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ALBANY, NY — Nana Clark, 49, the treasurer for the Albany County Democratic Committee, was arrested Wednesday and charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly charging roughly $20,000 in unauthorized …
In a historic verdict, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first modern-era ex-president of France to be sentenced to actual prison time. The 70-year-old was convicted of criminal …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for his role in a political fraud and kickback scheme involving nearly …
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Prosecutor General has formally charged federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion, according to a statement released Monday. The charge is connected to the broader investigation involving …
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (VDN) — A former Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office commander, previously convicted of accepting a bribe from a drug trafficker, has had multiple theft-related charges dismissed with prejudice, …
Oliver Steadman, a 28-year-old former Labour councillor, has been charged with multiple offences including blackmail in connection with the notorious Westminster honeytrap scandal. The Crown Prosecution Service and Scotland Yard …
Marguerite Gnakadé, a former defence minister and outspoken critic of Togo’s government, has been arrested by security forces at her home in the capital, Lomé, according to police sources. Gnakadé, …
ILORIN, Nigeria – The Kwara State Police Command has arrested Adeola Badru, a 43-year-old man, for allegedly defrauding a political appointment hopeful of ₦300 million by falsely promising a federal …
At least ten lawyers in Iran’s Gilan Province have recently been summoned or arrested, reflecting a troubling new wave of pressure on the legal profession. Mohammad Saleh Noghrekār, a local …
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nadiem Anwar Makarim, co-founder of Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek and former education minister, was arrested Thursday amid a sweeping investigation into a $115 million …
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