2024.12.29 She was set on fire and no one knows her name. How homelessness, crime and a broken immigration system met in a subway car
CNN — It’s been a week since a woman died in a New York City subway car, allegedly set on fire by a homeless, undocumented man. She has yet to be identified and the man charged with her murder says he doesn’t even remember being there.
The crime has renewed focus on a set of multilayered and inextricable issues felt almost daily in America’s biggest city: homelessness, crime and the nation’s broken immigration system.
The killing’s gruesome details and videos from the scene spread quickly on social media, leaving lawmakers in New York to highlight the city’s failure to provide housing, address the ongoing mental health crisis and improve public safety.
2024.12.28 Man charged after attempting to break into rural Texas County home
TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. — A man has been charged after attempting to break into a rural Texas County home and being shot at by the homeowner.
According to online court documents, Paul L. Johnson has been charged with first-degree assault, first-degree burglary and second-degree harassment.
In a probable cause statement from the Texas County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO), deputies said the victim and his wife said Johnson had knocked on their door at around 5 a.m. on Christmas Day, speaking nonsense. The victim said he had escorted Johnson off the property.
Hours later, documents say, Johnson returned and attempted to force his way into the victim’s home by kicking or banging on the door. Armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, documents say the victim opened the door and attempted to fire at Johnson, but the gun did not go off.
Johnson attempted to grab the gun from the victim, documents say, and they continued to fight over the firearm. When Johnson told the victim he was done fighting, he then ran off while the victim fired multiple times into the ground.
Documents say that in an interview with deputies, Johnson said he had gone to the victim’s home to speak to the victim’s daughter, in whom he was interested. When informed that the girl was underage, documents say Johnson stated he must have been interested in the victim’s sister. Johnson also admitted to drinking rum that morning.
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2024.12.27 Oklahoma Mother Arrested After Baby Is Abandoned at Florida Casino
An officer “observed an infant wearing a soiled diaper out in the open elements,” according to a Seminole Police Department probable cause affidavit
An Oklahoma woman was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 24 after her baby was allegedly abandoned at a Florida hotel and casino.
Rubi Verduzco, 29, was taken into custody on two counts of felony child neglect.
A police officer was called to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Christmas Eve and “observed an infant wearing a soiled diaper out in the open elements,” according to a Seminole Police Department probable cause affidavit.
An employee told the officer that three men had left the baby by the bell desk and walked away. The baby was allegedly alone for about 30 minutes before the officer arrived.
The officer wrote in the affidavit that Verduzco arrived about 15 minutes later, alleging “she fought with her ‘Baby Daddy,’ and the baby was left with some unknown friends whom she was unable to name.”
She allegedly appeared “very intoxicated, displaying bloodshot, watery eyes, slurring of her speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath.”
Verduzco allegedly told police the baby’s name but was unsure of the date of birth, per the affidavit.
According to the affidavit, she called a man who told police he was the baby’s father, and he was in Oklahoma. He allegedly said the state should take custody of the child.
The man soon called back and told the officer that he was actually in Orlando and “wasn’t sure if he could come to the Hard Rock and retrieve his child,” per the affidavit. The officer said he could not verify whether the man was actually the baby’s father.
The officer said Verduzco was arrested due to “not knowing who, where, or for what length of time she left her baby.”
The Florida Department of Children and Families took custody of the infant. Verduzco was booked into Broward County jail on a $2,500 bond, per NBC6.
2024.12.27 Do Kwon será extraditado a EE. UU. por el fraude de UST y Luna
Montenegrin police officers escort South Korean citizen, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (AP Photo)
Do Kwon, fondateur de Terraform Labs, sera extradé vers les États-Unis pour répondre à des accusations de fraude liées à l’effondrement de TerraUSD!
Après des mois de batailles juridiques entre les États-Unis et la Corée du Sud, le ministre de la Justice du Monténégro, Bojan Božović, a annoncé l’extradition de Do Kwon (cofondateur de Terraform Labs vers les États-Unis). Ladite décision a été prise près d’un an après son arrestation dans ce pays des Balkans.
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“Rey de las criptomonedas” será extraditado a EE.UU.: Está acusado de un fraude de más de US$40.000 millones
Do Kwon, quien se encuentra detenido en Montenegro, era requerido tanto por Washington como por su país natal, Corea del Sur.
Montenegro extraditará a Estados Unidos al surcoreano Do Kwon, fundador de Terraform Lab y conocido como “el rey de las criptomonedas”, quien estaba reclamado por fraude tanto por Estados Unidos como por Corea del Sur, informó este viernes el Ministerio de Justicia montenegrino en un comunicado.
“La mayoría de los criterios favorecen la solicitud de extradición a los Estados Unidos”, señala la nota.
En consecuencia, el ministro de Justicia montenegrino, Bojan Bozovic, tomó la decisión de autorizar la extradición a EE.UU., al tiempo que rechazó la entrega de Do Kwon a su país, añade.
El paso dado ahora por el ministro parece poner punto final a un proceso en el que los tribunales montenegrinos han autorizado y revocado más de una vez la extradición de Do Kwon, detenido en Podgorica hace un año y nueve meses.
Tanto Estados Unidos como Corea del Sur lo acusan de delitos relacionados con fraudes en criptomonedas por un valor estimado en al menos 40.000 millones de dólares.
Esa cifra que representa los daños causados a los inversionistas en la plataforma Terra USD, conocida por su moneda Terra y la criptomoneda asociada Luna, ambas creadas por Terraform Labs, que colapsaron en mayo de 2022.
En su comunicado, el Ministerio de Justicia montenegrino afirma que tomó la decisión de acceder a la solicitud de Estados Unidos tras evaluar todos los hechos, como la gravedad de los delitos, el lugar de su comisión o el orden de presentación de las solicitudes.
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Do Kwon será extraditado a EE. UU. por el fraude de UST y Luna
Do Kwon, el exlíder de Terraform Labs y creador de las criptomonedas Luna y UST, será extraditado a Estados Unidos. Así lo confirmó el Ministerio de Justicia de Montenegro a través de un comunicado oficial, más de 21 meses después del arresto del empresario en el país de la península balcánica.
De acuerdo con las autoridades judiciales montenegrinas, la mayoría de los criterios generales previstos por la ley favorecían a las demandas de extradición que presentaron las instituciones estadounidenses. No obstante, todavía no se sabe cuándo se concretará el traslado de Do Kwon hacia Norteamérica.
Asimismo, no está claro si la decisión de Montenegro es definitiva, o si el procedimiento podría sufrir algún giro en semanas o meses venideros. Tengamos en cuenta que Corea del Sur también había solicitado la extradición del creador de UST y Luna. Incluso el propio Do Kwon aceptó que se le enviara de regreso a su país natal en un procedimiento abreviado que se realizó en noviembre de 2023, pero por entonces ya se había dicho que la decisión final estaría en manos de la justicia de la nación europea.
En Estados Unidos, Do Kwon afronta múltiples acusaciones criminales. Específicamente, el Tribunal Federal para el distrito de Manhattan presentó 8 cargos contra el surcoreano por fraude de valores, fraude electrónico, fraude de productos básicos y conspiración. En su momento, la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores estadounidense (SEC) había presentado una demanda civil contra él y su antigua compañía por violar la Ley de Bolsa y la Ley de Valores. Sin embargo, en junio de este año el empresario y Terraform Labs acordaron pagar más de 4.500 millones de dólares para resolver la disputa.
La debacle de Do Kwon se produjo en mayo de 2022, tras el desastre de las criptomonedas UST y Luna. La primera era una stablecoin algorítmica, mientras que la segunda era el token nativo de la blockchain Terra y el único instrumento que mantenía la paridad de UST con el dólar estadounidense a través de un sistema de quemas según oferta y demanda.
Si bien ambas criptomonedas se volvieron extremadamente populares, durante meses se multiplicaron las voces en el ecosistema que acusaban a la estructura de Terraform Labs de ser insostenible. Do Kwon se convirtió en una figura bastante divisiva del sector, con comentarios bastante ácidos contra sus detractores a través de X (Twitter).
Pero cuando UST perdió la paridad con el dólar, se fue a cero junto con Luna. Esto provocó que millones de personas en todo el mundo perdieran su dinero, y se estima que la debacle del ecosistema Terra barrió entre $40.000 millones y $60.000 millones del mercado cripto.
A partir de allí, Do Kwon desapareció durante varios meses. Si bien el empresario negó haberse fugado, la policía no pudo encontrarlo en su residencia de Singapur ni tampoco hubo registros oficiales de su salida de la ciudad-estado. Tras un largo periplo con Interpol dándole caza, se concretó el arresto del empresario y de uno de sus socios en marzo de 2023 en Montenegro. Por entonces, el susodicho intentaba abordar un avión hacia Dubai usando un pasaporte costarricense falsificado, y también llevaba documentos belgas adulterados.
Con su extradición, Do Kwon será el próximo pez gordo de las criptomonedas bajo el escrutinio de la justicia estadounidense tras los casos de Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX) y Changpeng Zhao (Binance).
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[속보] 몬테네그로 “권도형 미국으로 범죄인 인도”
몬테네그로 법무장관 최종 서명
“美로 송환…韓 송환 요청은 거부”
가상화폐 테라·루나 폭락 사태의 핵심인물 권도형 씨가 한국이 아닌 미국으로 송환돼 수사와 재판을 받을 것으로 보인다.
보얀 보조비치 몬테네그로 법무장관이 27일(현지시간) 권 씨의 미국 송환을 명령하는 결정에 서명했다고 일간지 비예스티, 포베다가 전했다.
몬테네그로 법무부는 “모든 사실과 상황을 검토했다”며 “범죄의 심각성, 발생 장소, 송환 요청 순서 등 기준을 종합적으로 고려했다”고 말했다.
이어 “대부분의 기준이 미국 송환 요청에 부합한다고 판단해 권 씨의 미국 송환을 허가하고, 한국으로의 송환 요청은 거부하는 결정을 내렸다”고 밝혔다.
On Tuesday night, three Chinese Nationals were arrested by Sheriff’s Deputies after an elaborate scheme to scam an 82-year-old Alfred man out of $100,000. The local man was tricked into believing that he received a fraudulent payment in his bank account and was coaxed to repay the money with cash.
The scammers received an initial payment of $50,000 and returned on Tuesday to collect the remaining funds. They were met by Sheriff’s Deputies and arrested. The arrested individuals have limited English speaking capabilities and all list New York addresses. They have been charged with Theft by Deception and, after their initial appearance, were held with the following bail amounts:
·Meng Chen, 50 years old, from Staten Island New York. Chen is in the United States legally with a green card. Chen remains incarcerated pending a $100,000 bail. He is photographed wearing a gray shirt.
·Wen Chen, 23, New York is an illegal alien from China. Wen Chen remains incarcerated pending a $150,000 bail. He is photographed wearing an orange shirt.
·Weijie Yan, 21, New York, entered the United States on a student Visa but did not attend school. He was deported but returned illegally. Yan remains incarcerated pending a $150,000 bail. He is photographed wearing a black shirt.
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