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Michael Avenatti: Celebrity lawyer sentenced to 30 months in prison for extortion

July 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

Disgraced US lawyer Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for attempting to extort up to $25m (£17.4m) from Nike. Avenatti, 50, who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit […]

Rudy Giuliani has New York law licence suspended

June 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Rudy Giuliani has had his law licence suspended in New York for making “demonstrably false and misleading” claims around the 2020 US election. Mr Giuliani, 77, has been a mayor of New York City and […]

US judge rules Harvey Weinstein can be extradited to California to stand trial

June 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein can be extradited to California to face additional sexual assault charges, a New York judge has ruled. The former Hollywood mogul is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, […]

Grand jury to consider Donald Trump charges

May 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in New York have convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges, local media report. They say the jury will consider evidence gathered during investigations […]

Prison guards spared jail time in Epstein suicide plea deal

May 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two prison guards have admitted falsifying records on the night disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in August 2019. But in a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas would be […]

New York prosecutor says Trump inquiry now criminal

May 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

The New York attorney general’s office says it is investigating the Trump Organization “in a criminal capacity”. A spokesman for the state’s top prosecutor, Letitia James, said the inquiry into Mr Trump’s property company was […]

NRA bankruptcy: US judge dismisses case

May 12, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved. In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights […]

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court on new charges of sex-trafficking, her first appearance since her arrest last summer. She attended the New York court in person on Friday for arraignment on new charges against […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life

April 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man who set off a pipe bomb during rush hour in a New York subway station has been sentenced to life in prison. Akayed Ullah, 31, detonated the bomb in Times Square station, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]