Crime and Courts News in Oregon
Crime & Courts
Oregon Man Kidnapped, Beaten, and Robbed of his Cryptocurrency Wallet
Four men who allegedly beat up an Oregon resident to obtain his cryptocurrency passcode face federal charges of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in the Portland U.S. District Court.
At their court appearance on Thursday, Jackson Reves…
Oregon Courthouse Supervisor Accused of Stealing Nearly $135,000 Cash Paid for Bail and Fines
Twenty-nine bank deposit bags containing nearly $135,000 were allegedly stolen by a Linn County records supervisor employed by the Oregon Judicial Department.
The Accused Managed a Team of 37 People at the Courthouse
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Heidi Mansion Fire in Portland Ends in Nearly $13 Million Out-of-Court Settlements
PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire at Heidi Manor apartments in Northeast Portland that claimed the lives of three young people and injured another has been settled out of court with payments of nearly $13 million to the families.
The Fire…
Million Dollar Drug Trafficking Ring Operating in Oregon – Woman Imprisoned for Money Laundering
A 44-year-old Oregon woman who deposited millions of dollars into her Tualatin beauty salon and personal bank accounts for her drug trafficking boyfriend has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison, becoming the 10th person…
Family Of Michael Brady Launch $1.6M Wrongful Death Suit Against TriMet
PORTLAND, Ore. — The family and estate of Michael Brady, 51, the man stabbed to death on a MAX train in an unprovoked attack in March, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against TriMet. They say TriMet failed to protect the slain father from…
Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Former Jackson County Fire Chief, Charles Hanley, who was fired in August amid allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct, has retaliated with a threat to sue the fire department.
Five More Allegations…
Fraudulent Unemployment Claims Land Oregon Man in Jail for Six Months
The case of a Portland man sentenced to six months in prison last week for stealing unemployment benefits was one of only a handful of convictions since the Oregon Employment Department (OED) lost $100 million to fraudulent claims during…
High-Speed Car Chase in Oregon Ends in Dramatic Arrest
ROSEBURG, Ore — A suspected drug dealer with a history of violent crime was involved in a high-speed car chase with detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) that ended in a dramatic arrest in the streets of Roseburg.…
Oregon Felon Jailed for Calling a Circuit Court Judge ‘Dead Man Walking’ and Threatening to Kill Him
A Portland man who called an Oregon district court judge ‘dead man walking,’ sending him letters threatening to stalk, beat up, stab and kill him, and harm his family, has been sentenced to 13 months and one day in prison by an Arizona…
Spousal Identity Theft is Difficult to Prosecute: Oregonian Finds Herself in a Catch-22 Situation
Spousal identity theft is difficult to prosecute as married couples are considered a single economic unit – and that is the Catch-22 situation in which Danielle Del Prado finds herself.
The Couple are in the Throes of Divorce…