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20-year-old gets 3 life terms for torturing, killing 2 kids
A judge sentenced a 20-year-old man to three life terms for torturing, starving and killing two children whose bodies were found in a California storage unit. While sentencing defendant Gonzalo Curiel, Judge Pamela Butler said he never deserves to walk free again, the Salinas California reported. "The cruelty exhibited, the intentional torture, the beatings, starvings, the efforts to exert authority and control, are really reflective of a ruthlessness that is rarely seen," Butler said. "Regardless of how you behave in state prison, regardless of what you do to better yourself, you should never get out of state prison," she added. Curiel was sentenced Wednesday for the 2015 killings of 6-year-old Shaun Tara and his 3-year-old sister Delylah Tara. Authorities say the children died from abuse at the hands of Curiel and their aunt, Tami Joy Huntsman, 41, in her Salinas home. Curiel also was convicted of torturing their 9-year-old sister. Huntsman pleaded guilty in February to two counts ..
Chilean priest accused of sexually abusing minors arrested
Authorities have arrested a priest on accusations of sexually abusing minors, the latest turn in a scandal engulfing Chile's Roman Catholic Church for having covered up abuses for decades. Oscar Munoz Toledo, a priest who was once the chancellor of Santiago's archbishopric, was arrested by police yesterday on the orders of prosecutor Emiliano Arias, who is investigating 14 other suspended priests in the southern diocese of Rancagua for allegedly participating in a network of abuse. Munoz is accused of the abuse and statutory rape of seven minors, and Arias did not rule out that there were more victims. Munoz, who reported himself in January for a case of abuse, was scheduled to be taken to court today. Authorities are investigating whether he had accomplices. Munoz, 56, is the first active priest arrested for sexual abuse since March, when a report ordered by Pope Francis revealed a culture of abuse and cover-ups for decades in Chile's church. If he is found guilty, Munoz could be ...
Authorities drop charges against Stormy Daniels
Prosecutors in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday dismissed charges against adult film actress Stormy Daniels -- famous for a purported 2006 affair with US President Donald Trump -- following her arrest while performing at a strip club.
Former Brazil President acquitted in one of 7 corruption cases
Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is in prison serving a sentence on a corruption conviction, was acquitted Thursday in one of the seven cases he is facing.
Nawaz, daughter to be arrested at Abu Dhabi airport today
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam will be arrested at Abu Dhabi airport in United Arab Emirates (UAE) today morning.Nawaz and his daughter, who are convicted in Avenfield reference case, will stay at the Abu Dhabi airport for seven hours and will reach Lahore at 6.15pm (2.15 UK time), the sources said.All arrangements have been made to arrest the three-time Prime Minister and his daughter by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team.The father-daughter duo, who were in London to meet Nawaz's ailing wife Begum Kulsoom, left for Pakistan on Thursday.According to sources, the NAB team will board the plane with the permission of authorities and will take Nawaz and Maryam under their custody.A 16-member team of NAB, including two women officers, has been formed under the headship of Director Amjad Ali Aulakh to arrest them.NAB sources in Islamabad said that both the convicted would be kept at Adiala jail for a day before being transferred to the ...
U.S. Justice Dept to appeal approval of AT&T acquisition of Time Warner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it would appeal a federal judge's approval of AT&T Inc's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner, raising the prospect barely a month after the deal closed that it could be undone.
Egypt court sentences 11 Brotherhood members to death
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 11 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death over charges of killing policemen, media reports said.
London Police arrests Maryam's son
The Metropolitan Police has arrested the son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz, Junaid Safdar over a physical assault.According to Geo TV, a brawl broke out near Avenfield apartments. Junaid Safdar purported that the protesters outside the Avenfield House, had spit on and tried to target him."PTI workers stationed outside London flat shouted (swear words) every time they saw Junaid. Anyone would have reacted," Maryam tweeted.Earlier, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are convicted in Avenfield Reference case, had reached London's Heathrow Airport to return to Pakistan today."Told my kids to be brave in the face of oppression. But kids will still be kids. Goodbyes are hard, even for the grownups," Maryam tweeted.On July 6, Nawaz was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine of eight million pounds was slapped on him in the Avenfield Reference case, while Maryam was sentenced to seven years of jail and fined two ...
Urea scam convicts sentenced to rigorous imprisonment
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday sentenced two former senior officials of the National Fertilizer Limited (NFL) to three years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with Rs. 133 crore urea scam that dates back to 1995.CK Ramakrishnan, then CMD of National Fertilizer Ltd and DS Kanwar then Executive Director have also been slapped with a fine of Rs 6 lakh each.The court also sentenced former prime minister Narasimha Rao's nephew - B Sanjeeva Rao to three years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 1 crore.Two Turkish nationals, Tunkay Alankus and Cihan Karanchi, were also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of six years and a fine of Rs 100 crore each for the scam.The case pertains to a fraudulent deal, signed in January 1995, with a Turkish company, Karsan Limited to supply two lakh metric tonnes (MT) of urea to National Fertilizer Limited that was never delivered.The accused persons entered into criminal conspiracy and cheated National ...
Police say they made an 'error' in arresting Stormy Daniels
Prosecutors have dropped charges against Stormy Daniels just hours after the porn star was arrested and accused of illegally rubbing undercover police officers' faces against her bare breasts during a performance at an Ohio strip club. Her attorney said she was "set up" in a Columbus police sting operation, calling it an "absurd use of law enforcement resources." Police said they routinely conduct such undercover operations. The 39-year-old adult film star who claims to have had sex with President Donald Trump was charged with three misdemeanours, each punishable by up to six months in jail and a USD 1,000 fine. She was released on USD 6,000 bail around daybreak yesterday. By early afternoon, prosecutors said they were dropping the case because Ohio's law against physical contact between strippers and customers applies only to someone who "regularly" performs at a club. In Daniels' case, it was her first appearance at Sirens in Columbus. Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs said that ...
US judge refuses to halt extradition of Lithuanian ex-judge
A former Lithuanian lawmaker appeared close to fainting in a Chicago federal courtroom as a judge refused to halt her extradition to her homeland, where she faces charges stemming from her claims about the existence of a ring of influential pedophiles. Lawyers for 47-year-old Neringa Venckiene yesterday said they would immediately appeal the decision to the 7th US District Court of Appeals. That likely means Venckiene won't be forced on a plane back to Lithuania for at least several weeks. Venckiene was a central figure in a scandal that gripped and divided Lithuanians before she fled to Chicago in 2013 as prosecutors prepared charges. Also a former judge, Venckiene is viewed by some Lithuanians as a heroine for exposing a seedy criminal network, but others see her as a manipulator who fabricated the pedophilia claims. As it became clear the ruling wasn't going her way yesterday in US District Court, Venckiene - standing in orange jail garb - appeared near to collapsing and had to be .
Chibok girls kidnapper jailed for 20 years: govt
A second man has been jailed for his part in the mass kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, more than four years ago, the government said. Banzana Yusuf, from the northern state of Kano, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for "planning and kidnapping" the students, a statement said yesterday. No further details were given about his age, identity, the exact charges, the circumstances of his arrest or what was said in court. The first conviction was in February, when Haruna Yahaya, 35, admitted involvement in the abduction and was given two 15-year jail sentences. Both Yahaya and Yusuf were among 1,669 Boko Haram suspects brought before four special civilian courts at a military barracks in Kainji, in Niger state. A total of 276 girls were abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok on April 14, 2014. Fifty seven escaped in the immediate aftermath. Since then, 107 have either been found or released as part of a government deal with the .
Two auto-lifters arrested, 6 stolen vehicles recovered
Two suspected auto-lifters were arrested in northeast Delhi, the police said today. The accused were identified as Rajkumar and Mohd. Jaffar and five stolen motorcycles and one scooter was recovered after their arrest, they said, adding that with the arrest and recovery, six cases of motor vehicle thefts were solved. The duo was arrested on Tuesday (July 10). During interrogation, the accused were found to be alcohol addicts and had no work to fulfil their daily needs. They have stolen motorcycles from different parts of Delhi and UP and have been previously involved in robbery, house theft and burglary cases. After stealing, they used to park vehicles in suitable areas and then search for customers to dispose off the stolen motorcycles. Both the accused were recently released from the jail in a case of motor vehicle theft, the police said.
Four arrested for possessing stolen car
Four men were arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen vehicle, the police said today. The accused, Bhawan, Sachin, Yogender and Ravi, are residents of Dichaun Kala and Najafgarh in Delhi and fall in the age bracket of 25-29 years. They were arrested on Tuesday in outer Delhi's Udyog Vihar. It was found that the car was stolen from an area under Moti Bagh Police Station limits. During interrogation, the accused revealed that they had purchased the stolen vehicle through one Aman, a resident of Ashok Vihar, for Rs eight lakh in their village Dichaun Kalan. Thereafter, raids were conducted at the hideouts of Aman, but he is absconding so far.
Woman gunned down at home by jilted lover
A 35-year-old woman was shot dead at her residence allegedly by her jilted lover who also beat up her parents today in Hooghly district, police said. The accused, Sheikh Sultan, barged into the house of Tushar Chakraborty and shot at his daughter Shubhalagna killing her on the spot. Sultan, a neighbour of the victim's family in Uttarpara, reportedly had an affair with Shubhalagna. However, they broke up sometime back and talks are on about her wedding to someone else, police said. The accused also assaulted her parents and they were admitted to Uttarpara State General Hospital. Sultan was arrested, police said.
6 engineers held guilty for deaths at Ghaziabad sewage plant
Six engineers of Jal Nigam have been found guilty for the death of three sanitation workers who suffocated attempting to clean a sewage plant in Ghaziabad. The district administration has sent its recommendation against the delinquent engineers after the workers suffocated to death inside a 40 feet deep main pumping station (MPS) they had climbed downed for cleaning the sewage water. The administration has also paid a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each to the kin of the victims, the DM said. District magistrate Ritu Maheshwari told that six engineers of Jal nigam were found guilty for their negligence in monitoring the work of the company due to which the sanitation workers had died. A contract was signed for maintenance in between Envirocon and Jal Nigam for two years. The company allegedly did not provide the workers proper apparatuses to work under such a suffocating place. According to the Jal Nigam sources, the company has been black listed and Rs 30 lakh (compensation amount) will
CBI denied me justice: Kuldeep Sengar
BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, prime accused in connection with the rape of a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao last year, on Thursday said that the Central Bureau of Investigation denied justice to him."CBI has not given me justice. Raajnetik vyakti hoon, mujhe nyay milna chahiye tha nahin mila (I am a political person, I should get justice). I'll consult my lawyers on CBI report & fight for justice. I will get justice from the court. All the allegations on me are false," he said.Kuldeep Singh Sengar is presently in Sitapur jail.On April 13, the CBI arrested the BJP MLA on charges of raping a minor last year. He was later sent to seven-day CBI custody.An FIR was lodged against the BJP MLA under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 (abduction of woman), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The victim's family had also alleged that Atul Singh Sengar, along with his companions, raped the girl ...
Sheena Bora case: Defence cross-examines prosecution witness
The defence today cross-examined a prosecution witness who had told the police and the CBI that he had seen prime accused Indrani Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamwar Rai near the spot where Sheena Bora's burnt body was found. Witness Sandip Patil, who runs a gym at Khalapur in Raigad, had told them the approximate height, weight and age of Mukerjea, Khanna and Rai. He had told the CBI and the police that he had seen the three, standing near a stationary car, while riding his motorcycle from Shivali to Pen in April, 2012. However, when questioned today, Patil could not give the approximate height, weight and age of the tehsildars and two panch witnesses with whom he had travelled in a police van to Arthur Road Jail for an identification parade of the three people he claimed to have seen. Sheena (24), Indrani's daughter from an earlier relationship, was allegedly killed on April 24, 2012. The crime came to light in 2015 after Indrani's driver Shyam Rai, who was arrested in ...
If he's jailed, will accompany him: Nawaz Sharif's mother
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's mother Shamim Akhtar vows to go behind the bar if her son gets arrested.Akhtar, in a video message, said that she would not let Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar go to jail."They are coming home and I would not let them go to jail. If they will be sent to jail, then I will also go with them," Sharif's mother said.She further asserted, she has faith that all the three are innocent."Even the court's verdict states that the charges of corruption have not been proved against them. Then why are they being punished?" she asked, adding that her children are being punished for their loyalty towards the nation.Meanwhile, security has been beefed in Lahore ahead of Sharif and his daughter's arrival from LondonAs per Duniya News, the National Highways and Motorway Police have been directed to close all the major entry and exit routes, for preventive measure.All the arrangement to shift the convicts in Adiala jail through ...
Ex-Barclays Euribor trader Moryoussef convicted in absentia in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - A French former trader with Barclays, tried in his absence by a London court, has been convicted of helping to mastermind a five-year plot to rig global interest rates.