In Its Latest Act of Repression, Hong Kong Convicted My Father for My Activism
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Illegal immigrant convicted of voting, stealing disability and food stamp benefits
An illegal immigrant from Colombia was convicted Friday on charges that she voted illegally in the 2024 presidential election and stole some $400,000 in Social Security disability, food…
Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets to benefit China
A former software engineer at Google has been convicted of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for the benefit of China, the U.S. Department of Justice said. A federal jury on…
Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk
Colorado's attorney general accused the Trump administration on Thursday of waging a "revenge campaign" by choking off funds and ending federal programs over the state's refusal to accede…
Wilmer Man Convicted of Sexually Torturing, Killing Romantic Rival in an Attempt to Win Over Woman He was Interested In
A Mobile County jury took a little over an hour on Friday to find a Wilmer man guilty of capital murder and sexual torture in the death of a man in 2021. Jeffery Blackston, 30, was accused…
Trump commutes prison sentence for this former executive convicted of Ponzi-like scheme
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series of clemency actions…
Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive convicted of defrauding investors
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors - the latest in a series of clemency actions…
Wilmar China unit convicted of fraud; to appeal against judgement
A subsidiary of Wilmar International has been found guilty of contract fraud by a Chinese court and ordered to jointly bear losses amounting to 1.88 billion yuan (S$345.6 million). The…
Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon
Taake was convicted of attacking a police officer at the Capitol with bear spray and a whip during the riots. He had also previously been charged in Harris County, Texas, with sending…
Trump Pardons Man Convicted for Being Agent of Chinese Government
Aside from those millions of dollars it’s shelling out, Cornell has agreed to hold “annual surveys to evaluate the campus climate for Cornell students, including the climate for students…
Trump Shamelessly Pardons Republican Lawmaker Convicted of Corruption
“This evening, I’m also delighted to report that Ka-ZACK-a-stan has officially agreed, and that’s official now, as of about 15 minutes ago. A tremendous country with a tremendous leader,…
Convicted Oklahoma Child Sex Offender Who Faked His Death, Arrested in New York After 13 Years on the Run
Anthony Lennon, a convicted child sex offender from Moore who faked his death at a Super 8 Motel in 2012, has been captured in Canton, New York, after spending 13 years on the run. "It…
Kentucky Teacher Convicted of Having Sexual Contact with Her Teenage Student, Acquitted of Plotting Husband's Murder
The trial of a Kentucky woman accused of sexually abusing a student at a juvenile detention facility and then soliciting the teenager to kill her husband has come to an end in September.…
Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from…
El Monte Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Wife Over Suspected Affair with His Father
A man was convicted Wednesday of murdering his pregnant wife and her unborn child in El Monte just over seven years ago. A jury found Octavio Curiel Martinez, now 43, guilty of…
Trump Official Says World Leader Convicted in New York Is Illegitimate
Waltz told Fox News that Maduro is an “illegitimate leader, convicted in the Southern District of New York,” adding that the U.S. will “do whatever it takes” to dismantle Venezuelan…
Florida Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Lover to Keep His Wife from Finding Out About Their Affair, Sentenced to Death
A man convicted of killing his girlfriend and their unborn child was sentenced to death Friday afternoon. "Therefore, Jose Soto-Escalera, I hereby sentence you to death for the…
Trump Praises Jair Bolsonaro After He’s Convicted for Plotting a Coup
President Donald Trump was—predictably—dismayed by the news that Brazil’s former right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, had been sentenced to 27 years in prison. “President Bolsonaro was…
Donna Adelson Convicted of Hiring Hitmen to Kill Her Former Son-in-Law Amid Bitter Custody Battle with Her Daughter
A Florida grandmother has been convicted of orchestrating the murder of her daughter's ex-husband, who was killed by hitmen amid a bitter divorce and custody battle more than 11 years ago.…
St. Louis Man Convicted in Illinois of Fatally Shooting Ex-Girlfriend's New Boyfriend After Walking in on Them in Bed
An Illinois jury has convicted a Missouri man of murder after prosecutors said he forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home and fatally shot her new boyfriend. Stanford Stokes, 44, of…
Ong Beng Seng convicted in Iswaran corruption case: What’s next for the HPL empire?
While Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) maintains a “business as usual” stance after founder Ong Beng Seng’s exit from management and his obstruction of justice trial, could privatisation be on…
Who Is Austin Robert Drummond? Frantic Manhunt for Convicted Felon Who Killed Tennessee Before Abandoning 7-Month-Old Girl in Car
A frantic manhunt is underway for a convicted felon believed to have killed a family in Tennessee before leaving their 7-month-old baby girl, still strapped in her car seat, in the yard of…
Trump’s Prison Swap Welcomed a Convicted Murderer Back to U.S.
“It’s really disheartening to see President Trump just declare that to be a hoax. I don’t think it is. And I think it’s going to cause him trouble in his own base. It already is,” he…
Singapore proposes to bar convicted money launderers from directorships
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) plan to bar those who have been convicted of money laundering offences from serving as a company…