes, and FBI crime stats. Only towns with a livability index above 80 ma…
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
Legacy Devices Worldwide Under Siege From Hackers, FBI Warns Legacy Devices Worldwide Under Siege From Hackers, FBI Warns
Legacy Devices Worldwide Under Siege From Hackers, FBI Warns Russian government hackers are raiding aging routers and switches to slip into US critical infrastructure, the FBI is warning. The agency is urging organizations to lock down legacy gear before it opens the door to bigger attacks in an alert issued on Wednesday, Aug. 20. An end-of-life (EOL) networking device is hardware, like a router or switch, that a manufacturer no longer supports or patches. Without updates, these devices are easier to compromise and may struggle with newer technologies or heavier data loads. The FBI reported that cyber actors associated with the Russian Federalnaya S…
FBI Raid Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton FBI Raid Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton
FBI Raid Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton In a dramatic escalation of a national security investigation, FBI agents raided the Bethesda, Maryland home of former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, Aug. 22, according to multiple reports. Bolton, age 76, a veteran of multiple Republican administrations and one of Washington’s most outspoken foreign policy hawks, served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump from 2018 to 2019 before becoming a sharp critic.  While he did not mention Bolton by name, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X Friday morning, "NO ONE is above the law… @FBI …
FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In NY (DEVELOPING) FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In NY (DEVELOPING)
FBI, Police Raid Building Owned By Taxi Company In NY (Developing) A search warrant was executed at a Dutchess County property as part of an ongoing investigation, authorities announced.  On Wednesday, Aug. 20, City of Poughkeepsie Police detectives searched a building at 44 Smith St., securing evidence that was transported to an off-site location for further processing, the department said on Thursday, Aug. 21. Police were assisted in the operation by the FBI and New York State Police. The department noted that the investigation is active and no additional details are being released at this time. According to property records, the building at 44 Smi…
Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says
Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says A New York woman is accused of running a multi-county prostitution ring at her massage parlors. Qingqin “Coco” Xie was charged with racketeering in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, following a two-year investigation involving the FBI, New York State Police, IRS, and Homeland Security Investigations. The probe culminated in a multi-agency police raid on Xie’s massage spas in Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, and Ulster counties, as Daily Voice reported. According to the criminal complaint, obtained by Daily Voice, online sex advertisements directed customers to Xie’s Moo…
Man Caught With Arsenal Of Illegal Guns In Westchester Home Gets Minimum Sentence: DA Man Caught With Arsenal Of Illegal Guns In Westchester Home Gets Minimum Sentence: DA
Man Caught With Arsenal Of Illegal Guns In Westchester Home Gets Minimum Sentence: DA A 27-year-old man will spend time in prison after being convicted of stockpiling an arsenal of illegal firearms at his Westchester home, prosecutors said. Brandon Brois of Armonk was sentenced to seven years in prison for weapons possession by State Supreme Court Judge Larry Schwartz on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20.  Prosecutors had asked for a 12-year term, but the judge imposed the minimum sentence, the DA's Office said. In January 2022, investigators found multiple illegal firearms inside Brois’ home, inclu…
FBI, Police Crack 2 Major Sex Crime, Multi-Million Dollar Scam Cases In Westchester FBI, Police Crack 2 Major Sex Crime, Multi-Million Dollar Scam Cases In Westchester
FBI, Police Crack 2 Major Sex Crime, Multi-Million Dollar Scam Cases In Westchester Two high-profile police investigations in Westchester County—one involving the sexual abuse of a minor and another tied to a nationwide fraud ring—have concluded with major developments in federal court, authorities announced. According to Bedford Police, the first case began on Aug. 30, 2023, when detectives arrested John Lord, 40, of Arizona, after he engaged in sexual acts with a 15-year-old boy in a wooded area of Katonah earlier that day. The FBI later charged Lord with persuading, inducing, enticing, and coercing the child to engage in sexual activity.  This week, Lord was s…
Trailblazing FBI, CIA Chief William Webster Dies Trailblazing FBI, CIA Chief William Webster Dies
Trailblazing FBI, CIA Chief William Webster Dies William Webster, the only person to ever lead both the FBI and CIA, has died. His family announced his death at age 101 in a statement Friday afternoon, August 8, calling Webster “a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and patriot.” Born in St. Louis in 1924, Webster served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II and the Korean War before launching a distinguished legal and public service career.  He was appointed FBI director in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, taking charge as the bureau worked to rebuild trust following revelations of corruption and illegal survei…
NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say
NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say Two Brooklyn residents are accused of impersonating FBI agents to con a man into handing over $15,000 in a phony arrest threat. Wei Baoguo, 34, and Yu Sheng Gui, 38, were arrested Monday, Aug. 4, in Orange County following a criminal investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the agency said. Investigators concluded that the pair contacted a 27-year-old man and falsely claimed to be FBI agents, according to police. They allegedly told the victim he was under investigation and would be arrested unless he paid them $15,000. The victim agreed to meet with the…