
Lori Pilger
Reporter at Lincoln Journal Star
A reporter at the Lincoln Journal Star covering state and federal courts in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
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6 days ago |
journalstar.com | Lori Pilger
A 33-year-old Lincoln woman has been charged with felony theft for allegedly embezzling from the Nebraska Sports Council, the nonprofit organization where she worked. Jessica Framke is set to make her first appearance on the charge next week. Lincoln police spokesperson Erika Thomas said they took a report about the theft in January.
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6 days ago |
starherald.com | Lori Pilger
LINCOLN — Three inmates are facing a collective 13 new felony charges for an attack on correctional officers at a state prison in Lincoln two years ago during which they allegedly threatened to kill the guards while chasing them with improvised weapons. By the end of the assault on May 31, 2023, at the Reception and Treatment Center, five officers were injured. One was stabbed and kicked in the head, according to court records filed this week.
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1 week ago |
journalstar.com | Lori Pilger
The mother of a man shot outside a downtown Lincoln bar last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bar and the company that employed the security guard who shot him. Gregory Little Jr. died April 7, 2024, after being shot outside Royal Hookah Bar & Lounge near 16th and O streets.
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1 week ago |
beatricedailysun.com | Lori Pilger
Nine people have been indicted in relation to ATM "jackpotting schemes" in Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, Oregon and Washington this year. Jackpotting is a type of cyberattack where criminals exploit vulnerabilities in ATMs, forcing them to dispense cash without debiting an account, according to acting U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods.
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1 week ago |
kearneyhub.com | Lori Pilger
Nine people have been indicted in relation to ATM “jackpotting schemes” in Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, Oregon and Washington this year. Jackpotting is a type of cyberattack where criminals exploit vulnerabilities in ATMs, forcing them to dispense cash without debiting an account, according to acting U.S. Attorney Lesley Woods.
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Aidan White was charged last week and, at a hearing in Nemaha County Court on Tuesday, a judge set his percentage bond at $50,000 and ordered a competency evaluation. https://t.co/ijdMvMs78I

Prosecutors on Tuesday charged Elyssia Ochoa with first-degree assault, burglary, use of a firearm to commit a felony and discharging a firearm near a vehicle or building. https://t.co/iPwt3ivQAF

A Lincoln man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday for the stabbing death of a woman in 2022. Charles Alexander, 64, will face up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing in July for causing the death of 36-year-old Jasimin Champion. https://t.co/4eyxYOQPO7