Africa
Ugandan court jails Tiktoker for insulting president
Edward Awebwa was found guilty of hate speech and disseminating "misleading and malicious" information about President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son.
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Crime
‘I am an orphan; no one will visit me in prison’ - Convicted sex offender pleads
Alex Konadu, a 23-year-old unemployed resident of Sekyere in the Ashanti Region pleaded with the court, presided over by Rosemarie Afua Asante to have mercy on him as he is an orphan.
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Courts
Two sentenced to prison for stealing over 1,000 bags of rice
Abdul Karim Abdul Aziz, a 36-year-old driver, was sentenced to five years each for the two counts of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing, while Ibrahim Mohammed, a 49-year-old transport agent, also received a 12-year jail sentence each...
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Africa
Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Bobrisky files appeal to challenge six-month sentence
On April 12, 2024, a Federal High Court in Lagos, sentenced Bobrisky to six months' imprisonment without the possibility of a fine for his involvement in currency abuse.
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Tech
Sam Bankman-Fried: Disgraced 'Crypto King' to be sentenced
The 32-year-old will certainly be going to jail; what is not known is how long for.
BBC
Courts
Prof. Benneh’s murder: Mason Apprentice sentenced 30 years to jail
The court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, sentenced Kwayisi after he pleaded guilty to abetment to manslaughter.
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US
Parenting advice YouTuber and influencer jailed for child abuse
Franke, a mother of six from Utah who gave parenting tips via a once-popular video blog called "8 Passengers", admitted four counts of aggravated child abuse.
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Tech
'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried faces decades in jail after guilty verdict
The jury delivered its verdict after less than five hours of deliberations.
BBC
Africa
Kenya's judiciary proposes abolishing death penalty, reduced sentences
Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome is seeking changes to certain laws drafted in 1930, before Kenya gained independence, that seek harsher penalties for capital offenders.
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Africa
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death
The death sentence is often handed down in DR Congo but it's been more than 20 years since an execution took place.
BBC
Tech
Cryptoqueen: Accomplice jailed for 20 years for OneCoin financial scam
Sebastian Karl Greenwood colluded with others, including the so-called "Cryptoqueen" who is now on the FBI's top 10 Most Wanted list, officials say.
BBC
US
Gynaecologist jailed in New York after sexually abusing more than 200 patients
A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20 years. Robert Hadden, 64, cried and said he was "sorry for all the pain" he had caused before he was handed his sentence by a judge in New York on Tuesday.
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Europe
Italians protest after judge clears caretaker of charges because he groped girl for less than 10 seconds
According to the judges, what happened “does not constitute a crime” because it lasted less than 10 seconds. Since the ruling, palpata breve – a brief groping – has become a trend on Instagram and TikTok in Italy
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Africa
Hushpuppi's accomplice pleads guilty to internet fraud; agrees to pay $8 million to victims
Mr Woodberry was arrested in Dubai on June 10, 2020, alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas, currently serving an 11-year sentence for a similar fraud charge.
Peoples Gazette
Africa
Again, U.S. Court postpones sentencing of Nigerian influencer, Hushpuppi to Nov 7
Hushpuppi, in July 2021, agreed to plead guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges slammed against him by the American government.
AllAfrica
Courts
Warrants of 125 remand inmates at Nsawam Prison expired
Instruction No. 171 of the Ghana Police Service Instructions, 2018 requires that all expired Commitment Warrants of short-sentence prisoners who serve their term in Police Stations shall be endorsed by the Station Officer where they were is...
DL News
US
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
BBC
Courts
Celebrity cases worth a recap : The rise and fall of Geeman, Jagger Pee
Geeman and Jagger pee appealed against their conviction per AGYEMAN@ GEEMAN & NYAME @ JAGGERPEE V THE REPUBLIC NO 7/98 (UNREPORTED) delivered on 19th November 1998.
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Europe
German tennis star Boris Becker found guilty over bankruptcy, could face jail
The German star was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” B...
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Courts
Security Coordinator jailed 10 years for blackmailing former Metro Mass MD
The court presided over by Her Honour Adelaide Abui Keddy in handing down the sentence said, the punishment should serve as a deterrent to others.
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