Category: Crime and Judiciary

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Hong Kong Ex-Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Will Be Sentenced Monday After National Security Conviction

Hong Kong Ex-Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Will Be Sentenced Monday After National Security Conviction

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, could face up to life in prison in the case that has stirred criticism from some foreign governments. The judiciary said Friday...

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Brothers of Renee Good, woman killed by immigration officer, call for action in Congress

Brothers of Renee Good, woman killed by immigration officer, call for action in Congress

The brothers of Renee Good, one of two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations, warning Tuesday that the scenes playing out are “changing many lives, including ours, forever.” Good, a 37-year-old mother of three,...

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2 Arrested In Investigation Of Attempted Sabotage Against Ships Built For German Navy

2 Arrested In Investigation Of Attempted Sabotage Against Ships Built For German Navy

Two men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted sabotage against ships being built for the German navy in Hamburg, authorities said. The suspects were detained in the German port city and in an unidentified village in Greece, Hamburg prosecutors said in a statement. They didn’t name the 37-year-old Romanian and 54-year-old Greek suspects, but...

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Virginia Man In ‘Au Pair Affair’ Case Convicted Of Murdering Wife And Another Man In Elaborate Ruse

Virginia Man In ‘Au Pair Affair’ Case Convicted Of Murdering Wife And Another Man In Elaborate Ruse

A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, told police he came across Joseph Ryan attacking his wife, Christine Banfield,...

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Father Of 5-Year-Old Detained In Minnesota Disputes Government Assertion He Abandoned The Boy

Father Of 5-Year-Old Detained In Minnesota Disputes Government Assertion He Abandoned The Boy

The father of a 5-year-old boy who was detained by immigration officers and held at a federal facility in Texas denied government accounts Monday that he abandoned his son last month while being pursued by authorities. As the pair returned to Minnesota, Adrian Conejo Arias, who is originally from Ecuador, told ABC News that he...

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Son Of Norway’s Crown Princess To Go On Trial On Rape And Other Charges

Son Of Norway’s Crown Princess To Go On Trial On Rape And Other Charges

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess will go on trial Tuesday on multiple charges including rape in a high-profile case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family. Marius Borg Høiby is facing the Oslo district court after being indicted in August following a lengthy investigation. The indictment includes 38 counts, among them...

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Misconduct Complaint Dismissed Against Judge Who Handled El Salvador Prison Deportation Case

Misconduct Complaint Dismissed Against Judge Who Handled El Salvador Prison Deportation Case

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump ’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador. The complaint against U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg was dismissed on Dec. 19 by Jeffrey S. Sutton, chief judge...

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China Executes 4 More Members Of Myanmar-Based Group In Crackdown On Scam Operations

China Executes 4 More Members Of Myanmar-Based Group In Crackdown On Scam Operations

China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than $4 billion, authorities said on Monday. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in south China announced the executions in a statement Monday morning, though it was not clear when they...