Iran Prosecutor Says 10 Indicted for Ukraine Plane Shootdown
Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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New Charges for Accused Epstein Sex-Ring Recruiter
Ghislaine Maxwell faces new sex-trafficking counts in Manhattan federal court involving a fourth underage victim prosecutors say she recruited in the early 2000s.
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Founders of California Fecal Matter-Testing Company Indicted
Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who founded a biotech company that tested fecal matter are accused of bilking their investors and health insurance providers, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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Six More Oath Keepers Indicted for US Capitol Riot
The Florida, North Carolina and Ohio residents are accused of being part of an outfitted military-style “stack” formation that helped breach the Capitol on Jan. 6
Read moreGPB Ponzi Scheme
New York and the federal government separately accused investment firm GPB Capital Holdings, Ascendant Capital and their executives Thursday of running a $700 million Ponzi scheme.
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Credit Suisse Indicted Over Alleged Ties to Bulgarian Mafia
The Swiss attorney general’s office said Thursday it has filed an indictment against bank Credit Suisse for allegedly failing to do enough to stop money laundering linked to drug trafficking by a Bulgarian criminal organization that also involved a wrestler who once hauled millions in notes by car to Switzerland.
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Lebanese Judge Charges Caretaker PM in August Port Explosion
The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon’s official news agency said.
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Billionaire Tech Mogul Charged in Biggest Tax Evasion Case in US History
Federal authorities charged billionaire tech mogul Robert Brockman on suspicion of hiding approximately $2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service — charges that could result in one of the largest tax fraud prosecutions against an individual in U.S. history.
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ISIS Fighters Radicalized in London Indicted on Beheadings of Americans
Finally filing charges over the beheading of American journalist James Foley and others, the United States on Wednesday indicted half of the Islamic State group nicknamed “The Beatles” because of their British accents.
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Samsung’s Lee Indicted Over Controversial 2015 Merger
South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes, setting up what could be a protracted legal battle to determine whether the 52-year-old billionaire illegally cemented his control over the business giant.
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Steve Bannon Indicted With Others on Border-Wall Scheme
A $25 million campaign to crowdfund a wall on the U.S. southern border fell apart Thursday with the arrest this morning of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on a Chinese billionaire’s yacht.
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New Charges Added in Case Against Daughter of Cartel Leader
Federal prosecutors are upping the criminal charges brought against the daughter of one of Mexico’s most wanted cartel leaders, tripling the prison sentence she could serve if found guilty.
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El Paso Shooting Suspect Faces New Murder, Hate Crime Charges
The Texas man accused of killing 23 people and injuring 23 more at an El Paso Walmart last August was re-indicted on Thursday by a grand jury that added new murder and hate crime charges to the state’s case against the gunman.
Read moreJulian Assange Accused of Recruiting Hackers in New Indictment
A new Justice Department indictment filed Wednesday claims WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tried to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia to give him classified information and military secrets.
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Grand Jury Indicts Three Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
A Georgia grand jury has formally indicted three men on murder charges in the February death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man who was killed while jogging in a residential neighborhood, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Read moreChicken Executives Indicted on Price-Fixing Charges
The CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.
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Kosovo Court in Another Step Toward Indicting War Suspects
A court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia on Tuesday said it has initiated charges against suspects without giving details.
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New Charge Says R. Kelly Concealed Herpes From Victims
A new set of federal charges against R. Kelly in Brooklyn accuses the incarcerated singer of not disclosing that he has herpes in two instances of alleged forced sexual contact.
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Another Child of Jalisco Cartel Leader Is Jailed in US
Less than a week after federal agents extradited the son of one of Mexico’s top cartel leaders, the Justice Department has arrested the wanted criminal’s daughter, known as “La Negra.”
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Filipino Church Leaders Indicted in Immigration Scam
A federal grand jury in California has returned an indictment against three administrators of a Philippines-based church accused of orchestrating a scheme to bring church members to the United States to work long hours as “miracle worker” donation collectors.
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