Information About On The Wire

Digital folk hero Luigi Mangione admitted to a New York federal judge yesterday that he fatally shot health insurance executive Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” Mr. Mangione said. He entered the plea without a deal so there is no guarantee it will mitigate the life sen … Read more »

A cocaine smuggler has been denied reprieve from his conviction by Justice M.J. Lucille Shaw and a jury in a recent ruling issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal. Justice S.A. Gomery held that Samuel Osei-Tutu’s right to a fair trial was not prejudiced by the failure of Justice Shaw to give the jury … Read more »

Three Russian nationals have been charged with malicious cyber activities in an indictment returned by a grand jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Two corporate defendants based in St. Petersburg are alleged to have provided bulletproof hosting services from w … Read more »

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that geofence warrants authorizing law enforcement to search cell phone location history from a crime scene violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The sweeping warrants have often been criticized as an unconstitutional dragnet … Read more »

Fentanyl is a dangerous synthetic opioid more potent than heroin and morphine with a high risk of accidental overdose. It is often sold on the street mixed with other drugs and in counterfeit pills made to look like prescription opioids. In recognition of the dangers associated with fentanyl use the … Read more »