investigation - The Latremie Post

NBA’s Silver says league will try to work with Heat regarding Rozier impact

MIAMI — For the first time since guard Terry Rozier was arrested in October as part of an FBI gambling investigation and subsequently placed on leave by the NBA, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday directly addressed the impact on the Miami Heat.

Rozier, who was indicted last week, remains listed on the Heat roster, with his $26.6 million salary continuing to count against the team’s payroll. In addition, the Heat still owe the Charlotte Hornets a future first-round draft choice from the teams’ January 2024 trade. Multiple NBA sources have confirmed that neither the league nor the Hornets informed the Heat at the time of the trade that Rozier was already under investigation in the NBA gambling probe.

For the Heat, expediency remains paramount. January 7 is the date Rozier’s salary becomes fully guaranteed for the season, and the February 5 NBA trading deadline is now less than two months away. If the Heat were to receive draft relief, they could then have as many as four future first-round picks to include in a trade, as opposed to their current limitation of two. These issues remain unresolved at a time when stars like Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis could potentially enter the trade market.

“In terms of Miami, this is an unprecedented situation,” Silver said during a media session in Las Vegas ahead of the NBA Cup championship game, responding to a question from Miami-based Associated Press writer Tim Reynolds. “And I think I’m incredibly sympathetic to the Heat and to their fans. But I think we’re going to try to work something through to work this out with them.”

However, Silver did not offer any concrete solutions. “There’s no obvious solution here,” he said. “I would just say that there is no doubt at the moment they have a player that can’t perform services for them. As to the draft pick they conveyed, obviously he hasn’t been convicted of anything yet, either.”

He added, “This is an unfortunate circumstance. Sometimes there are these unique events and maybe they require unique solutions. So we’ll be looking at this with the Heat and the other teams in the league to see if there’s any satisfactory relief. But, at the moment, there is none.”

The Rozier situation is already being addressed. On Wednesday, a hearing is scheduled between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association to determine whether the league can continue diverting Rozier’s 2025-26 salary into an escrow-type, interest-bearing account.

Rozier’s next pre-trial hearing is set for March. He remains free on a $3 million bond, posted with his South Florida home as equity.

Silver emphasized that the league must allow the legal process to play out. “First of all, on the timeline, it’s essentially out of our hands,” he said. “These are federal indictments—in the case of Terry Rozier, brought in Brooklyn, New York, the Eastern District of New York. We had investigated him earlier but did not find sufficient evidence to discipline him under league rules. At some point, that investigation was taken over by federal authorities.”

“As I said, it’s in their hands. Obviously, he’s been indicted, and a trial is scheduled,” Silver continued.

He also noted that the league has resumed investigation into related matters. “There are tangential issues we’re looking into in that indictment, which is public record. There were also references to other players and other incidents. Much of that information was new to us,” he said.

“In essence, on a parallel path with federal authorities, we’re using whatever investigative powers we have to look into those instances as well. But we don’t have the leverage or authority that federal investigators have. So, we take a back seat to their work,” Silver explained. “The timeline remains uncertain.”
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/16/nbas-silver-says-league-will-try-to-work-with-heat-regarding-rozier-impact/

Sheriff Chad Bianco, who’s running for California governor, asks donors to help pay legal bills

“Send lawyers, guns and money,” rock legend Warren Zevon once urged in a song. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has raised at least $1. 6 million for his 2026 campaign for governor. Now he wants help paying his lawyers. The Republican, who led Democratic frontrunner Katie Porter in a recent poll, started a legal defense fund in late October, campaign finance records show. The fund allows donors to help pay the sheriff’s legal bills for what, it’s not clear. In an emailed response to questions about the fund, Bianco said: “This is your typical biased, selective reporting.” “This is common to most all campaigns,” he said, adding that the fund is unrelated to his work with the county. RELATED: President Trump was a big factor in California’s redistricting war. What about the governor’s race? A check of campaign finance paperwork found no record of legal defense funds for Porter, Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra, Antonio Villaraigosa or other 2026 gubernatorial hopefuls. Elected officials with legal defense funds include U. S. Sen Adam Schiff, D-California. The federal justice department is investigating Schiff, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, for mortgage fraud, an allegation the senator denies. There’s nothing to suggest Bianco, who routinely assails Democrats for ruining California, is under criminal investigation. But the outspoken sheriff is dealing with civil litigation. In August, Democrat Stephen J. Cloobeck, who recently dropped out of the governor’s race, sued Bianco alleging the sheriff broke state campaign finance law by wearing his uniform at campaign events. Bianco dismissed Cloobeck’s lawsuit as a publicity stunt. The sheriff also is facing a lawsuit Vem Miller, who was arrested outside a 2024 Trump rally in the Coachella Valley after deputies found a gun in his car. At the time, Bianco said his deputies “probably stopped another assassination attempt” against Trump. Miller, who accuses Bianco of slandering him, denies wanting to kill Trump and has not been charged with trying to assassinate the president. He has said he carries weapons for protection and that he told deputies about his gun at a rally checkpoint. The California attorney general’s office is conducting a civil rights investigation over conditions in Riverside County jails, which Bianco’s department manages. The department also faces multiple lawsuits from families of those who died in its jails. Unless Riverside County supervisors decide otherwise, Bianco won’t have to pay for his legal defense in the jail lawsuits. That’s because the county’s legal team defends his department in court, as it would any county employee sued for actions or conduct pertaining to their job. While donors can give to a legal defense fund just as they would to a candidate’s campaign, the legal fund and the campaign account must be separate, said Sean McMorris, transparency, ethics, and accountability program manager for California Common Cause, a pro-government transparency nonprofit organization. The legal fund’s donors also have to be disclosed, and money from the fund must be spent on legal expenses, McMorris said, adding the spending is limited to what a legal defense is reasonably expected to cost. As of Tuesday, Nov. 25, there’s no online record of donors or donations to Bianco’s legal fund. Once the matter that spurred the legal fund is resolved, a candidate must disband the fund within 90 days and return leftover money on a prorated basis to donors, McMorris said. Legal defense funds pose the same ethical questions as normal campaign accounts, according to McMorris. “It’s money coming from other people,” he said. “So there’s always the issue of it’s a way to potentially curry favor with a person in a position of power.” Often politicians will seek legal defense fund donations “from special interests who want favors from these politicians or favorable votes from these politicians at some point,” McMorris added.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/26/chad-bianco-whos-running-for-governor-asks-donors-to-help-pay-legal-bills/

Pedestrian fatally injured by vehicle while crossing the street in Roseville

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning when was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Little Mack Avenue in front of the Red Rood Inn in Roseville, police said. Police Chief Mitch Berlin said about 6: 15 a. m. the police department received a report of a pedestrian being struck by the motel on Little Mack near south of Masonic Boulevard. A preliminary investigation showed the man “was attempting to cross Little Mack and did not look both ways,” Berlin said in a news release. Police said the 46-year-old pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name was not released. The driver of the vehicle was obeying traffic laws, according to the release. He remained on the scene and was cooperative with police conducting their investigation. Roseville’s Major Incident Team was conducted a complete investigation of the incident.
https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/11/25/pedestrian-fatally-injured-by-vehicle-while-crossing-the-street-in-roseville/

Russian police arrest crypto exchange robber armed with fake grenade

Russian authorities have detained a young man who tried to rob a cryptocurrency exchange by threatening its staff with smoke and airsoft grenades. The attack comes amid rising numbers of criminal cases targeting crypto holdings and their owners, including through kidnappings and killings. Russian police arrest crypto robber in St. Petersburg A resident of Russia’s Leningrad Region has been arrested in St. Petersburg after attempting to rob a crypto exchange office at an apartment hotel. Local police said the attack took place late on Saturday, in the building located on Khersonskaya Street of the country’s second-largest city. The crypto robbery was prevented by officers who arrived at the scene after receiving a report about a noisy conflict that evening. The 21-year-old attacker used strikeball and smoke grenades, the regional department of the interior ministry detailed in a press release, quoted by Fontanka. ru, Gazeta. ru and other Russian media on Sunday. The man entered the office of the coin exchange service, detonated two of the airsoft grenades, and ignited the smoke bomb. Then, he demanded that the employees of the crypto trading platform transfer its cryptocurrency funds to a wallet of his own. The failed robber was apprehended with the help of servicemen from Russia’s National Guard, who came to the aid of the policemen. Bomb disposal specialists who inspected the area confirmed that the devices used in the attack were in fact airsoft replicas that create a lot of noise and smoke without causing serious damage. Another two of those were seized from the perpetrator. Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the attempted robbery and a decision on whether the man should remain in pretrial detention is under consideration. Crimes targeting cryptocurrency are on the rise in Russia Cases in which criminals try to take hold of victims’ cryptocurrency have been growing in number over the past months and years. Russian crypto owners are increasingly facing hybrid attacks, where wallet hacks are accompanied by theft and threats of physical violence, the “Delovoy Peterburg” publication noted in a recent report, highlighting a surge in kidnappings. Perhaps the most remarkable example of this trend lately was the kidnapping of Russian crypto businessman and alleged scammer Roman Novak this past October. Believed to be a millionaire in cryptocurrency, Novak was abducted with his wife in Dubai. The couple was tortured and murdered by other Russians who apparently wanted to gain access to his wallet. There have been other, lower-profile cases. Two men were sentenced to eight years in prison this month for attacking a crypto blogger Ryazan and making him transfer over $160,000 worth of cryptocurrency to their wallets. The frequency of such crimes prompted Russian officials to take steps to legalize the seizure of digital assets within criminal proceedings, either for the state or to return them to their owners. In mid-November, the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted on second reading a bill designed to regulate the process. The draft law, which was submitted by the government earlier this year, establishes a mechanism for this type of confiscation. It also allows Russian law enforcement to seek assistance from foreign crypto platforms such as exchanges, as reported by Cryptopolitan. Also, this month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow revealed that fake crypto investment offers rank among the favorite baits employed by Russian fraudsters this year. Join a premium crypto trading community free for 30 days normally $100/mo.
https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/crypto/russian-police-arrest-crypto-exchange-robber-armed-with-fake-grenade/

Washington man ‘severely ill’ with ‘unpredictable’ virus never before seen in humans (H5N5)

NY Post ^ | 11/18/25 | Tracy Swartz Posted on by Libloather In a startling first, a Washington state man has been infected with a strain of bird flu previously only detected in animals. The Washington State Department of Health described the unidentified patient as being “older” and having “underlying health conditions.” The agency noted that the man has a “mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry” at his home in Grays Harbor County, in the southwest of the state. Two of the birds recently died, the Washington Post reported. Wild birds could also access the property, with agency officials believing that either set of birds is “most likely” the source of the virus exposure. The man remained hospitalized as of last week while the investigation continues. The risk to the public is low, according to Washington health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No one else has tested positive for H5N5. There’s no evidence of person-to-person spread, though experts have acknowledged that viral evolution can be “unpredictable.” (Excerpt) Read more at nypost. com . TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Pets/Animals; Science KEYWORDS: bird; humans; virus; washington Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. 1 posted on by Libloather Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4353535/posts

BBC Shetland star pays sweet tribute to ‘incredible’ on-screen wife as she joins cast

Shetland will be back tonight as Tosh and Ruth continue to work on their latest case Shetland star Lewis Holden, who plays Billy McCabe in the BBC series, has paid tribute to his on-screen wife, who has joined the cast this series. Billy has taken on a more central role in the storyline, and for the first time, he was able to shoot scenes away from the police station. This series marks the first time the case touches on Billy’s personal life. His wife, Morag, had previously worked with the victim, Eadie Tulloch, in the Shetland social services department. While Eadie’s late husband Robert was once Billy’s sergeant in the police. The Tullochs were mentors and friends to the McCabes, so Eadie’s death will be very difficult for them. Particularly when the spotlight of the investigation unearths difficult questions. While fans were thrilled to see the beloved character have a main storyline, the actor has opened up about what it was like to play after Billy’s wife, Morag, was also welcomed to the cast. Lewis began, “This series, we finally get to meet Mrs McCabe, Billy’s wife, Morag. She’s fab! It was great having Leigh Biagi on set and exploring the personal life of Billy away from the station. “Billy and Morag have been together for some time now. They have a great wee house, that is to die for, with just seals and seabirds for neighbours. They are living the ‘Good Life’ and are very happy, but trouble is brewing.” Paying tribute to his on-screen wife, the actor went on, “Having Leigh playing Morag has been incredible. We didn’t know each other before this series, but we hit it off right away. I think we look like a longstanding couple! “We’re always so fortunate to have such a wonderful guest cast. Year after year, they are always brilliant.” The synopsis for tonight’s episode reads, “Chris and Hayley’s attempts to pay off their spiralling debts go violently wrong, with a Lunniswick local getting caught in the middle. “Calder and Tosh question Stevie only to face the wrath of Amy as she grows more protective. Isobel worries as she tries to hold her family together, a pregnant Jess sneaks out to meet a mysterious friend, and a weary Tom is forced to make some tough sacrifices. Sandy makes steady progress into Eadie’s finances, leading him to a troubling conclusion.”.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/bbc-shetland-star-pays-sweet-36269543

Yala Addresses Liquidity Crisis Amid Suspicious Activities

**Yala Blockchain Faces Liquidity Crisis and Suspicious Activity in YU Stablecoin**

The Yala blockchain platform announced on November 16 that it is addressing liquidity concerns and suspicious activities involving its YU stablecoin, with an investigation currently underway. This issue highlights vulnerabilities within DeFi protocols, raising growing concerns about security and liquidity in the crypto markets—especially following a substantial depegging of the YU stablecoin.

### Yala’s Liquidity Shock: Borrowing Patterns Under Scrutiny

Yala reported significant liquidity disruption after YAM Protocol issued warnings about suspicious borrowing behavior within the Yala market on Euler. Notably, all available USDC was borrowed despite high-interest rates and subsequent non-repayment. In response, the Euler team set the lending limit on Yala’s market to zero, effectively impeding withdrawals.

> “We have observed suspicious on-chain borrowing activity that led to 100% fund utilization in Yala’s USDC pool on Euler,” stated the Yala team.

### Market Data and Critical Challenges

Yala now faces critical challenges as a result of these events. For context, in May 2025, the stablecoin USDX faced a similar liquidity crisis due to problematic borrowing behaviors in its markets—drawing parallels to the current situation unfolding with Yala.

Recent data from CoinMarketCap shows that Yala’s stablecoin YU holds a market price of $0.96, marking a 4.28% decline over the past 24 hours. The market capitalization stands at $85,978,165, with a 24-hour trading volume surging by 115.90% to $909,202.74.

### Looking Ahead

These recent developments underscore the ongoing challenges DeFi projects face in maintaining liquidity and stability. Yala’s investigation remains active, as the platform works to restore trust and stabilize its markets.
https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/yala-addresses-liquidity-crisis-amid-suspicious-activities/

‘Retribution’: Trump calls for Epstein inquiry into Democrats

President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to thwart attempts to force the release of the Epstein files, even as the House moves toward a vote that could send disclosure legislation to his desk for his signature or veto. This development further heightens scrutiny of his past ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

On Friday, the president announced he will ask the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation “to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him.”

The New York Times reported that the “inquiry appeared to be retribution for the renewed focus on his own ties to Mr. Epstein.”

After White House officials reportedly held a Situation Room meeting with Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert on Wednesday to convince her—unsuccessfully—to remove her name from the discharge petition, the president took a different approach on Friday. He appeared both to try to wash his hands of the entire ordeal while refocusing attention on his political opponents and others.

“Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!” Trump railed on his Truth Social website, while attacking Democrats.

“The Democrats are doing everything in their withering power to push the Epstein Hoax again, despite the DOJ releasing 50,000 pages of documents, in order to deflect from all of their bad policies and losses, especially the SHUTDOWN EMBARRASSMENT, where their party is in total disarray, and has no idea what to do,” Trump alleged.

“Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish,” the president continued. “Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem!”

“Ask Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Summers about Epstein, they know all about him, don’t waste your time with Trump. I have a Country to run!”

Deadline on Friday noted that “Since the email release, Trump has avoided answering reporters’ questions about Epstein.”

Pointing to Trump’s Friday remarks, Politico’s Kyle Cheney remarked, “Trump again pleads with Republicans to stop talking about Epstein. The pressure hasn’t worked as well as it usually does. Also, the emails show Epstein was politically amorphous, deriding Ds just as much as Rs. And these latest emails were from the Epstein estate, not DOJ.”
https://www.alternet.org/smartnews/trump-clinton-epstein/

Republicans Inserted a Sinister Provision into the Shutdown Package

Having secured Democratic capitulation on a deal fat with empty promises, Senate Republican leader John Thune made sure that the agreement also addressed one of the president’s most important issues — whitewashing the insurrection of January 6, 2021. And, needless to say, he did so with the tacit approval of seven Democratic senators. It is, as they say, a “bipartisan” bill.

From Politico:

In an interview Monday evening, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)—who claims he was one of the lawmakers to have his data subpoenaed as part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election—said Thune was responsible for the inclusion of the provision.

“Leader Thune inserted that in the bill to provide real teeth to the prohibition on the Department of Justice targeting senators,” Cruz said.

A person close with direct knowledge of the legislation’s negotiations, granted anonymity to speak candidly, confirmed Thune oversaw the inclusion of the provision. It was tucked into the legislative branch spending measure for fiscal year 2026, part of a three-bill “minibus” of appropriations measures that Senators were set to vote on Monday night alongside a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 30.

The House is expected to clear the package for President Donald Trump’s signature as early as Wednesday.

Thune’s involvement is notable as the revelations that Smith collected phone records for several Senate Republicans have emboldened GOP lawmakers, prompting them to deflect Democrats’ accusations of weaponization of the Trump Justice Department and claim that President Joe Biden’s DOJ was looking to target conservatives.

Much as I’d like to believe that the “Tailgunner” ran his mouth about this in order to keep Thune in line, I think the Republican leader is all-in on his president’s project to consign January 6 to political and historical incoherence.

Thune is a bloodless, colorless politician who looks like the guy who chairs the banquet committee at a decent public country club. His career has been unremarkable. He has proven to be as pliable as the president needs him to be—a perfect supporting actor.

A perfect combination of legislator and apparatchik, Thune knows all his lines and how to hit all his marks.

“The abuse of power from the Biden Justice Department is the worst single instance of politicization our country has ever seen,” Cruz continued. “I think it is Joe Biden’s Watergate, and the statutory prohibition needs to have real teeth and real consequences.”

Because, while he is bloodless and colorless, Thune is not stupid. He knows good and well why Smith subpoenaed the limited phone records of the senators. At the time, there was an attempt to overturn the 2020 election that touched, in one way or another, the entire Republican party—very much including its legislative branch.

It was dead center in Jack Smith’s mandate to inquire what contact, if any, the White House of the time had with Republican senators.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a69384900/john-thune-jack-smith-watergate/

Intel files lawsuit against ex-employee who allegedly copied 18,000 company files & disappeared

Intel has launched a lawsuit against a former employee accused of committing an egregious act of corporate sabotage. According to Intel, the ex-employee, Jinfeng Luo, allegedly copied around 18,000 files from corporate servers before disappearing.

Intel filed the lawsuit in Seattle District Court, as reported by The Oregonian news outlet. The company claims that Luo was among those scheduled to be laid off by the end of 2025. He was reportedly informed of his termination on July 7, with his last day set for July 31.

Following the notification, Luo allegedly attempted to copy company data. Initially, he plugged an external drive into company hardware but was locked out by security. Approximately five days later, he is said to have successfully connected another storage device and copied around 18,000 files.

Intel alleges that some of the files Luo copied were labeled “top secret” or “confidential” company materials. This suspicious activity prompted an internal investigation. Despite Intel’s efforts to contact him at three separate listed addresses over several months, Luo has not been located, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

The lawsuit claims damages estimated at around $250,000, which Intel seeks should Luo be found. The case highlights serious concerns about data security and employee access during layoffs within major corporations.
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146760/intel-intc-lawsuit-jinfeng-luo-files-stolen