News Roundup

Erik Menendez was denied parole by a panel of California commissioners yesterday. He and his brother Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for fatally shooting their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. During his 10-hour hearing, he offered a detailed account of how he was raised and why he made the choices he did, both at the time of his parents’ killing and during his decades in prison. A panel of two parole commissioners said Menendez was unsuitable for release. They said his actions in prison—including affiliating with a prison gang and having a cellphone in violation of the rules—showed he was a risk to public safety. Menendez can come before the parole board again in three years if the decision is not overturned. Lyle Menendez’s case is set to be heard by the parole board today. Interpol dismantles major cybercrime networks. A major cybercrime crackdown coordinated by Interpol led to the arrest of 1,209 suspects across Africa and the recovery of nearly $97.4 million. “Operation Serengeti 2.0” took place between June and August, bringing together investigators from 18 African countries and the United Kingdom to fight harmful cybercrimes. Altogether, the scams—including inheritance scams, ransomware, and business email compromise—targeted nearly 88,000 victims. Not as admirable as a snow day. On just the fifth day of school, a school district in Indiana had to cancel in-person classes on Tuesday after someone stole the catalytic converters from many of its buses. Transportation staff discovered early Tuesday morning that [...]