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Ex-Rand Paul aide pardoned by Trump convicted of illegally funneling Russian cash to Trump campaign

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A former senior aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. and Sen. Rand Paul R-Ky., was convicted Thursday of illegally helping a Russian businessman contribute to former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Jesse Benton “was convicted of conspiring to solicit and cause an illegal campaign contribution by a foreign national, effecting a conduit contribution, … Read more

MH17 flight verdict: 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian separatist convicted of murdering 298 people

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A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk region, Ukraine on July 22, 2014. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Dutch court on November 17 convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who … Read more

Convicted killer confesses to 1991 murder of Union County woman who vanished in Florida – WSOC TV

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UNION COUNTY, N.C. — A suspected serial killer serving time confessed to the murder of a Union County woman who disappeared in 1991 in Florida. Linda Lois Little Michael Little said his mother, Linda Little, who grew up in Marshville, was working in Daytona Beach when she vanished. The Little family has searched for her … Read more

Brittanee Drexel Case: Convicted killer of missing teen sentenced to life in prison

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CNN — The man convicted of killing 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday. Raymond Douglas Moody, 62, was also sentenced to two consecutive 30-year sentences for the charges of criminal sexual assault and kidnapping. Moody pleaded guilty to all the charges against him before the judge … Read more

Nikola founder Trevor Milton convicted of defrauding investors in e-truck startup

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Nikola (NKLA) founder Trevor Milton was found guilty of three counts of criminal fraud on Friday in a case accusing him of spreading lies about the electric truck startup for his own personal benefit. A federal jury in Manhattan found Milton, 40, guilty of two counts of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud, … Read more

Company convicted for falsifying records in Milwaukee Co. jail dehydration death

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anytime someone has *** bad outcome like this and I mean, this is *** very rare instance, but I can’t dismiss that. I mean, it it hurts me as *** human being when I see someone suffer. When I see the families of anyone suffer. I get it. This family has gone through *** horrific … Read more

Nikola founder Trevor Milton convicted of fraud

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A jury has convicted Trevor Milton of defrauding investors by misleading them about the technology at his electric truck start-up Nikola to drive up the company’s stock price. Milton, 40, whose company briefly boasted a higher valuation than Ford before plummeting after a 2020 report by short seller Hindenburg Research called the company “an intricate … Read more

Shawnee woman convicted in toddler son’s death avoids jail time

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OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) – A Shawnee woman whose toddler was killed in an arson fire while she was out buying drugs may avoid prison time due to a surprising sentence from a judge. Karlie Phelps pleaded guilty in August to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the February death of her 17-month-old son. Prosecutors recommended … Read more

Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again by Myanmar’s military junta : NPR

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Protesters show the three finger salute and hold photos of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in July outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta’s execution of four prisoners. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP via Getty Images Protesters show the … Read more

Aung San Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3-year jail sentence

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A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi in another criminal case Thursday and sentenced Australian economist Sean Turnell to three years in prison for violating Myanmar’s official secrets act, a legal official said. Suu Kyi received a three-year sentence after being tried and convicted with Turnell under the secrets law, … Read more