Florida man pleads guilty in case linked to JPMorgan hacking probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida man pleaded guilty on Thursday to obstructing a regulatory examination of a credit union linked to an illegal bitcoin exchange owned by an Israeli accused of being behind hacking attacks on companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. Michael Murgio, 66, admitted in Manhattan federal court he drafted a letter in 2014 with a false statement that was sent to the National Credit Union Administration during an examination of the New Jersey-based credit union.
Hyundai, Kia to pay $41.2 million to U.S. states over mileage claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp will pay $41.2 million to resolve an investigation by 33 U.S. states over the their 2012 mileage restatements, state attorneys general said on Thursday.
Man arrested for defacing Trump’s Walk of Fame star in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man was arrested on Thursday for defacing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s star a day earlier on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles with a sledgehammer and a pickax, police said.
Texas college student takes topless selfie, hits police car, gets arrested
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 19-year-old Texas A&M University student taking a topless selfie while driving slammed into the rear of a stopped police car and was arrested, police said on Thursday.
New Jersey man pleads guilty to charge in Rutgers cyber bullying case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former Rutgers University student whose high-profile cyber bullying conviction was overturned last month pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted invasion of privacy, prosecutors said.
U.S. judge OKs historic $265 million settlement in 2015 Amtrak derailment
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday signed off on a record $265 million settlement over an Amtrak passenger train crash in Philadelphia in 2015 that killed eight people and injured about 200 others, court records showed.
Ford idling Focus plant in Michigan extra two weeks on light demand
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it will idle the Wayne, Michigan factory an extra two weeks by the end of the year, adjusting to light demand for the Focus compact and C-Max hybrid cars made there.
New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ judge delays closing arguments
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – Closing arguments in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” trial were unexpectedly postponed by a day on Thursday because of an unspecified “legal issue” that must be resolved, the trial judge said.
Exclusive: Casino mogul Adelson says no certainty over Las Vegas stadium for NFL’s Raiders
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson said he is prepared to walk away from a deal to build a stadium that would help relocate the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas if terms offered by the team do not improve.
Juror in Oregon militia conspiracy trial dismissed over bias
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A federal judge in the conspiracy trial of seven people who took part in the armed occupation of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon dismissed a juror over questions of bias on Wednesday, then ordered jury deliberations to begin…
