theft – World Justice News

Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A parking inspector and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than €1m (£878,000) from a small German town’s parking meters. The unnamed municipal employee is thought to have taken coins out […]

US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions

November 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the […]

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan arrested over claims of fraud and theft

November 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

South African Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan has been released on bail amid allegations he used the organisation’s funds for personal gain. The country’s organised crime investigation unit, Hawks, has been looking into claims […]

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm scandal say prosecutors

October 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly brought down the president two years ago. A former spy chief […]

‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary

October 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of posing as a mannequin in a Warsaw shop window to steal jewellery after closing time. The 22-year-old was pictured standing still and holding a bag in a window of […]

Theft charges for couple who spent $100k from bank transfer mistake

September 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two people in the US have been charged with theft after spending thousands of dollars their bank mistakenly deposited into their account. The Pennsylvanian couple, Robert and Tiffany Williams, received $120,000 (£97,000) in error and […]

Woman, 100, has neck broken in bag snatch

May 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A 100-year-old woman has been left with a broken neck after being knocked over by a handbag thief. She was attacked from behind and pushed to the floor near the junction of St Chad’s Road […]

Manchester attack: ‘Hero’ denies bank card and mobile phone theft

August 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who was hailed a hero after the Manchester Arena attack has denied stealing a bank card and mobile phone at the venue on the night of the blast. Chris Parker, 33, of no […]

Trio charged with $300,000 avocado theft

June 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Few foodstuffs arouse passions like the humble avocado. Depending who you ask, the gnarly green fruit is the vitamin-laden hero of brunch – or the reason millennials can’t buy houses. Back in May, a surge […]

Man arrested over New York gold flakes theft

January 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in Ecuador accused of stealing an 86lb (36kg) bucket of gold flakes worth $1.6m (£1.2m) from a truck in New York. Julio Nivelo, 53, was detained in the west of […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]