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US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

November 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the […]

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan arrested over claims of fraud and theft

November 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has been released on bail amid allegations he used the organisation’s funds for personal gain. The country’s organised crime investigation unit, Hawks, has been looking into claims […]

Charles Manson spoke of more killings in prison tapes

November 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A new recording has emerged of notorious cult leader Charles Manson appearing to admit to additional killings. Manson’s followers, known as the Manson Family, killed nine people in 1969. The cult leader directed the killings […]

Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers

November 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them “rip off prices”. Consumer group Which? says the legal action – which it […]

Hungarian police search for Mackenzie Michalski

Irish man suspected of killing US nurse arrested in Hungary

November 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 37-year-old Irish man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an American nurse in Hungary, police say. Mackenzie Michalski, 31, from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing after a night out in Hungary’s […]

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‘Adult crime, adult time’: Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again

November 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

‘Thomas’ – not his real name – was 13 years old when he began his first stint in prison. Following the sudden death of his father, he had robbed a shop in Australia’s Northern Territory […]

America’s most populous state calls special session to ‘Trump-proof’ laws

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

The governor of America’s most populous state says he will convene a special session of its legislature to protect state laws from Donald Trump. California’s Gavin Newsom, who was once the favourite to become Kamala […]

US Justice officials in talks to drop Trump criminal cases

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice is in talks with the office of special counsel Jack Smith over winding down the two federal cases he is overseeing against president-elect Donald Trump, according to US media reports. […]

Police find 11 bodies in pick-up truck in Mexico

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

The remains of 11 people, including two children, have been found inside a vehicle in a southern Mexican city besieged by violence, officials say. The grim discovery was made in the city of Chilpancingo, whose mayor […]

IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet’s Core Routers Undergoes Testing

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

After 15+ years of blackholing IP addresses and making the Domain Name System tell more lies than Pinocchio, some may wonder whether site-blocking is harming prospects of a future open internet. Confirmation that piracy blocking […]

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

US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan arrested over claims of fraud and theft

Charles Manson spoke of more killings in prison tapes

Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40m iCloud customers

Irish man suspected of killing US nurse arrested in Hungary

‘Adult crime, adult time’: Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again

America’s most populous state calls special session to ‘Trump-proof’ laws

US Justice officials in talks to drop Trump criminal cases

Police find 11 bodies in pick-up truck in Mexico

IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet’s Core Routers Undergoes Testing