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A woman has been arrested for tying up her husband and chopping off his penis. The victim, 61-year-old  James Frabutt  told authorities that his wife  Victoria Thomas Frabutt , 56, restrained him, pulled out a knife and severed his manhood during the alleged incident on Tuesday, September 8.  Chief Detective  Jason Wank  said officers from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house on Murdoch Road in Newport just before 4am. They transported the victim from the home to the Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Major Wank said the body part was successfully located and penis was immediately put on ice and transported to medical personnel. The motive behind the castration is yet unknown as well as James Frabutt’s condition. His wife, Victoria was taken into custody on Tuesday and booked around 10.45am for malicious castration and kidnapping. She is currently held in Carteret County Jail under a $100,000 bond and her first court appearance is scheduled for

Federal authorities in United State have announced a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens.  Operation reWired, a coordinated law enforcement effort by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Department of State, was conducted over a four-month period, resulting in 281 arrests in the United States and overseas, including 167 in Nigeria, 18 in Turkey and 15 in Ghana.  Arrests were also made in France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom (UK). The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $3.7 million. BEC, also known as “cyber-enabled financial fraud,” is a sophisticated scam often targeting employees with access to company finances and businesses working with foreign suppliers an

Tunde Ednut has said that most men are dating the girlfriends they currently have because of lack of money and, if they get money, they'll prefer to upgrade. The former singer shared a post with the words: "Your boyfriend is with you because you are what he can afford right now. Let him get money! I repeat, let him get money." He added in the caption: "NOT ALL Oo! More than 70% of guys are like this and some of their ladies know this ?... He sees all these Instagram girls all the time, na just cause money no dey Oo! He’s just managing his level. WAIT FIRST!!! ?"

A cashier with a photographic memory has been arrested for memorizing 1,300 credit cards and going on a shopping spree. Yusuke Taniguchi, 34,  who was recently arrested, committed the crime while he was working at a mall in Koto City in Tokyo.  Japan Today reports that Taniguchi used the credit card information to finance his basic living expenses and purchase luxury items online. Police were tipped off after Taniguchi purchased an expensive pair of shoulder bags totaling over $2,500, and had the bags delivered to his apartment. According to Police, whenever a customer would pay by credit card, the suspect allegedly memorized their 16-digit-number, name, expiry date, and security code, all in the time it took to process their purchase. During a search at his apartment , Police said they found a notebook containing the hundreds of names and numbers and are currently linking them to past incidents to determine the scope of his alleged crimes. It was also rep

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command says it has uncovered and destroyed two hectares of cannabis farms in the state. Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the Agency disclosed that the farms located in Ovia North East and Etsako West Local Government areas were estimated to yield 248,088kg of cannabis plants.   He also said that the command had seized 452.36kg of substance suspected to be cannabis as well as Tramadol and Diazepam tablets. According to him, the achievements were recorded in the last one month. He further said that no fewer than 11 suspected drug traffickers comprising five males and six females apprehended within the period would be charged to court. He said that the suspects in their various statements have owned up to the crime of drug trafficking to make money. The commander lamented that the problem of drug abuse was posing a major challenge to families in the state. “Most youths who are hooked on drugs have become openly d