Media Coverage of Court Watch

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

“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