Category: Crime and Judiciary

 Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after a bizarre sequence of events that included her abrupt resignation, a brief disappearance and a frantic search that led authorities to find her on a Tel Aviv beach....

Thai police have arrested three women identified as ring leaders, accused of involvement in a romance scam syndicate allegedly operated by a group of Nigerians that defrauded victims of more than six billion baht. According to a foreign news outlet, Bangkok Post, on Monday, the suspects, identified only as Jutharat, 35; Chanjira, 29; and Jiraporn,...

Spain’s Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz went on trial Monday over allegations of leaking confidential information in an unprecedented and politically explosive case that looms large over Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’ s left-wing government. It’s the first time in Spain’s modern history that a top prosecutor faces a criminal trial. It’s one of several cases that have implicated...

An American teenager Jesse Butler is facing almost 80 years behind bars after being convicted of raping two young girls, he broke down in tears during his arrest. The 18-year-old avoided jail last month after attacking two 16-year-old girls in the city of Stillwater, Oklahoma, in early 2024. In one instance, he left a victim...

 British teenager Bella May Culley, who was arrested in Georgia on drug smuggling charges earlier this year, was released from prison Monday as part of a plea deal. Culley, 19, who is pregnant, was arrested in May at Tbilisi Airport and accused of attempting to smuggle 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) of marijuana and 2 kilograms...

The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million ransom meant for their release. According to a statement issued by the Brigade Spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, on Monday in Lokoja. “In a sustained effort to rid Kogi of criminal activities, the troops, following credible intelligence on kidnapping activities...

Two California prison officers were hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man, and authorities are investigating it as an attempted homicide, officials said Sunday. The incident happened Saturday at California State Prison, Sacramento, as the suspect was being escorted from his cell to allow staff to conduct a search, according to the Department...

Olly Foster, a survivor initially believed it was a prank: he heard screams, put his hand on a seat, and only then saw it covered in blood: “I was listening to Audible on my phone, and a guy shouted: ‘Run, there’s a guy stabbing everyone.’ Is this a joke? It was Halloween.” On Saturday evening,...

A third teenager has been arrested and charged with the killing of a congressional intern in the nation’s capital, a crime that President Donald Trump cited when he announced a law enforcement surge in Washington. Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, has been indicted with first-degree murder and 15 other charges for the killing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym of Granby,...

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a suspected intruder. Mother-of-two Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot on 6 July 2024 at her home near Springfield, Illinois, after calling 911 about a possible prowler. Ex-officer Sean Grayson, 31, said...