Defendant who texted teen to commit suicide sentenced to 15 months in jail

Enlarge / Michelle Carter listens in during her sentencing hearing Thursday with one of her attorneys by her side. (credit: Clickondetroit.com) A Massachusetts woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter because of text messages that cajoled her 18-year-old friend to commit suicide was sentenced Thursday to serve 15 months in jail. Michelle Carter, now 20, faced a […]

Dark web drug bust: Yemeni defendant pleads guilty to dealing heroin, cocaine

The second co-conspirator in a ‘dark web’ plot to deal heroin and cocaine in the US has pleaded guilty to distribution charges, following a multi-agency investigation and sting operation in 2016. Using the code names ‘Area51’ and ‘DarkApollo,’ two men with residence in Brooklyn, New York, were found to be large-scale distributors of the drugs […]