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Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

October 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US government has seized more than $14bn (£10.5bn) in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian business empire, the Prince Group, with allegedly masterminding a massive cryptocurrency scam, which involved forced labour camps. […]

Former Trump adviser John Bolton criminally indicted

October 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump’s national security adviser before becoming a vocal critic of the president, has been criminally indicted on federal charges. The Department of Justice presented a case to a grand […]

U.S. Recommends 57-Month Prison Sentence in ‘Spider-Man’ Piracy and Firearm Case

September 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

The U.S. government has recommended a lengthy prison sentence for a former employee of a disc manufacturing company. He previously admitted stealing and distributing numerous DVD and Blu-ray discs, including ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. The […]

Prosecutor in Diddy and Epstein cases fired by US Department of Justice

July 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has fired a veteran federal prosecutor who worked on the cases against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. It is not […]

US brings back El Salvador deportee Kilmar Garcia to face federal charges

June 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Kilmar Ábrego García, a 29-year-old from El Salvador mistakenly deported in March, has been returned to the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges. He has been accused of participating in a trafficking […]

IPTV Jetflicks Pirate Fights 25-30 Years Prison, “Facially Absurd” U.S. Govt Calculations

May 31, 2025 World Justice News 0

Five men found guilty of criminal copyright infringement in connection with pirate streaming site Jetflicks remain free after being convicted in 2024. In a sentencing memorandum filed at a Las Vegas court, counsel for group […]

Employee Pleads Guilty in “Spider-Man” Pre-Release Piracy Case

May 31, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former employee of a disc manufacturing company in Memphis has signed a plea agreement, in which he admits stealing and distributing numerous DVD and Blu-ray discs. They include “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which subsequently […]

Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison

May 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on his Truth Social site on […]

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

April 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing “heinous acts of violence abroad” when he served […]

Brother of Arturo Suarez now most likely in El Salvador jail says his brother’s only ‘crime’ is being Venezuelan and having tattoos

April 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Until five weeks ago, Arturo Suarez was a professional singer, performing in the United States as he waited for his asylum claim to be processed. Originally from Venezuela, he had entered the US through proper, legal […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]