Nigerian brothers jailed in sextortion case that led to Michigan teen’s suicide
A Michigan judge on Thursday sentenced Nigerian brothers Samuel Ogosi and Samson Ogosi to 17 1/2 years in prison for their respective roles in a sex blackmail scheme that victimized 100 people and led to the 2022 suicide of Michigan teenager Jordan DeMay. “I think at the end of the day, this case is a […]
New Jersey woman arrested, jailed over mistaken identity cannot sue due to qualified immunity, court rules
A New Jersey woman who was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and detained for two weeks cannot sue the federal marshals who arrested her because they are protected by qualified immunity, a court has ruled. Judith Maureen Henry was incarcerated at Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark in 2019 after sheriff's deputies mistakenly […]
NJ woman mistakenly arrested, jailed for two weeks can’t sue over error
A New Jersey woman served two weeks in prison for violating someone else's parole, but a federal appeals court ruled that those responsible for her wrongful imprisonment are constitutionally protected from liability. Judith Maureen Henry, from New Jersey, shares a name with another woman who flunked parole after pleading guilty to drug possession in Pennsylvania […]
Russia’s Vladimir Putin backs jailed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, demands France provide evidence
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has given his full support to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov following his arrest in France, after the tech tycoon fled his home country a decade ago after a standoff with the Kremlin over freedom of speech. French prosecutors said on Monday that Durov was handcuffed over the weekend as part of […]
Lawsuit: Inmates illegally jailed in Prince George’s County | FOX 5 DC
Prince George’s County inmates have teamed up with an expert team of attorneys to file a lawsuit in federal court saying hundreds … source
Chinese gang jailed for operating £55m money-laundering ring | London
Seven people have been jailed for running a £55 million clandestine money laundering ring that targeted international students trying to circumvent limits on the amount of cash they could take out of China. Four people – three men and one woman – were found guilty of various money laundering offences at Snaresbrook Crown Court on […]
Atlanta considering $1.5M settlement for man wrongfully jailed for more than a year after parents’ death
Atlanta, Georgia city council members are considering a $1.5 million settlement to a man who was wrongfully arrested and jailed for nearly 14 months for a crime he did not commit. Keith Sylvester was arrested and jailed in Fulton County in December 2018 on charges he strangled his mother, Deborah Hubbard, and stepfather, Harry Hubbard, […]
UK ‘Keyboard Warrior’ Jailed for 3 Years over Posts on X
A so-called “keyboard warrior” has been sentenced to three years in prison in the UK for posts he made on social media platform “X”. Wayne O’Rourke, 35, was sentenced to three years in prison for “inciting racial hatred” during recent anti-immigration protests and riots. According to Back to Hometown Lincolnshire Free PressMr O’Rourke had spread […]
Tenn. pair jailed for locking autistic child in storage bin
A Tennessee couple has been arrested on child abuse charges after authorities found they had locked their 7-year-old autistic son in a filthy, excrement-covered storage room in their home. Mickey Dee Moody, 36, and Shawn David Moody, 39, were charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect and child endangerment after investigators searched their Elizabethton home […]
UK Man Jailed After Mocking Muslims at Non-Violent Anti-Migration Protest
A British man has been jailed for “inciting hatred” at a non-violent anti-immigration protest in Leeds, during which he allegedly mocked Muslims and made “insults” about Allah. Phil Hoban, 48, founder of the “pedophile hunter” Predator Exposure group, was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to hurling racist slurs at pro-Palestinian counter-protesters […]