Crime
Painter jailed three years for laptop theft
Kelvin Boateng received a three-year sentence for both unlawful entry and theft, with the sentences set to run concurrently.
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Crime
Painter sentenced to three years for laptop theft
Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, Kelvin Boateng pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful entry and theft. Presiding over the case, Judge Christina Cann convicted him based on his plea.
DL News
US
Trump's bid to halt sentencing in hush-money case fails at Supreme Court
Trump had requested the court to determine if he was entitled to an automatic stay of sentencing, but the justices rejected his appeal by a narrow 5-4 margin.
DL News
General
Brother of Paul Pogba jailed 3 years in extortion case
A Paris court handed down these rulings on Thursday.
DL News
Crime
Hairdresser jailed 5 years for stealing via clone cheques
Oforiwa faced seven charges, including theft and aiding criminal activities. Although a first-time offender and a mother of two, the court ruled that her deliberate actions warranted punishment.
DL News
Europe
French Court fines author €8,400 for downplaying Rwandan Genocide
The 60-year-old author received a fine of €8,400 ($8,900; £7,000), while his publisher, Damien Serieyx of Éditions du Toucan, was fined €5,000.
DL News
Crime
Defilement: 19-year-old farmer jailed ten years, with hard labour
Aziabu pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before the Dambai Circuit Court.
GNA
Courts
Driver jailed 4 years for stealing pharmacist’s taxi
In addition to his prison sentence, Appiah was fined GH¢2,400, failure to pay the fine would result in an additional 12 months of hard labor.
GNA
Courts
High Court jails 3 pastors for contempt of court
Apart from slapping the three contemnors with a term of imprisonment, the court presided over by Justice William Boampong, also awarded a cost of GH¢1,000 each against the three pastors.
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Europe
Russian court jails US man on drug charges
Robert Woodland, 32, was detained in Moscow in January and accused of attempting to sell a substantial amount of methadone.
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Crime
Tamale: Man jailed 6 months over illegal power connection
Presiding over the case, His Worship Justice Derrick Annan also imposed a fine of 500 penalty units, equivalent to GHS 6,000, to be paid to the state.
myjoyonline
Business
Unapproved advertisement: FDA slaps 39 media houses with GH¢975,000 fine
The offenders, from both electronic and print houses, are to pay GH¢25, 000 each for airing or publishing products, including drugs and household chemicals, without FDA authorisation
theghanaiantimes
Europe
Gary Glitter to pay £508,000 damages for sexual abuse
A High Court judge determined that Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, inflicted "the most serious kind" of sexual abuse on the claimant.
DL News
Courts
Understanding the High Court Ruling on Application filed by Mr. Richard Jakpa
The court rejected objections to the Attorney-General's affidavit and ruled against terminating the case prematurely, affirming that the judiciary must assess the evidence during the trial.
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Courts
High Court to rule on motions in Ambulance Case June 6
The ruling is scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2024.
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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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Crime
3 tricycle robbers jailed 60 years by Asokwa Circuit Court
The court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, found the three guilty and convicted them for robbery, causing harm, and conspiracy to commit crime.
myjoyonline
General
AG directs Police CID to investigate alleged child marriage between Nungua Gborbu Wulomo and 12-year-old
In a letter addressed to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Faustina A.K. Andoh-Kwofie, the Director-General, CID, Deputy Attorney-General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah said should the allegations turn out true, her Office would prosecute the mat...
DL News
General
Attorney-General directs Ghana Police to halt impounding vehicles for minor traffic offences
In a February 9, 2024 letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame said a careful examination of L.I. 2180 will disclose that the violations, for which police officers regularly impound vehicles, are...
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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