2023 – Page 14 – World Justice News

Danny Serafini: Police arrest former baseball star in connection with father-in-law’s murder

October 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police in the US have arrested a former professional baseball player in connection to the alleged murder and attempted murder of his in-laws. Danny Serafini, 49, was arrested Friday morning in connection with the death […]

Kenneth Chesebro: Second Trump lawyer pleads guilty to conspiracy

October 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A former lawyer to Donald Trump has pleaded guilty in an election subversion case in the US state of Georgia. Kenneth Chesebro is the third of 19 co-defendants to plead guilty in a deal with […]

Maryland judge Andrew Wilkinson shot and killed outside his home

October 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Maryland police are hunting for a suspect in the killing of a judge, who was shot outside his home and later died in a hospital on Thursday. Police identified the victim as Washington County Circuit […]

Judge threatens to jail Trump for ‘blatant’ gag order violation

October 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

A New York judge has fined Donald Trump for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial. Mr Trump was fined $5,000 (£4,100) by Judge Arthur Engoron on Friday. The judge said in court […]

Haiti arrests key suspect in President Jovenel Moise’s murder

October 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Haitian police have arrested a former justice ministry official suspected of ordering the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Joseph Felix Badio was caught as he was driving out of a supermarket car park in the […]

More than 1,600 arrested in police blitz on UK county lines drug dealers

October 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested more than 1,600 suspects across the country in a blitz on county lines drug dealers. For a week investigators targeted city gangs who exploit vulnerable youngsters to distribute drugs in towns and villages. Police […]

Sidney Powell: Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former Donald Trump lawyer Sidney Powell has pleaded guilty to six charges in the Georgia election interference case. Powell, who was charged alongside the former president, reached a deal with prosecutors and will now testify […]

Robert Menendez: Senator’s wife pleads not guilty in foreign agent case

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

US Senator Bob Menendez’s wife, Nadine, has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring with her husband to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. The indictment alleges the couple, who are already facing bribery […]

‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of posing as a mannequin in a Warsaw shop window to steal jewellery after closing time. The 22-year-old was pictured standing still and holding a bag in a window of […]

Natalee Holloway’s suspected killer, Joran van der Sloot, has admitted to the crime

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man long thought to have killed Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway 20 years ago has admitted to the crime, her mother has said. Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to extorting money from […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Year: 2023

Danny Serafini: Police arrest former baseball star in connection with father-in-law’s murder

Kenneth Chesebro: Second Trump lawyer pleads guilty to conspiracy

Maryland judge Andrew Wilkinson shot and killed outside his home

Judge threatens to jail Trump for ‘blatant’ gag order violation

Haiti arrests key suspect in President Jovenel Moise’s murder

More than 1,600 arrested in police blitz on UK county lines drug dealers

Sidney Powell: Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Robert Menendez: Senator’s wife pleads not guilty in foreign agent case

‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary

Natalee Holloway’s suspected killer, Joran van der Sloot, has admitted to the crime