Former ‘Open Russia’ coordinator Igor Rogov sentenced in Poland to seven years in prison on FSB espionage charges

Polish Court Jails Russian Activist and Wife for Spying for FSB

Igor Rogov, a former employee of the now-defunct nonprofit Open Russia, was sentenced to seven years in prison for passing information about Poland-based Russian opposition groups and activists to the FSB.

Electrician in Latvia sentenced to five and a half years in prison for spying for Russia

A Riga City Court has sentenced an electrician to five years and six months in prison for spying on behalf of Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU). The court also imposed one year and eight months of probation supervision following his release, without confiscation of property, the LETA news agency has learned. According to the prosecution, [] The post Electrician in Latvia sentenced to five and a half years in prison for spying for Russia appeared first on Baltic News Network.

Defendants in plot to assassinate RT editor-in-chief Simonyan sentenced to up to 20 years in prison

A Moscow military court has sentenced 12 defendants for involvement in the far-right organization “National Socialism/White Power” (NS/WP) to terms ranging from six to 20 years in prison, the Russian Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti reported. Among those sentenced were two defendants charged with plotting to assassinate Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Russian state propaganda outlet RT.

Pasco County Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months For Secretly Feeding Intel To Hackers

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man who was supposed to help companies recover from devastating cyberattacks will spend nearly six years in federal prison after prosecutors revealed he was secretly moonlighting for the hackers. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison. The former ransomware negotiator pleaded [] Pasco County Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months For Secretly Feeding Intel To Hackers

Three Ukrainians have been sentenced for plotting a terrorist attack in a Rostov pretrial detention center.

The Rostov-on-Don Military Court sentenced Dmitry Papenko, Vladimir Makarenko, and Grigory Sinchenko to lengthy prison terms, finding them guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in a Rostov-on-Don pretrial detention center.

Organizers of plot to assassinate RT editor-in-chief sentenced

A Russian military court has sentenced the main organizers of a plot to assassinate RT’s Margarita Simonyan to up to 25 years in prison Read Full Article at RT.com

Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $11 Million Netflix Production Fraud

Director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for scamming Netflix out of millions. Nearly seven months after he was found guilty of defrauding the streamer of 11 million for his never-completed sci-fi series “White Horse,” Judge Jed Rakoff handed down the ruling Monday in New York City. Rinsch was []

Suspects who 'plotted to kill Putin's TV propaganda chief on the orders of Ukraine' are jailed for up to 25 years after 'confessions were extracted by torture'

Suspects who 'plotted to kill Putin's TV propaganda chief on the orders of Ukraine' are jailed for up to 25 years after 'confessions were extracted by torture'

Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 30 Months in Netflix Fraud Case After Keanu Reeves and Attorneys Cite Mental Health Struggles

Carl Rinsch, the director of “47 Ronin,” was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison, receiving half of the government’s recommended sentence after Judge Jed Rakoff considered evidence of his mental health struggles from Keanu Reeves and other character witnesses. In December, a jury convicted Rinsch of wire fraud and money laundering charges after []

Russia goes to Japan for tech in Ukraine war: Report

Russia has used Japan as a base for tech and spying in its war against Ukraine, according to a new report from The New York Times. According to the Times report, released Sunday, some Russian spies ended up in Japan after getting kicked out of Western countries following the beginning of the war, per officials....

Russia sentences Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi to 12 years in prison in absentia

Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoiskyi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in absentia by a court in Tatarstan, Russia, for the theft of oil worth RUB 10 billion (approx. US132 million).

Russian activist who admitted spying for Moscow sentenced in Poland

Investigators say the Kremlin used Igor Rogov to gather information on fellow Russian exiles and Europeans helping them settle.

Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Rape and Child Pornography

KATHU — A 38-year-old paedophile has been sentenced by the Kathu Regional Court to 25 years in prison for the rape and sexual grooming of a 10-year-old girl. Detective Constable Pako Bele of the Kathu Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit was commended for his meticulous investigation by Acting John Taolo Gaetsewe []

Violent carjacker gets 51+ years after shooting mother in front of toddler and throwing one-year-old into snow

In a chilling incident, a man has been sentenced to prison after shooting a woman during a carjacking and throwing her one-year-old child out of the car into the snow. The man, identified as Ronald Loftis, 47, was sentenced to 51 to 56½ years in prison, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, July 7. In June, he...

Russia Jails LGBTIQ Club Staff in First ‘Extremism’ Case, Sentences Up to 7 Years

The Central District Court in Orenburg sentenced three employees of the Pose bar to a maximum of seven years in prison for organizing and participating in an “extremist organization,” marking this the first case linked to Russia’s designation of the LGBTIQ+ movement as extremist propaganda. The verdict follows a 2024 raid and year-long pre-trial detention, in a broader wave of attacks on LGBTIQ+ rights.

Iran jails fake government influence network members for fraud, forgery

An Iranian court has sentenced the ringleader of a criminal network that posed as having influence within government institutions to 50 years in prison, while 11 other members of the group received a combined total of around 60 years' imprisonment, the head of the Alborz Province Judiciary said on Wednesday.

Crypto kiosks were used to scam $56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation.

Maria was standing in front of a cryptocurrency ATM, 5,000 in hand and a moment away from being scammed. Fabricated court documents, supposedly sent by text from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, threatened the 72-year-old with arrest if she didn’t feed the money into the “crypto kiosk” at a grocery store. A voice on her [] The post Crypto kiosks were used to scam 56 million from Texans last year. Lawmakers want regulation. appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Mexican National in Florida Sentenced to Two Years for Immigration and Identity Theft Offenses

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released the following statement regarding a Mexican national who was sentenced to prison: Tampa, Florida – Juan Jaramillo Vazquez (50, Mexico), a/k/a Juan Vazquiz, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven to two years in federal prison for illegal reentry by a deported alien and aggravated identity theft. Vazquez pleaded []

Released from Iranian prison after 804 days, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert has a message for Iran

After attending a conference in Tehran in 2018, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert was arrested under false espionage charges and sent to both IRGC and public Iranian prisons. This is her story.

Bekas menteri kehakiman Korea Selatan dipenjara 25 tahun

SEOUL: Mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman penjara 25 tahun terhadap bekas Menteri Kehakiman Korea Selatan, Park Sung-jae atas peranannya dalam pelaksanaan singkat undang-undang tentera di negara itu dua tahun lalu. Sung-jae didapati bersalah kerana terlibat dalam pemberontakan, lapor agensi berita Yonhap dari Mahkamah Daerah Pusat Seoul. Pengisytiharan undang-undang tentera tersebut oleh bekas presiden, Yoon Suk-yeol pada Disember ... Read more The post Bekas menteri kehakiman Korea Selatan dipenjara 25 tahun appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks

A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., 70 months) in prison in the U.S. for their role in conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware operators to extort multiple victims and working with two other cybersecurity professionals to target additional victims in 2023. In a sentencing memorandum, federal prosecutors described Martino as a

US prosecutors credit gold trader in Iran sanctions case with key help ahead of sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors are seeking leniency at next-week’s sentencing of a Turkish-Iranian businessman who admitted to helping Iranians and their government evade sanctions and who provided key testimony at a 2017 corruption trial that strained relations between the U.S. and Turkey. The prosecutors said Monday in a sentencing memorandum to a New [] The post US prosecutors credit gold trader in Iran sanctions case with key help ahead of sentencing appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Russian court sentences Ukrainian oligarch to 12 years for stealing over $130 mln in oil

The verdict has not entered into legal force