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Disgraced ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to another 40 years for financial crimes

April 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced lawyer convicted of murdering his wife and son, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes. Murdaugh, 55, is already serving two life sentences for the murders […]

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 […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]