2022 – Page 18 – World Justice News

US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have charged 47 people in the largest Covid relief fraud scheme alleged to date. The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid programme that was supposed to feed children […]

Donald Trump and three of his children sued for fraud over family business

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump and three of his children have been hit with a fraud lawsuit after a New York investigation into their family company – the Trump Organization. It alleges that they lied “by billions” about […]

Adnan Syed: Conviction overturned in Serial podcast murder case

September 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has quashed a Baltimore man’s murder conviction in a case that spawned hit true crime podcast Serial. Adnan Syed was 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the death […]

Madeleine McCann’s parents lose court challenge over detective’s book

September 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

The parents of Madeleine McCann have lost the latest stage of a legal battle over how judges handled claims made by a Portuguese police detective. Kate and Gerry McCann appealed to the European Court of […]

Sherri Papini: US woman who staged her own disappearance sentenced to 18 months

September 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A California woman who faked her own high-profile kidnapping has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for making false statements to the FBI. Sherri Papini, 39, went missing in November 2016 after going for […]

Your guide to the Queen’s funeral

September 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

After days of lying-in-state, the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II is beginning its final journey as part of a grand state funeral – first to Westminster Abbey, for a religious service in front […]

Thousands take chance to join lying-in-state queue before closure

September 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

People who wish to view Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state have been told it is too late to set off now to see it. With the event being closed at 06:30 BST on Monday, ahead of […]

Mother arraigned on murder charges after her three children drowned

September 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach has been arraigned on murder charges. Erin Merdy faces three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of depraved indifference to human […]

Prince Harry to stand vigil at Queen’s coffin in military uniform

September 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Queen’s grandchildren, including the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, will stand vigil around her coffin this evening as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. At King Charles’ request, Prince Harry […]

Judge Raymond Dearie: Special master named to review seized Trump files

September 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

A veteran New York judge will review the classified files seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate last month. Judge Raymond Dearie, 78, will serve as the so-called special master – […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2022

US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud

Donald Trump and three of his children sued for fraud over family business

Adnan Syed: Conviction overturned in Serial podcast murder case

Madeleine McCann’s parents lose court challenge over detective’s book

Sherri Papini: US woman who staged her own disappearance sentenced to 18 months

Your guide to the Queen’s funeral

Thousands take chance to join lying-in-state queue before closure

Mother arraigned on murder charges after her three children drowned

Prince Harry to stand vigil at Queen’s coffin in military uniform

Judge Raymond Dearie: Special master named to review seized Trump files