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Alligators rescued from Midwest find warm home in Central Florida
Read full article: Alligators rescued from Midwest find warm home in Central FloridaOrlando, Fla. – Two new alligators, David and Casanova, are calling Gatorland home. David was rescued from the cold waters of Lake Michigan after a kayaker found him with his mouth taped shut. Ad#waukeganpolice - It is not every day someone reports an alligator in Lake Michigan and the report is true. His liver was completely shut down,” Savannah Boan with Gatorland Orlando said. Boan said she and two other Gatorland employees drove from Chicago to Orlando with the gators.
Jailed rapper Casanova disciplined for video dance challenge
Read full article: Jailed rapper Casanova disciplined for video dance challengeJailed rapper Casanova is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP, File)VALHALLA, N.Y. – Rapper Casanova, who is jailed in New York in a gang-related federal racketeering case, is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge video posted on social media. The 34-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Caswell Senior, will be disciplined by officials at the Westchester County Jail after a woman recorded him accepting the so-called Junebug challenge during a video visit, the Journal News reported. “I’m happy to say we don’t have a lot of issues with video visits because inmates know it’s a privilege, not a right,” Spano said. Casanova has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and firearms possession.
Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case
Read full article: Rapper Casanova surrenders in federal racketeering case(Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – The rapper Casanova remained in federal custody Thursday after surrendering to law enforcement in a gang-related federal racketeering case, authorities said. He pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and firearms possession. His defense attorney, James Kousouros, said Casanova had been “painted with a broad brush of conspiratorial conduct” in an indictment short on specifics. Tekashi69, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, fell into his own legal troubles when he was charged in a separate federal racketeering case. Like Casanova, Tekashi69 had an outlaw reputation he’d curated online but received a lenient prison sentence after cooperating in the case against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
18 indicted, including rapper, in gang-related activity
Read full article: 18 indicted, including rapper, in gang-related activityAuthorities 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)NEW YORK – Authorities on Tuesday announced the indictment of 18 people, including New York City rapper Casanova, in connection to a litany of gang-related crimes including racketeering, murder, drugs, firearms, and fraud offenses. One of those indicted was accused in connection with the Sept. 21 killing of a minor in Poughkeepsie, New York. The others were indicted in connection to charges including assault, drug distribution and weapons possession. Casanova, currently signed to Roc Nation, was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering; conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and firearms possession.