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Ex-Intel Official From Virginia Gets Prison For Sexually Abusing Women At Conference: Feds
He was a retired Army colonel and senior intelligence official. Now, he is headed to federal prison.
A Virginia man from Stafford County was sentenced Thursday, June 25, in Newport News to 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing two women during an intelligence conference at a government facility in Williamsburg, federal prosecutors announced.
Michael A. Dillard, 63, was convicted of sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, and making false statements, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
At the time of the assaults, Dillard wa…
Lionel Richie Health Scare On Stage Causes Tour Opener To Abruptly End
The opening night of a major summer tour ended on an unsettling note.
Lionel Richie, 77, cut short the first show of his tour with Earth, Wind & Fire in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, June 24, after saying he felt dizzy.
The concert was part of the “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour.
Richie stopped his set almost an hour in and sat down during a performance of “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
Richie told the crowd, “When you're feeling dizzy, sit your ass down,” according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
He then performed “Three Times a Lady” while seated before calling for an unpl…
David Clayton-Thomas Dies: Blood, Sweat & Tears Frontman Known For ‘Spinning Wheel’
A voice that helped define one of rock’s boldest and most dynamic sounds has gone silent.
David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, died Wednesday, June 24, at age 84, according to multiple reports.
His publicist, Eric Alper, told CBC that Clayton-Thomas died peacefully at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. A specific cause of death was not given.
Clayton-Thomas became best known as the husky, gravelly, high-energy voice of New York City-based Blood, Sweat & Tears, the jazz-rock band that blended brass, blues, soul, and rock into a major late-1960s sound. …
100+ MPH Driver Who Killed 3 While Fleeing Police Learns Fate In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
The woman responsible for a triple-fatal crash on Rock Creek Parkway more than three years ago will spend decades in federal prison.
District resident Nakita Walker, 45, was convicted by a Superior Court jury on Monday, April 6, for the March 2023 deaths of Mohamed Kamara, Jonathan Alberto Cabrera Mendez, and Olvin Josue Torres Velasquez.
On Thursday, June 25, Walker was sentenced to 29 years in prison for her role in their deaths.
Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed he…
Cult Member Charged After 'Mom' Heard Before Parents' Execution: DA
Chilling new details have emerged more than three years after a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, allegedly by suspects with ties to a cult-like group, have been arrested.
Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania, has been charged with murdering her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko, after a years-long Pennsylvania State Police investigation uncovered digital, ballistic, financial, and surveillance evidence tying her to the killings, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced on Wednesday, June 24.
Richard Zajko, 72, and …
Walmart Deal Days Are Back
This is not the week to casually open a shopping app unless you are prepared to meet a discounted vacuum, a patio upgrade, or a dorm-room essential that somehow jumps straight into your cart.
Walmart Deals runs from Monday, June 22, through Sunday, June 28, with thousands of offers online, in the Walmart app, and in stores nationwide, according to the Bentonville, AR-based retailer.
Shoppers can browse the latest Walmart Deals including savings on electronics, fashion, toys, collectibles, furniture, skincare and early back-to-school finds.
This year, Walmart Deals overlaps with Amazon Prim…
$22.5M Gold Heist: Suspect In One Of Canada's Biggest Thefts Sentenced For US Guns In Socks
A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history is facing years behind bars in the United States after a Pennsylvania traffic stop uncovered a cache of guns hidden in a rental car, federal authorities announced.
Durante King-Mclean, 27, of Cambridge, Ontario, was back before a Harrisburg federal judge on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, for a 2023 case that prosecutors say exposed a cross-border weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to Canada.
He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said.
Among them were stolen weap…
Popular Comedian Charged In $8.7 Million Tax Evasion Case
A familiar comedy name is facing a serious legal spotlight far from the stage.
Carlos Mencia, 58, has been charged with 12 felony counts of state tax evasion after prosecutors said he failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income from 2019 through 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced in releasing the complaint arrest warrant.
Mencia pleaded not guilty on Monday, June 22. His bail, initially set at $250,000 after his arrest, was reduced to $50,000, and he is scheduled to return to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 14.
The complaint …
Bank Workers Saved Dementia-Stricken Vietnam Vet From Caregiver Who Stole Thousands In VA: Feds
A Vietnam War veteran trusted the wrong caregiver.
A woman hired through a Department of Veterans Affairs program to help care for the elderly veteran admitted in federal court Tuesday, June 23, to stealing from him after authorities say she helped drain his bank account, forged his VA benefit checks, and left him living in deplorable conditions in Virginia.
Then, some well-intentioned bank employees stepped in to make the save.
Now, Melissa Diana Simmons, 50, of Boones Mill, is facing time behind bars after she pleaded guilty to forgery of government checks in US District Court, acco…
