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A New York beekeeper, Faustin Nsabumukunzi, has been arrested and charged with concealing his role as an alleged leader in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. According to federal prosecutors, Nsabumukunzi falsely claimed in his applications for a green card and U.S. citizenship that he was not involved in the genocide. The indictment, which was returned on April 22 and unsealed on April 24, accuses the 65-year-old Bridgehampton resident of visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud. The Allegations Nsabumukunzi, originally from Rwanda, applied for refugee resettlement in the United States in 2003 and settled on Long Island, where he worked as a beekeeper and gardener. However, prosecutors allege that Nsabumukunzi was a prominent figure in the Rwandan genocide, specifically a "Sector Councilor" in the southern Rwandan region of Kibirizi during the violence that began in April 1994. The genocide, which emerged from a conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups, led to the de...

  The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Karen Read's emergency request to delay her retrial, which had recently begun with jury selection. Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, in January 2022, had asked the court to stay the trial while it reviews her appeal, citing constitutional violations. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied the request without providing an explanation. Read's defense argued that her retrial would violate double jeopardy protections, as some jurors from her first trial indicated they believed she should have been acquitted on two of the three charges. The first trial ended in a mistrial in 2024 after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Background of the Case Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her vehicle and leaving him to die during a blizzard in January 2022. The prosecution argues that Read, drunk and angry, intentionally hit O'Keefe outside a private residence. An autopsy foun...

  Karen Read is back in the courtroom for a second trial, accused of the murder of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, who died in January 2022. After the first trial ended in a mistrial when a jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, Read is now facing a new round of legal proceedings. The prosecution argues that Read, allegedly drunk and angry, intentionally struck O'Keefe with her SUV outside a private residence in Canton. Afterward, prosecutors claim, Read left O'Keefe to die in a blizzard. An autopsy determined the cause of death as hypothermia and blunt force trauma to the head. Read's defense, however, continues to suggest a cover-up, claiming that the investigation was flawed and mishandled. Read has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. During opening statements in Norfolk County Superior Court on Tuesday,...

As the second murder trial of Karen Read unfolds in Massachusetts, the emotional toll of the case has reached a new peak. For the first time, the mother of the alleged victim, John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, publicly shared her grief and the painful memories of losing her son. This trial centers around the tragic events of January 2022, where Read, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, struck O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV after a night of drinking in Canton. What followed was a devastating series of actions that led to O’Keefe’s death in a blizzard, left on the roadside in the freezing cold. The trial, which is taking place in Norfolk Superior Court, marks a second attempt to bring closure to the case. In the first trial last year, the jury was unable to reach a verdict, leaving the question of Read’s responsibility still unresolved. Now, Read faces charges including second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accide...