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Fallen ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years for fraud

March 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire, […]

Dozens jailed in France’s largest cyberbully case

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Twenty-eight people have been jailed for up to 18 months for the harassment of an influencer in France’s largest cyberbullying case to date. Judges found the accused guilty of harassing Magali Berdah, spurred on by […]

Trump bond: Lawyers say he is unable to get $464m guarantee in New York fraud case

March 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump cannot find a private company to guarantee the $464m (£365m) he has been ordered to pay in a New York civil fraud case. The former president must either pay the full amount in […]

Court denies Donald Trump’s bid to pause $454m penalty in civil fraud case

February 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump must post a bond to cover the full $454m penalty while he appeals against the judgment in his New York civil fraud trial, a court has ruled. Mr Trump’s lawyers had argued he […]

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Donald Trump fined $354.9m and banned from running businesses in New York for three years

February 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former US president Donald Trump has been fined $354.9m (£281.6m) after a civil fraud trial in New York. With interest included, he will have to hand over at least $453.5m (£359.9m). The judge also banned […]

Crypto scam: Man scammed out of six-figure sum gets money back

February 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

A County Down man who was scammed out of his entire pension pot and life savings has had almost all of his money returned by his bank. Trading Standards helped him secure the victory and […]

Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading

January 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

UK billionaire Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in a US court. Lewis, 86, was accused of passing on information about his companies to his […]

Domain & IP Seizures in UK’s Criminal Justice Bill Could Apply to Pirate Sites

January 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Measures in the UK’s Criminal Justice Bill currently range from criminalizing the homeless in the event their “rough sleeping” is deemed a nuisance, to outlawing 3D printer firearms templates. Also likely to be approved are […]

Nikola: Electric truck start-up founder Trevor Milton sentenced to prison after fraud conviction

December 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

The founder of an electric truck start-up that was popular in the US has been sentenced to four years in prison. Trevor Milton, who led Nikola Corporation, was convicted of fraud last year after a […]

Former Vatican official Angelo Becciu jailed for five-and-a-half years over corruption scandal

December 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

The pope’s former deputy secretary of state and nine others have been found guilty in the Vatican’s biggest financial corruption scandal. Cardinal Angelo Becciu was convicted of embezzlement on Saturday and sentenced to five-and-a-half years […]

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Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]