February 2024

TL/DR - US prosecutors have charged Takeshi Ebisawa, an alleged senior Yakuza member, with conspiracy to traffic nuclear materials. Ebisawa is accused of attempting to sell uranium and plutonium he believed were intended for the creation of a nuclear bomb in Iran. The US Department of Justice claims Ebisawa and his associates showed samples of…

TL/DR - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to investigate wealthy executives who use company jets for private purposes yet classify the costs as business expenses for tax purposes. The audit, made possible by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, will use advanced analytics to determine whether the use of company jets is correctly allocated…

TL/DR - Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that her office will not extradite Raad Noan Almansoori, who is accused of killing a woman in a New York City hotel, due to concerns about the treatment of violent criminals by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Almansoori, who is being held without bail in Arizona, is accused of…

TL/DR - A man in Mesa, Arizona is suing the City of Mesa, alleging that police officers assaulted him at a quinceañera. According to his lawsuit, the officers were called to the event after a guest began harassing young attendees, and when the plaintiff, Daniel Barraza, tried to explain the situation, he claims that he was assaulted by the…