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Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder

August 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A husband and wife cyber-crime team have pleaded guilty to trying to launder $4.5bn (£3.5bn) of Bitcoin that he had stolen in a hack in 2016. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested last year […]

Gunman behind Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will be sentenced to death

August 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A gunman will be sentenced to death after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. Jurors found Robert Bowers guilty in June for the October 2018 attack in […]

Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his death can be extradited

August 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

An American fugitive who faked his own death can be extradited from Scotland to his homeland, a sheriff has ruled. Nicholas Rossi, who claims to be Arthur Knight and a victim of mistaken identity, is […]

Ex-president Donald Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 election

August 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump is facing four criminal charges relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 election result as prosecutors try to tie him to the January 6 storming of the US Capitol building by his supporters. […]

Homeowners and renters at risk of eviction to receive free legal advice under new reforms

August 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Free legal advice will be provided to help the 38,000 people a year who are at risk of losing their homes as the government looks to bolster rights for tenants and homeowners. The new government-backed […]

Man who escaped Mississippi prison months before release gets 40-year sentence

August 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old man who decided to escape prison with just a few months of his sentence left has been jailed for 40 years. Shunekndrick Huffman fled Central Mississippi Correctional Facility on 25 August last year, […]

Lori Vallow: Cult mum who killed children sentenced to life in prison

August 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Idaho mother in a doomsday cult has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her two youngest children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s former wife. Lori Vallow Daybell, 50, was […]

David Hunter: British husband who killed wife in Cyprus released

July 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British man freed by a Cypriot court after being sentenced for killing his seriously ill wife said he could not find words to describe his release. David Hunter was convicted of the manslaughter of […]

Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe

July 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been arrested for money laundering and illicit enrichment by the country’s attorney general. Nicolas Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, was detained over allegations he was paid […]

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023

July 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italy’s brand new anti-piracy law has just received full approval from telecoms regulator AGCOM. In a statement issued Thursday, AGCOM noted its position “at the forefront of the European scene in combating online piracy.” The […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder

Gunman behind Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will be sentenced to death

Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his death can be extradited

Ex-president Donald Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 election

Homeowners and renters at risk of eviction to receive free legal advice under new reforms

Man who escaped Mississippi prison months before release gets 40-year sentence

Lori Vallow: Cult mum who killed children sentenced to life in prison

David Hunter: British husband who killed wife in Cyprus released

Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023