A police officer died Monday after being shot and seriously wounded during an early morning drug raid in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. Officer Emre Albayrak died of his wounds in a hospital. He was part of a special operations team carrying out the raid in the Cekmekoy district on Istanbul’s Asian side. “Our police officer...
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Woman Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Blackmailing Soccer Star Son Heung-Min
A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min, a South Korean court said Monday. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won ($204,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and...
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U.S Court Sentences 40-Year-Old Nigerian Serial Scammer To 20 Years In Prison, Subject To Removal From Host Country Upon Completion Of His Term Of Imprisonment.
Nigerian 40-year-old serial scammer man Oluwaseun Adekoya, with many aliases of Cliffside Park, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Adekoya Led Conspiracies That Stole and Laundered Over $2 Million by Impersonating People All Over the Country. According to the FBI, a jury found Adekoya guilty of bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering...
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“Bye-Bye, Abdul.”—Homeland Security Threatens To Deport Illegal Immigrant, As It Links Somalia Man To Minnesota’s Top Sanctuary Politicians.
“Bye-bye, Abdul” Homeland security stated in a post on X as photos of Abdul Dahir Ibrahim, a Somali Illegal Alien convicted in the Minnesota fraud scheme, posing alongside Ilhan Omar and Tim Walz surfaces. The security agency affirmed that: “Criminal illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim has been linked to Minnesota’s top sanctuary politicians.” Congresswoman Ilhan...
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High School Student, 18, Charged With Arson In Fire That Burned New York City Subway Passenger
A New York City high school senior was jailed Friday on a federal arson charge after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger. Hiram Carrero, 18, was not required to enter a plea during his arraignment in Manhattan federal court. The fire early Monday morning is the latest in...
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EFCC Arraigns Gombe Magistrate for Alleged Bribery
The Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Mohammed Kumo at the Gombe State High Court. In a statement by the agency, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale disclosed that Kumo, before trial judge H.H. Kereng on Wednesday on a three-count charge filed by the EFCC’s Gombe Zonal Directorate. One of the counts reads, “That you, Mohammed...
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Man Who Killed Ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe Apologises To His Family
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader’s family for the first time. Tetsuya Yamagami, who earlier pleaded guilty to murder, told the court on Thursday that he felt “deeply sorry” towards Abe’s widow, Akie. Yamagami used a homemade gun to shoot Abe during a political campaign event...
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California Activist Gets Jail Time For Taking Chickens From Perdue Farms Plant
A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges. Zoe Rosenberg, 23, did not deny taking the animals from Petaluma Poultry but argued she wasn’t breaking the law because she was rescuing the...
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Algerian Court Increases Jail Time For French Journalist Convicted Of ‘Terrorism’
A court in Tizi Ouzou, in eastern Algeria, on Wednesday announced a ten-year sentence in the appeal trial of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, accused among other things of “glorifying terrorism”. Arrested in May 2024, he has been detained since his trial in June, when he was originally sentenced to seven years in prison. Christophe...