Conspiracy
The U.S. Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, as barriers remain six months after the Jan. 6 attack. A Senate report examining security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol blames missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple layers of bureaucracy for the deadly siege. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy

By Alanna Durkin Richer Jun. 10, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

Malaysia detains French conspiracist wanted for kidnapping

Jun. 03, 2021 03:21 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Thursday they have detained a French conspiracy theorist who is wanted back home on charges of organizing...

Man agrees to plead guilty to some charges in PPP fraud case

By Mark Pratt May. 07, 2021 02:56 PM EDT
A businessman who federal authorities say faked suicide to avoid prosecution for fraudulently seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans intended for...

FILE - In this Saturday, April 12, 2003, file photo, talk radio host G. Gordon Liddy speaks at a rally for troops in Washington. In Washington, 10 blocks from an anti-war demonstration, supporters of the war effort drew thousands to their own rally. Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, has died at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death Tuesday, March 30, 2021, but did not reveal the cause. (AP Photo/Lisa Nipp, File)
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

By Will Lester Mar. 31, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 16, 2001, file photo shows G. Gordon Liddy, a Watergate conspirator, arriving at Baltimore's federal courthouse. Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, has died at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death Tuesday, March 30, 2021, but did not reveal the cause. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

By Will Lester Mar. 30, 2021 08:41 PM EDT

2 ex-Louisiana College students indicted in ID theft scam

Mar. 27, 2021 01:49 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two former Louisiana College students as part of a scheme to steal money from other students, federal...

Ex-police chief gets time for vaccine before going to prison

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Mar. 23, 2021 09:51 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — A retired Honolulu police chief convicted of conspiracy in a tangled corruption case doesn't have to report to prison until June so that he can...

6 accused of running unlicensed money transmitting business

By Kathy Mccormack Mar. 16, 2021 06:02 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A leader of a libertarian group in New Hampshire and self-described minister who demonstrated against state coronavirus pandemic...

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2020 file photo, Russian national Igor Nikulin speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia. Nikulin argues the U.S. created the virus and used it to attack China. Nikulin says he is a former U.N. arms inspector, but the man who would have been his boss said he's never heard of him. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation

By Erika Kinetz Feb. 15, 2021 12:04 AM EST

FILE - In this March 19, 2020 file photo, biological science specialists, background, wear biosafety protective clothing for handling viral diseases at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md. On March 9, 2020, a public WeChat account called "Happy Reading List" reposted an essay claiming the U.S. military created SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at a lab in Fort Detrick and loosed it in China during the Military World Games, an international competition for military athletes, held in Wuhan in October 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

By Erika Kinetz Feb. 15, 2021 12:03 AM EST

A masked protester stands near a burning barricade during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Haiti's president alleges coup conspiracy, says 20 arrested

By Evens Sanon Feb. 07, 2021 11:24 AM EST

Californians charged for pandemic loans to fake Ohio farms

Feb. 03, 2021 01:40 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal authorities have alleged that six people conspired to create dozens of phony businesses, including non-existent farms in Ohio, to...

Mississippi businessman accused in scheme to hoard PPE

Jan. 27, 2021 07:32 PM EST
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi businessman has been indicted in a $1.8 million scheme to hoard personal protective equipment amid the pandemic and price...

This photo provided by Justin Cave shows Rosanne Boyland. Boyland, from Kennesaw, Ga., was one of three people who died of medical emergencies during the violence inside and outside the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. A friend said Boyland was pinned to the ground and trampled during a violent clash between rioters and police. (Justin Cave via AP)
Family: Trump supporter who died followed QAnon conspiracy

By Sudhin Thanawala, Stefanie Dazio And Jeff Martin Jan. 09, 2021 01:00 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Casanova attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video's "Free Meek" limited documentary series at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. Authorities said Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, that Casanova, whose legal name is Caswell Senior, was among 18 people indicted in connection to a litany of gang-related crimes including racketeering, murder, drugs, firearms and fraud offenses. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP, File)
18 indicted, including rapper, in gang-related activity

Dec. 01, 2020 09:58 PM EST

FILE - In this May 4, 2017 file photo, Irvin Mayfield performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. Mayfield and his musical partner, pianist Ronald Markham, each pleaded guilty Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, to a conspiracy to commit fraud charge. The federal charge stemmed from the time the two spent as board members of the charitable New Orleans Public Library Foundation. Prosecutors alleged that they steered more than $1.3 million raised for public libraries to themselves by funneling it through the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, which Mayfield founded. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Musicians Mayfield, Markham plead guilty in fraud case

By Kevin Mcgill Nov. 10, 2020 02:07 PM EST

FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Rexburg, Idaho, Police Department shows Chad Daybell, who was arrested Tuesday, June 9, 2020, on suspicion of concealing or destroying evidence after local and federal investigators searched his property, according to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. An Idaho judge says Daybell and his wife charged with conspiring to hide the bodies of her two missing children will stand trial together, rather than having two separate cases. Judge Steven Boyce also said Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, that the Daybell's attorneys could ask to have the cases severed in the future if they feel their clients won't get fair treatment in a joint proceeding. (Rexburg Police Department via AP, File)
Judge says couple to face trial together over missing kids

By Rebecca Boone Oct. 29, 2020 03:46 PM EDT

Man gets 4 years in prison in plot to bribe Russian official

By Michael Kunzelman Oct. 28, 2020 04:23 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland businessman convicted of plotting to pay a Russian official more than $1.5 million in bribes to get lucrative contracts for...

FILE- In this Jan. 17, 2020 file photo, former U.S. congressman Christopher Collins leaves federal court in New York after being sentenced to two years and two months for helping his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses. The first member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president four years ago cited the coronavirus Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, as he asked to delay serving his 26-month prison sentence. Collins was supposed to report to a federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 13 after pleading guilty last year to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and lying to law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Ex-congressman seeks to delay going to prison, citing COVID

By Larry Neumeister Oct. 01, 2020 07:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 19, 2015, file courtroom sketch, David Wright, second from left, is depicted standing before Magistrate Judge Donald Cabell, left, with attorney Jessica Hedges, second from right, and Nicholas Rovinski, right, during a hearing in federal court in Boston. A man convicted of leading a plot to behead blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the Islamic State group will serve even longer behind bars after he was sentenced for a second time Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 and ordered to 30 years in prison. David Daoud Wright was originally sentenced to 28 years in prison in 2017 but was ordered to be sentenced again by a different Boston federal court judge after an appeals court last year overturned one of his convictions. (Jane Flavell Collins via AP, File)
Man gets 30 years in 2nd sentencing for beheading plot

Sep. 28, 2020 04:04 PM EDT