Media Coverage of Court Watch

Since launching Court Watch, our news site on the federal dockets has been the basis of hundreds of national and local media stories:

• “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