Suspended Broker Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Investment Fraud
Kenneth Thom was sentenced to two years in prison after defrauding social media followers out of nearly $800,000, according to official court records.
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2 reportsHusband and Wife Sentenced to Life in Prison in 2020 Murder of Woman's Ex-Husband
Prosecutors announced on August 14, 2026 that Jamie and Nicholas Orsini were sentenced for carjacking resulting in death and conspiracy to commit carjacking.
Insider Sales
4 reportsIgnition Acquisition Holdings Sells 8000000 Shares of OPENLANE, Inc.
An SEC Form 4 filing records a $274880000 common stock transaction on August 13, 2026.
AIG Executive Chair Peter Zaffino Sold $18.1 Million in Company Stock, SEC Filing Shows
A Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission records the sale of 236,629 AIG shares on August 12, 2026, made under a trading plan.
Blackstone Holdings I L.P. Sells Shares in Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.
An official Form 4 insider transaction filing shows Blackstone Holdings I L.P. sold 2710374 shares of Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. on 2026-08-11.
Ralph Lauren Product Chief Sells $2.6 Million in Common Stock, SEC Filing Shows
Alagoz Halide, Chief Product & Merch. Officer at Ralph Lauren Corp., sold 6,559 shares on Aug. 10, 2026.
Mass Casualty Incidents
2 reportsWoman killed, three injured in shooting after Rochester Puerto Rican festival
Rochester Police Chief David Smith said gunshots were fired as a large crowd dispersed on North Clinton Avenue early on August 2, following the city's Puerto Rican festival.
Eight shot, four of them children, in Coney Island on the Fourth of July
Breitbart reported eight people were shot in New York City's Coney Island at about 10:37 p.m. on July 4, 2026.
Plane Crashes
2 reportsThree Killed in Aerostar 601 Crash Near Lake Clear, New York
The National Transportation Safety Board's accident record lists three people on board and three fatalities in the July 14, 2026 crash; the cause has not been determined.
NTSB Investigating Jazz Aviation Regional Jet Accident Near New York With Two Dead
An accident record lists two fatalities and 37 injured among 39 on board a Bombardier CL-600-2D24 in the early hours of March 23, 2026; the cause has not been determined.