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US appeals court denies Trump ‘special master’ request in documents case

December 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US appeals court has ended a “special master” review of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling is a win for the US Department of Justice, which is probing if Mr Trump […]

Police text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Detectives have begun contacting 70,000 people suspected of being victims of a sophisticated banking scam. The Metropolitan Police is sending text messages to mobile phone users it believes spoke with fraudsters pretending to be their […]

Estonian duo accused of $575m cryptocurrency scam

November 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Estonia have arrested two men suspected of running a $575m (£485m) cryptocurrency scam involving hundreds of thousands of victims. Estonian police investigated the case with the FBI, and US authorities want to extradite […]

Couple who tried to sell US nuclear submarine secrets to foreign country are jailed

November 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US Navy engineer and his wife who sold secrets about nuclear submarines to an undercover FBI agent posing as a representative of a foreign government have been jailed. Citing the “great danger” the couple […]

FBI arrests two members of extremist ‘Boogaloo’ group

November 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The FBI has arrested two alleged members of extremist anti-government group the Boogaloo Bois. Timothy Teagan, 24, of Michigan, is accused of lying about drug use while purchasing a gun. Aron McKillips, 29, of Ohio, […]

Court Orders Kim Dotcom to Pay Costs After ‘Seized Device’ Challenge Failed

November 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

During the 2012 operation to shut down Megaupload, 135 electronic devices were seized, mostly from founder Kim Dotcom. After the FBI cloned some of the devices and took them back to the U.S., a legal […]

US charges alleged Chinese spies in telecoms probe case

October 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with paying thousands of dollars in cash and jewellery to obstruct a federal investigation into a major telecommunications company. According to prosecutors, the two men attempted to recruit a […]

Ruja Ignatova: Leaked police notes may have alerted FBI-wanted Cryptoqueen

October 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, received police information about investigations into her $4bn (£3.5bn) cryptocurrency fraud before she disappeared, it is claimed. The 42-year-old Bulgarian-born woman is wanted for her alleged role […]

Trump seeks Supreme Court ruling in Mar-a-Lago dispute

October 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ex-US President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute over sensitive documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida estate in August. Mr Trump wants the justices […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]