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Patisserie Valerie says finance chief arrested

October 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

The owner of Patisserie Valerie has said its finance director Chris Marsh was arrested last night and then released on bail. The cafe chain is fighting for survival after revealing on Wednesday it had uncovered […]

Italian ‘Robin Hood’ banker sentenced over €1m pilfered for the poor

October 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Italian bank manager who robbed from the rich to give to the poor has narrowly escaped going to prison. Gilberto Baschiera was the bank manager in the small mountain town of Forni di Sopra, […]

Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over cyber-attack

October 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4m by the UK financial regulator for failings surrounding a cyber-attack on its customers in November 2016. The Financial Conduct Authority said the bank had failed to exercise due skill, care […]

Regulators accuse Tesla’s Elon Musk of securities fraud

September 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla boss Elon Musk of securities fraud. The US financial regulator says Mr Musk’s claims that he had secured funding to take the electric carmaker […]

Scammers steal half-a-billion pounds from UK banking customers

September 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

More than £500m was stolen from customers of British banks in the first half of 2018, figures have shown. Industry group UK Finance said £145m of that was due to authorised push payment (APP) scams, […]

Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “boiler room” fraud ringleader has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of £2.8m. Michael Nascimento ran […]

Manafort lawyers rest fraud case without calling witnesses

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s lawyers have rested their case without calling any witnesses in his bank and tax fraud trial. A US judge also dismissed Mr Manafort’s motion to throw out all 18 charges […]

Anti-Piracy Lawyers Sentenced to Prison For Defrauding Copyright Holders

June 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Three lawyers who specialized in anti-piracy litigation on behalf of the movie and TV industries have been convicted of defrauding them out of millions. The trio, from the Johan Schlüter law firm, were required to […]

Nine arrests in Grenfell Tower fire fraud raids

June 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Nine people have been arrested over allegations of fraud in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire. Eight men and one woman were detained by officers during raids at about 07:00 BST at 11 addresses, mainly […]

Dozens charged for Infraud cyber-crime site

February 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Thirty-six people have been charged for their alleged involvement in running a cyber-crime service responsible for more than $530m (£381m) of losses. The Infraud Organisation is said to have dealt in stolen credit cards and passwords and […]

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 […]