FTX ordered to pay reimbursement fees to Bahamian regulators

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s trouble continues to mount with each passing day, with the latest coming from the Bahamas, once its headquarters. The Supreme Court of Bahamas issued an order in favor of the Securities Commission on Nov. 21, ordering the troubled crypto exchange to pay reimbursement fees to the regulator for holding its … Read more

Bahamian securities regulator ordered the transfer of FTX’s digital assets

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) said it had ordered the transfer of all digital assets of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) to a digital wallet owned by the commission on Nov. 12.  In a Nov. 17 statement, the SCB said it exercised its power as a regulator acting under the authority of a Supreme … Read more

Michael Flynn ordered to testify in Atlanta grand jury probe into Trump’s election subversion

CNN — Former Donald Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn must testify before an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating efforts by the former president and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a Florida judge ordered Tuesday. “I am going to make a finding that the witness is indeed material and necessary in … Read more

Blackstone-owned sanitation company ordered to stop using child labour

A sanitation company owned by private equity group Blackstone has been ordered to stop using child labour after federal investigators allegedly found workers as young as 13 employed in abattoirs in Nebraska and Minnesota, including some who had suffered serious chemical burns. In a federal court filing this week, the US Department of Labor said … Read more

Nigeria: TikTokers caned and ordered to wash toilets as court rules they defamed Nigerian governor

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  Two TikTok comedians have been publicly whipped in Nigeria for making a video that a court in the northern Kano State ruled had defamed the state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, according to a judicial spokesperson. Mubarak Isah Muhammad, 26, and Nazifi Muhammad Bala, 23, each received 20 lashes for making defamatory … Read more

Trump spent the night raging on Truth Social after judge ordered monitor to oversee his company

Former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social after a judge agreed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization. Prosecutors in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office warned last month that the Trump Organization may try to avoid accountability by transferring financial assets out of state, noting that the company … Read more

Legal experts: Judge ordered special monitor to “babysit” Trump after “Trump Organization II” scheme

A New York judge on Thursday agreed to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization after prosecutors warned that the company may be trying to skirt accountability by transferring financial assets out of the state. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who has repeatedly been accused of being “unfair” by former President … Read more

Ukraine President Zelenskyy says Russia ordered some 2,000 drones from Iran

AFP Kyiv (Ukraine) October 24, 2022 20:50 IST Updated: October 24, 2022 20:50 IST AFP Kyiv (Ukraine) October 24, 2022 20:50 IST Updated: October 24, 2022 20:50 IST According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia ordered about 2,000 ‘Shaheds’ from Iran Ukrainian police officers stand guard in a street after a drone attack in Kyiv on October … Read more

Decayed bodies found on hospital roof in Pak, probe ordered

Several putrefied bodies have been found dumped on the rooftop of a public sector hospital in Pakistan’s Punjab province that sparked outcry on social media over their desecration. Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi on Friday took a strict notice of this and formed a high-powered committee to investigate the matter. The six-member committee headed by … Read more