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Dec 04 2023
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Scott demands texts and emails of College Football Playoff committee after FSU snub
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) is demanding that members of the College Football Playoff committee turn over text, emails and notes related to its decision to exclude Florida State University’s undefeated football team from the college playoffs. Scott in a letter to Boo Corrigan, the chairman of the selection committee, demanded “total transparency from the committee regarding how this decision
The Hill
Dec 04 2023
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Washington Family of 5 Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide After Killer Texted Confession
Authorities in Washington state found five family members dead in an apparent murder-suicide after a relative called 911 for help after receiving a cryptic text message from the shooter. Police said the message said the killer had harmed people inside the family home Saturday afternoon. The Clark County Sheriff's Office got the call shortly after 1 p.m., according to a statement. The caller
The Messenger
Nov 21 2023
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Grubhub order, cellphone texts lead investigators to 4 escaped Macon jail inmates
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office revealed new details on how authorities used a Grubhub order and other cell phone data to track down the four inmates who escaped last month from the Bibb County Jail. Flanked by investigators on both sides at a Monday afternoon press conference, Sheriff David Davis described how the inmates’ accomplices and their phones led investigators to the escapees. “It
The Telegraph (Georgia)
Nov 21 2023
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Suspended Adams aide told staffers to delete texts after FBI raid: source
A controversial aide to Mayor Eric Adams who was suspended for inappropriate conduct urged City Hall staffers to delete texts after the FBI raided her home, a source close to the federal probe told The Post.
Rana Abbasova, director of protocol in the Office for International Affairs, was suspended from the $80,000-a-year post after Adams’ lawyers learned of her efforts to erase text
New York Post (News)
Nov 04 2023
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San Jose Cop Fired After Texting ‘I Hate Black People’
A police officer in San Jose, California was fired after investigators say they uncovered racist messages sent in June, the department announced in a press release. Mark McNamara, a white officer, used racial slurs in the texts, one of which read: “I hate Black people.” “These messages came to light in the last few days and hours and that officer is no longer employed with the City,” San Jose
Daily Beast
Oct 11 2023
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Okla. Moves to Remove Judge for Texting During Trial
Oklahoma is taking the first steps to remove Traci Soderstrom, a state district judge caught scrolling through social media and texting her courtroom bailiff during a murder trial. John Kane IV, chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, recommended Soderstrom's ouster after an investigation by the court's Council on Judicial Complaints found that she exchanged over 500 texts. She also
Newsmax (News)
Nov 05 2023
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‘I Hate Black People’: Police Officer Fired Over Racist Text Messages
In San Jose, California, a police officer was terminated following the discovery of racially biased text messages, according to a Friday press release. Former Officer Mark McNamara was allegedly involved in the texts, which surfaced during an unrelated criminal probe, leading to a distinct investigation into his conduct, San Jose Chief of Police Anthony Mata said in the press release. McNamara
The Daily Caller
Oct 31 2023
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Man arrested after threatening woman in nearly 100 phone calls and texts
An Ozark County man has been arrested for threatening a woman in nearly 100 texts and phone calls. All of the communication happened over a span of a few hours, leading authorities to arrest 27-year-old Charles Berger of Gainesville. According to the probable cause affidavit in the case, the victim showed deputies the communication where Berger threatened her and her boyfriend, including
KTLO
Oct 23 2023
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Slain Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll’s last text revealed
As police continued to investigate Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll’s brutal stabbing death, her family revealed at her Sunday funeral that Woll’s last text message was a heart sent to a friend, “just because.” “You sent hearts to cheer people up and let them know you’re thinking of them — because you cared,” Woll’s sister, Monica Woll Rosen, told attendees at a heartbreaking funeral
New York Post (News)
Nov 02 2023
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Here are the emails, texts and photos that could put Sam Bankman-Fried in prison for life
Over the past month, lawyers in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried have brought close to 20 witnesses to the stand and presented hundreds of exhibits to the 12 jurors who will decide the fate of the boy once deemed the king of crypto.
The jury, which began deliberations on Thursday afternoon, has a mountain of evidence to consider in determining whether the 31-year-old founder of
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