A Santiago court convicted three former Chilean secret police agents for the 1976 car bomb assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt in Washington D.C. The agents were sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, was convicted in a UK court for possessing a bomb-making manual and distributing ISIS execution videos. The conviction follows an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London after Mohsin was stopped at Heathrow Airport.
A Nigerian court has convicted eleven Indian sailors for cocaine trafficking, sentencing them and fining their merchant vessel $5.3 million. The sailors were arrested six months ago for importing 31.5 kg of cocaine, and the conviction serves as a strong warning against drug smuggling.
A federal jury in California convicted short seller Andrew Left of securities fraud. Left, who operated as Citron Research, was found guilty of participating in a securities fraud scheme and 12 counts of securities fraud. He faces up to 25 years in prison.
A US jury has convicted prominent investor Andrew Left of securities fraud. Left, who runs Citron Research, was found guilty of participating in a financial fraud scheme and 12 counts related to specific business deals. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in federal prison.
Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem faces criticism after 12 of 19 convicts granted early release without standard review were charged with new crimes, including drug possession and domestic violence.
A Border Force officer has been convicted in London for aiding Chinese intelligence in spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK. Chi Leung “Peter” Wai used confidential immigration data to identify and monitor activists, operating as part of a "shadow policing" network. He was found guilty under the National Security Act, alongside a former Hong Kong police officer.
A British court has convicted two men linked to an Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) of spying on activists from the city on behalf of Chinese authorities. Bill Yuen Chung-biu, the London office’s manager, and Peter Wai Chi-leung were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service on Thursday, two years after their arrests thrust the role of Hong Kong’s overseas promotion offices into the global spotlight. Yuen, a retired Hong Kong police superintendent, was earlier accused...
Iran executed seven people on Monday, including three men convicted in connection with January protests in Mashhad. Mehdi Rasouli (25) and Mohammad Reza Miri (21) were hanged at Vakilabad prison after being convicted of allegedly acting as Mossad agents and involvement in the killing of a security forces member. A third man, Ebrahim Dolatabadi, was executed on charges of leading disturbances. Rights groups say at least one was put to death without credible evidence. Four other men convicted of murder were executed at Dastgerd prison in Isfahan. Since the war began on February 28, Iran's judiciary has executed at least 30 people in connection with January protests.
