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Drone operator charged for hitting super scooper plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ

Friday, January 31 by ABC News

(CALIFORNIA) -- A California man has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison for operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the early days of the Palisades Fire, prosecutors announced Friday.Peter... Read More.

Operator of secret Chinese police station in NYC pleads guilty

Thursday, December 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One of the suspects accused of running a secret Chinese police station in lower Manhattan has pleaded guilty.The suspects in the case, Lu Jianwang and Chen Jinping, were accused by prosecutors last year of working on behalf of China's Ministry of... Read More.

Day care operator charged in baby’s fentanyl death allegedly deleted more than 20K text messages

Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York City day care operator allegedly deleted more than 20,000 messages between her and her husband sent from March 2021 to the day a 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl exposure at her facility, according to the federal criminal complaint.Nicholas... Read More.

‘Depraved’: Bronx day care operator held without bail after 1-year-old dies following fentanyl exposure

Monday, September 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The operator of a New York City day care and her tenant have been held without bail following the "reckless, depraved" death of a 1-year-old boy and the exposure of three other children to fentanyl.Nicholas Dominici, 1, died after he was... Read More.

Limo company operator sentenced to 5 to 15 years for manslaughter in crash that killed 20

Wednesday, May 31 by ABC News

(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- A limousine company operator was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison Wednesday in connection to a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 people dead.Nauman Hussain was found guilty of 20 counts of second-degree manslaughter earlier this... Read More.

Limo company operator found guilty of manslaughter stemming from crash that killed 20

Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News

(SCHOHARIE, N.Y.) -- A limousine company operator was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter for a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 people dead.Nauman Hussain was in charge of the day-to-day operations of Prestige Limousine when the company rented the stretch Ford Excursion... Read More.

Mother reaches settlement with ICON Park, Orlando FreeFall operator after teen’s fatal fall

Thursday, March 16 by ABC News

(ORLANDO, Fla.) -- The mother of a Missouri teenager who fell to his death last year while on the world's tallest tower drop ride has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the Florida amusement park and ride's operator, her attorney announced... Read More.

‘Significant’ fine sought for operator of Orlando FreeFall after teen’s fatal fall

Tuesday, November 22 by ABC News

(ORLANDO) -- Florida officials are seeking to fine an amusement park operator at least $250,000 over the death of a 14-year-old boy who fell from a drop-tower ride earlier this year.The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which inspects amusement rides in the... Read More.

Operator error suspected in death of 14-year-old on Orlando amusement park ride

Monday, April 18 by ABC News

(ORLANDO) -- Operator error is suspected as the primary cause in the death of a 14-year-old boy who slipped out of his seat on a drop-tower ride at a Florida amusement park and plunged to the pavement, officials said Monday.Nicole "Nikki' Fried, the Florida... Read More.

Coast Guard investigates vessel owner, operator following California oil spill

Monday, October 18 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- The owner and operator of a ship will be questioned as part of another marine casualty investigation after a pipeline leaked thousands of gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.The agency has designated the... Read More.

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