Crime, Law and Justice

Synagogue shooting suspect indicted on 44 federal charges
The indictment, which includes hate crime charges, accuses Robert Bowers of entering the Tree of Life synagogue with three handguns and an AR-15 rifle. Once inside he indicated his desire to "kill Jews."
Kandiyohi sheriff's deputies responded to the field near Willmar Wednesday about 3 p.m. The body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Minnesota insurance regulators are investigating deceptive advertising or solicitations for Medicare coverage after reports of high-pressure sales tactics targeting vulnerable seniors at a time when hundreds of thousands need to find new coverage.
Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots
A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the mid-terms, and many of the attacks are automated.
Official: Mafia hit man suspected in Whitey Bulger's slaying
A Mafia hit man who is said to hate "rats" is under suspicion in the slaying of former Boston crime boss and longtime FBI informant James "Whitey" Bulger, who was found dead just hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison, a former investigator briefed on the matter said Wednesday.