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Former billionaire crypto boss, Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of fraud and money laundering, will be sentenced today for his crimes. Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted last November of fraud and conspiracy by a jury that found that he illegally used money from FTX depositors to cover his expenses, which included …

An FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday, March 27, sentenced one Ayedun Makanjuola to four years in prison for running over and killing his wife, Adenike Ayedun, a World Bank staff. Read previous report HERE    The prosecution counsel, Adama Musa, told the court that Makanjuola reversed his …

Hajiya Fatima Zubairu, the mother of Ummulkhulsum “Ummita” Buhari who was killed by her Chinese boyfriend, Frank Geng Quarong, has commended the death sentence given to Quarong by the Kano State High Court.   Quarong, who is resident in Kano, was convicted on one count of culpable homicide, and sentenced …

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man, Rasheed Wasiu, to life imprisonment for raping his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter.   Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that Mr Wasiu defiled the survivor in a “beastly” manner.   Mr Oshodi said the offence of defilement was …

An Ohio woman who left her 16-month-old daughter alone for more than a week while she vacationed, leading to the girl’s death, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday morning, March 18.   Kristel Candelario, 32, left her daughter, Jailyn, alone and unattended at her home in Cleveland …

Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump’s former Chief Financial Officer, has pleaded guilty to five counts of perjury in connection to testimony he gave during the former president’s civil fraud trial last fall. The 76-year-old surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office early Monday, March 4 following weeks of negotiations with prosecutors. …

  Dutch footballer, Quincy Promes is reportedly being held by police in Dubai following a training camp with Spartak Moscow just weeks after he was sentenced for drug smuggling.      The former Ajax star was stopped at border control and was not allowed to travel with his teammates back …

The Moretele Magistrates’ Court in South Africa has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Nkateko Masha to a 15-year jail term, with 5 years suspended, for murdering his 17-year-old girlfriend, Gontse Malatji.      The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) North West Division, Regional spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, in a statement on Wednesday, February …

The Groblersdal Regional Court in Limpopo, South Africa, has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment after he was convicted of raping and assaulting a 90-year-old woman.    The court heard that on July 31, 2022, Ephraim Matshela Madiba broke into the house of the elderly woman at Elandskraal and …

Former Ajax and Sevilla striker Quincy Promes has been sentenced after smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the Netherlands; however, he lives in Moscow and was convicted in absentia.   Quincy scored seven goals in 50 international matches for the Netherlands On Wednesday, February 14, the Amsterdam District Court …