Category Archives: Justice
Judge orders $8M asset freeze for ex-Ohio utility regulator
CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of Sam Randazzo, a former Ohio utility regulator and current target of an FBI investigation, to preserve the assets for future collection.
Experts: False claims on voting machines obscure real flaws
ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly
Danish lawmaker given suspended sentence for EU funds fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A right-wing Danish lawmaker, considered a rising star within the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party, was found guilty Friday of misusing European Union funds worth 98,835 kroner ($15,667) and falsifying documents. ...
O’Toole seeks intervener status in government’s court battle to shield lab documents
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is seeking to intervene in a Federal Court case where the Liberal government is trying to shield documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory. O'Toole's lawyer has...
Liberals signal plan to keep acting defence chief as Eyre gets promotion
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is promoting Wayne Eyre in what can only be seen as a clear signal it plans to keep the infantry officer as commander of Canada's military. The Department of National Defence announced Eyre's promotion from lieutenant-ge...
Guatemalans held in Spain over drugs face US extradition
Two Guatemalan men detained in Madrid will be processed for extradition to the United States for alleged drug trafficking offenses, a Spanish judicial official said Friday.
U.S. case against Meng Wanzhou is filled with gaps, her lawyers say
VANCOUVER — The United States has presented a "fatally flawed" case against Meng Wanzhou that is riddled with evidentiary gaps and doesn't meet the threshold for extradition, one of the Huawei executive's lawyers said Friday. Eric Gottardi began the d...
Police chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — The police chief of the northeastern Chinese industrial center of Shenyang has been placed under investigation, according to the ruling Communist Party, as president and party leader Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption campaign continu...
Federal lawsuit filed against Las Vegas school mask mandate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coronavirus pandemic mask mandate in Nevada has drawn a federal lawsuit from attorneys seeking class-action status for claims that the constitutional rights of thousands of parents and children at Las Vegas-area schools are being vio...
Australia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government said Friday that it remained seriously concerned about the welfare of a Chinese-born Australian journalist a year after she was first detained in China.
