Kansas couple hid dead relatives body and continued to collect retirement benefits for six years

OVERLAND PARK, KS – A couple from Johnson County is facing federal charges for allegedly collecting over $215,000 in retirement benefits in the name of a deceased relative, whose body was concealed in their home for six years. Mike Carroll, 81, a retired telecommunications worker, started receiving his pension and Social Security benefits in 2008. Authorities determined he died in 2016, based on digital data from his pacemaker. However, this information was not disclosed, and …

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Man busted in assassination plot involving crossbow and a hitman

SIKESTON, MO – A 64-year-old man from Illinois, Ben Patrick Mullavey, is facing legal consequences for allegedly plotting the assassination of his ex-business associate in Florida using a crossbow and arrow, as reported by law enforcement. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri revealed that Mullavey was willing to pay up to $10,000 for the execution. Mullavey claimed his former partner owed him $200,000, and his legal attempts to recover the debt …

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Walmart mass shooter gets 90 life sentences for killing 23 victims

A white gunman who carried out a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, killing 23 people, has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty to 90 federal charges earlier this year in connection with the mass shooting that happened in August of 2019. The sentencing hearing, which lasted three days, concluded with Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Guaderrama handing down the maximum punishment. While Crusius could still face …

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