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Panama Papers: Four charged in US with fraud and tax evasion

December 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

Four men have been charged in the US with fraud and tax evasion in connection with investigations prompted by the leaked Panama Papers. Justice officials said the four were involved in a “decades-long criminal scheme […]

US mail bombs: Person held after campaign against Trump critics

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A person has been arrested in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at Trump critics, US officials say. Twelve packages have been sent to figures such as former president Barack Obama and actor Robert de […]

New York silicone death: Briton Donna Francis ‘should be deported’

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman accused of killing a patient who had silicone injections in her buttocks in New York should be deported to the United States, a judge has said. Kelly Mayhew, 34, died in 2015 after […]

Mother Of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz Faces His Alleged Killers In Court

October 25, 2018 zoshinuk 0

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – All 14 suspects in the vicious killing of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz are appearing in a Bronx courtroom Thursday. It’s the first time Junior’s mother will face all of her son’s alleged killers in court. She got emotional […]

Trump taxes: New York authorities examine president’s tax affairs

October 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

The New York State Tax Department has confirmed it is investigating claims by the New York Times that President Trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes. The paper has alleged that the […]

Avtandil Khurtsidze: Former boxing champion jailed for 10 years

September 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

Georgian former boxing champion Avtandil Khurtsidze has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for working as the “chief enforcer” for an “elite” criminal enterprise. He was convicted in June in New York of racketeering […]

Christopher Collins: Congressman accused of insider trading

August 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US congressman has been accused of using inside information to make illicit stock trades. Christopher Collins, 68, allegedly told his son to sell shares in a pharmaceutical company before news of a failed trial […]

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New York sues Trump Foundation, alleging ‘extensive’ lawbreaking

June 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump Foundation, as well as Donald Trump and his children, alleging “extensive and persistent” lawbreaking. Barbara Underwood said the charitable foundation had engaged in “unlawful political co-ordination” designed […]

Harvey Weinstein released on $1m bail over rape and abuse charges

May 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been released on $1m (£751,000) bail after being charged in New York with rape and sexual abuse. Mr Weinstein, 66, also agreed to wear a GPS tracker and […]

New York parents sue 30-year-old son who refuses to move out

May 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The parents of a 30-year-old man have resorted to drastic measures in an effort to get their son to fly the coop: they are suing him. Court documents say Michael Rotondo does not pay rent […]

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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 […]