Think you’re immune to cybercrime because you’re young and tech savvy? Think again
Using government data, Twingate has compiled surprising facts about how different age groups are victims of fraud cybercrimes.
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Using government data, Twingate has compiled surprising facts about how different age groups are victims of fraud cybercrimes.
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A man was killed late Monday night from stab wounds in Blackfoot.
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A 37-year-old Burley man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Monday.
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Monday Idaho, along with a coalition of other states, has agreed to two multistate settlements with Experian concerning data breaches in 2012 and 2015 that compromised personal information of millions of consumers nationwide.
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An early morning traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Bonneville County 40-year-old after she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn MoviePass’s former CEO and the leader of its former parent company have been indicted on securities fraud charges for deceiving investors on the sustainability and profitability of the company’s movie-a-day subscription model, according to a Department of Justice release on Friday. J. Mitchell Lowe, previous CEO of the movie ticket subscription service,
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The Idaho Falls Police is currently investigating a shooting in Idaho Falls. According to Police PIO Jessica Clements, the incident occurred in an apartment complex at the intersection of K-street and Canal Avenue around 9:40 a.m.
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The deer’s body was left behind with only the head removed.
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A southeastern Wyoming sheriff’s deputy was shot and a man was killed during an exchange of gunfire at a residence in East Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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A former high school coach appeared in court Wednesday.
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On Sunday around 1:16 p.m., trooper assigned to the Elk Mountain area stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction near milepost 263 on Interstate 80.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Denise Royal and Alta Spells, CNN The gunman who carried out the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury last month failed to unanimously recommend the death penalty, disappointing and angering many of the families of the 17 people he
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN David DePape, the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi last week, was in the United States illegally and may face deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said late Wednesday. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer on Canadian national David DePape with San Francisco County Jail, Nov.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN Anguished survivors of the Parkland school shooting and grieving relatives of victims faced the gunman in court before he’s sentenced to life in prison, testifying Tuesday about the loved ones and sense of security he stole from them, and expressing anger over a jury’s decision not to recommend he be put
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A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate was convicted Monday of kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old Colorado girl who went missing nearly 40 years ago.
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State Representative Dustin Manwaring’s billboard supporting is reelection bid was vandalized over the weekend.
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After a four-day trial, a federal jury sitting in Boise found Brett Michael Malone, 30, of Adrian, Oregon, guilty of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Friday.
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On Oct. 24, Brayden Froehlich was sentenced in District Court in Madison County for multiple wildlife crimes including one felony count of unlawfully killing, possessing or wasting wildlife and one misdemeanor count for hunting with a revoked license.
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Stacker used information from the law project Oyez, Justia’s U.S. Supreme Court Center, and news reports on Supreme Court decisions to develop a list of landmark Supreme Court cases.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN A total of 17 people with cartel connections are facing federal charges following the seizure of hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and more than a thousand pounds of methamphetamine, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. On Tuesday, law enforcement officials executed search warrants at
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The Miss Universe Organization has suspended Miss USA President Crystle Stewart and her company, Miss Brand Corporation, pending an independent investigation into allegations that the 2022 Miss USA pageant was rigged. “After thorough deliberation, Miss Universe Organization has decided to suspend Miss Brand immediately,” the Miss Universe Organization
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Using various government and academic sources, TripleBlind compiled a list of privacy laws and investigated who enforces them.
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Former Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland was sentenced on aggravated assault charges Tuesday to 10 days in jail and serve probation for 3 years for pulling a gun on a church youth group.
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There is no open hunting season for sage-grouse in or near the vicinity of where the carcasses were found.
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More that $200 cash has been recovered as a suspected robber is taken into custody Monday evening.
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A 25-year-old Twin Falls man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months in federal prison for three counts of mailing threatening communications, U.S. Attorney Joshua D. Hurwit announced Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech, Brian Vitagliano and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN Far-right talk show host Alex Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury decided this month he should pay $965 million in compensatory damages to eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder. After the 2012 massacre in
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The US Marshals need help to find an armed and dangerous man who they say may be in the area.
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Steve Bannon has been sentenced to serve four months behind bars.
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The Pocatello Police Department Street Crimes Unit on Thursday located and arrested two suspects.
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A 43-year-old of Boise was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.
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A 23-year-old of Cusick, Washington was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury and death, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit.
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN About 12,000 suspected fentanyl pills packaged in popular candy boxes were seized at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, authorities said. Someone tried to go through TSA screening with several bags of candy and snacks, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. But there was no candy inside
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The Federal Trade Commission and AARP of Idaho are reaching out to Idahoans to prevent fraud before the Holidays.
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A 29-year-old of Boise was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.
Continue ReadingBy Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough, Amanda Watts and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The man who was named as a person of interest in the gruesome killings of four men who were shot, dismembered and found in an Oklahoma river last week was taken into custody Tuesday in Florida on an unrelated charge, authorities said. Joe Kennedy,
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding an adult mule deer doe that was shot and left to waste in southeast Idaho.
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A 43-year-old Bonneville County man has been arrested for vehicle burglaries.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Here’s what we know: Nikolas Cruz, the now 24-year-old who admitted to killing 17 people in Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, has avoided the death penalty. A jury on Thursday recommended he be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a decision which enraged
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A former Wyoming man who climbed through a broken window at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $1,500 in fines and restitution.
Continue ReadingBy Casey Gannon and Weslan Hansen A Texas family of five was sentenced together on Wednesday for storming the Capitol on January 6, with the two parents getting jail time and three adult children given probation and some home confinement. The Munn family from Borger, Texas, was among some of the first to enter the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Rob Frehse, CNN Days after federal officials announced the largest rainbow fentanyl seizure in New York City history, an even greater quantity of the highly addictive substance has been found, prosecutors said Wednesday. Two people have been arrested and charged with multiple drug and firearm charges in connection to the seizure
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Alex Jones owes $965 million to eight family members of Sandy Hook shooting victims and a first responder. But it is far from clear how much of that money they’ll ever see. Jones was hit with that staggering jury award Wednesday for compensatory damages caused by his repeated lies about
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Alta Spells and Denise Royal, CNN The Parkland school shooter has avoided the death penalty after a jury recommended he be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the February 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — a move that left some of the victims’
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Randy Larkin is set to face a jury trial in July 2023 for a first degree murder case.
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Group sentenced to combined $21,975 in fines, 15 years in license revocations – with an additional 24 years if probation is violated, 34 years of probation, 330 hours of community service in lieu of jail, and 4 pronghorns forfeited.
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A Pocatello man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for the discharge of a firearm during a robbery that occurred on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation on June 23, 2021.
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Disturbing details coming out on child abuse allegations involving boiling water. The details are very disturbing. Niktoria Lett says her 1-year-old daughter, Royalty, is at USA’s Children’s and Women’s hospital suffering from severe burns. “19% of her head is burnt up,
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Lori Vallow-Daybell’s trial set for January 2023 has been vacated.
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff, CNN Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills in a Lego box as part of a drug trafficking scheme, in what US Drug Enforcement Administration authorities said in a news release is the largest seizure of the drug in New York City history. Latesha
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A preliminary hearing for the former soda springs girls basketball coach accused of rape was postponed Wednesday.
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The Idaho Falls Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating two people, Kelli Martinez and Logan Barnett.
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Concerned citizens contributing an additional $600 reward for information that leads to a citation in this case.
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A 29-year-old Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Tuesday.
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Pocatello man on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.
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Prosecutor will not seek death penalty in case against Randy Larkin who is charged with the shooting death of 36-year-old Morey Pelton.
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New developments Friday in the death penalty case against Chad Daybell.
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A Chubbuck man accused of shooting his estranged wife and her boyfriend was back in court Thursday.
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A Boise man was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and the unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.
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He faces up to 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine on each of the three charges.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new wave of concern has spread across the United States over multi-colored “rainbow fentanyl” pills, powders and blocks — that look similar to candy or sidewalk chalk — being sold and used in several states, and potentially posing a threat to young people. But parents of young children should not
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Judge Steven Boyce issued a ruling Friday banning all still and video photography from the courtroom in the Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell cases.
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Using sources including the U.S. government and the Council on Foreign Relations, Twingate has compiled a list of eight notorious hacking groups around the world.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen The special master overseeing the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation has ordered former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to back up out-of-court assertions that the FBI may have planted evidence at the property during their search last month. Judge Raymond Dearie, the court-appointed special master, said in a filing Thursday that Trump’s team needs to
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stealing older model Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs became a scary social media trend. Now, data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, which collects information on insurance claims, confirm these South Korean models are far more likely to get stolen than others. In fact, 2015-2019 Hyundai and Kia models
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones tangled Thursday in an explosive courtroom exchange with an attorney for families of Sandy Hook victims who have sued him in Connecticut, prompting an admonishment from the judge and warning that they could be held in contempt if they violate court rules moving forward. The warning
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A 35-year-old Blackfoot man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity and producing and receiving child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The family of a 12-year-old Little League World Series player who suffered a fractured skull after falling from a bunk bed with no safety rails is suing the league and the company that made the bed, according to court documents. Easton Oliverson of Utah’s Snow Canyon Little League
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The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for East Boise Community Reentry Center resident who walked away from the facility.
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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) – A 49-year-old Osburn, Idaho woman was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Monday. According to court records, Trina Welch,, was employed by Kasco of Idaho, LLC as a bookkeeper from 2012 until 2019. Kasco is a construction and telecommunication company that
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The case against former Downard Funeral Home director Lance Peck was back in a Bannock County courtroom Monday for a pre-trial conference.
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Police are suggesting you mark a particular part on your car to stop thieves from taking it. Police have seen an increase in catalytic converter thefts across the county. From 1 thousand in 2018 to over 52 thousand last year.
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A judge told attorneys in a high-profile triple murder case that he’s worried broad news coverage could make it harder to seat a jury when the trial begins months from now.
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A 43-year-old Rupert man was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is seeking information about at least seven people in connection with a breach of a Colorado county’s voting system as part of efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, according to subpoena documents obtained by CNN that reveal new details about the breadth
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A lawyer representing Sandy Hook families that have sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a jury on Tuesday to “send a message” to the public with its decision in a Connecticut trial that will determine how much money the plaintiffs receive. The trial is taking place a month after
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After evading a law enforcement search, a man wanted for attempted murder turned himself in.
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Two adults were arrested Sunday evening after battering a deputy who was called to keep the peace.
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Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) in collaboration with the Idaho State Fire Marshall’s Office and law enforcement on alleged arson fires recently resulted in two arrests with another pending.
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A judge has denied Lori Vallow-Daybell’s request for her case to be sent back to the grand jury.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York court to state charges of money laundering, conspiracy and fraud related to an alleged online scheme to raise money for the construction of a wall along the southern US border, according to
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The Idaho Falls Police Department has made several successful arrests related to catalytic converter theft over the past months.
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Mark Bent, the 41-year-old charged with shooting and killing 23-year-old Nikolas Bird, appeared in court on Tuesday.
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Police say the son of Lori Vallow was arrested over the weekend after allegedly raping a woman as she told him to stop at her Mesa home. Colby Ryan, 26, was booked into Maricopa County Jail on Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A body found this week in Memphis is that of a teacher who was abducted there while jogging last week, and a suspect is being charged with murder, police said Tuesday. Eliza “Liza” Fletcher, 34, was identified as the person found dead Monday in the rear
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A Pocatello man is charged with murder for killing a 23-year-old Idaho Falls man Saturday night.
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A 46-year-old of Tucson, Arizona was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Friday.
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A federal judge sentenced a Middleton, Idaho man to three years of supervised probation for threatening an FBI Agent, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, of the District of Idaho, announced Friday.
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UPDATE 9/1/22: The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Chubbuck Police Department, Pocatello Police Department, and Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following the fatal shooting incident that occurred at 291 W. Burnside in Chubbuck on Tuesday.
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27-year-old Gregory Boris of Ontario, Oregon, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Thursday.
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Downard Funeral Home owner and director Lance Peck made his first court appearance Wednesday.
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A former Idaho lawmaker convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime.
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28-year-old Domingo Zapata of Twins Falls was sentenced to 136 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Wednesday.
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The Clearwater County Prosecutor’s Office will not file criminal charges against Boise Chief Police Ryan Lee after reviewing the investigation results of a briefing incident.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump has pushed an “incomplete and inaccurate narrative” in his recent court filings about the Mar-a-Lago search, the Justice Department said in a historic court filing late Tuesday night. Prosecutors fleshed out new details about the ongoing criminal investigation into Trump’s potential mishandling
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Amanda Musa, CNN For decades, investigators in Tennessee affectionately referred to an unidentified girl whose remains were found in 1985 as “Baby Girl” while they worked to find her true identity, according to state authorities. But now, 37 years after her remains were discovered, they are able to call her by
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Chad Daybell is set to appear before Judge Steven W. Boyce Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN New York City lawmakers are still determining which parts of the famed Times Square tourist area will be considered a “gun-free zone” as a new state law limiting where firearms can be legally carried in public is set to go into effect Thursday. The law was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
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The Bannock County Prosecutors Office has filed initial charges in the Downard Funeral Home investigation.
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On Tuesday, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper.
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