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One by one, the pins have been knocked out from under West Vancouver businessman Fred Sharp. He was ordered to pay the equivalent of more than $70 million to the U.S. government and $2 million to Quebec’s securities regulator for his role in schemes to manipulate share prices. He’s banned …
Read More »Criminal probe into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is ending, U.S. Justice Dept. says
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Justice Department is closing its investigation into cost overruns in renovations at the Federal Reserve …
Read More »As Russia launches criminal probe against Telegram CEO, the app’s critics come to its defence
LISTEN | Full interview with Access Now’s Natalia Krapiva: As It Happens6:49Digital rights advocates say Russia’s Telegram clampdown is a violation of free speech Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has dismissed Russia’s criminal investigation against him as a “sad spectacle of a state afraid of its own …
Read More »Why criminal investigation into Fed chair crosses red line for key Republicans
Even for some Republicans who’ve been staunch supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, the move by the Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell is a red line that should not be crossed. Trump has made no secret of his …
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve chair says justice department has threatened him with criminal indictment
The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a “pretext” to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy. The development in the long-simmering effort by U.S. President Donald Trump for greater control …
Read More »Criminal cases against ex-FBI director Comey, Letitia James dismissed in blow to Trump administration
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought …
Read More »अमृतसर में पुलिस मुठभेड़:कुख्यात अपराधी राजा बिल्ला ढेर, 50 लाख की रंगदारी न देने पर की थी दुकानदार की हत्या – Police Encounter In Amritsar Notorious Criminal Raja Billa Killed
तरनतारन निवासी कुख्यात बदमाश राजा बिल्ला सोमवार सुबह अमृतसर देहात के रईया क्षेत्र में पुलिस मुठभेड़ में ढेर हो गया। हाल ही में उसने रईया के गांव धुलका में एक दुकानदार को 50 लाख रुपये की रंगदारी न देने पर गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी थी। वारदात के बाद से …
Read More »Boeing officially off the hook for criminal charges in deadly crashes that killed 346 people
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes …
Read More »B.C. program offers Indigenous offenders alternative to criminal charges
The B.C. First Nations Justice Council has opened a new Indigenous Diversion Centre in downtown Prince George, B.C., which will offer some Indigenous people who commit minor crimes an alternative to being criminally charged. The organization says it’s the first of its kind in Canada. During a grand opening ceremony on …
Read More »Sudanese militia commander convicted for Darfur war crimes at International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago. It was the first time the court has convicted a suspect of crimes in …
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