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'King' Guramrit Sidhu sentenced to 20 years in prison in Los Angeles for US-Canada drug trafficking; spared from life sentence as lawyer says his offence was not violent
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Limerick Post Newspaper
· Jun 29, 2026
Jail for Limerick man who ‘gloated’ over distress of victims of crime spree on TikTok and losses caused to GAA club
A JUDGE imposed a 12-year prison sentence on a man he said gloated about the distress he caused to his victims on a Tik Tok account called ‘Munster Crime Gang’. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed cumulative sentences of 29 years and nine months on three Limerick men, including Eddie Carey (31), of [] The post Jail for Limerick man who ‘gloated’ over distress of victims of crime spree on TikTok and losses caused to GAA club appeared first on Limerick Post.
The Standard
· Jul 2, 2026
Government exploring ‘every route’ to deport grooming gang ringleader – minister
Shabir Ahmed, 73, known to his victims as Daddy, has served 14 years in jail.
Guineematin.com
· Jul 6, 2026
Conakry : un Nigérian risque 5 ans de prison et une amende 100 mille dollars dans une affaire de cocaïne
L’accusé Chizoba Anselem Ngwuoke, citoyen Nigérian, risque une peine de 5 ans de réclusion criminelle et une amende de 100 mille dollars dans une affaire de détention et de transport de cocaïne. Telles sont les peines requises à son encontre vendredi, 3 juillet 2026, par le procureur Issouf Fofana à l’audience criminelle du tribunal de [] The post Conakry : un Nigérian risque 5 ans de prison et une amende 100 mille dollars dans une affaire de cocaïne first appeared on Guineematin.com.
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 1, 2026
600 Pounds Of Weed In A Florida Rental Van Lands Chinese Driver 5 Years In Federal Prison
Henglie Zhou, a 31-year-old Chinese national, will spend the next five years in federal prison for possessing more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to distribute it. U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt handed down the sentence following Zhou’s guilty plea on March 5, 2026. The sentencing was officially announced by United States [] 600 Pounds Of Weed In A Florida Rental Van Lands Chinese Driver 5 Years In Federal Prison
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 7, 2026
Delta court sends 54-year-old man to prison for defiling stepdaughter
A Delta State High Court sitting in Isiokolo,Ethiope-East Local Government Area have sent 54-year-old man, Samson Nagboje 20 years in prison for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of his four-year-old stepdaughter (name withheld). The Court presided over by Hon. Justice O. Aforkeya handed down the conviction in a judgment delivered after finding the defendant guilty of [] Delta court sends 54-year-old man to prison for defiling stepdaughter
Civil Georgia
· Jul 9, 2026
British National Detained on Drug Charges Upon Entering Georgia With Painkillers, Lawyers Say
British citizen and war veteran Matthew Roy Desmond has been jailed in Georgia for nearly three months on serious drug charges after being arrested at the border with painkillers classified as illegal under Georgian law, his lawyers reported on July 8, noting that he faces eight to twelve years in prison. According to his lawyers
AllSides
· Jun 30, 2026
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction
A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a U.S.-based Communist Party critic, was sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom packed with his supporters by Judge Analisa Torres. She said he preyed on those seeking to bring Democracy to China, taking their money so he could live lavishly.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
US man Jeffrey Ying sentenced for stealing rare Chinese manuscript from UCLA
A California man who swapped a library’s 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was sentenced on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork. Jeffrey Ying used a number of aliases to get access to classic works, some over 600 years old, at the library of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the Department of Justice said. Ying, 39, would check the works out and return days later with dummy manuscripts. He would frequently travel to China shortly thereafter, officials...
Foreign Policy Journal
· Jun 30, 2026
Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud
A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison on Monday for a financial fraud that devastated thousands of victims worldwide. Judge Analisa Torres said the fraud cost over 1,000 people hundreds of millions of dollars, describing Guo as a man who exploited those who believed in democratic [] The post Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Massive Investment Fraud appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.
Ghanaian Times
· Jul 8, 2026
China sentences official to death over bribes
A Chinese local official has been sentenced to death for taking bribes worth more than £240m over three decades. Yang Youlin, a former economic development official in the Jiangsu Province capital of Nanjing near China’s east coast, “illegally accepted property and assets” valued at more than 2.21bn yuan (£243m) from 1993 to 2023, the Changzhou The post China sentences official to death over bribes appeared first on Ghanaian Times.
Florida Daily
· Jun 24, 2026
Jacksonville Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years for Drug and Gun Offenses
A Jacksonville man will spend more than two decades in federal prison after being convicted of drug trafficking and firearm offenses. Charles Curtis Williams, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and for possessing a []
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jul 4, 2026
US court sentences key figure in drug trafficking networks linked to deposed regime
Washington, July 4 (SANA)– A U.S. federal court in the state of Virginia sentenced Antoine Kassis, one of the leading figures in drug trafficking networks linked to Syria’s deposed regime to 30 years in prison after convicting him of providing material support to a terrorist organization and carrying out cross-border money laundering operations. According to []
BBC News
· Jul 2, 2026
Grooming gang leader released from prison
Shabir Ahmed, known as 'Daddy' by his victims, was jailed for a total of 22 years in August 2012.
URL Media
· Jul 1, 2026
China critic sentenced to 30 years in prison in $1B fraud scheme
A decade ago, Guo Wengui fled China and reinvented himself in the U.S. as a staunch critic of the Chinese Community Party with a loyal online following. On Monday, he [] The post China critic sentenced to 30 years in prison in 1B fraud scheme appeared first on URL Media.
Nepal News
· Jun 27, 2026
पेस्तोल र गोलीसहित दुई युवक पक्राउ
जनकपुर। प्रहरीले धनुषाको जनकपुर उपमहानगरपालिका ९ थापा चोकस्थित एक होटेलबाट दुई जनालाई पेस्तोल र गोलीसहित पक्राउ गरेको छ। जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय धनुषाबाट खटिएको प्रहरी टोलीले पेस्तोल र गोलीसहित धनुषाको मुखियापट्टि मुसहनियाँ गाउँपालिका ४ का २० वर्षीय अमन यादव र धनुषाकै हंसपुर नगरपालिका ६ सोनीगामाका १८ वर्षीय सुधीर मुखियलाई पक्राउ गरेको हो। होटेलमा आज (शनिबार) दिउँसो []
DNyuz
· Jul 9, 2026
California man steals historic Chinese manuscripts from UCLA, using fake names, dummy documents
A Northern California man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for stealing historical Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library, according to authorities. Jeffrey Ying, 39, also known as “Jason Wang,” “Alan Fujimori” and “Austin Chen” of Fremont, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of theft of major artwork, according to []
Arutz Sheva
· Jun 30, 2026
Israel Prison Service tightens restraint procedure for Yigal Amir
The new decision stipulates that Yigal Amir, who is serving a life sentence for the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will now also be shackled at his legs throughout his time in prison.
South Africa Today
· Jul 5, 2026
Kenneth Lepota Arrested: Qwaqwa Rape Fugitive Captured After 12 Years
FREE STATE — A 36-year-old man, Kenneth Lepota, has been arrested in Qwaqwa after evading sentencing for a rape conviction for nearly 12 years. The capture of the Tseseng Village resident concludes a lengthy manhunt and brings long-pending legal proceedings back to the Tseseng Magistrate’s Court. The legal proceedings stem from an incident that occurred []
Ars Technica
· Jul 10, 2026
Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers
Six years in prison for man who sold out the very victims he was hired to represent.
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 22, 2026
Rayuan bekas SU Kewangan KBS tangguh 21 September
KUALA LUMPUR: Rayuan bekas Setiausaha Bahagian Kewangan, Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS), Otman Arsahd terhadap sabitan salah, hukuman penjara 15 tahun dan denda RM284.2 juta ditangguhkan ke 21 September ini. Rayuan itu melibatkan 96 pertuduhan rasuah dan pengubahan wang haram berjumlah RM16,623,000, yang didakwa 11 tahun lalu. Hakim Noor Ruwena Md. Nurdin menetapkan tarikh baharu ... Read more The post Rayuan bekas SU Kewangan KBS tangguh 21 September appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Latestly.com
· Jun 26, 2026
Singapore Revenge P*rn Case: Man Jailed for Sharing Ex-Girlfriend's Nude Photos in 80,000-Member Group
A Singapore court sentenced Abdul Marzuq to 32 months’ jail and two strokes of the cane for sharing his ex-girlfriend's nude photos in an 80,000-member p*rn group. The victim discovered the leak after being s*xually solicited online, went undercover to investigate, and gathered the evidence that exposed him and shut down the network.
Face2Face Africa
· Jun 29, 2026
Rapper Twista facing up to five years in prison after admitting to owing IRS over $440K
Chicago rapper Twista is facing up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to owing more than 440,000 in taxes. Per FOX 32 Chicago, the 52-year-old rapper, whose real name is Carl Terrell Mitchell, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to pay income taxes. Mitchell pleaded guilty in a federal...
Eye Radio
· Jul 8, 2026
Former Chinese official sentenced to death in major corruption case.
A court in eastern China has sentenced a former senior government official to death after finding him guilty of accepting more than 2.2 billion yuan, or about 324 million U.S. dollars, in bribes. Al Jazeera reports that Yang Youlin accepted the money and property between 1993 and 2023 while serving in various government positions, including [] The post Former Chinese official sentenced to death in major corruption case. appeared first on Eye Radio.
UPI
· Jul 7, 2026
Chinese court sentences ex-official to death for decades of bribery
Chinese court sentences ex-official to death for decades of bribery
New Politics Magazine
· Jun 24, 2026
Extreme 30-Year Prison Sentence for Artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada in the Prairieland Case (TX) Highlights Federal Attack on Freedom to Dissent
Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison over possessing and moving a box of zines—politically expressive pamphlets. The post Extreme 30-Year Prison Sentence for Artist Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada in the Prairieland Case (TX) Highlights Federal Attack on Freedom to Dissent appeared first on New Politics.
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