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Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens
Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
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Sean ’Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and other crimes following his arrest in New York
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, according to multiple media reports.
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Men charged with drug smuggling remanded in custody
Four men accused of trying to smuggle £200m worth of cocaine into the UK have been remanded in custody.
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New murder investigation launched into the shooting of banker found dead on his doorstep
Alistair Wilson was shot in Nairn in the Scottish Highlands in November 2004 and his killer has never been found despite "strenuous efforts" to find the person responsible
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Triple murder suspect is both the son and brother of the victims
The suspect in a triple murder case, where the victims were found dead in a tower block in Luton, is both the son and brother of the deceased.
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Two people have been arrested in South Africa for counterfeiting money
South African investigators arrested two Cameroonian nationals for allegedly manufacturing fake South African rand and U.S. dollars. Officials say the two may be part of a larger operation, as money counterfeiting is on the rise.
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Cardiff police officer found guilty of sexually abusing a girl under 13
John Stringer, 42, was suspended by Gwent Police when the force first became aware of the allegations against him.
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Paedophile raped woman on the side of busy road in front of passing drivers
Matthew Pugh waited until his victim was intoxicated from drink and drugs before raping her at the side of a busy road in front of motorists in an "utterly degrading" attack
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An 87-year-old British man has been arrested in Greece for allegedly attempting to suffocate his elderly wife with a pillow
The 87-year-old Brit allegedly tried to suffocate the 89-year-old woman with a pillow yesterday in Paleo Faliro, around 7km west of Athens city centre in Greece
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South Africa’s Police Minister has raised concerns about the increasing activity of racketeers
The Police Minister of the South African Republic has said that poor economic conditions in the country have led to a “wave of extortions” but that police are “hard at work” and will introduce new measures to combat crime.
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A man from Rotherham has been sentenced to nine years in prison, marking the longest sentence handed down so far for the summer riots
Thomas Birley added fuel to bin fire and threw objects at police during unrest outside hotel housing asylum seekers
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Munich police kill man who opened fire on officers near Israeli consulate
Man carrying ‘long-barrelled gun’ died after being shot by officers near the consulate and Nazi documentation centre
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Lebanon’s former central bank governor has been detained on charges of financial crimes
Lebanon detained its powerful former central bank governor, Riad Salame, and whisked him to a courtroom where a judge ordered a four-day precautionary detention before another court decides whether he will remain in custody over accusations of financial crimes.
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Dmitriy Lee: Octobank’s grey cardinal launders sanctioned money in Uzbekistan
As a number of Telegram channels recently reported, the Uzbek Octobank is used to withdraw and legalize money from Russia.
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Ex-Met Police officer charged with rape and assault
Mark Tyrrell, 55, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is claimed he met the alleged victim during the course of his policing duties.
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Pensioner ‘raped 92 times by 72 men after husband drugged her’
A pensioner drugged his wife so she could be raped nearly 100 times by 72 men over the space of 10 years, a court has heard.
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Corruption and crypto scams in Uzbekistan: Who is behind Dmitriy Lee’s schemes?
Behind the head of the National Agency for Prospective Projects of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NAPP) Dmitriy Lee stands Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov.
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Inside Argentina’s biggest wildlife trafficking bust
On the outskirts of Dolores, a small town in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina, several police teams gathered at a gas station on a recent August night to finalize the largest anti-wildlife trafficking operation in the country’s history.
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Gulf Cartel OG who founded Mexico’s Zetas released from a US prison
The United States has released Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former Gulf Cartel leader who created the Zetas and ushered in the hyper-violent organized crime wars that have marked Mexico since the turn of the century.
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Website operators promised fraudsters quick profits if they subscribed to illegal services
Three men have pleaded guilty to running a website enabling criminals to circumvent banking anti-fraud checks.
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UK jails four Nigerians for forging over 2,000 marriage documents
A U.K. court sentenced four Nigerians to a total of 13 years in prison for their roles in an organized crime ring that forged more than 2,000 marriage certificates and other documents to help Nigerian immigrants in the United Kingdom secure residency permits.
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Former Red Brigades member arrested in Argentina after 40 years on the run
Leonardo Bertulazzi, 65, wanted in Italy for kidnapping and other crimes allegedly committed as part of far-left group
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Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison
A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, to life in prison with eligibility of parole after a minimum of 20 years.
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Thai court sentences son of Spanish TV star Rodolfo Sancho to life in prison for murder
The son of famed Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho has been found guilty of murdering a Colombian plastic surgeon at a Thai holiday resort before dismembering the body, a senior police officer told CNN.