Source link Pyotr Verzilov was tried in absentia by Moscow court for spreading falsehoods about Russia’s armed forces Moscow district court has sentenced Pyotr Verzilov, once a spokesman for the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, to a prison term of eight years and four months, for publishing fake news about the Russian military. The activist, […]
Source link The former prime minister of Pakistan had been sentenced to a 14-year term for illegally selling state gifts A Pakistani court on Monday granted the country’s former prime minister Imran Khan leave to appeal his conviction for graft and suspended his 14-year jail sentence, according to Reuters, citing his lawyer. Khan and his […]
Source link Federal prosecutors have requested prison terms ranging from 40 to 50 years for Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, over mass fraud leading to the company’s collapse. Lawyers have also asked that the defendant be ordered to pay $11 billion in restitution when he is sentenced on March 28 at the […]
Source link The Moscow City Court has overturned the verdict of a lower court against a founding member of the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot several months ago, citing a breach of procedure. Pyotr Verzilov, who was accused of spreading fake news about the Russian Army, had his case sent for retrial over “violations of […]
Source link Jack Teixeira, a former member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has agreed to accept a 16-year prison term after pleading guilty to leaking hundreds of classified Pentagon documents onto a gaming server. Teixeira, 22, accepted all six counts charging him with willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to a […]
Source link The former US president’s trial over classified documents is set to begin on May 20 Former US President Donald Trump could be sent to prison “for a long time” when a verdict is delivered in his upcoming trial over alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents, an attorney linked to the US Democrats has […]
Source link Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey was found guilty in 2021 of embezzling several million dollars in Russia The suspended sentence of US private-equity investor and Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey has been reduced by two months after an appeal, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing a court ruling. Calvey was convicted in 2021 of […]
Source link Darya Trepova has been sentenced to 27 years behind bars for the assassination of military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky Darya Trepova, who was found guilty of assassinating Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky last spring, has been handed a 27-year prison sentence. It’s the longest jail term for a woman in modern Russian history, with […]
Source link The appellate court has commuted the death sentence to ex-navy officers 1.5 years after they were detained, the government has said The appellate court in Qatar has commuted the death sentence earlier awarded to eight Indian nationals, New Delhi said in a statement on Thursday. The sentence, initially pronounced by a Qatari court […]