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June 18, 2026
Comedian Carlos Mencia is facing felony tax evasion charges after California prosecutors say he failed to report $8.7 million in personal and corporate income, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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June 18, 2026
An Illinois federal judge Thursday said she wants to hear from the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago as she considers sanctions in a now-dismissed case charging three people with trying to rob undercover ATF agents at gunpoint, after prosecutors discovered video evidence that was "inconsistent" with the criminal complaint.
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June 18, 2026
Counsel for a convicted Florida bitcoin fraudster who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for failing to pay over $20 million in restitution stemming from his role in a crypto heist on Thursday told the Second Circuit that the lower court's resentencing trampled on the constitutional rights of her client, who "never got due process at any stage."
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June 18, 2026
Luigi Mangione's counsel told a New York state justice Thursday that they're withdrawing their notice indicating they would invoke a psychiatric defense in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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June 18, 2026
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a death row inmate whose case has gone before the U.S. Supreme Court cannot bring a second postconviction relief motion in state court because a deadline in state law for bringing new evidence has passed.
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