Antonio Pierre Ashmeade has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in connection with a drug trafficking operation dismantled by Atlanta's multi-agency Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF). The source identifies him as the last of 13 defendants prosecuted for their roles in the case. The case is described as involving the "Paper Gang Family" and accomplices. No additional operational details are given in the source about the drugs involved, the scope of the trafficking network, or the specific allegations against Ashmeade or the other defendants. The sentencing closes out the prosecution of the 13 defendants named in the operation.... [Continue Reading]
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and one of the most influential figures in US media, has died at the age of 87.The network announced his death on Wednesday, according to the supplied reports.The reports say Turner died after building a media empire that began with his father's billboard business and expanded through the purchase of a television station in 1970.He later launched CNN in Atlanta in 1980.The immediate significance of his death is tied to CNN's role in shaping 24-hour television news.The reports describe the channel as the first around-the-clock cable news network, with Turner's model later influencing global... [Continue Reading]