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Woman who sent poison to judges pleads guilty to escape

Prosecutors say a Connecticut woman who was imprisoned for mailing cookies laced with rat poison to Supreme Court justices and others has pleaded guilty to escaping from federal custody. Seventy-three-year-old Barbara March signed out of a halfway house in Washington, D.C., where she was completing her sentence in April 2018 and did not return as scheduled. She was arrested in Bridgeport in October. In October 2006 she was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sending the poisoned baked goods to judges, FBI officials and military leaders. Prosecutors say March pleaded guilty Friday to escaping from federal custody in federal court in Bridgeport. She faces a maximum prison term of five years.

Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen begins 3-year jail term

Michael Cohen, former lawyer of US President Donald Trump, on Monday, began serving a three-year prison term for federal crimes including charges of tax evasion and campaign finance violations.Cohen is set to serve his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, a prison in the countryside situated 70 miles northwest of New York City."There still remains much to be told and I look forward to the day that I can share the truth," The Hill quoted Cohen as saying while speaking to reporters outside a hotel here before travelling to the prison.The 52-year-old attorney, who once said that he would "take a bullet" for Trump, attacked the US President, saying that he hoped that "the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice and lies" after he finished his prison sentence.The beginning of the three-year jail term marked a rapid fall for Cohen, who served as a top official in Trump's business activities. He also played a key role in Trump's entry to politics.In ...

Hyderabad: Custom officials arrest a person with 3.3 kgs smuggled gold

Customs officials have nabbed a person with 3.3 kgs smuggled gold at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.According to officials, the accused named Chowtipalli Suresh, who was travelling back to Hyderabad from Singapore, was nabbed on May 5 on suspicion of carrying smuggled gold.The gold was concealed in a tailored cloth and tied to his waist and also hidden in his shoes.A case has been booked against the accused in this regard.

3 held in Ghaziabad with weapons

Three persons were arrested after weapons were allegedly recovered from their possession on Monday, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, the special task force and the Sahibabad police have arrested Harendra, Ashok and Rohit near the Hindan air force station around 6.30 am, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Upendra Agarwal said. Harendra was wanted in case of attempt to murder, the police said, adding that three countrymade pistols and five cartridges were recovered.

Multiplex employee among 3 held for duping firm of Rs 14 lakh

Three men, including an employee of a multiplex chain, were arrested for allegedly duping the company of Rs 14 lakh in west Delhi, police said on Monday. According to a complaint by the manager, one person arrived at the multiplex in Naraina area on April 30, claiming to be a representative of the private firm appointed by the bank that collects the cash of the theatre. The accused entered his fake particulars at the security register, produced his identity card and took away Rs 14.14 lakh from the multiplex's accountant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Monika Bhardwaj said. The fraud came to light when the real representative the cash-collecting firm reached at spot. The manager also alleged that the accountant did not thoroughly verify the accused while handing over the cash, Bhardwaj said. After scanning the CCTV footage, and interrogation, it was revealed that an employee, Amreek Singh, had hatched the conspiracy. The accused procured a SIM card on forged documents and called

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, off to prison, says still 'much to be told'

Donald Trump's one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen entered federal prison to serve a three-year sentence Monday for a crime he said was ordered by the US president, suggesting he still has more to tell about his former boss. Cohen, 52, was sentenced to prison in December after admitting he paid hush money during the 2016 presidential election -- in violation of electoral laws -- to two women who said they had had affairs with Trump, committed tax fraud, and lied to Congress. "There still remains much to be told. And I look forward to the day that I can share the truth," he told reporters as he left his Manhattan residence for the federal prison in Otisville, New York. "I hope when I rejoin my family and friends that the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice, and lies at the helm of our country," he said. Hours later the onetime vice president and key problem-fixer at the Trump Organization arrived at the rural prison north of New York City, becoming the second ..

Man killed by speeding RTV bus in Janakpuri

A 22-year-old man was killed Monday after a speeding RTV bus allegedly hit him from behind in west Delhi's Janakpuri area, police said. The deceased, identified as Sonu, was a resident of the Dabri extension area, they said. According to a senior police officer, the accident took place at around 11 am on Pankha Road in the Janakpuri area and the victim died on the spot. A postmortem was conducted at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and the body handed over to the family, police said. A case under the relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and police are trying to nab the accused driver, they added.

Will launch contempt proceedings against AG, say Democrats

Barr had declared Trump fully cleared of conspiracy with Russia and obstruction of justice shortly after special counsel Robert Mueller presented his report to the Justice Department

Raman Singh's son-in-law questioned in hospital fraud case

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh's son-in-law Dr Puneet Gupta Monday appeared before Raipur Police in a case of alleged financial irregularities during his tenure as superintendent of a state-run hospital here, an official said. Gupta was arrested at the police station and later released as he had been awarded an anticipatory bail by the Chhattisgarh High Court in the case, Raipur Superintendent of Police Arif Sheikh told PTI. Gupta reached the Golebazar police station at around 10:30 am to record his statement after a fourth notice was issued to him by police seeking his appearance in connection with the case lodged on March 15, officials said. Earlier, a lookout notice was also issued against Gupta to ensure that he did not leave the country. "Gupta was questioned for about four hours by a deputy superintendent of police rank officer at Golebazar police station, where the case has been lodged," Sheikh said. "During interrogation, Gupta's replies were unsatisfactory. ...

Complainant says clean chit to CJI 'gross injustice'

After a clean chit to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday in the sexual harassment case, the complainant in a statement has said she is highly disappointed to learn that the "in-house committee has found no substance in my complaint" and that she felt gross injustice has been done to her.

Delhi: Police arrest man for cheating woman on pretext of Canadian visa

Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a woman on the pretext of arranging a study visa for Canada.The victim, identified as Satinder Kaur, reportedly paid Rs 11 lakh to the accused who had promised to secure her visa within three months, said a police official."Police have arrested Harmeet Singh Walia, resident of Pitampura, who ran a coaching institute - Red Leaf Educational Consultants. He ran the institute along with his partner Harmandeep Walia.""Police are in search of Harmandeep who is still absconding," said the official.The victim had come in contact with the accused when she was taking coaching classes for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) from the same institute, said the police.

Ex-Goldman banker to face 1MDB charges in US court

A former Goldman Sachs banker is expected to enter a plea later Monday in New York after being extradited from Malaysia to face bribery charges in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Malaysian Ng Chong Hwa, 51, a former managing director at the bank charged in both Malaysia and America over 1MDB, was extradited to the US on Friday, Malaysian attorney-general Tommy Thomas said. Also known as Roger Ng, the defendant is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon after 1815 GMT at a federal court in Brooklyn, a spokesman for US Attorney's office said. An attorney for Ng told Bloomberg he would contest the US criminal charges, which include conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Huge sums of public money were stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB and used to mass a trove of personal riches, including yachts and artwork, in a scheme allegedly overseen by former Premier Najib Razak and his cronies. Goldman's role is under scrutiny as the Wall Street bank ..

France Telecom ex-bosses go on trial over suicide wave

The former chief executive of France Telecom and other ex-bosses went on trial Monday facing unprecedented charges of moral harassment that allegedly prompted 35 employees to take their own lives a decade ago. The wave of suicides, which shocked France at the time, took place from 2008 to 2009 and raised questions about the workplace culture at the former state telecom giant. The company is now known as Orange after being renamed in 2013. Former chief executive Didier Lombard, who helmed the company from 2005 to 2010, several other bosses and also Orange itself are on trial for allegedly overseeing institutionalised harassment at the company. The trial opened at the Paris criminal court nearly seven years after Lombard and France Telecom itself were charged with "moral harassment," which is defined as "frequently repeated acts whose aim or effect is the degradation of working conditions". "For six months I was given nothing to do," Yves Minguy, a former IT specialist who joined the ...

PepsiCo withdraws one of 3 lawsuits filed against Gujarat farmers

PepsiCo India Monday withdrew one of the lawsuits it had filed against Gujarat farmers for allegedly growing a variety of potato for which the food and beverages giant claimed to have secured exclusive rights. PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd made a submission in this regard before the court of principal senior civil and commercial court judge S B Rahatkar at Deesa town in Banaskantha district. "The plaintiff wishes to withdraw the captioned matter relying on its discussions with the government to find a long-term and an amicable solution of issues around its seed protection," PepsiCo told the court. The US-based firm had filed the suit against potato farmers Fulchandbhai Kachchhawa and Sureshbhai Kachchhawa at the Deesa court for growing FC-5 variety of potato for which the company had claimed to have obtained plant variety protection (PVP) rights. PepsiCo had filed the suit against the duo last month. Altogether, 11 farmers were dragged to three different courts in Gujarat for ...

Acting CJ visits Telangana court premises

: The acting Chief Justice of Telangana High Court JusticeRaghvendra Singh Chauhan visited the court premises here Monday. Justice Chauhan held an interaction with the judicial, police and other officials. After visiting the court building, he told the bar that the facilities in the courts were not up to the mark. The court building here needs to be redesigned, he said. District judge Anupama Chakravarthy, district CollectorSarfraj Ahmed, DIG V B Kamalasan Reddy and judicial officers were present at the meet.

SC to hear Rafale review pleas, contempt plea against Rahul on May 10

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a bunch of review petitions in Rafale deal, saying it will club the review pleas and the contempt case against Congress President Rahul Gandhi's "chowkidar chor hai" remark attributing it to the top court on May 10.

Soli Sorabjee supports SC In-House panel decision to give clean chit to CJI

Noted Jurist Soli Sorabjee Monday said the Supreme Court's In-House Inquiry Committee was "absolutely correct" in holding that there is no substance in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by a former woman employee of the apex court. The senior advocate was also of the view that the complainant should not have walked out of the proceedings, after which the three-member committee proceeded ex-parte. "The decision of the committee is absolutely correct. The inquiry was done by independent judges," Sorabjee said. On being asked whether it was right for the panel to proceed ex-parte, he said the woman chose to walk out, she was the complainant and she should not have done so. While Sorabjee came out in support of the Committee's decision, several other senior advocates, including some women, refused to comment on the issue. However, advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has come out in support of the woman, tweeted, "An In-house committee of .

Man who duped woman of Rs 11 lakh arrested

Delhi Police have arrested a man who was absconding after taking Rs 11 lakh from a young woman on the pretext of getting her a Canadian study visa.

Malaysia extradites ex-Goldman Sachs banker to US

Malaysia has handed over a former executive of Goldman Sachs to the United States after he was allegedly linked to the multi-billion dollar corruption scandal related to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (IMDB), the Malaysian Attorney General's office said on Monday.

SC collegium recommends 6 names for appointment as HC judges

The Supreme Court collegium Monday recommended six names for appointment as judges in the high courts of Delhi, Kerala and Uttarakhand. A three-member collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi recommended to the Centre the names of four judicial officers for appointment as judges of the Delhi High Court. "The Collegium resolves to recommend that Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon, and Brijesh Sethi, Judicial Officers, be appointed as Judges of the Delhi High Court," it said. The collegium also comprises Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramana. The apex court website also said the collegium recommended appointment of judicial officer Alok Kumar Verma as a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court. The apex court collegium concurred with the view of the Delhi High Court's collegium on not recommending a senior judicial officer for elevation as a judge to the Delhi HC. "We have also taken note of the fact that the above proposal involves non-recommendation of a senior Judicial ...