Alexandru Cernei, the case prosecutor, told reporters that the prosecution had asked for a maximum sentence of 25 years and that the state would seek $60 million in damages. Plahotniuc, who did not attend Wednesday’s sentencing, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and called the case politically motivated. His lawyer, Lucian Rogac, called the court’s decision...
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Hong Kong Government Seeks To Seize Millions From Jailed Activist Jimmy Lai
he Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares it says are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai, according to a court document seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The filing does not explain how the property, which it estimates to be...
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Lagos Police Ban Phone Searches At Checkpoints As Commissioner Directs Police To Welcome Public Recordings Of Officers On Duty.
During a News Central TV appearance, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai directed officers to end phone searches, limit checks to vehicles, and welcome public recordings of police on duty. “Nigerian police officers have been warned not to search any individual’s phone. Anybody can record any police officer at his duty post. As...
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UK Police Seize Over 4,400 Fake Football Shirts In Major Pre-World Cup Crackdown
UK police have seized more than 4,400 counterfeit football shirts in what is being described as the largest raid of a new pre-World Cup enforcement campaign. The early-morning operation was carried out on Saturday in the Midlands, targeting one of the country’s largest outdoor markets. Authorities say the crackdown is part of a wider effort...
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GUO Bus Driver Dead As Gunmen Attack And Abduct Passengers On Benin-Ore Expressway
GUO, an eastbound bus, likely from Lagos, was left abandoned with doors open and bags scattered, as shown in videos of the chaotic aftermath along the Benin-Ore express. Report has it that kidnappers shot dead the driver and then abducted the passengers. Eyewitnesses described the attackers herding riders away, with one unverified claim noting nearby...
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Los Angeles Woman Arrested On Iranian Arms Trafficking Charge
Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of...
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Man Kills 7 Of His Children Plus Another Child In Shooting In Louisiana Neighborhood
A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. Two women, including the gunman’s wife who was the mother of...
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French Government Seeking Release Of 86-Year-Old French Widow Detained By ICE
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Marie-Therese Ross in Alabama on April 1 after she overstayed her 90-day visa, according to DHS. Ross...
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Australian Judge Rejects US Marine Pilot’s Appeal Against Extradition To US
An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago. Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the Test Flying Academy...