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Jury out in Wagner Group arson trial
Jurors have retired in the trial of a group of men accused of setting fire to a warehouse linked with Ukraine for the proscribed Wagner Group. Around £1 million of damage was caused in an arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey has heard. The building was targeted because it was being used by a firm sending humanitarian aid and StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine, it is alleged. The attack was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who have admitted aggravated arson on behalf of the Wagner Group and an offence under the National Security Act, jurors heard. It is alleged that they recruited a group of men to carry out the attack as part of a series of planned missions for the terrorist group. Paul English, 61, allegedly drove to the warehouse in his Kia Picanto with Jakeem Rose, 23, Nii Mensah, 23, and Ugnius Asmena, 20. Mensah and Rose were captured on CCTV and livestreamed video as they set the warehouse on fire before they made off, it is claimed. Asmena and Rose, from Croydon; Mensah, of Thornton Heath, south London; and English, of Roehampton, south-west London, have denied aggravated arson relating to the warehouse fire. Earl, of Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, and Reeves, of Croydon, have additionally admitted plots to set fire to the Hide Restaurant and Hedonism Wines in Mayfair, west London, and kidnapping their owner on behalf of the Wagner Group, the court heard. Two other defendants, Ashton Evans, 20, from Newport, Gwent, and Dmirjus Paulauskas, 23, from Croydon, are each charged with two counts of failing to disclose information about terrorist acts, which they deny. At 3.30pm on Tuesday, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb sent jurors out to start deliberating on verdicts.
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Iranian hackers threaten to release treasure trove of White House emails
A group of Iranian-linked hackers threatened to leak emails they claim to have stolen from key White House officials and advisers on Monday, the latest iteration in the cybersecurity battle. Months after distributing material stolen from President Donald Trump 's campaign, the group of hackers informed Reuters that they had roughly 100 gigabytes of emails from accounts belonging to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, Trump adviser Roger Stone, and adult film star Stormy Daniels. The group, which goes by the name 'Robert,' did not disclose details of the emails to Reuters but said they were considering selling the materials. The hacking disclosure arrived shortly after the Trump administration issued a warning to people about the potential for cyberattacks against critical infrastructure by Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated groups. The White House and FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that it 'takes all threats against the president, his staff, and our cybersecurity with the utmost seriousness' and that it was a 'top priority' to safeguard the administration's ability to execute the president's mission. 'Anyone associated with any kind of breach of national security will be fully investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,' Patel said in the statement. In recent years, the U.S. has experienced similar cyberattacks from foreign-linked hacking groups. Last year, Chinese-affiliated hackers tried to target data from Trump and Vice President JD Vance's phones while the 'Robert' group released a trove of emails obtained from the Trump campaign to reporters, including some from Stone. 'This so-called 'cyber attack' is nothing more than digital propaganda, and the targets are no coincidence,' Marci McCarthy, the director of public affairs for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a statement. 'This is a calculated smear campaign meant to damage President Trump and discredit honorable public servants who serve our country with distinction. These criminals will be found and they will be brought to justice. Let this be a warning to others, there will be no refuge, tolerance, or leniency for these actions,' McCarthy added. Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have mounted recently after Trump ordered missile strikes on nuclear facilities in the country, raising the threat of cyber attacks. Officials have also warned that groups supportive or affiliated with Tehran may seek to disrupt critical infrastructure systems, defense contractors, or other American companies with ties to Israel.
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Atlantic City casino visitor bets $7 on Wheel of Fortune machine - then hits the jackpot
A lucky gambler won the jackpot at an Atlantic City casino, after placing a bet of just $7. The man from Pennsauken, New Jersey, sat down on an IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machine Thursday evening at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. After placing his modest stake, the player hit spin and watched the symbols flash up on the screen. Seconds later the jackpot message came up with the potentially life-changing news that he had won more than half a million dollars. In total the man, who has not been named, took home $568,871.88. He wasn't the only player to win big at the casino that day though. Earlier, a man from New York placed a $600 bet on an IGT Game King poker machine and won $100,000. Both winners have chosen to remain anonymous, a press release from the casino said. Not everyone who goes to Atlantic City is quite so lucky though. In May last year, a New Jersey woman sued a different casino in Atlantic City after claiming she had won around $2m on a Wheel of Fortune machine. Roney Beal, 72, said she was refused her payout after being told the machine suffered a 'reel tilt' malfunction that voided the win. Casinos were legalized in Atlantic City in 1976 after a referendum by New Jersey voters. The move was made as part of a bid to revitalize the city, with the first casino opening two years later. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City opened in 1990 and was previously known as Trump Taj Mahal. President Trump, who at the time was a Manhattan real estate mogul, dubbed the Taj Mahal 'the eighth wonder of the world'. But within a year it was in bankruptcy, the victim of unsustainably high levels of debt taken on during its construction. It reopened as the Hard Rock Hotel in 2018, and now has 2,321 slots and 131 table games of poker, blackjack, baccarat, craps and roulette on its 17 acre site. In December 2024, The Economist reported that by 2030, online gambling was set to generate between $60bn-$70bn in revenue a year. For casinos that generate around $85bn each year, the number could jump even higher if opposing states reconsider new licenses.
