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Relatives of Socialist President Resign amid Drug-Trafficking Probe

Two family members of Honduran far-left socialist President Xiomara Castro resigned from their government positions over the weekend amid an ongoing investigation into alleged ties to drug traffickers against the president's brother-in-law, Congressman Carlos Zelaya. Castro's nephew, José Manuel Zelaya Rosales, retired as defense minister, while his father, Carlos Zelaya, retired as member and secretary […]

Italy Expands Superyacht Sinking Probe to Two More Crew Members

ROME (AP) — Italian prosecutors have opened an additional investigation into two crew members from the superyacht Bayesian, which sank off the coast of Sicily last week, killing seven people, a lawyer for the crew said Friday. The move expands the investigation into the tragic sinking, in which New Zealander Captain James Cutfield is already […]

Pavel Durov’s Telegram faces EU probe over possible breach  of digital rules

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, already in legal trouble in France, is reportedly facing a new headache after European Union regulators launched an investigation into whether his messaging app circumvented digital regulations. EU legal and data experts suspect Telegram misreported that its platform had fewer than 45 million users, a threshold below which large online platforms […]

Rep. Jordan subpoenas political consulting firm where Judge Merchan’s daughter works in ‘conflicts of interest’ probe

On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to a political consulting firm headed by Judge Juan Marchand's daughter, Lauren. According to letter In the letter, sent to Michael Nellis, founder and CEO of Authentic Campaigns, the company said:[ed] It neglected its obligation to “voluntarily comply with the Committee's scrutiny,” including […]

Pavel Durov’s lawyer says probe against Telegram boss is ‘absurd’

A lawyer for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is the subject of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to hold the head of a social network responsible for any criminal activity carried out on the platform. The case against Durov, which highlights the government's uneasy relationship with major social media […]

French judges to decide on next step in Pavel Durov Telegram probe

A French investigating judge is due to decide later on Wednesday whether to formally investigate Pavel Durov, the Russian-born head of Telegram, who was arrested as part of a probe into organized crime on the messaging app. Durov's arrest after arriving at an airport near Paris on a private jet on Saturday evening has focused […]

With the election on the line, Big Tech faces a day of reckoning in Texas probe

The Texas Legislature has launched the largest investigation yet into election manipulation by big tech companies, and while it’s still in its early stages, the investigation could uncover more conclusive evidence of election interference by big tech companies as Americans prepare to go to the polls in November. In May I testified In Austin, he […]