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Georgia grand jury report: Witnesses may have lied in Trump 2020 election probe

February 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Georgia judge has released parts of a highly anticipated report on whether former President Donald Trump and allies broke the law in their attempts to overturn his election loss. The report summarises a two-year […]

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 […]

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Copyright Settlement Trolls Arrested And Charged With Fraud And Extortion

December 16, 2016 World Justice News 0

Two copyright settlement trolls have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and perjury. For years Prenda Law extracted millions of dollars in cash settlements from alleged BitTorrent pirates, leaving misery […]

Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Fraud Over ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Drawings, Lawsuit

November 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Reuters A Massachusetts man was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday of back-dating drawings he relied on as evidence in his lawsuit against DreamWorks Animation that claimed he had invented the title character […]

Kathleen Kane: Former PA Attorney General to be Sentenced Today

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Former Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane will learn today whether she ends up back at her home or a prison cell. Kane, elected attorney general in 2012, was convicted on Aug. 15 of two counts […]

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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 […]