The 12 jurors deliberating in the Sean Grayson trial have been sent home and will resume their discussions Wednesday morning.
After more than six and a half hours of deliberations, the jury is tasked with deciding whether Grayson is guilty of murder.
Further updates will follow as the case progresses.
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/jury-deliberations-to-continue-into-wednesday-inside-the-courtroom-sean-grayson-trial-day-8/
**Joven de 28 años arrestado por apuñalar mortalmente a una mujer en El Bronx**
Cristian Moya, un joven de 28 años y residente del condado de El Bronx, fue arrestado anoche por presuntamente haber apuñalado mortalmente a Pamela Almonte Cabrera varias veces en el pecho, afuera de un bar en El Bronx, Nueva York.
Según informó el New York Post, Moya fue acusado por la Policía de Nueva York de homicidio involuntario, posesión ilegal de armas, entre otros cargos. Testigos indicaron que el sospechoso utilizó una botella rota para cometer el ataque mortal y huyó de la escena, hasta ser detenido el martes, más de 48 horas después del incidente.
La víctima, Pamela Almonte Cabrera, de 35 años y madre dominicana, fue apuñalada en medio de una pelea en la que estuvo involucrado su novio. La trifulca estalló alrededor de las 4 a. m. del domingo frente al establecimiento “Mama Dora Bar & Lounge”, ubicado en E. Kingsbridge Road, cerca de Morris Ave. en Kingsbridge Heights, según reportó la Policía de Nueva York (NYPD).
Almonte, residente de Melrose, se encontraba con algunas personas cuando se enfrentaron con otro grupo similar en la acera. Fue entonces cuando recibió aproximadamente cinco puñaladas en el pecho. Hasta el momento, no está claro qué provocó el inicio de la pelea.
Un video de vigilancia captó la conmoción entre la multitud afuera del bar justo a la hora de cierre, justo antes de que Almonte se desplomara en la acera. Fue trasladada por medios privados inicialmente al BronxCare Health System y luego al Hospital Lincoln, donde lamentablemente falleció.
La víctima trabajaba como manicurista en una barbería cercana al lugar donde fue atacada. Una amiga cercana, Wendy, de 52 años, informó que dos de los hijos de Almonte residen en República Dominicana, mientras que su hija de 17 años vive en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Cabe destacar que todos los cargos presentados son acusaciones formales, y se presume la inocencia de las personas procesadas hasta que se demuestre lo contrario en un tribunal de justicia.
A pesar de que Nueva York reporta una cifra histórica a la baja en homicidios y tiroteos, los apuñalamientos continúan causando preocupación en la ciudad, comentó el New York Post en junio. En general, los incidentes de cortes y apuñalamientos permanecen frecuentes.
La tendencia actual muestra una disminución en el número de personas baleadas, pero un aumento en las víctimas de ataques con arma blanca. Hasta finales de septiembre de 2024, más de 65 personas han muerto por heridas de arma blanca, superando las 54 del mismo período en 2023. Esto refleja un promedio en el que cada semana un neoyorquino pierde la vida a causa de ataques con cuchillo.
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*Fuente: New York Post / Policía de Nueva York (NYPD)*
https://eldiariony.com/2025/10/29/joven-hispano-mato-a-madre-dominicana-en-pelea-afuera-de-bar-en-nueva-york-acusacion/
NEW YORK (AP) — A plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near success,” prosecutors told a judge who will sentence two reputed Russian mobsters.
Prosecutors are seeking 55-year prison terms for Rafat Amirov, 46, and Polad Omarov, 41, at their sentencing on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors said Amirov, of Iran, and Omarov, of Georgia, were crime bosses in the Russian mob.
Lawyers for Amirov argue he should not spend more than 13 years behind bars, while Omarov’s attorneys have called for a 10-year prison sentence.
The men were convicted in a two-week March trial that featured dramatic testimony from a hired gunman and Alinejad, an author, activist, and contributor to Voice of America.
Alinejad said in a message to supporters Tuesday that she planned to be in court to face the men prosecutors say were high-ranking members of the Gulici, a faction of the Russian Mob responsible for murders, assaults, extortions, kidnappings, robberies, and arsons in the United States and abroad.
“They’ll receive their sentence, and I’ll speak my truth in my impact statement,” she said.
Alinejad, 49, led online campaigns encouraging women in Iran to record videos exposing their hair to protest mandatory head covering laws in public.
Prosecutors revealed that Iranian intelligence officials first plotted in 2020 and 2021 to kidnap Alinejad in the U.S. and move her to Iran to silence her criticism.
In July 2022, Iran allegedly offered $500,000 in an attempt to kill Alinejad after efforts to harass, smear, and intimidate her failed, prosecutors said.
Court documents state that Alinejad was targeted by the Iranian government because she “dedicated her life to exposing the cruelty, corruption, and tyranny of the Islamic Republic.”
When Amirov and Omarov were offered the $500,000 bounty, they “appeared completely incurious about who they were plotting to murder and why,” prosecutors wrote. “Amirov and Omarov were interested in one thing only: their own power and wealth.”
Prosecutors emphasized that the plot “came chillingly near success,” interrupted only by Alinejad being out of town while a hired gunman persistently tried to locate her, and because of the “diligence and tenacity of American law enforcement, which detected and disrupted the plot in time.”
Lawyers for Amirov argued in court documents ahead of sentencing that no one was physically hurt and their client’s involvement in the plot was “minimal, if not non-existent.”
Omarov’s lawyers called for leniency, citing threats to his life following the 2020 killing of a relative who was a reputed leader of the “thieves-in-law” criminal organization in Russia and Azerbaijan.
Omarov was extradited to the U.S. in February 2024, a year after his detention in the Czech Republic.
Alinejad testified at the March trial that she came to the United States in 2009 after she was banned from covering Iran’s disputed presidential election and the newspaper where she worked was shut down.
Establishing herself in New York City, she built an online audience of millions and launched her “My Stealthy Freedom” campaign encouraging Iranian women to expose their hair when the morality police were not around.
The investigation remains open. In October 2024, prosecutors announced charges against a senior Iranian military official and three others, none of whom are currently in custody.
Since the assassination plot was uncovered, Alinejad said she has moved nearly two dozen times for her safety.
El Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. anunció el arresto en Texas de dos hombres originarios del estado de Alabama, quienes fueron acusados de traficar más de 300 armas, municiones y cargadores con destino a México.
La Fiscal General Pamela Bondi y el Fiscal Federal Nicholas J. Ganjei informaron, mediante un comunicado, que Emilio Ramírez Cortés, de 48 años, ciudadano mexicano que reside legalmente en Estados Unidos, y su hijo, Edgar Emilio Ramírez Díaz, realizaron sus comparecencias iniciales en la corte federal de Laredo, Texas.
Ambos están acusados de contrabando y tráfico de armas de fuego, municiones, cargadores y otros accesorios. Tanto padre como hijo permanecerán bajo custodia en espera de una audiencia de detención fijada para el 31 de octubre.
Las autoridades indicaron que los cargos incluyen contrabando de armas de fuego, municiones, cargadores y otros accesorios, así como tráfico ilícito de armas.
“Interrumpir el flujo ilegal de armas hacia México es fundamental en nuestro enfoque integral para desmantelar los cárteles”, declaró la Fiscal General Pamela Bondi. “Esta importante incautación representa nuestro compromiso de proteger a los estadounidenses de la brutal violencia de los cárteles”, añadió.
Por su parte, el Fiscal Federal Nicholas J. Ganjei puntualizó: “Quienes trafican armas ilegalmente a México empoderan a los cárteles para aterrorizar a inocentes. Esta incautación de una inmensa cantidad de armas de fuego ilustra el enfoque integral del Distrito Sur de Texas para combatir a los cárteles”.
Y sentenció: “Atacaremos cada faceta de sus operaciones hasta que sean erradicados de la faz de la tierra”.
### Llevaban las armas escondidas en dos camionetas
El 23 de octubre, dos vehículos se acercaron al puerto de entrada Juárez-Lincoln en Laredo, según señala la denuncia.
Los documentos oficiales alegan que Ramírez Díaz conducía un Chevrolet Tahoe con placas de Alabama, seguido por su padre en un Chevrolet Silverado con placas de México. Ambos vehículos presuntamente transportaban remolques utilitarios de caja blanca cerrados.
La denuncia penal alega que las autoridades encontraron paredes falsas en ambos remolques, lo que resultó en el descubrimiento de más de 300 rifles y pistolas, así como municiones y cargadores de diversos calibres, compartió el Departamento de Justicia.
“Los hombres estaban contrabandeando armas y artículos relacionados a cambio de pago y lo habían hecho en múltiples ocasiones”, indicaron las autoridades.
### Investigación conjunta de varias agencias
La investigación fue llevada a cabo por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), la Oficina de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional, la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos, y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza.
El Departamento de Justicia enfatizó que este caso forma parte de la Operación “Recuperemos América”, una iniciativa nacional que moviliza todos los recursos del Departamento para repeler la invasión de la inmigración ilegal, lograr la eliminación total de los cárteles y organizaciones criminales transnacionales, y proteger a las comunidades de los autores de delitos violentos.
https://eldiariony.com/2025/10/28/padre-e-hijo-arrestados-en-texas-por-contrabando-de-armas-de-fuego-a-mexico/
**Johnston County Father Charged with Murder After Allegedly Killing Four of His Children**
Johnston County, N.C. — A father from North Carolina has been charged with murder after allegedly killing all but one of his children.
On Monday at 10:09 p.m., Johnston County 911 received a call from Wellington Delano Dickens III, who resides in Zebulon, North Carolina. During the call, Dickens admitted to having killed his children.
Deputies from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence on Springtooth Drive. Upon arrival, Dickens informed the deputies that his 3-year-old son was alive inside the house, but four of his other children were deceased inside the trunk of a car parked in the garage.
An investigation at the scene revealed multiple bodies inside the trunk. Authorities determined that the remains had been there for an extended period of time.
JCSO investigators believe Dickens killed three of his biological children, aged 6, 9, and 10, as well as his 18-year-old stepchild.
Wellington Delano Dickens III is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. The investigation is ongoing.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/wellington-delano-dickens-iii-father-charged-murder-4-children-found-dead-trunk-car-north-carolina/18081474/
The man accused of fatally shooting Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino in 2021 has pleaded guilty to all charges.
The plea was entered on Monday morning, coinciding with the scheduled start of jury selection.
This development marks a significant turn in the case that has drawn considerable attention since the incident occurred. Further details on the sentencing and case proceedings are expected to follow.
https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/man-who-fatally-shot-hollywood-police-officer-in-2021-pleads-guilty-faces-death-penalty-phase-next-month/
In 2025 alone, state-sponsored groups like the Lazarus Group have stolen more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency, using artificial intelligence (AI) to supercharge every stage of their operations. AI now scans thousands of smart contracts within minutes, identifies exploitable code, and automates multi-chain attacks that were once limited to elite cyber teams.
The record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack in February 2025 marked a turning point. Investigators from Elliptic and TRM Labs revealed that North Korean hackers employed AI-driven reconnaissance tools and deepfake recruiter profiles to infiltrate internal systems.
Once inside, AI algorithms detected weaknesses, executed exploits, and routed stolen funds through Tron-based mixers and over-the-counter brokers—masking their trail with near-machine precision.
Cybersecurity experts note that AI now handles the entire attack lifecycle, from writing malicious code to generating phishing lures and managing laundering paths. As one analyst from Mysten Labs put it, “Large language models have made cybercrime scalable; even small teams can now operate like industrial-scale hackers.”
While quantum computing remains a long-term risk, no existing system can yet break Bitcoin’s ECDSA encryption. Experts estimate it will take a decade or more before quantum decryption becomes realistic.
The immediate challenge, they say, is defending against adaptive AI models that evolve faster than traditional security protocols.
Exchanges and DeFi projects are now urged to run continuous, AI-aware security audits that scan for vulnerabilities as quickly as attackers do. Firms like Elliptic, Chainalysis, and Mandiant are integrating AI-based monitoring tools to track suspicious fund flows and detect AI-generated phishing campaigns.
Some blockchain projects, including Mysten Labs and Algorand, are already preparing for quantum threats by developing quantum-resistant cryptography—ensuring long-term resilience while addressing today’s AI risks.
As North Korea’s hackers weaponize AI, the global crypto industry faces a new reality: machine-driven crime that learns, adapts, and scales at lightning speed. Defending against it will require the same technology that made it possible—AI fighting AI.
https://coinpedia.org/news/north-koreas-ai-hackers-redefine-crypto-crime-in-2025/
A manager at the Laugh Factory in Chicago was arrested for allegedly obstructing a federal immigration operation, but his mother claims agents “kidnapped” him right before her eyes.
According to the Chicago Police Department, officers responded to a call about a battery in progress outside the club at around 9:20 a.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, they found federal agents involved in a physical altercation with two individuals, NBC Chicago reported.
A viral video of the encounter shows federal agents taking night manager Nathan Griffin to the ground and placing him under arrest as onlookers scream at the agents to stop amid the chaotic scene. The footage captures a physical struggle involving Griffin, his mother Elaine Plybon, and the agents.
Bystanders yelled, “Why are you doing this? Where are you taking him?” as Griffin was lifted off the ground and led into a car. Another person shouted, “Let us see your face.”
Witness Will Kolic, who works nearby and knows the manager, told NBC Chicago he saw multiple cars pull up and men grab a man who appeared to be Hispanic. Kolic said agents then “jumped out of their car” and snatched the Laugh Factory’s manager while he was standing with his mother. At one point, agents were also seen restraining Griffin’s mother on the ground.
A Border Patrol spokesperson told NBC Chicago that Griffin was detained after he “attempted to impede and obstruct federal officers.” They also claimed he tried to shut the door of the federal agents’ car on an agent’s leg.
“The individual was immediately detained and turned over to the FBI for investigation,” the spokesperson added.
Griffin’s mother expressed her distress in a video posted on Instagram, saying her son was “kidnapped by Border Patrol in front of my eyes.”
“For those of you who don’t know, I was in Chicago visiting my son, and he was kidnapped by Border Patrol in front of my eyes,” Plybon said. “When I think about going out the door in the morning, I don’t want to. Because I do not want to encounter the SUV, the screams, the crying, and the horrific things that I saw before I was pulled into the fray when somebody tried to kidnap my son.”
In response to the incident, Griffin’s brother-in-law and mother launched a GoFundMe campaign to help raise legal funds.
“My brother-in-law Nathan was detained by border patrol officers today in Chicago, despite the fact that he is a natural-born American citizen,” Tom Pinney wrote on the fundraising page. “After being arrested and hidden throughout the system, he finally resurfaced about 4 hours after his detainment in FBI custody awaiting a hearing for a federal assault charge which could carry 8 years in prison if convicted.”
Since its creation on Saturday, the GoFundMe has raised more than $20,000.
“The amazing outpouring of support is reminding us of the America we love. We cannot thank you enough!” Plybon wrote in an update on the fundraising page.
https://nypost.com/2025/10/27/us-news/laugh-factory-manager-arrested-in-front-of-mother-outside-chicago-comedy-club-by-federal-agents/
**Over 80 People Questioned Following Major Street Fight Between Migrants in Moscow**
*MOSCOW (Reuters)* – Russia’s Interior Ministry reported on Sunday that more than 80 individuals were taken to police stations for questioning following a significant street fight between migrants in a residential area of Moscow. The ministry stated that all foreigners involved in the incident would face deportation.
Russian media released videos showing people engaged in violent clashes on the street using clubs and spades. The footage also revealed the smashing of windows near parked cars around the Prokshino residential complex. However, the cause of the fight remains unclear.
According to the Interior Ministry, 19 people have been arrested on charges of hooliganism. The ministry added that migrants holding Russian citizenship risk having their citizenship revoked. Foreign nationals involved who are not imprisoned will be deported and banned from re-entry into Russia, said Irina Volk, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry.
Migration, particularly from former Soviet republics in Central Asia and the Caucasus, has emerged as a major domestic political issue in Russia. Restrictions on migration intensified following a deadly attack at a Moscow concert hall in 2024, which Russian authorities attributed to Tajik nationals.
In 2024, approximately 6.3 million migrants arrived in Russia, according to Interior Ministry figures. Nearly half of these migrants came from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Despite Russia’s domestic economy relying heavily on affordable labor from these regions—especially in construction and consumer industries—many Russian citizens have expressed concerns. They criticize the large influx of people, noting a perceived lack of familiarity with Russian customs and culture.
Additionally, Russia has been grappling with severe labor shortages across multiple sectors since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, as hundreds of thousands of Russian workers joined the military.
*Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Ros Russell*
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russia-says-more-80-people-123257376.html
One man was killed inside an apartment building in Alexandria, Virginia, Saturday night, according to police.
Alexandria police received a call for shots fired just before 11 p.m. on Berkeley Street near King Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man inside an apartment suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police believe the shooting was the result of a domestic dispute. Although no arrests have been announced, authorities stated that “all parties involved are believed to be accounted for.”
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact APD Detective Escobar at 703-746-6819. Tips can be provided anonymously.
Below is a map showing the location of the shooting.
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