Kenneth Warren Rhule, 26 of Bothell, Washington was arrested March 10 on an eight-count complaint charging him with operating an illegal money exchange business involving bitcoin, announced Acting Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Seattle Eben Roberts and U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. Rhule made his initial appearance on the criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in Seattle today, according to news release. Rhule is charged with conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business, five counts of laundering of monetary instruments and one count of conspiracy to produce and distribute marijuana.

Pandemic? What pandemic? Thousands of spring break revelers defy coronavirus fears as they party in Miami Beach - hours after the city issued a state of emergency. Schools and universities across the United States are closing as the coronavirus impacts American's everyday lives, but that hasn't stopped young folks from partying it up in Miami for spring break. Photos show scantily clad revelers taking to Miami Beach on Thursday just hours after the city announced a state of emergency in the midst of the global pandemic. Gen Zers could be seen pouring cans of Limeritas and other alcoholic drinks on twerking girls in the ocean. And contrasting the surgical mask and gloves that have become a regular visual in the States, these party-goers sported swim suits and trunks.

Film Director Billy Corben took to Twitter to share that seven people were arrested in Miami Beach on Wednesday on the 900 block of Ocean Drive and Lummus Park. Six of the seven people who were arrested were charged with resisting an officer without violence. Corben included two videos in his thread that provided insight to the chaos that erupted as the city gripped with an impending state of the emergency to deal with the coronavirus. By Thursday, the state of emergency was issued.