Hye Ran Lee is wanted for her alleged involvement in a bank fraud scheme that involved Korean-Americans and South Korean nationals in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and Riverside counties in California from approximately February of 2010 to approximately October of 2013. Lee, along with 14 other individuals, had a base of operations located in or around Koreatown in Los … [Read more...] about USA Most Wanted – Hye Ran Lee
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Darwin Letter Recovered: FBI Returns 1875 Correspondence to Smithsonian Archives
A handwritten letter by Charles Darwin that was stolen from the Smithsonian Institution Archives more than three decades ago was recovered by FBI special agents and returned last week to the care of the Smithsonian. The letter, written in 1875 by the British naturalist and geologist best known for his theory of evolution, was stolen in the mid-1970s from a collection of … [Read more...] about Darwin Letter Recovered: FBI Returns 1875 Correspondence to Smithsonian Archives
USA Most Wanted – Kevin Lamont Carter
Summary: Kevin Lamont Carter, a convicted felon, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of his girlfriend, Angela Marshall, in Selma, Alabama. On March 25, 1995, Carter allegedly drove to Marshall's residence, called her to come to his car, and shot her several times when she approached him. The day before this murder, Carter was released from jail after completing … [Read more...] about USA Most Wanted – Kevin Lamont Carter
USA Most Wanted – Ahmad Abousamra
Summary: Ahmad Abousamra was indicted after taking multiple trips to Pakistan and Yemen where he allegedly attempted to obtain military training for the purpose of killing American soldiers overseas. On November 5, 2009, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Abousamra in the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, after he was charged … [Read more...] about USA Most Wanted – Ahmad Abousamra
Death Penalty becomes more rare and more problematic
As executions in the United States hit a 20-year low, one might assume that this trend reflects a more judicious and careful application of the death penalty--that judges and prosecutors are truly reserving the punishment for the worst of the worst. But comprehensive death penalty assessments by the American Bar Association, along with many other organizations, tell a … [Read more...] about Death Penalty becomes more rare and more problematic