Crime

A Southern California man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed business that exchanged at least $13 million in Bitcoin and cash, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Jurors heard testimony this week from voices that have been scant in Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal-fraud trial so far: patients who took Theranos Inc. tests, as well as Holmes herself.

McDonald's CEO, Chris Kempczinksi is under fire for a text he sent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot about the death of two Chicago children earlier this year. Adam Toledo, 13, was shot and killed by Chicago police in March. Less than one month later, 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams was shot and killed while sitting inside the car with her father at a McDonald's drive-thru lane.

Donald Trump’s company won’t have to pay hefty legal bills incurred by his former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen.

The latest fines are proposed against 10 passengers whose unruly behavior reportedly included punching and stomping on fellow passengers and family members as well as kicking, punching, spitting and throwing trash at flight attendants.

The owner of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for an audacious Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $1 billion.

Car rental company Hertz faces a lawsuit from over 100 customers who claim that police arrested them after the company falsely reported the rented vehicles as stolen.

A Safeway location in San Francisco cut hours over “off the charts” shoplifting that has plagued the city for months.

Andrea Erickson said she is torn over the role police should play in this city ahead of the first municipal election since the murder by a Minneapolis police officer of George Floyd.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday charged and fined an airplane passenger a record $52,000 for disrupting a flight from Honolulu to Seattle.

New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.

Car theft is on the rise, according to a new report, and certain makes and models are being stolen at a higher rate.

The partner of Julian Assange said on Monday a media report that the CIA plotted to kill or kidnap the WikiLeaks founder was a game-changer in his fight against extradition from Britain to the U.S.

Three former NFL players were sentenced Monday for their role in defrauding a health care program for the league’s retired athletes, a report said.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has reportedly opened a criminal probe into billionaire Leon Black over allegations he raped two models.

Mayor London Breed argued that the company has been having a hard time generating revenue in the city, likely prompting its decision to close stores in certain areas.

A British man has been jailed for kidnapping a minor who allegedly had made money after investing in Bitcoin.

New Jersey and New York both rank in the top for having the safest cities. New Jersey had nine in the top 20 for small cities and New York had 3.

Police are searching for a man responsible for a string of robberies at Target stores across the Albuquerque metropolitan area

Walgreens is closing an additional five stores in San Francisco, citing retail theft that has been plaguing California retailers.