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FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial

October 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A thief who stole more than $470m (£383m) in cryptocurrency when FTX crashed is trying to cash it out while the exchange’s founder is on trial. Sam Bankman-Fried’s high-profile court case began last week. The former crypto […]

Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud

October 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula One, has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud. The 92-year-old did not declare more than £400m held in a trust in Singapore when asked […]

Sergio Brown: Ex-NFL player charged with his mother’s murder

October 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A former NFL player has been charged with the murder of his mother after being arrested in California on Tuesday. Authorities had been searching for Sergio Brown since his mother Myrtle Brown, 73, was found […]

Joanna Simpson: Government blocks wife killer’s automatic release

October 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who killed his wife with a claw hammer has had his automatic release from prison blocked by the government. Joanna Simpson, 46, was bludgeoned to death by Robert Brown in Ascot, Berkshire, in […]

Man has conviction quashed over rape of girl, 13

October 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who was found guilty of raping a 13-year-old schoolgirl in a park when he was 17 has had his conviction quashed. Sean Hogg, 22, was accused of attacking the girl twice in Dalkeith […]

Ontario Greenbelt: Canada police probe Doug Ford land deal

October 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have opened a criminal probe into a land deal brokered by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government. The Greenbelt land swap sought to open parts of an environmentally-protected […]

George Santos charged with defrauding campaign donors

October 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Rep George Santos, accusing him of running up multiple charges on the credit cards of campaign donors. The justice department filed 23 charges against […]

Lin and Megan Russell murders: Fresh review for convicted killer Michael Stone

October 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Michael Stone’s convictions for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan will be reviewed again after confessions from serial killer Levi Bellfield. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent investigator of potential […]

Juan Carlos: Court throws out ex-lover’s €145m legal case

October 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

A London court has thrown out a 145m euros (£126m) legal case brought by a former lover of the ex-king of Spain. Danish businesswoman Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn had accused Juan Carlos of directing a campaign […]

Holly Willoughby: Man charged over alleged plot to kidnap and murder This Morning presenter

October 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 36-year-old man has been charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin Plumb, 36, of Potters Field, Harlow, has been charged with soliciting to commit murder and incitement […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Articles by World Justice News

FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial

Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud

Sergio Brown: Ex-NFL player charged with his mother’s murder

Joanna Simpson: Government blocks wife killer’s automatic release

Man has conviction quashed over rape of girl, 13

Ontario Greenbelt: Canada police probe Doug Ford land deal

George Santos charged with defrauding campaign donors

Lin and Megan Russell murders: Fresh review for convicted killer Michael Stone

Juan Carlos: Court throws out ex-lover’s €145m legal case

Holly Willoughby: Man charged over alleged plot to kidnap and murder This Morning presenter