Media Coverage

Since our launch in 2022, Court Watch’s original reporting has spurred hundreds of national and local media stories.


Middle Tennessee teen plotted 'another Christchurch' massacre, choosing Nashville mosque as target, FBI says, January 27, 2025

Man Arrested for TikTok Trump Assassination ThreatGizmodo, January 24, 2025

Secret Service: Casa Grande man threatened to kill Trump, asked court OK to shoot president with M-16”, Tucson Sentinel, January 22, 2025

ABQ man arrested for threatening posts toward Trump, Musk, others”, New Mexico Political Report, January 16, 2025

Ex-Disney Employee Admits To Hacking Park Menus To Hide Allergy Info”, Huffington Post, January 13, 2025

Ex-Disney World Worker Admits to Hacking Menus, Changing Allergy Info - Business Insider, Insider, January 12, 2025

Ex-Disney Employee Admits To Hacking Park Menus To Hide Allergy Info”, Gizmodo, January 12, 2025

Fired Disney employee will plead guilty to hacking menus to hide peanut content”, CNBC, January 10, 2025

Ex-Disney World employee pleads guilty to hacking menu”, Florida Politics, January 10, 2025

Kickbacks bought $15M in trucking contracts at Denver’s USPS hub”, Business Den, January 9, 2024

Man arrested after he plotted to attack pro-Israel group in South Florida”, Florida Politics, January 1, 2025

F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm”, New York Times, December 31, 2024

FBI says it seized largest cache of homemade explosives in its history at Virginia home”, CBS News, December 31, 2024

FBI seizes 150 homemade explosive devices from Virginia farm in record bust”, NY Post, December 31, 2024

FBI: Largest homemade explosives cache in agency history found in Virginia”, The Hill, December 31, 2024

Man who used Biden photos for target practice amassed largest cache of explosives in FBI history, authorities say”, The Independent, December 31, 2024

Family of man killed by deputy sues LASD” KTLA, December 27, 2024”,

Feds aim to seize $3.4M from Russian oligarch after sale of Burbank recording studio”, KTLA, December 6, 2024

Shen Yun group accused of abusive labor practices”, KTLA, December 2, 2024

Chinese agent who targeted Shen Yun group gets 20 months in prison”, KTLA, November 22, 2024

Florida man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange”, CBS News, November 20, 2024

Homeless man arrested for plotting to bomb New York Stock Exchange”, UPI, November 20, 2024

Florida man arrested over New York Stock Exchange bomb plot”, Axios, November 20, 2024

The FBI arrested a man who’s been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange”, Associated Press, November 20, 2024

FBI arrests homeless Florida man in alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange”, NBC News, November 20, 2024

FBI Says It Busted ISIS’s Graphic Designer in Houston”, Gizmodo, November 19, 2024

Home Depot says shoplifting challenges aren't getting any easier”, Insider, November 12, 2024

Disney alleges former employee manipulated Disney World menu allergen info”, FoxNews Business, October 31, 2024

Former Disney employee accused of hacking menu”, WESH-Orlando, October 31, 2024

Disney Accuses Fired Employee Of Hacking Menus”, Forbes, October 31, 2024

Fired Disney employee allegedly hacked into company system to change allergen info on menus”, CNN, October 30, 2024

Former Disney employee accused of hacking menu creation system, changing allergen information”, Cox Media, October 30, 2024

Fired Disney worker allegedly hacked into restaurant menus to change peanut allergy information”, New York Post, October 30, 2024

Fired Disney employee allegedly hacked menu system to falsely claim certain foods did not contain peanuts, lawsuit says”, NBC News, October 30, 2024

FBI investigated Disney World cyberattack after restaurant menus were changed”, Florida Politics, October 30, 2024

Contract postal worker accused of tossing political mail in Orange County”, Florida Politics, October 25, 2024

Woman charged with threatening Texas judge after abortion pill ruling”, Reuters, October 24, 2024

Court releases Trump evidence in DC case, with parts still sealed”, Roll Call, October 18, 2024

Court Records For The People”, Study Hall, October 15, 2024

Art Collective Behind Viral Image of Kamala Harris Sues for Copyright Infringement”, ARTNews, October 11, 2024

13 Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Seized by US Government at JFK Airport”, ARTNews, October 9, 2024

Fentanyl dealer tied to SFV home thefts, dismemberment”, KTLA, October 4, 2024

Feds charge men with kidnapping, ransoming undocumented migrants”, KTLA, September 13, 2024

Security News This Week: The US Navy Has Run Out of Pants”, Wired magazine, August 24, 2024

Outkast Sue EDM Duo Called ATLiens for Trademark Infringement”, Rolling Stone, August 23, 2024

Bay Area startup founder arrested, accused of selling 3D-printed guns on Etsy”, San Francisco Gate, August 21, 2024

Arcadia man tried to send fighter jet parts to Iran: DOJ”, KTLA, August 16, 2024

DC graffiti mural meant to promote ‘humanity’ now at the center of legal fight”, WTOP, August 5, 2024

Chinese agents tried to bribe IRS to target Shen Yun group”, KTLA, August 2, 2024

Woman called in Mar-a-Lago bomb threat weeks before Donald Trump’s attempted assassination”, Florida Politics, August 2, 2024

Did you get a fake McAfee invoice? How the scam works and 2 things you should never do”, ZDNet, July 15, 2024

An NFL-affiliated vodka company went bankrupt. The Ravens are left trying to collect.”, The Baltimore Banner, July 13, 2024

Kanye West and Bianca Censori expand their minds at San Francisco museum”, San Francisco Chronicle, July 7, 2024

Kanye West sued for allegedly calling his employees ‘new slaves’”, KTLA, July 5, 2024

Whataburger sues N.C. mom-and-pop What-A-Burger #13 over name”, Washington Post, June 24, 2024

Four Tops Singer Went to ER With Chest Pain. They Put Him in a Straitjacket”, Rolling Stone, June 11, 2024

YouTuber Who Had Lamborghini Shot With Fireworks From a Helicopter Is Arrested”, New York Times, June 7, 2024

Former IRS employee charged in $2.1 million Exxon Mobil tax credit theft attempt in Utah”, CNBC, June 7, 2024

A YouTuber with 1 million followers charged for shooting fireworks from a helicopter at a Lamborghini”, Daily Dot, June 6, 2024

Influencer facing federal charges for shooting fireworks at Lamborghini out of helicopter for viral video”, KTLA, June 6, 2024

The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer”, Wired, May 30, 2024

Alaska fisherman pleads guilty to federal charges after ordering crew to shoot whale”, Alaska Beacon, May 25, 2024

Cabarrus County man accused of using PPP loans to gamble, buy properties”, WSOC-TV, May 17, 2024

People are Using Stolen Credit Cards to Rent Equipment From Home Depot And Sell Them Online”, International Business Times, May 3, 2024

Hip-hop producer Madlib doesn’t own rights to his animated alter ego, suit claims”, KTLA, April 26, 2024

Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway”, Military Times, April 24, 2024

Man tried to help feds investigate his own bomb threats: DOJ”, KTLA, April 24, 2024

Chinese money laundering operation deposited cartel money into Charlotte banks, feds say”, WSOC-TV, April 22, 2024

Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto”, Coin Desk, April 19, 2024

People Keep Stealing Home Depot Rentals”, Insider, April 19, 2024

Philly-area wedding band Jellyroll is in a trademark jam with country music star Jelly Roll”, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 16, 2024

Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania wedding band Jellyroll over trademark”, USAToday, April 15, 2024

Jelly Roll Sued by Pennsylvania Wedding Band Jellyroll over Alleged Trademark Infringement” PEOPLE Magazine, April 15, 2024

Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania band Jellyroll over alleged trademark infringement”, Entertainment Weekly, April 15, 2024

Country Star Jelly Roll Faces Trademark Infringement Suit From Pennsylvania Band of Same Name”, US Weekly, April 12, 2024

Jelly Roll Hit With Name-Dispute Lawsuit From Philadelphia Wedding Band Called Jellyroll”, Billboard Magazine, April 12, 2024

Jellyroll vs. Jelly Roll: Pennsylvania Band Sues Country Star for Trademark Infringement”, Rolling Stone, April 12, 2024

Diamond Bar trucking company tied to alleged marijuana trafficking ring: DOJ”, KTLA, April 5, 2024

Lawsuit questions weapons-scanning technology in place at PNC Park, Kennywood and more”, WPXI, April 1, 2024

MS-13 leader, one of FBI’s most wanted fugitives, arrested at California-Mexico border”, LATimes, March 21, 2024

Senior leader of transnational criminal organization MS-13 arrested after 4 years on the run, court documents say”, CNN, March 21, 2024

Fake Antivirus Software Hit With FTC Lawsuit After Raking in Millions”, March 14, 2024, PC Magazine

Man who told judge ‘you’re already dead’ faces federal charges, DOJ says”, KTLA, March 11, 2024

3rd man admits to firebombing O.C. Planned Parenthood in politically motivated attack”, KTLA, March 8, 2024

Man accused of threatening mass shooting at O.C. courthouse taken into custody”, KTLA, February 28, 2024

FBI says Tennessee man wanted to 'stir up the hornet's nest' at US-Mexico border by using bombs, firearms”, USA Today, February 8, 2024

Tennessee dad Paul Faye arrested over plot to snipe migrants at the border”, NY Post, February 8, 2024

Apple thanked a man charged with defrauding them out of more than $2.5 million in gift cards and electronics”, Business Insider, February 7, 2024

FBI arrests Tennessee man on weapons charge, alleging he wanted to kill migrants at border”, The Hill, February 7, 2024

Feds arrest man they say intended to act as militia "sniper" at southern border and attack federal agents”, CBS, February 7, 2024

Feds Say Tennessee ‘Sniper’ Planned to Kill Migrants at the Border”, The Daily Beast, February 7, 2024

Tennessee man who was working with militias planned to act as a sniper and attack Southern border, feds say”, NBC News, February 6, 2024

Tennessee militia member planned to attack US border agents, feds say”, Associated Press, February 6, 2024

Feds Arrest Alleged Militia ‘Sniper’ Planning Attack at Southern Border”, Rolling Stone Magazine, February 6, 2024

Tennessee Man Plotted to Bring Guns and Explosives to the Border, FBI Says”, Vice News, February 6, 2024

“3 DC stores were firebombed last summer. An unsealed indictment uncovers a 4th in Maryland”, WTOP, February 2, 2024

NC man accused of selling non-existent Mickey Mantle baseball card for $210K”, WBTV, February 2, 2024

Phoenix man faces federal charges for threatening to assassinate President Biden, VP Harris”, Tucson Sentinel, January 24, 2024

Arizona man charged with smuggling weapons, ammo & gun parts into Mexico”, Tucson Sentinel, January 19, 2024

Russian-Israeli man charged as stowaway after arriving at LAX without a ticket or passport 'tailgated another passenger to board flight'“, Daily Mail, January 19, 2024

New Details on How a Russian Stowaway Flew to LAX Without a Ticket or Passport”, Daily Beast, January 19, 2024

Security failures aided man who flew to LAX without passport, plane ticket: Report”, KTLA, January 19, 2024

California Man Accused of Killing Puppy, Wanted on Federal Weapons Charges, Arrested”, Messenger, January 16, 2024

California Man Accused of Killing Puppy, Wanted on Federal Weapons Charges, Arrested”, Messenger, January 16, 2024

Man arrested for fatally shooting puppy in L.A.”, KTLA, January 15, 2024

Oregon woman accused of threatening Jews, Black people in posts with photos of Nazi flag and guns”, The Oregonian, January 13, 2024

Actor paid to pose as crypto CEO “deeply sorry” about $1.3 billion scam”, Ars Technica, January 11, 2024

Florida white supremacist arrested after expressing desire to be ‘sainted’ by neo-Nazi community for mass murder ‘high score’, Daily Dot, January 11, 2024

Former King County firefighter who refused vaccine mandate charged in Jan. 6 riot”, Associated Press, January 10, 2024

Montana fire chief charged in Jan. 6 riot and accused of spraying officers in the face”, NBC News, January 10, 2024

West Helena Valley Fire Rescue chief arrested on Jan. 6 charges”, Daily Montanan, January 10, 2024

“‘It got spicy!’: Sedition hunters help nab fire chief accused of attacking Capitol Police on Jan. 6”, Law & Crime, January 10, 2024

Man accused of shooting puppy faces federal weapons charge”, KTLA, January 9, 2024

HyperVerse crypto promoter ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ arrested and charged in US”, The Guardian, January 8, 2024

Alleged EBT scammer from SoCal nabbed in Florida”, KTLA, January 5, 2024

Airbnb Fraudster Allegedly Made Millions From Double Booking Properties, Denying Refunds”, Men’s Journal, January 4, 2024

A self-described real estate visionary was charged with running an Airbnb scam that made millions by tricking guests into booking non-existent properties”, Business Insider, January 4, 2024

Feds Arrest Veteran for Alleged Threats Against Congress and the VA”, Daily Beast, January 4, 2024

“Tech Executive Sold Banned Chinese Products to State Agencies, U.S. Says”, New York Times, January 4, 2024

Airbnb scammer double-booked nearly 100 properties in $7M scheme: court docs”, New York Post, January 3, 2024

Alleged Airbnb fraudster based in L.A. indicted on federal charges”, KTLA, January 2, 2024

Public blows the whistle on alleged free-speech violations at Temecula school board meetings”, KTLA, December 22, 2023

Police Arrest Alleged Leader of Horrific Child Sextortion Ring”, Vice, December 19, 2023

Man With No Ticket or Passport Flew From Copenhagen to Los Angeles, F.B.I. Says”, New York Times, December 12, 2023

Russian national charged after allegedly flying to US with no passport or ticket”, ABC News, December 12, 2023

LAX’s Russian mystery man: A chatty, chocolate-stealing passenger — with no passport, no ticket”, Los Angeles Times, December 12, 2023

A man flew to the U.S. with no passport or ticket — and no idea how, he says”, Washington Post, December 12, 2023

A man flew to the US without a passport or a ticket and only got caught once he landed in LA: FBI, Business Insider, December 11, 2023

Russian-Israeli man is charged with being a STOWAWAY after he arrived at LAX without a passport, visa or ticket last month: Flight attendants say he sat in different seats, ordered two meals and tried to eat staff's chocolate 'but nothing seemed amiss'", Daily Mail, December 11, 2023

LAX passenger arrives on international flight without passport, visa, ticket: report”, KTLA, December 11, 2023

Russian Airline Passenger Managed to Fly to US With No Passport and No Ticket — and Gorged Himself on In-Flight Food”, The Messenger, December 11, 2023

Michigan GOP consultant sues competitor for libel”, The Detroit News, December 2, 2023

Fort Campbell soldier accused of cyberstalking, threatening judges”, Military Times, November 9, 2023

US soldier arrested for allegedly cyberstalking local judges”, CNN, November 8, 2023

Enraged Army Soldier Accused of Terrorizing Judge in His Nasty Divorce Case”, Daily Beast, November 8, 2023

Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme”, Insider, November 7, 2023

A Very Bad Day In Court For The Trumps”, Talking Point Memo, November 3, 2023

“Alaska Man Threatened to ‘Kidnap and Injure’ a U.S. Senator, Police Say”, New York Times, November 1, 2023

Former soldier who threatened mass shooting at Fort Irwin arrested”, Task and Purpose, November 1, 2023

Alaska Man Accused of Threat to Skin Sen. Murkowski, Wear Flesh ‘Like Clothes’, Daily Beast, October 31, 2023

New report links dozens of Chicago police to a national extremist group”, USA Today, October 27, 2023

California man charged with threatening to shoot up a court in Orange County made threats by email and posted them on Instagram”, Daily Dot, October 6, 2023

‘You’re already dead’: Man threatened mass shooting at Orange County courthouse, complaint says”, KTLA, October 6, 2023

Library, schools in one California city are getting bomb threats after right-wing posts”, USA Today, September 29, 2023"

Sheriff Has the Perfect Response to Accused Double Killer’s Deranged Threats”, Daily Beast, September 27, 2023

Alaska man accused of killing 2 also suspected of threatening Volusia Sheriff Chitwood”, WKMG, September 26, 2023

“‘Laseranon’ YouTuber charged with threatening to kill Florida sheriff ran channel teaching convicted felons how to obtain weapons, blind people with lasers”, Daily Dot, September 26, 2023

Vivek 2024 Campaign Sues DOJ Over Trump Jan. 6 Docs”, NH Journal, September 24, 2023

FBI steps up search for members of cybercrime group 2 years after announcing it had taken its systems down”, CNN, September 22, 2023

CreditNinja, which has charged loan customers an interest rate of 447%, is complaining that their $1 million PPP loan forgiveness request was rejected”, Insider, September 22, 2023

An Arkansas man is taking his utility company to court over $50. He's asking for the money he would have gotten if he had invested the check.”, Insider, September 22, 2023

MV Realty files for bankruptcy amid controversy regarding 40-year listing agreements”, WSOC-TV, September 22, 2023

Lawsuit against Atlanta Public Schools alleges bullying in employee relations department” WSB-TV, September 11, 2023

Mary J. Blige Sues Concert Booker for Skimping on $1.1 Million Payment”, Rolling Stone, September 8, 2023

Another store is leaving Northlake Mall, but the mall isn’t letting go easily”, WSOC-TV, September 7, 2023

Scottsdale man faces charges for threatening federal judge in Tucson”, Tucson Sentinel, August 21, 2023

Chicago woman arrested on federal charges she threatened to kill Donald Trump and son, Barron” Chicago Tribune, August 21, 2023

QAnon-believing Las Cruces resident charged with threatening congresswoman”, New Mexico Political Report, August 21, 2023

Men arrested for death threats against Rep. George Santos & “transgender” politician”, LGBTQNation, August 22, 2023

Barron Trump received death threats from an Illinois woman, prosecutors say”, Insider, August 18, 2023

An Atlanta real estate agent tried to extort a professional athlete for $250,000 across state lines over a sex tape he secretly recorded, prosecutors allege”, Insider, August 4, 2023

2 sisters went on a cruise touring the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Mexico. They came back with kilos of cocaine worth up to $40K in their luggage, feds allege.”, Insider, July 29, 2023

Here's what nearly 10,000 rifles, 200 rocket launchers, and nearly 800,000 rounds of ammunition and other weapons seized by the US government looks like”, Insider, July 15, 2023

The man convicted of the biggest CIA leak in history says he doesn't have enough typewriter ribbon to craft his own defense”, Insider, June 16, 2023

The Wild Story of the Psychic, the Sheikh and the $90 Million Diamond Heist”, Vice News, June 9, 2023

Feds Sue for Millions in Damages After Osprey Incident at San Diego Airport”, Military Times, June 6, 2023

‘The Comm': The Group Linked to a Nationwide Swatting Rampage”, Vice News, May 31, 2023

Jan. 6th Convict Wants $370M From Parler for Banning Him”, Gizmodo, May 27, 2023

“Agents busted a counterfeit money operation in Ohio after getting a tip about a suspect who 'sucks his thumb' and 'lives with his grandmother’”, Insider, April 21, 2023

Here's how a city in Minnesota sent phishing scammers $1.2 million for a sewage project after being conned with lookalike company emails”, Insider, March 14, 2023

FBI: Omaha woman scammed out of $730,000 through cryptocurrency”, KETV7, March 1, 2023

A year after Russia's invasion, cyberdefenses have improved around the world”, Washington Post, February 27, 2023

A Florida man accused of using a 3D printer to make machine guns was arrested after selling firearms to an undercover agent, according to court docs”, Insider, February 17, 2023

Drug dealers who said they worked for 'Gas Bagg LLC' scattered bags of weed around a town in Virginia and shared the location with their followers — including the feds — according to court documents”, Insider, February 10, 2023

Federal agents discovered a dumpster filled with almost 250 working rifles and shotguns in Oklahoma, and allege that a man was given 2 free shotguns to hang on his wall”, Insider, February 3, 2023

Feds seized a party boat, a Rolls Royce, and a motorcycle from a man accused of using COVID loans to buy his way into a Texas yacht club”, Insider, January 27, 2023

Feds seek forfeiture of House of Prayer assets”, Coastal Courier, January 19, 2023

$90 million jewelry heist traces back to a self-proclaimed psychic in Florida who promised to 'cleanse the jewelry of bad spirits,' federal agent alleged”, Insider, December 10, 2022

13.15-Carat Pink Diamond Pulled From Christie’s Auction Was Allegedly Stolen”, Forbes, December 8, 2022

Read FTX's Bankruptcy Filings for Yourself”, Gizmodo, November 14, 2022