Crime

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U.S. court sets January 2027 trial for alleged drug kingpin Sebastián Marset
A federal judge has scheduled a January 2027 trial date for accused Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, rebuffing prosecutors’ attempts to further delay a logistically complex case that now includes new narcoterrorism charges.
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Ponzi crook Rene Schwarze, aka Jensen Robles of Vortic United, busted in Gambia for dirty counterfeit money scam
“Jensen Robles”, aka Rene Schwarze, has been arrested in Gambia. Gambia’s Police Force arrested “Muhammed Reni”, aka Muhammed Rainey, earlier this week. Reni was detained on suspicion of counterfeiting currency.
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Finnish entrepreneur supplied trucks and trailers to Russia, jailed for violating sanctions
Finland has kept its 1,340-kilometre border with Russia closed since December 2023 after about 1,000 undocumented migrants crossed into the country.
720
U.S. uncovers $10.6 billion Medicare fraud linked to Russian criminal network
A Russia-based criminal syndicate ran one of the largest Medicare frauds in American history out of a storefront in Brooklyn, billing the program more than $10.6 billion and collecting roughly $941 million before federal agents unraveled it.
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Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech goes on trial over Daphne Caruana Galizia assassination
The businessman accused of ordering the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has gone on trial, more than nine years after her death in a car-bomb attack that sent shockwaves through Europe.
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Scattered Spider hackers plead guilty over cyberattack that crippled London’s transport network
Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London, the entity responsible for the public transport network in the Greater London area.
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Two PSNI officers sacked over sexual assaults on female colleagues
Two male Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers have been sacked following separate incidents in which they touched the buttocks of female colleagues.
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Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni investigated in child prostitution probe
Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni is allegedly under investigation by Italian police as part of a probe into child prostitution.
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Trial begins for businessman Yorgen Fenech accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
The landmark trial of tycoon Yorgen Fenech begins seven years after his arrest for ordering the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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Baby killer Jamie Varley reportedly threatened by inmates after transfer to HMP Wakefield
Baby Preston’s evil killer Jamie Varley has been given a “bloodcurdling” traditional welcome at Monster Mansion.
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Two police officers face gross misconduct investigation over handling of murdered teen Henry Nowak
Henry Nowak, 18, told officers he could not breathe and that he had been stabbed after being attacked in Southampton last December.
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Flag activist charged with making indecent images of children
A man belonging to a flag activist group is due to appear in court after being accused of making indecent images of children.
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Man arrested after two bodies found inside seaside home in Sussex
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called to a home in St Leonards - where a 66-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were found dead.
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Teen footballer says she was injected with date-rape drug in Magaluf nightclub
A young footballer has told of the terrifying moment she was spiked with a date-rape drug in a Magaluf nightclub.
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Man, 31, charged with the murder and rape of a two-year-old girl is identified as her father
A man charged with murder and rape after a two-year-old girl was found dead has been confirmed as the toddler’s dad.
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Stephen McCullagh appeals sentence after conviction for murdering pregnant partner Natalie McNally
Stephen McCullagh has lodged an appeal against the sentence he received for murdering his pregnant partner Natalie McNally.
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Scottish man accused of flying unregistered aircraft over monument, roads and railway
A man has appeared in court accused of piloting an unregistered aircraft less than 500ft (152m) above the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.
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Drug addict stabs Italian pizzeria owner to death after being refused a free pizza
Police arrested last night the man believed to be the killer of pizza chef Raffaele Stipa, who was stabbed to death in his restaurant in Reggio Emilia last night.
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French investigators probe €13m VAT carousel fraud linked to 26 companies
French authorities searched premises in the Paris region and questioned six people as part of an investigation into a suspected large-scale VAT carousel fraud that allegedly cost the EU around 13 million euros ($13.9 million), the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said.
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Vietnamese national admits role in $67m identity theft and money laundering scheme targeting Americans
A Vietnamese national pleaded guilty before a New York court to conspiracy to commit identity theft as part of a transnational scheme to launder $67 million using data stolen from U.S. citizens, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
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Rochdale child rapist cannot be deported despite citizenship being revoked
A grooming gang ringleader convicted of 30 child rapes reportedly can’t be deported from the UK despite having his citizenship removed.
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Russian oligarch Pavel Fuks and his partners Bekenov and Komrakov are covering up the traces of a $100 million fraud linked to the Kristall Istra project near Moscow
Following reports about the alleged $100 million Residence Crystal Istra offshore scheme, Pavel Fuks and his associates reportedly began removing damaging information from the public domain.
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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison over $1bn fraud scheme
Guo Wengui was a close ally of former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon, with whom he co-founded a movement aiming to overthrow the Chinese government.
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Man, 22, stabbed to death after fleeing London bus and collapsing near McDonald’s
A knife victim staggered towards a 24-hour McDonald’s but collapsed shortly after being stabbed on a London night bus.
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Fake photographer who lured model into relationship avoids jail after brutal assault
When model Rachel Bambrough first met ‘pro photographer’ Christopher Worrall, she fell ‘blindly in love’.