Nearly 300 arrested in global cyber fraud schemes, DOJ says

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Wednesday's Top Story [Nearly 300 arrested in global cyber fraud schemes, DOJ says]( [Nearly 300 arrested in global cyber fraud schemes, DOJ says]( The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrests of nearly 300 more people suspected of engaging in a global effort to trick companies and individuals into handing over millions of dollars. [Read More »]( Local News [Suspended Austin police officer shirked responsibility to investigate family violence case, memo says]( [Suspended Austin police officer ‘shirked’ responsibility’ to investigate family violence case, memo says]( An Austin police officer has been suspended for 15 days for failing to follow department policy in two incidents, including one in which officials say he neglected to properly investigate a family violence case so he could end his work shift. [Read More »]( [UPDATE: Person critically injured in North Austin shooting has died, police say]( [UPDATE: Person critically injured in North Austin shooting has died, police say]( 11 p.m. update: A person who was critically injured in a North Austin shooting Tuesday evening has died, Austin police said. [Read More »]( [NEW INFO: Austin police lieutenant accused of sexual abuse over years, affidavit says]( [NEW INFO: Austin police lieutenant accused of sexual abuse over years, affidavit says]( Court records filed in Williamson County on Tuesday against an Austin police Lieutenant who was jailed over the weekend on a charge of sexually abusing a child allege the abuse took place on a weekly basis for years. [Read More »]( [Lawsuit against Austin seeks paper trail for homeless shelter s approval]( [Lawsuit against Austin seeks paper trail for homeless shelter’s approval]( A lawsuit filed this week against the city of Austin accuses officials of refusing to divulge records explaining how the South Austin site for a planned homeless shelter was selected. [Read More »]( [Grand jury clears Bastrop cop accused of exploiting elderly woman]( [Grand jury clears Bastrop cop accused of exploiting elderly woman]( A Bastrop police officer who was being investigated by the Texas Rangers after being accused of financial exploitation of an elderly woman will not face any criminal charges after a grand jury declined to indictment him this week. [Read More »]( Business [GameStop lays off 14% of workers, closing up to 200 stores]( [GameStop lays off 14% of workers, closing up to 200 stores]( GameStop is the latest struggling retailer to make drastic moves to stay afloat, according to published reports. [Read More »]( [More 3D-printed homes destined for Austin homeless community]( [More 3D-printed homes destined for Austin homeless community]( Some 300 more tiny houses are coming in an expansion of the Community First Village for people emerging from homelessness in Central Texas, with a half dozen of those "micro homes" to be produced using 3D-printing technology. [Read More »]( [After merger, Austin cloud services firm reborn as Ntirety]( [After merger, Austin cloud services firm reborn as Ntirety]( Eight months ago, Austin-based website hosting company Hostway merged with Denver-based Hosting.com, another cloud-based service. [Read More »]( [Austin wealth management platform Realized raises $6M for growth]( [Austin wealth management platform Realized raises $6M for growth]( Austin-based Realized, a wealth management platform for investment properties, said Tuesday that it has raised $6 million in its latest funding round. [Read More »]( Sports [Bohls: Texas should not be afraid to demote less productive players]( [Bohls: Texas should not be afraid to demote less productive players]( While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction:1. [Read More »]( [Soccer notebook: Imagining Austin FC venue brought stadium designer home]( [Soccer notebook: Imagining Austin FC venue brought stadium designer home]( After more than 20 years working in stadium design, Jonathan Emmett can still appreciate the significance of a groundbreaking ceremony."Up until today, everything has been on paper," Emmett said Monday, while looking out at piles of dirt on the vacant city-owned plot near the Domain. [Read More »]( [Photos: Austin FC breaks ground on $242 million Major League Soccer stadium]( [Photos: Austin FC breaks ground on $242 million Major League Soccer stadium]( MLS commissioner and other dignitaries turn dirt at the Austin FC stadium groundbreaking Monday [Read More »]( [Avelino hits walk-off double to lift Sacremento over Round Rock]( [Avelino hits walk-off double to lift Sacremento over Round Rock]( Abiatal Avelino had a walk-off double with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Sacramento River Cats beat the Round Rock Express 8-7 on Tuesday in Sacramento. [Read More »]( [Texas State settles on Jensen; now, about those turnovers ]( [Texas State settles on Jensen; now, about those turnovers …]( SAN MARCOS - Gresch Jensen threw for 394 yards last week in his first career start at Texas State, so there's no question he'll be the starter for this week's game at SMU.But the Bobcats also lost 23-14 to Wyoming, and Jensen's five total turnovers this season, including three against Wyoming, remain a problem. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: Change, Austin and why Guthrie s words still resonate]( [Opinion: Change, Austin and why Guthrie’s words still resonate]( If you have lived in Austin long enough, you may wonder whether the old weird Austin ever existed and, if it did, where it went and what we were doing as it was going. [Read More »]( [Herman: Annoy your Trump-hating friends with these questions]( [Herman: Annoy your Trump-hating friends with these questions]( Are you the kind of person who likes to stir up trouble at social gatherings? [Read More »]( [Young: For political pettiness, Trump is a force of nature]( [Young: For political pettiness, Trump is a force of nature]( "The thing I like about Trump is that he's not a politician."For dripping ripeness, that ranks with:"I like Trump because he'll finance his own campaign."(Sure, with millions from the National Rifle Association, and Sheldon Adelson, and the Mercers, and the Kochs, and the DeVos family, and . [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: Sept. 10, 2019]( [Letters to the editor: Sept. 10, 2019]( Pay raise positionssmack of hypocrisyThe position taken by the Travis County Commissioners and the Austin Independent School District on pay raises is truly appalling. [Read More »]( [Editorial: Draw districts for the people, not the politicians]( [Editorial: Draw districts for the people, not the politicians]( Had it been a work of abstract art, the map of Austin's congressional districts might have been something to behold: Jagged lines snaking out toward San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Cleburne, Temple, College Station and the outskirts of Houston, like the blades of a crooked pinwheel stretched across the state. [Read More »]( Nation [US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves]( [US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves]( NEW YORK (AP) " Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the terror attacks' extended toll on responders. [Read More »]( [Records: West Texas gunman has suicidal tendencies in 2001]( [Records: West Texas gunman has ‘suicidal tendencies’ in 2001]( DALLAS (AP) " Arrest reports say the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas over Labor Day weekend was arrested in 2001 for trying to break into a woman's bedroom after threatening to kill her brother. [Read More »]( [Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers]( [Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers]( EL PASO, Texas (AP) " The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference. [Read More »]( [Suit targets California hunting rules that allow GPS on dogs]( [Suit targets California hunting rules that allow GPS on dogs]( SACRAMENTO, Calif. [Read More »]( [Leaders of California ministry charged with forced labor]( [Leaders of California ministry charged with forced labor]( EL CENTRO, Calif. [Read More »]( World [The Latest: Netanyahu pledge dims hope for Palestinian state]( [The Latest: Netanyahu pledge dims hope for Palestinian state]( JERUSALEM (AP) " The Latest on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that he will begin annexing West Bank settlements if he wins national elections next week (all times local):8:10 a.m. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to annex the heart of the West Bank if he wins re-election next week could inflame the Middle East and extinguish any remaining Palestinian hope of establishing a separate state. [Read More »]( [China keeps penalties on US pork, soy, eases some others]( [China keeps penalties on US pork, soy, eases some others]( BEIJING (AP) " China announced Wednesday it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff hikes in a trade war with Washington but kept in place higher duties on soybeans and other major U.S. exports ahead of negotiations next month. [Read More »]( [Merkel: Germany must engage in rights dialogue with China]( [Merkel: Germany must engage in rights dialogue with China]( BERLIN (AP) " German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it's important for her country to engage in dialogue with China, including on issues such as human rights. [Read More »]( [South Korea initiating WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs]( [South Korea initiating WTO complaint over Japan trade curbs]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " South Korea said it will initiate a complaint Wednesday to the World Trade Organization over Japan's tightened export controls on key materials South Korean companies use to make computer chips and displaysSeoul accused Tokyo of weaponizing trade to retaliate over political rows. [Read More »]( [North Korea confirms 2nd test of multiple rocket launcher]( [North Korea confirms 2nd test of multiple rocket launcher]( SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-launch of a super-large multiple rocket launcher, the latest in a series of weapons tests performed amid stalled diplomacy over the North's nuclear program. [Read More »]( Austin360 [SXSW: Former Nintendo president, Kim Gordon, Chip and Joanna Gaines to speak at 2020 conference]( [SXSW: Former Nintendo president, Kim Gordon, Chip and Joanna Gaines to speak at 2020 conference]( Next year's South by Southwest Festival and Conference is scheduled to take place March 13-22, and on Tuesday, festival organizers announced the first round of keynotes and featured speakers. [Read More »]( [One Austin restaurant makes Bon Appetit s Top 50 in country]( [One Austin restaurant makes Bon Appetit’s Top 50 in country]( It was a relatively quiet year for Austin on the Bon Appetit list of the best new restaurants in America. [Read More »]( [Exclusive: El Patio is coming back, just weeks after closing]( [Exclusive: El Patio is coming back, just weeks after closing]( Charles Attal knew within a minute of hearing the news from his cousin that something had to be done. [Read More »]( [Texas Monthly names first ever taco editor]( [Texas Monthly names first ever taco editor]( It could be argued that the two biggest food groups in Texas are barbecue and breakfast tacos. Texas Monthly apparently believes so. [Read More »]( [Where to enjoy an essential fall event, Oktoberfest, in Austin]( [Where to enjoy an essential fall event, Oktoberfest, in Austin]( Fall in Austin can go beyond pumpkin spice lattes, Halloween and the dubious use of scarves and sweaters in 80-degree weather - it's also the season of bratwurst, polka music and beer steins that we can barely hold. [Read More »]( [Manage Account]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@statesman.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Newsletters]( We have an app for whatever you want - news, weather, entertainment and more. 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